20190705 Belgian Beer Cafe Oostende and Steven ter Horst

This is the first week that I actually booked a booth. It worked really well. My booth was waiting for me when I arrived at 5pm. Stephen was not long behind. Con made an appearance about 5.30pm and Richard rocked up around 6 pm.

It was lovely to see Con. He was suntanned and looking healthy after his trip to Kuala Lumpur. We talked about his travels and antics that he got up to. Chad, Stephen and I are thinking of joining him next year... so we'll wait to see if that actually comes into fruition.

Chad was at a 60th birthday and couldn't make it this week. We had a drink in his absence.

It was Stephen's turn to choose tonight and he decided on the Beglian Beer Cafe. He has fond memories of this place because his work used to take him there and pay for the nibbles. We walked across the road and after an initial kerfuffle with the dining table, we ended up sharing a long table with others. Cosy enough.

There was a singer playing and I felt sorry for him with everyone talking loudly, you could barely make out his sounds.

We all had a good conversation and as time went by we started to realise that our meals still weren't served. It took 1 hour for Con to get his meal. Richard wasn't happy that we had to wait that long. They took away our table number and we had to get it back as we were waiting on the other meals. Just as Con was finishing his meal, Richard got his. By this stage, Stephen was ready to complain (with the aiding of Richard's comments). He evenually got a refund for his meals AND we finally got them served. A bit of drama - not unusual for Stephen!


Con had the beefburger and chips, Richard had the sausage and chips. Stephen had 2 meals. One plate with one slider and chips and another plate with 2 sliders and chips. I had the battered fish and chips and I ordered the prawns in garlic sauce for an extra $6.

I didn't get everyone's scores for their meals this week as it was tainted with the service. Stephen got a $58 refund which was nice and we agreed to buy the chocolate drinks at Steven ter Horst for everyone.

Steven ter Horst is getting busier. I can see why. It's a lovely place to end the evening with a hot drink. I bought the round. Con and I had plain hot chocolate. Stephen had large plain hot chocolate and Richard has a large Mocha. He also bought himself a chocolate cake.

The photos were Stephen's responsibility tonight and he was a bit slack with some of the photos, hence the half eaten meals!