The restaurant is the best I’ve experienced so far in Belgium. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The ambiance was welcoming. And the food was superb. I had the menu and started with the carpaccio which was delicious. Next came la brochette de bœuf and it was amazing. I like my steak on the rare side and they prepared it and seasoned exactly as I like it. I find that many times restaurants over cook their beef. Last came the créme brûlée and my wife and I both agree it was the best we’ve ever had. The prices are on the high side but at L’Effet Boeuf you get what you pay for!
Michael A.
Classificação do local: 4 Arrondissement of Mons, Belgium
We went here last night for dinner. As Joe Q. mentioned, it is quite pricey but Belgium is probably one of the more expensive countries in Europe to eat out. This restaurant, which is also attached to the very small hotel known as Le Monte Cristo, has a set menu and they also do daily specials. The 3 of us decided on the menu, which was 29 Euros, a not-too-bad price for three courses. We all started off with some prawns. There were 4 – 5 in the bowl/plate(looked like a bowl!) with a delicious sauce. The prawns were nothing special but OK. The main course was a steak, actually the menu said it was an Irish steak, and it was a nice big chunk of meat. I enjoyed mine with pepper sauce but my wife felt that hers was too«chewy». At least here, when you ask for medium or rare, it is cooked that way, which is not the norm around the country. They don’t seem to have the same ideas of rare, medium and well-done as an American restaurant would. For dessert, she had chocolate mousse and this lady is a lover of mousse. To her, this one was so-so, nothing special and perhaps a bit heavier than a mousse should be. I had the poire William, a whole pear baked or something, with some chocolate around it and also, I’m guessing some alcohol. There was also a side of ice cream on the plate. I enjoyed this but it was so filling. Overall, a nice experience. If you don’t want to spend a fortune too, go for the set menu.
Joe Q.
Classificação do local: 4 Chievres, Belgium
We had lunch at this French-style steakhouse, and it was a nice, casual atmosphere. The food was great and the staff was very friendly. The menu was both in English and French, and our waitress spoke a little bit of English as well. The meal I ordered was an appetizer of lobster raviolis in a shellfish sauce, and my entrée was a steak and onion kabob with a 3-cheese sauce. I enjoyed it a lot. My one problem with this place was how wildly overpriced the food was. For my appetizer, I received 3 lobster raviolis and it cost 16 Euros. The steak and onion kabob, while delicious, was almost 30 Euros. Including my meal and my girlfriend’s, plus we both had a glass of wine, it came out to 98 Euros for lunch. That is the only bad part about it. If you don’t mind forking over some money, this is a very nice place to eat.