Restaurant review #84 – Bottarga is a traditional restaurant in city center of Ostend, on the beach promenade, near theĀ Casino Kursaal. I had seen Bottarga mentioned onĀ social media as one of theĀ restaurants where one can have aĀ vegan meal, and on their website I could see there are two vegetarian dishes on their menu – which seemed possibly vegan or easy to veganise. I telephoned to inquire and receivedĀ confirmation that the dishes did not contain any egg, dairy.Ā So I made the reservation for lunch later that week and specified again that weĀ are both vegan. We were quickly seated and inquired again about the vegan options. The waitress said the noodles contain egg, so they would serve the vegetable ragout with rice. The other dish was a Thai red curry with vegetables. We did not spot any vegan appetizers on the menu, or any dishes that could easily be veganised, nor were given any suggestions,Ā soĀ we just ordered a main dish. For drinks we hadĀ a tonic (2,80ā¬) and a fresh orange juice (4,50ā¬). Our drinks and lunch were …