#602 Fabulous decor, nice lunch, but long wait, Vege-ta-ble, Wortegem-Petegem

restaurant review #602 – This restaurant is near Oudenaarde and the ‘Flemish Ardennes’, about an hour’s drive sout east of Bruges.

The decor is really fabulous: spacious, beautifully renovated monastery. It now houses a hotel, wellness (Ayuryoga) and restaurant (Veg-ta-ble). A really relaxed and comfortable setting.

View from parking, Ve-ge-table, Wortegem-Petegem

Very friendly service.

The menu of the restaurant is not very extensive. A set menu or a la carte dishes, with some vegan options. Although it is described on HappyCow as fine dining, I wouldn’t call a risotto or couscous tabouleh with grilled vegetables gastronomic dishes. But it is something else than burger with sweet potato fries ;-).

outside terrace, Ve-ge-table, Wortegem-Petegem

drinks (kombucha and mocktail), Ve-ge-table, Wortegem-Petegem

We had
The 3 course menu (43€):

amuses, courgette soup, truffle risotto, dessert (moulleux with sorbet), and candy (verwenbordje)

and a la carte:

red beet carpaccio (without the goat cheese) 16€
couscous tabouleh with grilled vegetables 20€
dessert (moulleux with sorbet) 13€

courgette soup, Ve-ge-table, Wortegem-Petegem

red beet carpaccio, Ve-ge-table, Wortegem-Petegem

couscous tabouleh with grilled vegetables, Ve-ge-table, Wortegem-Petegem

main dishes, Ve-ge-table, Wortegem-Petegem

desserts, moulleux, Ve-ge-table, Wortegem-Petegem

Really sharp price for the menu. Everything was delicious. Risotto was really creamy (but very small portion).
Would have loved to have a vegan ‘goat cheese’ with the carpaccio (especially since paying the same price as the non-vegan version with goat cheese). Or some proteins like tempeh or seitan to give the dishes more bite.

We had a nice lunch, but it was a really LONG wait, which was annoying. We arrived just before 12, and only got the mains at 1.30 … Then it took about 40 minutes for the desserts.
So we didn’t stay for coffee anymore.

‘verwenbordje’, Ve-ge-table, Wortegem-Petegem

at the reception, Ve-ge-table, Wortegem-Petegem

sink at toilet, Ve-ge-table, Wortegem-Petegem

toilet, Ve-ge-table, Wortegem-Petegem – Why do I include a pic of the toilet? Read about it HERE

door to restaurant room, Ve-ge-table, Wortegem-Petegem

PS: We got a bread roll with the starter, it came with butter – we then got olive oil. It does also make me question whether they pay notice to the crackers with the amuses or the ingredients of the bread buns? So be sure to double check!

~ visit January 2026

Vege-ta-ble (part of Hotel / Wellness Ayuryoga)

Kortrijkstraat 58, 9790 Wortegem-Petegem

website: https://ayuryoga.be/nl/vegetarisch-restaurant-oudenaarde/

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