restaurant review #160 – De Brugsche Tafel is a ‘beer restaurant’ in the city center of Bruges (just 5 minutes from the central Market and the Belfry). De Brugsche Tafel literally means ‘the table of Bruges’. The restaurant has a nice selection of beers.
Front of De Brugsche tafel, Bruges
Interior De Brugsche tafel, Bruges
Chalkboard, indicating vegan options, De Brugsche Tafel, Bruges
Since a a couple of months, De Brugsche Tafel has vegan dishes standardly available on the menu. Nice!
So we made a reservation (inquired again whether we could get something vegan when we telephoned, which was said to be no problem) and went here for dinner. Our visit is from the beginning of December 2017.
De Brugsche Tafel is rather small restaurant, and is a family run bussiness.
There are some vegan appetizers available, or ones that can be veganised, like bruschetta (8,90€) We had the soup of the day which was vegan and was chervel soup (4,95€).
Vegan suggestions: Soup of the day, Chervil soup, De Brugsche Tafel, Bruges
Some olives to start with, De Brugsche Tafel, Bruges
Chervil soup (4,95€), De Brugsche Tafel, Bruges
with bread on the side, De Brugsche Tafel, Bruges
Bruchetta, 8,95€, De Brugsche Tafel, Bruges
There is one vegan weeksuggestion (that week it was risotto, but it was sold out, since it was on a Tuesday evening and they close on Wednesdays).
Another vegan dish was couscous with vegetables (13,95€) There are three pasta dishes on the menu that can be veganised, and as such we ordered the pasta arabiata (11,95€). The pasta was confirmed to be without egg.
Couscous dish with vegetables (13,95€), De Brugsche Tafel, Bruges
Pasta ariabata 11,95€, De Brugsche Tafel, Bruges
The pasta ariabata was very spicy! Jim had ordered this dish, and was OK with it, but I would not have been able to eat this, it was really hot! The couscous with vegetables was simple and straightforward and good.
We inquired about dessert and normally there would have been sorbet with vodka, but it was not available that evening.
Toilet in the back, individual towels to dry one’s hands, love that! Brugsche Tafel, Bruges
Front window of Brugsche Tafel, Bruges
All in all we had a nice dinner, in a relaxed atmosphere. Good value for money (cheap, considering it is in the heart of Bruges!). And a nice selection of beers (maybe try an Orval, it’s pretty rare to find in restaurants, and it is vegan friendly – like most Belgian beers are).
Great to see vegan options on the rise in Bruges!
Bierbrasserie De Brugsche Tafel, location
Mallenbergplaats
8000 Brugge / Bruges
050/68.39.87
no website.
FB page: https://www.facebook.com/bierbrasseriebrugschetafel/
See our lists of restaurants where vegans are welcome in the menu section of The Bruges vegan! List restaurants in Bruges and outside Bruges.
Selection of beers at De Brugsche Tafel, Bruges
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