On Friday the 24th May An and I had been married for 5 years, we celebrated by heading to the restaurant where we got engaged and then later had our wedding reception. The Gelofte is a very special if small restaurant located in Aarschot. When I first started coming over to Belgium the price of a meal here was quite reasonable given the excellent quality of the food and service. Of all of the places I have eaten in Belgium, this has to be the best and it easily beats any food I have had in the UK.
With this sort of quality, however, you need to pay the price and now it is somewhat more expensive than it used to be, so much so that we really cannot afford to eat there as often as we would like.
This time round both An and I walked to the restaurant so we could both enjoy a drink. There was a fixed menu which was 45 euros per person, not including any drinks but I wanted to go for something on the main menu which meant paying a bit more. For starters An had a crab salad with apple, cucumber and radish. I had duck liver with pear balls and sauce. The description does not really do it justice. The duck liver was similar to foie gras, but with a consistency that was a little firmer and a lovely baked crust. It was, without any doubt, the best starter I have ever had. I cannot stress how exquisite this was. Our mains were rood baars, (I think this is red snapper but I am not sure) for An and lambs fillet with ratatouille and mustard sauce for me. Again this was very good. For dessert An had strawberries with a rhubarb sauce and special ice cream and I had a Dame Blanche. We had a glass of champagne each, some water and between us 5 glasses of red and white wine. In all it was an experience rather than just a meal out. The cost of the meal was 203 euros for the two of us. There were entrees as well before and after the starter. The first was something similar to prawn crackers but made from squid and quinoa with a mushroom mousse. The second was made with a St Jacobs escallop with beetroot and cauliflower.
The restaurant details can be found at the link here, along with details of the menu (although this has now changed since Friday!)
If ever you happen to be going by then I would strongly recommend you check it out.
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