April 8, 2012
Great space. I have never been to Belgium, but I would imagine this is what it would look like. Draft selection was interesting, but fairly small. Bottle selection was awful. The words "we are out of that" have never been told to me more times. The bottle menu is confusing and unnecessary. Food was outstanding. The mussels are as good as I have had. Service was friendly, if not slow.

April 1, 2012
This place was BUSY on a Saturday night, but no surprise there. Our table wait was about 45 minutes in which time I had an excellent beer off the tap, of which I forget now, but was a delicious sour I’d never heard of. The food was outstanding. The mussels were perfect... demanding another loaf of bread to mop up the juices. And my carbonade flamande was melt-in-your mouth tender. My gal had the rabbit dish, which was also delicious. If I had to make one caution it’s that several of my bottle choices were unavailable. I felt bad for the waiter having to run back and forth to, again, tell me Sorry. I took his recommendation to pair with my dinner and it was perfect (after giving up on my quest for a bottle of something unique). All in all, we’ll definitely be back next time we’re in town. Just be prepared to wait your turn. It’s cozy and busy in there.

February 20, 2012
Stopped in here during SF beer week. Limited tap selection but a very nice bottle list. Prices were a little wonky - some bottles that should be cheap were outrageously expensive, other bottles that should have been more expensive were extremely reasonable. Its a great deal if you know what bottles go for elsewhere. Service was tolerable for how busy it was but the bartender repeatedly poured beers like they were Spanish ciders (ie: held the bottle 2 or 3 feet above the glass & poured aggressively!) Whats up with that?

February 15, 2012
Nice place, One bartender was great (10) the other sort of a pompus dick (2) so aerages out at 6. Crazy priced bottle menu 750’s of Cantillon at $19 and Unibroue i think were in he neighborhood of $40. Cool basement, Draft selecton was OK< bottle selecton was impressive. Anti Key Keg hurts draft availablility

October 8, 2011
Horribly disappointing. They route you to the cellar when they open at 1700, then make it hard to head upstairs at 1800 when the upstairs and kitchen open. They offer absolutely NOTHING to eat until 1800 and smugly like to tell you that. Snottier and less friendly than most Belgian places.

October 1, 2011
fantastic selection...owners are always there and are highly knowledgeable...this place is all about the beer and so am I, so it doesn’t get much better than this place

October 1, 2011
Waited outside for this place to open, and we weren’t disappointed. Good tap selection, even better bottle selection. My husband and I were on our honeymoon and the bartenders, who we found out were the owners offered us a Vintage Orval, my husband’s dessert island beer! Love to see owners behind the bar, you know they really care about the place!

September 23, 2011
Visited this place back in Feb 2010 with my son who is of drinking age. We had just arrived in town after a lengthy delay and long flight, followed by a ride in the subway and a taxi to the hotel. It was raining like mad, but we braved it walking a few blocks from the hotel. We HAD to have a beer, or two, after all that. We very much enjoyed the atmosphere, a cafe with a great bar down in the basement. Their beer list was extensive, although all Belgians. I have nothing against Belgians and we each had a couple different selections. Price was higher than a bottle shop, but that is to be expected. Food was good and the brews were too. Wish we had something like this in my town. Will be back next time I come to SF. Highly recommend.

September 5, 2011
Went here late @ night. Ate at the bar since we couldn’t get a table. Friendly staff, decent food, decent value. I liked the place and would go back again.

July 10, 2011
This place has great ambiance and a stunning menu, although I held back a few points because it specializes in Belgian. However, it does Belgian very well. The staff is knowledgeable and very willing to give you samples. Food is decent, quite rich as you’d expect. Pricey, like all Belgian bars seem to be.