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Limburg Province, Belgium Food Guide: 10 Dutch food Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Maaseik
Discover Restaurants offering the best Dutch food in Maaseik, Limburg Province, Belgium. Maaseik (Limburgs: Mezeik) is a town and municipality in the Belgian province of Limburg. Both in size (close to 77 km²) as in population (around 25,000 inhabitants, of whom ca. 3,000 non-Belgian), it is the 8th largest municipality in Limburg. The town is the seat of the administrative arrondissement of Maaseik (kieskanton). Internationally, Maaseik is known as the assumed birthplace of the famous Flemish painters Jan and Hubert van Eyck.
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10. 't Elfde Gebod
Overall Ratings
4 based on 50 reviews
Reviewed By AndreasRMB
A table at the window with a view to the sea, having authentic Dutch food and beer.Excellent food quality and servants that are fully multilingual.A place to remember and to come again - for sure!
9. Maashotel De Spaenjerd
Overall Ratings
3 based on 68 reviews
Reviewed By josk593
It's certainly not bad, there is good value for money, but it might be a bit more (quality of service, presentation of food ...). Nice place to have a drink if you are biking along the Maas.
8. Brasserie de Maasterp
Reviewed By dutchietraveler
Prima eetgelegenheid zonder veel pretenties. Kleine kaart met eetcafé gerechten. Maar de gerechten zijn echt lekker. Prijs ok en bediening erg prettig.Aanrader
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7. Lakerhof
Overall Ratings
4 based on 42 reviews
Reviewed By 4vanwezel
Last Saturday we had an excellent dinner here. We found various special dishes on the menu. Personnel was very friendly and helpful. Great place to come back.
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6. Restaurant Chambor
Overall Ratings
4 based on 88 reviews
Reviewed By mothra00
I was visiting friends in the area and after a local tour I was invited to have dinner here. I enjoyed every course of the set menu. Before the starter we were given some guacamole with tortilla chips. Quite an unexpected surprise for me coming from the USA. The starter was a plate of tuna carpaccio with a composed salad atop. Black olives, honeydew melon, salad greens and pomegranate seeds were the most memorable ingredients. The soup was a delicious traditional fish soup. Roast lamb with an assortment of fresh vegetables was the main course that night. There were several choices for dessert, the two we had were both very good. It was a charming environment with a attentive, but not overwhelming wait staff. I have to say it was one of my top ten dining experiences of my life.
5. Restaurant Da Vinci
Overall Ratings
4 based on 228 reviews
Reviewed By scooby1305
Letâs start with the good.The owners and staff are very welcoming, we felt sincere âwarmthâ in our interactions with them and, as a result, quickly felt at ease here. Staff at other top gourmet temples can, at times, come across as stuffy and aloof, so all the more positive that this house manages the ârelationshipâ part well. We also felt that the design and décor of the restaurant is well-done, and we experienced the overall service as highly attentive and helpful without ever seeming âtooâ present.Our culinary journey began in the pre-dinner reception area where we enjoyed some amuse-bouche. This was accompanied by our aperitif of choice that evening, a red Pineau des Charentes. That fortified wine was hands-down the best of its type we have discovered over the last decades, a truly remarkable delight. In retrospect we do think the amuse-bouche would have gone better with a good double or triple beer of Belgian origin.âThe wifeâ and I then transitioned to the main seating area on the lower-level of the building and began to take-in the 6-couse variant of Margoâs Master Menu (Margoâs Meesterlijk Menu) with the wine selection of the house. Each of those 6-courses was cooked and presented well and everything was at the level we would expect as âstandardâ from such a highly-ranked establishment.BUT, while we already had a few â?â regarding the amuse-bouche composition, our impression of culinary improvement areas quickly rose from here.The name âDa Vinciâ leads one to think that the cuisine here is Italian inspired. In our view, it would take a thorough stretch of the imagination to be that. Instead, we were quite confused by the end of the meal as to what the culinary identity of this restaurant is.Starting with the amuse-bouche and throughout other courses, there is a hodgepodge of various influences. While we certainly appreciate contemporary experimentation, we felt that the flavors and mouth-feel too often simply did not âmeshâ. For example, the amuse-bouche were a mix of small dishes consisting of roasted sunflower seeds, marinated olives, a Krupuk / Kroepoek with some type of flavored cream clots sprinkled here and there, sweet & sour cauliflower wrapped in filo pastry etc. etc.. This just did not come together.The same also applies to several of the 6 courses. Often the actual center-piece of a course was surrounded by a large variety of bobbles, droplets, wafers, globs and other bits and pieces of different tastes and textures. In addition, we also felt that at least 2 of the courses had way too much sauce on the plate. The sauces tended to be quite powerful in taste and, in combination with the aforementioned high variety of other elements, drowned-out the actual center-piece both visually and, more importantly, taste-wise. With several dishes, our palates had real difficulty discerning and enjoying the âmain attractionâ, which often was also of too small a portion-size. We clearly had higher expectations of Margoâs Master Menu, and even today, just 1 day later, we really need to think hard to identify something memorable. It is a bit sad to say that what we do readily remember are 2 drink items that are not of the restaurantâs making, the Pineau mentioned earlier and an Italian Primitivo. There were numerous, added smaller points, which deterred from the experience. The bread selection and quality was OK, but not nearly on par with what we have experienced elsewhere. Furthermore, the breads we enjoyed the most were not topped-up during the meal. We also felt that the wine pairing for the starter served prior to the 1st course did not at all go with that dish. If I recall correctly, this was some type of white âBurgunderâ from Austria. That wine did, however, go well with the 1st course, and the restaurant would do well to serve it accordingly. Lastly, we felt that the marshmallows, which the restaurant markets separately âto orderâ online or âto-goâ, were not even close to the taste & texture joy of the marshmallows we have sampled from other houses. A final âniggleâ is that Da Vinci would do well to have the English-language texts used on its website and elsewhere finalized by an English native-speaker. We currently live in Belgium, about a good hourâs drive from Da Vinci. Frankly, driving for that duration in any direction from our abode we are spoilt for choice and have just so many great Michelin-starred or simply delightful restaurants available to us in Belgium and Holland aloneâ¦and I am not even including the immediate border regions of Germany or France yet in that. As we have had the privilege of discovering many great eateries there and across the globe, our net conclusion is that Da Vinci is certainly good, at 1-star level, but not on par with truly great 2-star or higher establishments we have dined at. In short, this was very much a case for us of âbeen there, eaten that (before), gotten the napkinâ, and we are left with no compelling reasons to plan a second visit anytime soon.
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4. De Poorterij
Overall Ratings
4 based on 49 reviews
Reviewed By dylank850
We went here with our family, including two kids, for a lunch. After searching the www for a while we accidentaly found 'De Poorterij' and decided to book there. Since we are all vegetarians it looked wise to do so. The hospitality and friendly service is sublime! The food is excellent, most of the vegetables are grown in their own garden. They vary from more known to 'forgotten veggies' and are served very attractive. For our kids it was sometimes a bit hard with all the new tastes but they still enjoyed almost everything. The prices are very reasonable for the quality and service. The guiding wines with the menu are delicious. We will definetely return.
3. De Pannekoekbakkerij Maaseik
Overall Ratings
3 based on 51 reviews
Reviewed By noholdluggage
Ate here by accident really, came with friends and they had enough tables and chairs for us all. We ate outside and it is very peasant looking out onto the square. Very surprised at the large choice of sweet and savoury pancakes. The two we had were bacon, ham and cheese and the other was cherries. Others had other types. We were all served promptly and efficiently and the pancakes themselves were large and full of toppings. Very good portions and price for the main town square. Everybody was very pleased and went away full. First time I've ever had a pancake with bacon, ham and cheese and I'll be wanting another one next time I'm there!
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2. Bed & Breakfast 't Goedhof
Overall Ratings
4 based on 11 reviews
Reviewed By levensgenieter10
Deze brasserie ligt op de fietsroute naar Maaseik. Buiten spreekt het gebouw niet dadelijk aan. Maar het eten is lekker en verzorgd, met vriendelijk bediening. 2 dames zorgen voor een snelle bediening. Vlaamse keuken met stoofvlees, biefsteak, maar ook goede pastas en verzorgde slaatjes. Dit is geen sterrenzaak, maar vior dut type zaak geef ik graag een 4 op 5
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1. Brasserie Trappenhuys
Reviewed By MJbChateauL
We visit this restaurant several times a year. Always good and friendly. The food is good and homemade. The service is friendly. Recently it had a redecoration. The former interior was nice. The new look is even better. More important is that the kitchen was renewed. So the food is even better. If You look for an honest place in Maaseik, just go here!
