Belga Queen

IN SHORT. Entering Olympus! LOCATION. « Belga Queen » is an iconic restaurant located in the heart of Brussels and set in a beautifully restored 18th-century former bank building. Entering this place is like taking a leap into « history », into beauty. At the entrance, a welcoming staff and service to take the cloakroom. Beautiful tables, refined details. Elegance and beauty. SERVICE. perfection. The waiters manage to blend professionalism and elegance with simplicity and kindness. In the end, you feel at home. FOOD. A decidedly gourmet menu. Attentive and tasty cuisine. The meats are delicious: all served in the dining room and with excellent portions. PRICE. Adequate. The average port ranges from 30 to 50 euros

We had dinner on our wedding anniversary. Place is definitely upgraded from the old version of Belga Queen. The selections of menu and wine list are impressive. The restaurant was very busy. Food and beverages served correctly. It’s very nice experience, must try if you are in town. Just the average fine dining .

We had a lovely experience on Valentine's Day. The interior is splendid, ambient magical, staff very attentive. Belga Queen went above and beyond to make this day special. I especially enjoyed wine and desserts. I can't wait to come back.

A Refined Dining Experience at Belga Queen. Belga Queen offers a truly refined dining experience in the heart of Brussels. From the moment you walk in, you’re greeted by the stunning, grand interior that combines a mix of modern elegance and historical charm. The atmosphere is sophisticated and chic, making it a great place for a special occasion or a memorable night out. The menu offers a modern twist on traditional Belgian cuisine, and everything I tried was a treat. I started with the Scampi Croquettes, which were perfectly crispy on the outside with a rich, flavorful filling. For the main course, I went with the chateaubriand, and it was cooked to perfection—tender and juicy, accompanied by delicious sides. Each dish was artfully presented, showcasing the skill and creativity of the kitchen. The wine list is extensive, with a fantastic selection of both Belgian and international wines. The staff was friendly and knowledgeable, offering great wine pairings to complement each dish. What sets Belga Queen apart is the overall ambiance—the restaurant is housed in a beautiful former bank building, and the high ceilings and elegant décor create a sense of luxury. While the service was attentive and professional, I did feel that at times it was a bit on the slower side, though this did not detract from the overall experience. The prices are on the higher end, but the quality of the food, the beautiful setting, and the impeccable service make it worth the splurge for a special evening out. Whether you're a local or a visitor, Belga Queen is a place that blends Belgian tradition with contemporary flair. Highly recommended for anyone looking to enjoy a top-tier dining experience in Brussels!

Brilliant comeback. Food is great, more refined than before, and the building is beautiful, though albeit a bit noisy as it was full and tables can be a bit crammed....for the price. Service was excellent. Anyways, Highly recommend and will definitely go again.

It was with great pleasure that I found out during my recent visit in Brussels that this institutional restaurant has finally reopened its doors. The environment remains astonishing. The food, unfortunately, gave me no thrills (wild boar croquettes and sea bass) while the desert (cheese cake) was not of my type. Service could be more attentive. Still is a place I would return and I would recommend.

Had a nice dinner in this beautiful restaurant. The food was very good, very well executed and presented. However, the evening was marked by our waiter mainly being overwhelmed with tables to serve. He frequently forgot us, drinks were coming late once the food was finished. Perhaps they should increase the number of waiters for the clients to enjoy their dining experience properly. Overall, recommend.

This high-end restaurant in downtown Brussels is housed in a former 19th-century bank building that’s absolutely stunning. The main dining hall has stained-glass high ceilings and quirky works of art. We made a reservation for lunch, and we were very pleased. It’s a really beautiful restaurant. The food is good and well presented. The service is okay, about average. But the Desserts are worth waiting for. I had waffle with whipped cream, and it is super! Overall it’s a great experience. I would come back when I visit Brussels next time. Don’t forget to check out the bathroom. It’s special.

Nice place, good service. Food was great but my friend got wrong dish to what she ordered. She got venison which was not what she wanted. Also had beef tartar, waterzooi, duck, and another dish

Incredible decorations from an old Belgian bank. Presenting old local regional armoiries. Noisy but a great place to be for business lunch or dinner

We ordered the Duck medium rare. It's a little different in Belgium. It was good but will not order it again. I will have to try something else next time. The desert was really good. You can't go wrong with chocolate. The server are also very friendly and helpful when you ask questions about the menu. They understand you are not a local and do a good job explaining the food. A must when in Brussels. Eat here you won't be disappointed. Oh, by the way the restrooms are something different. Make sure you pay attention to the sign when you walk in.

3.5 stars Gorgeous restaurant, and the service was very good for Belgium. The first time, I was there with a group of nine, and we all got our food at the same time, beautifully presented. We started off with a round of cocktails. I had the Belga Queen, a fruity champagne concoction, and it was pretty good, not too sweet. The server provided wine recommendations with dinner, and I enjoyed the two I tried. But I was there for the food, and it exceeded my expectations! The scallop millefeuille was sublime, just perfectly balanced and with a wonderful texture. My vegetarian risotto was good for vegetarian risotto, beautifully presented, and a decent choice if you're not hungry for a full plate, but nothing to write home about. The vanilla creme brulee was very good, though I usually prefer it without vanilla. I also tried some of my friend's speculoos ice cream, and another friend's chocolate mousse. All were excellent. I probably would have given Belga Queen five stars had I not returned for lunch a few weeks later. There, I had a piece of meat so bland that the only thing I remember about it is my disappointment. There's also the issue of the cheesy, non-functional, "high tech" menus. I was trying to read the menu online before going, and instead of just having a list or pdf, they have annoying flash videos. It wasn't working, so I just waited to see the menu when I arrived. Much to my horror, they have these electronic tablet/screens as their menus in the restaurant, with the same exact, non-functional, flash-type interface. It used a combination of scrolling, clicking, and arrows that was very confusing. Also, mine crapped out when I tried to view the drink menu, and it got stuck on an error screen. I would definitely go back for dinner or drinks, but not for lunch.

I was totally impressed with this place. On the pricier side, but worth it. My steak was perfect and the pepper sauce, although VERY peppery, was the perfect compliment. The fries were perfect. The next time I come to Brussels, I'll be sure to come again.

I came here with some coworkers early on a Wednesday. This restaurant is huge but I would guess you might need reservations later at night or on the weekends. The menu is sort of gimmicky - it is essentially a giant iPad in a leather folder. Most of the dishes are pretty pricey. We all ended up getting the "light" menu which was a three course meal. We all agreed that the food was really delicious and perfect for all of us who were jet lagged and not starving. The fish I had was particularly delicious. All of the dishes were artfully plated. The service was good too. The only annoying thing was that they wouldn't take our credit cards. Basically, Europe uses pin and chip technology and since my credit card has a chip but no pin they wouldn't run it (even though pretty much everywhere else in Belgium didn't have a problem with running my card). Luckily I had cash. Be forewarned.

A wonderful five star dining experience. This beautiful and chic restaurant is located in an old bank, delivering delicious and well-executed food. The menu can be browsed in a cool smart tablet while sitting comfortably in cool leather armchairs. Food was of superb quality and service was impecable. Oysters and shrimp were super fresh. I probably had the best lamb tenderloin I've ever had. The lamb tenderloin was covered with a ghent mustard crust, jus with Escaminet beer, gratin of potatoes with olives, rosemary and thyme. Salmon and beef tenderloin ordered by my family at the table were also delicious. We all felt like we had an amazing and unique dinner at Belga Queen. Definitely one of those hard to forget dining experiences.

Extremely well done restaurant from looks to cuisine. Very nice old bank building restored to chic restaurant serving abundant seafood, meat options. Oysters are very fresh and taste delicious. Service very attentive and the food is spectacular. Look no further if you want to have a great meal at a great restaurant.

Our hotel sent us to the Belga Queen with the side note that the building is gorgeous, but the food is hit or miss. They could not have described it more perfectly. The building is an old bank building and is quite massive. The decor is very eclectic and a bit sexy. The service from the bar to the restaurant portion is very average. The place was packed so I think the servers were just overwhelmed. They weren't very personable and were always on the run. All of the food we ordered was very average. We started with a tuna tartare and a seafood tower. Very bland and nothing that really popped. We all got a seafood entree of sorts and felt the same about them. We finished the evening off with 2 waffle desserts for the table to celebrate our four birthdays. None of us could finish them because the flavoring of orange sherbet mixed with chocolate and waffle was a wee bit bizarre. I would probably suggest popping in for a drink at the bar IF you are in the area, but I can't say that I would suggest this place for a meal.

For real Belgium food, when in Brussels you must stop here at least for lunch. Dinner was very relaxed with great service. The white asparagus was awesome. Dover sole melted in your mouth.

Very nice place! The building was a bank before, so it has a glamorous entrance and if you go to the bar downstairs is actually the original safe "Le Coffre"with an interesting decoration. I had the plate 2 it was very nice and playful. I have to mention the good looking waiters that even teach you how to get the periwinkle out of there shells. Loved!

Like I'm sure a lot of people who've been to Belga Queen, it was the bathrooms that stood out the most for me. Uh, was it just me or were those barely opaque doors in a unisex bathroom? By this time (late in the evening on our first day in Brussels) I see that the people here are not as uptight as us North Americans... Onto the food. Interesting menu. We shared a trio of duck liver to start and for dinner I had fish. Fresh and well plated but the flavors were not particularly to my taste. It's probably a regional thing. The true winner at this restaurant was the building itself. Apparently it's a converted bank, which is more obvious once you look around. It's dark and has an upscale ambiance with beautiful furnishings. The price point seemed to be appropriate for the restaurant and it's cuisine (which yes, is a little on the high side).

Yum. This place is fantastic. Excellent menu with some traditional + new/eclectic dishes. Nice pairings with wine and beers. I believe the hall is a converted train stop. Don't let the horse statue fool you...(no horse on the menu...at least when I was there. ) I will definitely return. Had crevettes, eel, fish, and a trio of fantastic chocolate mousse. Bathrooms are a special experience with active LCD glass- divides "his" and "hers".

Excellent food---the duck was outstanding. The service was slow (30 mins to take our order, 70 mins before we had our starter, and the server kept forgetting to bring the check). Tough to have such poor service in a city with so many restaurant options. I am from the USA and even though many reviewers from my country commented that the staff was very rude I never found that to be the case. The bathrooms of course were strange but memorable and except for poor service I would return again.

What an impressive restaurant! Huge halls, funny looking waiters, spacy restrooms (make sure to visit them), quite loud, but charming and a menu you read all over again once you're through 'cause you just can't decide. I had the scallops and the tenderloin and it was both very tasteful. Most Of us had the menu accompanied with Belgian beer and were more than happy. Two areas for improvement: service is very hectic and could be warmer and more welcoming (extra wishes were rejected, deserts not brought together) and the waffle for desert was not good at all (but this is not place for Belgian waffle anyway ;) Very price so I would only come back if on business.

Only visited the cigar lounge. The waiter was a bit snarky and short, but served us well. The cigar room was as expected; a nice experience.

Hype place with average but expensive food. Service is ok while not great. Food is at best average (our starter including beef carpaccio with truffle oil and fried mushrooms quite good while Fois Gras was served with chocolate coulis which we did not understand at all...). Main were overall very plain / pointless and also the quantity is far from what is stated on the menu: we shared for 2 an 'alegedly' 1.3kg rib eye which we never saw in full and 2 plates were brought to us with only 4-5 pieces of meat weighting maximum 250-300g per plate. The meat was hard and overcooked. Duck filet also hard and taste not great. As we were really disappointed we skiped desert to go straight to a cocktail bar...

I come here since 2008. I have my favourite waiter; Mr. Radhi. The service is always impeccable. It can be a bit noisy, but the trendy atmosphere has it's consequences. I am a fan of the opened ravioli and the salmon tartare, I confess their portions are too big for me. They have a great selection of Chablis, their premier Cru is excellent with seafood. The underground bar has a smoking room and great choices of cocktails. Ps: No network available downstairs :D

Nice interior, lighting, space and general ambience. Amateur service, so-so food for Brussels. Steak over cooked and dry, had to be sent back. Creme Brûlée thick, tasteless and covered in uncaramelised sugar. There are better options in Brussels.

The ideas in the menu are remarcable, but it stops there... -the row material used for the food are very poor and Not well treated (saumon was freezed,for instance, st Jacques smaller than a tumb nail and tasteless) -the service very distracted (despite asking a waiter, the situation looked like they were racing to Not come to the table)... and noisy: they were comunicating by screaming each other, and Not in a kind-joky way -the cherry on the top: an hair in my main course... and what I had back was a distracted apology from a waiter Who pretended to be sorry!!! Two appetizer + two mains for 144 euros (without wine!) in these conditions is a shame!! Never again.

Ok, in the spirit of full disclosure I wrote a terrible review of this place on Trip Advisor earlier in the year. I have been to the restaurant probably 8 times in the past 10 years in total. This time a friend wanted to go here, and I felt compelled to go, even after my bad review. I have to say that it was a totally different experience and I'm glad that we went. Go for the trio of foie gras if you have the chance, or the crevette gris if you are into that. Personally I take duck or rabbit every chance I get in Europe and this time was no exception. The duck was wonderfully prepared and presented. Even the wine was not unreasonably priced. Thumbs up this time!

There are two scores for this review. 4 for the food which was generally pretty good and 2 for the service which was generally not. I ordered mixed oyster plate which was fresh and tasteful. I wanted the seafood platter for one but it was sold out. Also I had open ravioli which was fantastic. My BF ordered salmon sashimi which was good and tenderloin wasn't bad. Service was really let themselves down. It took 10 mins to get the menu and every single course was late. We had to ask 3 times to get the soft drink to be arrived. Don't forget to visit the restroom.

Amazing restaurant and the building is mesmerising, it's in an old Belgian bank and there's a club down in the old vault room ! The restaurant was exciting and very refined, it's the right place to have a nice evening diner with a good wine and sparkling atmosphere They also have and seafood bar and I looked very interesting and it's on our to do list as next place ! Enjoy your time at Belga Queen

For fancy food, it's good. But I'm a tourist. I can't help but feel this is a place you would have an agency take you for a business dinner for something. Here's why. IT IS SUPER EFFING LOUD!!!!!! (Love the main dining hall but everything echoes.) The scallop carpaccio, the truffles, and the caviar are exquisite. But then the restaurant has little to do with that. Everything else is fancy good but on a scale of best I ever had or perfectly balanced and just the right cooking technique for the dish/seasoning... it falls a bit flat. Would I eat here if someone paid for it? HELL YES. Would I eat here again on my own dime? Well... visiting Brussels and rushed on time? No. Super expensive meal? No. Good enough for a fancy restaurant? Sure. Why not.

The major issue is that we believe that the "chef" intentionally gave us food poisoning. After ordering, we were informed that the "chef" had run out of bearnaise sauce for the steak. My date asked to choose something else from the menu. The hostess was shocked. She suggested that instead of bearnaise that they could give her mustard and mayonnaise. For a 36 Euro steak. After "checking with the chef" the hostess informed us that the "chef" had decided that he could make more bearnaise sauce after all. We believe that the "chef" put something in the new bearnaise sauce to give my date food poisoning. We shared everything, including the steak, and the only difference was that I did not add bearnaise when I had some of her steak. She has been vomiting for an hour so far. She started vomiting about an hour after our dinner, on the streets of Brussels. Based on the attitude of the people working at this embarrassment of a restaurant, I don't think it's too crazy to believe that they intentionally caused us food poisoning. This is a terrible establishment. Just in brief, here are the other problems with this restaurant: -bartender overcharged by 3 euros (she was, no offense to her, very dumb, we don't think it was malicious) -we sat for 10 minutes before receiving menus -waiter attempted to charge us for the 75cl beer when we had the small one (difference of 8 euros)

Always had a fine experience at the Belga Queen. I've been coming here since they opened years ago and the quality and service never disappoints. Food menu is exquisite and the wine selection excellent. The cigar bar in the basement is absolutely perfect for ending the evening.

In a word, divine. The place was packed on a Monday night when I arrived solo around 8 or 8:30. There were no walk-in tables for one except at the oyster bar. As some folks have mentioned, yes, there were lots of business folks (no surprise at a restaurant at this price point on a Monday night) but I didn't feel out of place in my dark skinny jeans and sweater. Maybe I should have - the building was beautiful and the atmosphere a little ritzy. The six dudes lining the bar ordered three towering seafood plates between them and even they seemed surprised at just how gargantuan they were; we were all duly impressed. I kept it more reasonable with one starter and one starter-size veggie dish, as you have the option to order any of their veggie plates in a starter or main course serving size. The liver pate was smooth, cold and creamy, reminiscent of pat of butter, probably because it was chock full of the most delicious cream you could imagine. It was laced with chocolate and coupled with what look like garnishes but actually complete the dish. My veggie starter was a delicious eggplant dish, as recommended by my server, which I gobbled down in no time flat. Here I also enjoyed the bets house aperitif I had all trip, again, as recommended by my server/bartender. Unlike some others, I had excellent service, perhaps I was at the bar. Belga Queen might be expensive and geared at business folk, but I was quite happy with the meal and would certainly return.

Now that we've tried it I don't think we'll need to return. The service was not what I expect for such an expensive restaurant. A medium well steak turned out rare. Just expected better food and service. The restaurant was in a beautiful building, which was the highlight.

I wanted to make a reservation but they did not answered at the phone.I think that a restaurant like this have enough personal to take care of the reservations.

The atmosphere is really cool. The service is good although maybe a little aloof. It was almost as if they are trained to provide attentive albeit somewhat cold service. Maybe they don't like wearing their "traditional" uniforms since they are not good looking. Food was good and appropriate for the price point. I'm a tough grader, so keep that in mind. If I was in the neighborhood again, I would certainly go to Belga Queen again. I would probably prefer trying other places since I've been here already.

This was our third visit to Belga Queen. The hostess was friendly and she accommodate our request to change table with no problem. We had two starters, two main courses, one dessert and a bottle of Italian wine. In this kind of restaurant I assume that once the waiter is bringing the food, he should know who ordered what (which did not happen). Both starters (vegetables platter and scallops) were delicious as well as the bread. We asked for a second bread roll but it took long time to get it (we needed to ask twice). The main course was a little bit disappointing: we had both the tenderloin. Side dishes were tasteful but the meat not tender at all. Again the waiter was not aware to who each plate belongs (we had different sauces). Dessert was fine. Price as expected.

Had the classic meatballs and they were dry n not flavorful. Had to pour extra sauce so it could be edible. For dessert had waffle and ice cream and for that price could have had two amazing waffles at a little waffle specialty shop. Dessert did not save the night unfortunately. Quite dissapointing actually although nice presentation. Wanted to love it as it was packed but nah food does not measure up to the beautiful design of the place. I figured out why it is packed. Many business meetings w expense credit cards so if they are not paying who cares about the overpriced mediocre food right?

Before I moved to Brussels this place came extremely highly recommended from people I knew back home in Geneva. So once I made it here on apartment hunt with my wife, I took her out for dinner to the Belga Queen. One thing is for sure, the decor will amaze you. It is set in the old bank (back in the days these places actually had money ;-)), so it is very posh with glitzy gold finishings, arcades, and very funky a cigar room downstairs where you still have the vault door etc... The tone is set by this amazing decor, by the way the place was opened 10 years ago by a Mr. Antoine Pinto who has a strong local reputation for his restaurant decoration skills, so honestly the mix works on that front. After having read all this you might stop and say why the 2 star rating??? Alex are you nuts. Well no I am not. The difference between the person who walked in for the first time in the Belga Queen and me, is that I have eaten there. D-I-S-S-A-P-O-I-N-T-I-N-G! Very disappointing. And this comes from someone who has had 2 full years to sample many nice place in BXL and all over Belgium, and that is probably the issue with the Belga Queen, the culinary standards in Belgium are high. Belgians take their food seriously, and for me many place in BXL are way above. My advice, walk in take a look and walk out, or if you are thirsty have a drink at the bar which is comfortable. You will have seen the decor and that's all you need :-)

After reading recent reviews about BQ we were hesitant to eat there. But the menu looked so good that we had to give it a try. ARE WE EVER GLAD WE DID! I don't know what some of these other reviewers were talking about but we must have gone to a completely different place. The food was scrumptious served warm and even hot in the case of the Lobster Soup, and the service could not have been better. My wife and I are vacationing in Brussels and this has been, hands down, the best meal so far. We are here with our oldest son and his fiancée who ate with us and they loved it too. Yes the bathroom is pretty cool and the oyster bar is cozy and delightful but let me rave about our meal. We started with a serving of 16 oysters split evenly between the hollow and flat varieties. They came quickly and we all enjoyed these cold, clean and refreshing mollusks raw with just a spray of fresh lemon, really great way to start. Appetizers were Lobster Soup, which was a huge bowl of savory broth that contained a complete half of a lobster, braised scallops, froiegoie. 3 ways (pâté, smoked, seared) with carmalized onions, and marinated salmon carpaccio. All were just fantastic, lots of yumm at the table, let me tell you. I had also ordered up a bottle of 2008 st. Emillion that was being expertly decanted at the table in anticipation of the entrees that were to follow. The service was spot on up to this point. Not hovering but certainly there when they were needed. Nobodies drinks or orders were ever forgotten. Our short wait (maybe 6-8 minutes) after appetizers was nice to allow everyone to comment on how great they were and wonder how the entrees would be or could be any better. Well, we got our answer. I had the duck breast (perfectly done med rare just as I requested) others had, the pigeon on crutte, rack of lamb and veal chop. All were cooked to order and absolutely delicious! We took our time savoring all this with lively conversation and all sharing some with each other. The experience was fantastic all around. The servings were more than ample, in fact my son had to take some of the rack of lamb with him (nice mid night snack for him). We ended up sharing desserts. A macadamia cake with dark chocolate mousse (fabulous!) and a 3 mousse medley that my son and his fiancée loved. Add a couple of Pantera espressos to the mix and we were done! No, it was not inexpensive. But if you are looking for a comfortable, casual venue, where you will be treated to exceptional, professional service, and delivered cuisine that is of the highest caliber in ingredients and technique, This is a not to miss dining experience. THANK YOU BELGA QUEEN! Oh and the bathroom is very cool too, Ciao, Gary

The food here is very average. I was at a work dinner here just before Christmas and didn't enjoy the experience so much. The seats are comfortable but more like armchairs so its difficult to eat and be comfortable at the same time. The service was not good. Our waiter forgot an order and rolled his eyes when I asked for something. It's also pretty pricey. I wouldn't return by my own accord.

Very very very nice interior! Really fancy! Food is average and a bit pricy for what it is. Service is good!

Nice restaurant , amazing place , must in Bruxelles !!! Good food , maybe the service can be a little bit fast

Classy with a very elegant interior, this place is really fancy and not fit for a casual dinner. It's obviously pricey and the food quality is good (not amazing). The perfect decor and great service will make you feel like you are having a special night so it is worth it. There is a club/cigar/gentlemen room in the underground.

Whenever I am in Belgium, this is always a must stop. The beautiful decor, excellent service and wide range of menu options allows me to try something different each time. Make sure you make a reservation, this place is always packed!

I had a delightful experience - both the appetizer salad, steak, and waffle dessert (when in Rome...) were really good. The decor is really cool - the inside feels like being in an old castle. It does give a bit of echo, so if you want a really peaceful meal or is very sensitive to noise, this may not be your spot. Food came really fast, too, got a little slower later in the night, but nothing out of the ordinary for Europe. I was on the fence between 4 and 5 stars, but let's round up, just because I'm still dreaming about the dessert.

Great food. But over priced. And a bit pretentious. Had lobster and frites. Great, and didn't disappoint. Reservations are a must.

Extraordinary ambience and style ( such as glass facade toilets!), yet hasnt got a very unique menu- overall it was a nice experience:)

The architecture is impressive. The decore is less so. The food fails to impress on any level. I wish i could have sent my dish back, it was barely edible. I'd avoid this place, except for possible drinks, as long as the drinks are pre-made and not cocktails.

All food here was excellent. Service was fine and extremely helpful with choosing tasty food and beer. Bathrooms were surprisingly plain considering how fancy this restaurant was. Beautiful decor. A bit pricey but well worth it in my opinion.

What to say about the Belga Queen,,, it truly is an experience. Great atmosphere, which was once a bank is now a very cool restaurant, bar and humidor. It's been a few years since Iv'e been there but the food was pretty good. I look forward to being in Bruxelles to give a try again.

Because you worth it THE place to be seen in Brussels at the moment. And, as a bonus, the food is fabulous as well. Order the gigantic seafood platter and try the freshest sea snails, oysters and other delicacies. A converted bank, the high ceilings and pillars contrast well with the leather seats and crisp white linen to provide a classy, but relaxed and buzzy atmosphere. Whatever you do, don't miss the amazing toilets - now you see me, now you don't...