BEST LUNCH!

Not sure if it was because we were in a good mood, or Brugge just felt so... European, I felt the lunch we had was just fantastic. We went to this local restaurant recommended by our tour guide. It wasn't cheap, but wasn't ourtrageously expensive either.

As Faye always says, it is cheaper to order from a pre-set menu. In our case, we choose:

Faye: Fish soup > Steamed mussles > Chocolate Mouse

Spencer: Shrimp Crockett > Pan-fried Codd > Chocolate Mouse.

The food was fresh, light in flavor, simple and filling.

FAYE'S APPETIZER: FISH SOUP = A+
It's just fish broth, but with a heavy taste to it. Initially it took some getting used to, but it got better and better with each spspoonful. The soup is garnished with a small tiny lobster, but the bottom half is filled with tiny shrimps.






FAYE'S MAIN DISH: STEAMED MUSSELS = A
What can we say... a big bucket of fresh, meaty mussles! Tender, sweet and FRESH. There were so much of it we both had to work hard to finish it. We could have had the dish just plain, but the waiter offered us garlic cream sauce, which was also awesome.



SPENCER'S APPETIZER: SHRIMP CROCKETT = B+
It was richer than we expected, very... shrimp tasting. But after a few bites in combination with the vegetables next to it, we wanted more. The outside was deep fried, hard, crispy and crunchy, and the inside is like a puree of Shrimp, very, very tasty.



SPENCER'S MAIN DISH: PAN FRIED COD = A+
I've never tasted fish meat that's so "tight". Not tough, but tight. It was perfectly cooked that I could still taste the freshness. The meat of it came right off of the bones,a nd the seasoning was light so nothing was covering over the taste of the fish.

DESSERT: CHOCOLATE MOUSE = A
We waited forever for this dessert, probably at least 20 minutes. To be honest, we were too full to finish it, but it was so rich and silky and smooth. We ordered a cup of tea to wash everything down, I wish I had cup of coffee to go with it, it would have been just perfect.


Overall it was a great experience. Not only the food was good, the waiter was friendly, the view was lovely, and the weather was great as well. It was actually the first time in Europe which I was able to slow down and enjoy myself. There was no rush rush for the train, no looking up directions, it was just there, sitting there, chatting with Faye without having an agenda or a goal...

We have to go back there again.