What a fun find in Belgium! This is a small, two-story, modern restaurant with great food, amazing people, and a really good vibe.
As one of Kortrijk's newer restaurants, it already has a loyal following with customers lined outside the door some evenings! Perhaps it's the free beer provided for those who remain in the queue, but I tend to think it's the exceptional food and service that keep customers returning to M. (Reservations are available on their website!)
The chef is Brazilian/Italian, trained in Miami. His wife, also from Brazil, oversees service along with their 3 daughters. It is truly a family operated small business. They are all wonderfully kind and were willing to answer our many questions about the menu (currently printed in Dutch, but available online in English) and all the delicious foods we were eating.
For starters, our party of 3 shared the brie, which is baked in phyllo dough and served with regional fruit, slivered almonds, and drizzled honey on top. Absolutely superb!
We wrestled with entrees because absolutely everything on the menu sounded wonderful, but we all opted for burgers after seeing a few being served to other tables. So glad we did because they really hit the spot. Their burgers are far from basic, with unique flavors and sauces that I hadn't enjoyed elsewhere.
And desert? Mm. I had the molten lava cake, which is my personal fav. If you're a lava cake connoisseur like myself, you know that it is very easy to overcook lava cake. Rest assured, M's molten cake is cooked to perfection! Absolutely delicious Belgian "lava" flows with every single bite. I am obsessed. My son had their ice cream - a simple vanilla with a Belgian chocolate ganache drizzled on top - which he couldn't stop raving about!
My son is considering attending university in Kortrijk and I am so hopeful he does, if only so I can make this restaurant my new habit!
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