This hamburger restaurant is located about 1/2 block from Place McAuliffe and has seating both…read moreoutside and inside. Parking is wherever you can find it on the street. When I visited for lunch last weekend, they were busy with all of their tables reserved so my only option was to get the food to go. Fortunately, there are some benches and planters to sit next to the restaurant that can be used to eat al fresco. I ordered a double burger that comes with 2 beef patties and asked it be dressed with lettuce, tomato, etc. The burger also came with cheese. I added a small order of french fries with some ketchup and with a Coke the total cost was 12.90€. While waiting about 10 minutes for my order, I noticed the huge amount of already cooked french fries that were under their heat tray. They must sell a lot of fries here. After receiving my meal and going outside to eat it, the burger was big and the amount of fries given were generous. Taste wise both could have been better. The burgers two patties were thick and the lettuce, tomato and cheese added to its visual appeal but the meat flavor didn't make me love it. I guess it's the beef over here but I didn't care for its flavor. It wasn't bad tasting but I have had many better. Also the fries were just the regular frozen out of a bag type so I needed the ketchup (that I had to pay for) and only ate about half of them. I can only give a 3 score for this meal. Evidently my view of this meal is different to the other patrons who come here because this appears to be a popular place.

Whimsical, but then again one would expect that from a brewery that features a little hop-seeking…read moregnome on its labels. A lot of Belgian breweries are surprisingly tiny operations, but that can't be said about the Chouffe. In 2006, the brewery was purchased by the much larger Duvel Moortgat, and it shows. This brewery and its surrounding area is really quite the enterprise by rural Belgian standards - there's the brewery itself, a tap room, another tap room that serves food, an adjacent full-service restaurant with a stocked trout pond behind it, and a gift shop. This all seems a bit "commercial" and United States/Disney-esque, especially after you've been traipsing around Belgium and rural France visiting decidedly non-commercial breweries that half the time were closed, much less have a freakin' gift shop. There's even a pond with a little island with a gnome-hut on it. It would have to try pretty hard to be more cutesy. Still, there's something to be said for this kind of corporatist professionalism, even if it does somewhat resemble visiting the Epcot Center, if it had a "Belgium" pavilion. You don't have to worry about it being open, which was a constant problem in visiting other breweries throughout the region. There will always be a wide, complete range of its beers available, both for on-site consumption and to take home. And of course, plenty of merch and swag featuring that lovable gnome! A Chouffe tulip glass is a must - and there's even Chouffe coffee and cream liqueurs available, of which we purchased a couple small samplers. Of course, there's also the beer. Even after the Chouffe's purchase by a larger brewery, the flagship La Chouffe strong blonde ale hasn't suffered all that much - it's still one of the better examples of the popular "Belgian Strong Pale Ale" style. I think it's got more going on than either Duvel and Delirium....more fruity, spicy, yeasty, while at the same time being a little cleaner than a La Fin Du Monde. I'd still rank it as my favorite easily-accessible example of the style.

McChouffe was my first, and as such, holds a special place in my heart. You never forget your…read morefirst, and I remember the exact time and place I sampled her greatness. I vowed then and there, at the Brickstore in Atlanta, GA, to travel to this magical land called Belgium. My pilgrimage finally took place in 2011, while I was temporarily living in Stuttgart. I emailed ahead of time, and happily they had a tour scheduled the day I was planning for, albeit in Flemmish. Nevertheless, they allowed this American on the tour. At the time, it was free for Americans. And, with your tour, you received two complimentary glasses of beer in the brasserie, a souvenir glass, and your choice of a bottle opener or gnome hat. I went for the bottle opener and still use it to open all my bottled beers, even twist-offs! All of this, for me, for free. Yes, please! I would easily have paid for all of it. McChouffe on tap is just phenomenal, and so much better than the bottle. It was everything I hoped it would be, and more. I hit the restaurant and the gift shop. Had rabbit for the first time, which featured a McChouffe sauce, and was quite tasty. I scored several awesome additional souvenirs, but I can't say it felt like a commercial wasteland, the shop and grounds in general are very small and reasonably priced. For the beer, their hospitality, and exceeding the already unreasonable amount of hype I made you responsible to live up to, I thank you, Brasserie d'Achouffe.

If you are an American visiting Belgium and have an Interest in our history during WE2 you must…read morestop for a meal here where a special beer is sold "Airborne Beer" commentating our participation in freeing Belgium from the Germans. If you watched Band of Brothers and are doing the tour this should be one of your stops for delicious food friendly service and patriotic decor. I highly recommend the beef on a skewer for an entree and the cured ham for an appetizer. You have a choice of 3 sauces and don't forget the dessert all homemade.

Very nice restaurant located in the centre of the village. We had some great mussels with home made…read morefries. They even have kids menu's.

Le Rallye is located in Houffalize, Belgium. It's a favorite restaurant for our family that lives…read morethere and we're lucky enough to go there every couple of years. The food is excellent and a blend of Belgian and French. My favorite this time was their shrimp scampi in a garlic cream sauce and, of course, the Belgian fries.