My husband and I split the platter and holy moly there was a ton of fresh seafood! Highlights for…read moreme were the raw oysters and the warm shrimp. The seasoning on warm items was very flavorful. I skipped some of the cold items (snails, small shrimp) because they were either too hard to eat or I didn't like the taste. Surprisingly, the best thing we had was the lobster bisque. I don't think I'd get the platter again. The seafood was okay but I don't know that it was worth the price. The lobster we had had very little meat inside. Service was friendly but the restaurant was basically empty the whole time we were there. Hopefully it picked up once we left because this is a local spot a little off the beaten path of tourist restaurants.

Excellent restaurant with fresh generous portions at reasonable prices. Delicious flavor for both…read morecold and hot seafood. Highly recommend.

Came back another 2 times during our June trip to Brussels since my SO really wanted to try this…read moreplace after I kept talking about how good it was on my February trip. The staff at the counter were friendly and helpful as before. We watched from across the way as the kitchen prepped our seafood, yelled out my name when it was ready and walked it over to our table. This time we got the razor clams and mackerel during both visits and those were our favorite. Razor clams were still the best we've eaten to date. Mackerel perfectly pan fried with skin that easily separated. The tartar like sauce was a great complement for the fish. The octopus was cooked nicely and served in a tomato sauce with chopped veggies. The calamari rings were crisp on the outside and tender inside, a good dish but portion seemed small. As usual a tasty serving of seafood at reasonable prices.

Came to try some mussels, and they were very fresh. Also got an order of the kibbeling. The food…read morewas very delicious and affordable. It was a small cozy little place.

We had an excellent dinner with welcoming service. The place got packed fast - mostly from…read morereservations. Started with complementary bread with olive tapenade (could be saltier). Sea bream carpaccio and sardines were our starters. Both were good. Main entree were Sea bass+dried tomatoes+basil and John Dory+ginger+cucumber. The chocolate torte was delicious while millefoille was mediocre.

We had four entrées in the United States we called for appetizers, mackerel, scallops, sea bream,…read moresautéed climate. And a small accompanying salad with mash potatoes and sautéed mixed vegetables- the food was incredible!! I would go back in an instant moderately priced very modern beautiful place. Service was outstanding, could not ask for more.

This is the second time we went here. Having tried before and were disappointed, we thought... why…read morenot, let's give it another try. Where to begin....once we were seated we waited while the 6 or 7 servers spun around the room. After some time, I could not even understand what each was doing. They all seemed to have every job and no job. Finally, we asked the chief server to take our aperitif order. We had a chance to review the menu and while it is a nice menu, the prices were 30% higher than what should be. We have never had the specials explained and had to ask two times for our aperitif. We finally ordered our food and were nervous because the prices just seemed too high for what we were seeing. We went ahead and while we waited our wine came. The wine was served as a cider- no explanation, no pause and even after requesting to have the bottle and ice bath left at our table it was put in the center of the room.... too far for us to serve ourselves...which is exactly what we had to do while we waited for the food.... some 20 min. Now, that could be ok, if the entree arrived or if there was a little something served, but it was all just so terribly timed. All of a sudden, everything came and our plates were served and taken quickly.... it was just a strange experience and felt like a non-professional service. Having lived in France for 8 years, in my experience, this is not normal for what this place aims to be. After we were rushed through our dinner, pretty much all the staff disappeared! We had no idea what was happening... some 10-5 min later we realized that the whole staff was eating in the next room. We knew that because they kept calling to the single server left to clear their plates.... through the open door! Now, everyone needs to eat, but we hadn't finished and ... well, it felt rude and sloppy and not professional. When we finally were able to get anyone's attention, we were treated like we had interrupted them. sorry/not sorry Overall, this was just a terrible experience. The prices were too high, the service was horrific and the overall food experience was sub-par.

From the owner: Un hommage à la mer Le Vivier est une des adresses de prestige de la ville. Comme l'enseigne le…read morelaisse supposer, c'est de la mer que le chef tire ses filets les mieux remplis, avec des crustacés mais aussi des poissons concoctés dans la tradition. Dans la ville d'Amiens, goûtez aux plateaux de fruits de mer ou à d'autres plats comme le "Pavé d'espadon à la plancha, aux saveurs de Provence", les "Huîtres d'Isigny pochées, jeunes poireaux, mousseline citronée", la "Blanquette de lotte bretonne au Safran, légumes nouveaux", mélanges de saveurs goûteux.

A nice restaurant, conveniently located in the historic center…read more The price may be a touch high but I've found restaurant meals here to be expensive in general. The quality is rather good, though. We had a starter order of fried calamari. It was hot, tender, coated in crispy panko, and served with a sweet chili sauce that may have had a touch of curry. It was utterly delicious but the serving size was a bad joke. Four rings of calamari for 13€. I don't care how amazing it tasted. That price for that tiny a serving is unacceptable. The mains fared better. Contrary to some other comments, the server did not try to upsell us or get us to order more than we wanted. The mussels in garlic were drenched in a wonderful garlic bath and the serving was entirely reasonable for one person. Of course it comes with frites, which will be refilled by the server as often as requested. I don't care for mussels so I had some challenges with the menu. I settled on the shrimp croquettes with salad (and frites, cuz Belgium). Very well prepared and quite tasty, especially the salad dressing of all things, but the filling was much wetter than I prefer. Service was competent and professional, with the server even asking if we'd like the volume of the music turned down. Definitely worth it if you like mussels. Maybe not so much if mussels aren't your thing.

We actually came here to try the eel on green (apparently a known belgium dish). The only way I've…read morehad eel before was japanese bbq style (unagi don), so I was extremely intrigued as to what eel on green was. The sauce was like a pesto basil sauce, and the eel came with bone but was extremely soft and soaked in flavor. the green sauce was also perfect with the fries and complimentary bread. The bread was actually so soft and good that we asked for more! We also enjoyed the fish soup and the very fresh oysters!

Very good restaurant. Upscale restaurant for that special…read moreoccasion or just to pamper yourselves as we did that night. We showed up here without a reservation but it wasn't full so we got seated immediately. With a very nice wine list and even nicer menu choices this restaurant deserves praise. Only 2 people in the dinning room area for waitressing and putting orders and it runs perfectly. We had so many good things... I can tell you that anything out of that kitchen will be delicious. My wife ordered the surprise menu... which was a three course dinner of anything the chef wants to prepare for you. Everything was perfect. Beautiful presentation and all explained to you by the waitress. We also ordered a seafood dish with a lobster sauce that was delicious as well as my fish. All cooked perfectly. Great Restaurant, great service, awesome food.

Superb fish focused restaurant, a must try if you are a fish lover…read more Went on an offer from restaupolitan where you get a free dinner for 1 for a minimum of 2 people booking (must be a la carte and order minimum of 2 drinks) My parents went for that offer but I went with the discovery menu (4 courses for 38,5€). First the table gets an amuse bouche of coconut milk creme with seabass, coral lentils and sea lettuce. As starter we had the Monkfish and panais puree and for me the salmon on caramelised chicory. for mains we had the turbot wit carrot puree and shitakee and gingerbread. I had the pollock with pleurote, celeriac and bulgur risotto. I had a dessert, as included in the menu and it was a delicious apple and cinnamon souffle with an apple granite! The fish is fresh and perfectly cooked and staff is super nice and good service! I will comeback next time I'll be in the area

wow, what is there to not like about this place…read more first, let me tell you their service is exceptional and very friendly to tourists which is hard to get sometimes in the area. we put our name down an hr before our requested time and they were very accommodating to save us the table. we originally came for the famous moules frites. found out it was all sold out for the night and we were very disappointed. we still decided to stay and try Georges4 due to the glowing reviews. thankfully, we were not let down twice! my bf and i ended up ordering just a bowl of fish soup and the waterzooi which is a specialty at Georges. i've had waterzooi previously in Boston and wouldn't say i was a fan.. but wow, Georges' waterzooi definitely changed my impression on the dish entirely! the bowl came with 3-4 types of fish fillet accompanied by other small sea critters like baby shrimps and musles. the dish delivered such a fragrant ocean breeze and the flavors were spot on! the fish were not overcooked and simply to perfection! the fish soup was very delicious too! a little pricey but really worth it to try! it will set your benchmark for fish soup very high for future bowls lol overall, i would recommend georges IV if you're in gent! the seafood is super fresh! tip for travelers: they offer free wifi!

Stopped by and had the menu lunch. I had the lobster soup with the steak in pepper sauce. Amazing…read moreand such great value at 19 Euro. The other half had the fish and that was also very good. Certainly one of the best meals of our trip so far.

Best Mussels in all of Belgium. Enough to take home and savor for 4 more days. Outstanding service.read more

Recommended by a friend, especially as I was craving mussels. Found the location with no problem…read moreand no issues parking though, like many places, it didn't have a parking lot. I ordered the 1kg mussels with ham, peppers, Rochtfort Cheese and onion, side of frites and an Orval. The mussels were absolutely fantastic and had more than enough to take home. Price seemed reasonable. Rarely ever give five stars but feel this place deserves it!

This is one of the restaurants they recommend at the tourist office, I would avoid if. The service…read morewas relatively responsive but wasn't very friendly. I had their 27€ fixed menu. The entre was a pork paté with a salad and an apple sauce. The paté itself fine, cold like it came out of a fridge and the bread it was served on was inedibly hard. The main dish was a jellied-fish dish with fries and another salad. I've had dishes like this before but the fish was so dry I had to have a glass of water on standby. The fries had no condiments, but the salad was good. Desert was an apple and rhubarb tart, served with cream. it was good. Overall disappointing

From the owner: Une ch'tite soirée entre amis Ancien classique de la nuit arrageoise, la Taverne du Ch'ti a…read moredéfinitivement abandonné son rôle de bar à concerts qui a fait toute sa réputation. Elle a aujourd'hui revêtue l'habit plus traditionnel mais non moins dénué d'intérêt de restaurant. Et pourtant, sa façade qui rappelle les troquets d'antan continue à attirer les touristes comme la population locale.