Hey Foodies!
Are you hungry?
Are you bored with your regular dine-in experience?
Do you wish for a unique way to enjoy your food?
However, when travellers talk of dining in Brussels, it’s all about dark cafés and bustling brasseries, with plenty of chips and Belgian beer. So here we are with some exotic cuisine of our very own Belgium.
Belgians are passionate about food. Here, you will have great dining experiences that go beyond the typical in terms of concept, location, and culinary adventure. This is no ordinary meal either, and the experience is surely one of the most fascinating and entertaining.
If you want to break free of the Belgian stereotypes, here are 6 ultimate dining experiences available:
Dinner with The Queen
Dinner with the Queen is just the perfect pleasure for the eyes, the mouth, and the heart!
Dinner with the Queen ‘ focuses on the queen bee and her workers. This unusual site will just add some honeylicious taste to your daily dining. Here you will have beautifully executed Belgian food combinations.
Chef Lieven Lootens will take you on a culinary adventure in the Pur Fruit flower meadow in Oeselgem.
The service is impeccable. After accepting a special ‘Save the Queen’ cocktail, you will be given an excursion between the fruit vines on the picking grassland, and you will visit the beehives together with the beekeeper and then take a seat for snacks and an extensive five-course menu. You end with a delicious dessert and specially composed flower tea
Pricing: For the total experience, you pay € 150 per person. Dinner with the Queen has all the elements to create an extravagant evening in Brussels.
Location: Merendreedorp 65, 9850 Deinze, Belgium
Website: dinnerwiththequeen.be
Dinner Under the Stars
Under The Stars is a unique outdoor culinary pop-up experience. You can enjoy dinner under the stars at various locations in Belgium throughout the year.
Not literally, but atmospheric, illuminated domes manage to match the experience. It feels like coming home inside these tastefully decorated domes. The smell of food greets you as you slowly follow the path of lights. Stepping into another world. You decide who you want to accompany you on this trip.
Spend time with your family, partner, friends or colleagues and capture moments you will remember for a lifetime. There is something for everyone at Under The Stars, from meat to fish to vegetarian meals.
The dome is suitable for groups of four to six people. This authentic culinary experience includes a surprising four or eight-course menu.
Pricing: For a four-course menu, you pay € 79 per person. An eight-course dinner will cost you € 119 per person.
Website: underthestars.be/en/
Dinner at The Vineyard
Well, wine tasting & raising a toast in the vineyard is a common experience. What about dinner in the vineyard?
Here we are with an unusual outdoor dinner at vineyards. This summer, you can take pleasure in an intimate dinner for 8 to 14 people between the grapevines of the Rhode wine estate in Melle.
From May to August, they serve you a lunch or dinner containing top wines, of course, during ‘Dinner at the Vineyard.’ You have the whole wine estate entirely accessible for your company, and you can even book extras such as a house musician, an excursion of the vineyard and winery, or a professional photographer.
Anyone who has always wished for dinner among the vineyards with the sun setting on your face is now available in Belgium.
Pricing: For an all-in lunch, you pay € 110 per person, in the evening you can enjoy € 135 per person.
Location: Wijngoed Rhode, Vinkeslag z/n – 9090 Gontrode
Website: wijngoed-rhode.be/datv/
Dinner in the Sky
Belgians looking for a different culinary experience will allow you to eat 50 meters (164 feet) above the ground.
The Dinner in the Sky will now take over the sky of the C-Mine from 5th to 11th September 2022. A delicious lunch and two dinners will be served to 32 guests each day in the skies above the C-Mine.
A unique gastronomic experience is enjoyed on a table hung from a crane overlooking the skyline. While Dinner in the Sky is certainly found in different locations every time, the Brussels edition is a phenomenal opportunity for a truly unique dining experience. The Brussels event will take place in 2023.
Website: dinnerinthesky.be
Boat BQ
Have you ever dined while sailing? Then experience it in boat BQ.
Relish a cosy two-hour boating tour on the water in your own safe bubble! Sail through a fascinating green environment. You can float on the Kempisch Kanaal while your meat/fish/ vegetables are nicely cooked on the BBQ in the middle of the boat.
You can simmer yourself with delicious BBQ meat and fresh vegetables! All their time slots constitute 120 minutes of sailing amusement, your chosen dish, 2 soft drinks per person and a delicious dessert!
For brunch, lunch, early dinner and dinner, you pay € 79 per person. They also have an igloo to dine in. Another wonderful experience; if it rains or the weather is not supportive, then it’s like a backup option. Highly recommended!
Location: Vorselaarsebaan 60, 2200 Herentals, Belgium
Website: boatbq.be
Dinner at The Garden
Botanical garden ‘ De Kleine Boerderij ‘ in Merksplas. Although a considerably young garden, the Plantentuin in Merksplas is already a heavenly place to be. It has so much to offer, such as the colourful hydrangea, peony and agapanthus collection, the botanical tree garden, the heather garden, fruit garden, bamboo labyrinth, herbs, and so much more.
It was originally an exhibition garden concentrated on nature, education, and well-being, but this summer, you can also go there for their delightful culinary exploration in the open air.
It’s very nice to go for a walk. A seat at the table will cost you € 115 per person. Here, nature is key and is the common thread throughout the entire evening.
Location: Ossenweg 1, 2330 Merksplas, Belgium
Website: plantentuinmerksplas.be