After a long day walking around Bruges (first tip, take a decent pair of walking shoes or boots, those cobbles are hell on the feet) one of the things you are looking forward to is a nice meal in pleasant surroundings, that does not cost the earth.
My wife and I were looking for just this and we came across a restaurant called Matinee.
This lovely restaurant, across the road from one of the canalson Rozenhoedkaai, is slightly away from the hussle and bustle of the main squares. The restaurant itself can hold more than 60 diners in comfort, and is very light and airy. There are also a few tables out front on the pavement and in a rear courtyard, if you just want to stop for a breather and a quick drink, before you face the crowds and the cobbles again.
The menu is varied. For starters, I would definitely recommend the Onion Soup, but also high on the list will come the Croquettes stuffed with shrimp. According to my other half, these were delicious.
For a main course, I have to say that the steaks, with their various sauces were wonderful and I have never tasted frites that were so good. If you are a seafood lover, the moules were delicious - again, this dish was available in a variety of different sauces - the other half going for the garlic sauce.
Other dishes on the menu, included a selection of veal and chicken dishes, salmon and scampi etc etc. We never actually had room for dessert, but looking at the various items coming out of the kitchen we realised that we were missing out.
The menu also had various lighter bite options such as spaghetti and lasagne.
All in all this is a lovely restaurant, but what made it so special is that the Matinee is a family run restaurant and they treat you as a member of the family. The service is so good, the food so delicious and the decor so pleasant, I would not hesitate to recommend the Matinee to anybody looking for an enjoyable meal that would not cost the earth
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quite agree. we spent four nights in Brugge after Easter 2007 and ate here three of the nights. My wife likes fish and I do not ,so they have several fixed price menus which suited. pork escalope was massive as were the ?rump charolais steaks which went very well with their excellent frites and salad. The fish was apparently cooked well and not overcooked. It was also very conveniently within staggering distance of our hotel.
We looked at another restaurant nearby which had been recommended by the hotel but there was a very limited menu with only one non-fish item on the menu(tournedos rossini). we had a good tournedos at Maria van Bourgondie another night but it was very much more pricey than Matinee, which did not appear to do fillet steak.
The service was quick and friendly though we were eating early at 6.30pm. One could also watch the populace going by when the nose was not in the trough for entertainment
Hugh
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