I tend not to rate when disappointed but in this case I had to. Service- terrible. Restaurant was…read morepractically empty....counted less than 20 tables and I had to chase the waitress to pay. Needless to say I didn't bother w desert/coffee. Food- ordered a salade niçoise which was just a glorified salad with a can of tuna and a few veggies. No green beans, potatoes. €21 for that. usually tip but in this case couldn't.

This was a super hip little gastropub tucked into the folds of downtown Ostend, which is a magical…read morecoastal town on the Belgian coast, how could you go wrong? The answer is that you cannot go wrong by visiting this joint. There were large groups happily eating in a small space, there's a second floor served by a spiral staircase and restrooms in the basement. There's a full bar at the entrance and several small tables for the couples and smaller groups. I didn't see the second floor, but I'm sure it's just as comfy up there. The burgers we got were juicy and fresh. They serve Irish beef as well as Salmon burgers and plenty of other appetizing options. I had a couple whiskey cocktails that warmed me up nicely on that festive evening. The fair had come to town with its crazy house and cosmic tickler. We saw a young lady get bounced around and wipe out in the hamster cage, but she just laughed it off as her date probably wondered when/how he'd have to pay for that (a fella never really knows). But back to Mommy's Bastards, their logo looks too much like the false manliness that has come to be the mascot of a whole generation of sissies (the bearded, mustachioed, pipe smoking "man" with a beanie rolled up on his head...I don't believe him), but that's alright, maybe in Ostend, that's a real fisherman, dragging a net behind his little boat in the north sea on a cold, rainy morning...maybe.

From the owner: Wereldkeuken om te delen. Specerijen en verse kruiden geven onze gerechten een eigen twist. Veel…read moreaandacht voor groenten. Anders dan anders. Een feest voor vegetariërs.