A straight to the point comment about this place : Interesting concept (book shop & restaurant) but very poor food and service quality!!! The servers (especially at the Comics and Travel corner) are very rude and we've waited at least 40 minutes to be served!!! Asked for a medium cooked beef but got a well done meat !!! Advice to potential clients : don't be impressed by the employees because your the one paying. read more

Cook & Book - Bloc A - Cheeseburger - Bookstores Near Me - Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, BRU

Lovely restaurant set in a charming and huge bookstore. You can pick a table from their many rooms (always full of books), each of them with a different theme. Mains cost around 15 euros, which is very reasonable. Not close to the historical centre of Brussels, but worth the hike. read more

Cook & Book - Bloc A - Bookstores Near Me - Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, BRU

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Goat cheese salad good, but had better for €14 salad-almost only lettuce.  Friendly service but chaotic making order mistakes. Tasty bread. Tasty beef steak as well as Espadon steak, but i found €25 to 26 per dish quite expensive. Bill (enclosed) €96,5 for 3,5 dishes meaning €27,5/ person, rather high price for quality to my taste. read more

Cook & Book - Bloc A - Goat cheese - Bookstores Near Me - Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, BRU

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Lunch is good. Go for the classic "ballekes in tomatensaus" with french fries or the clifton sandwich. On Sunday they offer a brunch formula where you can eat all you want from 11:00 until 15:00. They change the brunch dishes during the day so you have a nice change of taste palette once and a while. Overall: good lunch address and brunch. And as a bonus you can also get yourself a good book or comic album. Insider tip: ask for the table inside the Airstream. Fun and cosy. read more

I had the pleasure to discover this wonderful combination of bookstore slash brasserie. The store (or is it a brasserie ?) is a collection of rooms and corners all build around the concept of read while you eat. The atmosphere is quite cosy and the staff super friendly. I easily found my choice of (travel) books and then enjoyed a few beers in a separated area dedicated to music and in particular the sale of vinyl (I love vinyl records), decorated with guitars and other musical instruments. I did not try the food, but as I thoroughly enjoyed my visit, that won't be long ! read more

Went here for an PMI event organized by the Brussels chapter and about 12-15 ppl stayed back for dinner. I ordered the goat cheese salad and it was lovely. The goat cheese wasn't too overwhelming and overall taste was just right. I also got the mint tea, which was awesome. I would def go back again. read more

The last time... the food is so bad and the service is terrible... The concept is a great idea and it could be so good! read more

It's always a pleasure to have a brunch there. Unlike other buffets, the food is fresh and healthy. This is also the perfect spot to read and discover books. Definitely a recommend ! read more

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One of the coolest hang out spots in Brussels! You're guaranteed to find something on the menu and a little something for everyone in the shops. My favourite area is the vinyl corner (though they're not exactly the cheapest one around for records) and the English books section. Every birthday/Christmas/whatever I go sneak in the novelty books and they have the cutest collection in gift kitchen wear! Staff is super nice although we've had some issues with job students during summer. Only downside; where are the English comics? read more

Not impressed. I got the honey and cheese toast. The bread was so over toasted and hard, that I couldn't eat it. The honey was super sticky that it was all over and annoying. The service was poor. read more

The Cook & Book is such a fun, funky book store and library. A visit is the perfect way to waste a rainy Belgian afternoon. You could easily spend hours in there between the delicious food and drinks and all the book displays. read more

Cook & Book - Bloc A - The hot goat cheese salad (12€) and cheese, tomato, and parma sandwich (9,50€) - Bookstores Near Me - Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, BRU

Sister inlaw took us to one of the places she and my niece frequence. A book store and restaurant fusion concept. Nice setting as kids have their own section up stairs with main floor comprised of books and dining section. Had breakfast. Simple menu but no meat or eggs offered for that time of day. read more

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I am bringing my kids here. The food is not the highlight, it the books! It is beautiful, walking around looking that the different sections. I knew I would love it here and I know my sons will. I recommend this pace for the book lovers. read more

Slow, forgetful service, low quality food! The 4 of us all ordered salads, ranging 13 to 15 euros each, and when they arrived (nearly 1 hour after ordering) they were lacking in any of the main ingredients ordered- shrimp, chèvre, salmon- but it seems the kitchen was short on lettuce. So, we had small, expensive salads, with much more parsley than any other ingredient, and left the restaurant unpleased and still hungry. Also my friend had to order his beer 3 times before it finally came. Instead of complaining, we paid and left, vowing not to return and to warn others on what to expect. This restaurant wins one award: the worst dining experience I've had in brussels to date! read more

Fantastic brunch with lots of fresh food and a good deal relative to other brunch spots in Brussels. The place is filled with character and all kinds of books and music. It's a great place to stop on for a meal, or to spend the whole afternoon. read more

Was inspired to visit Cook & Book when I saw it ranked as one of the top 20 most beautiful bookshops in the world. (http://flavorwire.com/254434/the-20-most-beautiful-bookstores-in-the-world#5) We went en famille, two parents, three kids and two grandparents on a Friday afternoon. There was a small trendy crowd mostly in the first block but we went to the less crowded second block which housed the English books. The shop is very easy to get to by public transport being located right beside a metro stop. The shop itself is quirky and is laid out in themed rooms with dining areas surrounded by bookshelves. There is a wide selection of books including a well stocked English section and and an extensive BD collection. We had a decent lunch of tasty food at reasonable prices and good service. The only negative was that the photos in the above link are a tad contrived and the reality is a little less impressionante. Well worth a visit for a bite and a spot of posing. read more

Very good service, extremely helpful staff but the food I had was average. The atmosphere is nice and it's a good place for kids. I think it would be worth going back to try other things on the menu. read more

Granted, the food here is a little bit on the expensive side and not the best you've ever had, but that's not why you should come here. The terrace is enormous and a great place to sit in spring/summer, with the kids playground at the center (but far enough not to let noise levels go through the roof. The bookstore concept and they lay-out of the restaurant(s) is unique and adds a lot of charm.I find myself coming here time and again. Big fan of their Marco Polo tea. read more

I come to this address specially when I need to work long hours on my computer. On the main room you can find plenty of electrical plugs. Easy to park since there is a parking facility for free just next to it. Price is higher than average but portions are quite generous. read more

Lovely restaurant set in a unique location with super decoration. You can eat decent food surrounded by books. Very convenient in a sunny day if you wanna go with kids. read more

Been there with boyfriends, friends,flings, colleagues and family but I must admit that I love going to Cook and Book alone. It's on a walking distance from my house so I would go on a rainy Saturday to have the "boulettes avec leur cornet de frites" (meatballs in tomato sauce and French fries) or the great cheeseburger, check the new books and spend a lot of time checking the vinyls. It's great during the sunny summer days to drink outside and sunbath on their reclining chairs.. and then have a walk in the park of Woluwe, park Madou or go to the close-by mall Woluwe Shopping Center. One of my favorite places in Brussels! read more

We had brunch with friends on Sunday. And the experience was terrible. The place was over crowded and mess. The waitress and manager was arrogant and very unfriendly. They were not happy and willing to clean the table and chairs, we have to clean by ourselves. After we order drinks, nobody show up again, no service at all!!! We were treated like we have to beg them for food. Definitely will never go back again read more

My favourite place for Sunday brunch. Great choice of hot and cold dishes, including cheese cuts and dessert. Great value in a nice location (big outdoor seating are for good weather). read more

Service is fast, food is decent but not great. The large outside terrace is a big plus during the summer

Nice atmosphere, lovely decor, good selection of English books, however the food is over priced. It's perfect for an afternoon coffee for a book club or girls chat, but I've eaten in better places. read more

This restaurant is the worst restaurant ever!!!We came here today around noon time, I ordered the steak from their lunch menu, the waiter didn't ask me about how would I like the steak to be cooked. When the steak is served, it's too rare. I asked them this is too rare and I can't eat raw meat like this, then they brought it back. After a while they served me another plate but with the SAME pieces of steak that I tried earlier! NOT even change a new one! This is totally unacceptable to serve a re-cooked steak especially when the meat is cut to pieces already!!! I then called them say that I want to talk to the manager but their response is no one on duty today! I have to say I have never been treated like this in a restaurant and I have never seen a restaurant to treat customer like this! It's not about how worst is their food, it's about how ridiculous their service are! I would never go there again and I strongly suggest that don't go there if you expect good&clean food or service! read more