Karel de Stoute

One week in Ghent. Here in Ghent I’ve just had one of the most amazing & impressive meals (in general) in terms of taste, texture, creativity, presentation, and service all aspects to perfection. What’s more, cocktails were damn yummy!! This place deserves THREE stars 🌟 ⭐️ ✨ 😋 Location: downtown Ghent. 15 min walk from the apartment 🇧🇪 Dining time: 3.5 hours. Reservation recommended

Marvelous food. Gracious host & service. Beautiful restaurant.

Excellent and innovative food, interesting accompanying wines, attentive service and nice ambiance. Expensive but for a special occasion worth it! They were happy to swap meat dishes for veggie/fish.

Had a one of a kind culinary experience here, went home dazed and confused . The symphony of flavours in every dish was astonishing, every flavour perfect in its own way. Make a reservation and enjoy the glorious location, food and service in the historic centre of Ghent. Everyone should have a such a bedazzling dining experience once in a while, it's a cure for the soul

Karel de Stoute was the last Duke of Bourgondy, a dynasty that not only grouped more or less for the first time different regions in what is now the Netherlands and Belgium but it also gave flemish people the connotation of being 'bourgondiers' (meaning people who enjoy excellent food and drinks). However,'stoute' can be wrongly translated as 'bad'...so I do was wondering how I would enjoy the evening here, given also that some reviews only gave 4 stars. There is no doubt for me that the food is of excellent quality and the whines each time combined as it should be. The presentation, ingredients, and taste are worth without any doubt the 15 rating of Gault Millault. But... I can understand some of the reviews on the service, and we experienced some small mistakes, but they rather influenced my feelings in a positive way. Some of the sous-chefs I assume are doing their traineeship here, and hence, they still need to reach perfection. Investing time as a chef in these new talents is also important for me. But even more importantly, their enthusiasm about the dishes created and the proud way they present it to you makes it clear that they love what they are doing, and that makes you feel privileged to be enjoying what they created. And even if the small mistakes in the service were for me a non-event, we did get the tea on the house. So the whole concept matches with the name of the restaurant...as the correct translation of 'stoute' is not 'bad': it is the bold, the brave. For me, there is no doubt that a 5 star rating is the only correct option.