Belgo Noord

The modern cellar-like interior of Belgo Noord is wildly atmospheric, split into two areas with curved walls and high glass ceilings. Round the walls the names of medieval fish are engraved, with an open plan kitchen, and a variety of the famous Belgo dishes served by waiters in traditional monks' habits.

Affordable, filling meals include their famous mussels, served with a bowl of golden frites and creamy mayonnaise, and other superb seafood, vegetarian or meat dishes, such as rotisserie chicken and Belgian sausages, or platter popei, a creamed spinach sauce with smoked bacon grilled with gruyere cheese, served with frites. If you can find the space you should try one of their scrummy desserts featuring Belgian chocolate, waffles and homemade ice-cream.

The waiters are always willing to guide guests through the vast array of varying Belgian white, dark and fruit beers that are on offer to complement your meal. Belgian food tends to concentrate on leeks, asparagus, potatoes, beetroot, carrots, fennel; onion, celery, thyme, chives, rosemary, turnips, radish, beef, chicken, fish, butter and cream. From this by and large pretty healthy selection by most standards, they produce such classic Belgian dishes as waterzooi and carbonade

Do keep an eye out for their special deals, such as the famous 'Beat the Clock', where you pay the price at the time shown on your food order when ordering from their BTC menu, ie, 6pm is £6. Lunch Express is a set lunch menu for £5.95, Mon - Fri. with rotisserie chicken, demi moules, salmon fillet and cote de boeuf on the menu.

For a pre theatre meal available Mon - Fri from 6 to 7.30pm, at £10, choose any two courses from a great selection of food that will sit well with the show. However I might feel I had to draw the line at a gauffre belgo, which being translated means Brussels Waffle, of which I would have thought most of us have had enough already. Alright guys, just joking, it was delicious, particularly the vanilla ice cream and Belgian chocolate sauce.

They also have 'Kids Eat Free', which entitles two children to eat free from the 'mini menu', a 2-course meal served with frites or mash, that includes such dishes as rotisserie chicken, leek sausages, mussels or cod goujons, rounded off with Belgo's home made ice-cream, per 1 adult ordering a main course from the à la carte menu.

With two seating areas to choose from, firstly their dining area, where reservations can be made, or dine in the more relaxed beer hall area, with bench style seating,  where reservations are not required, this is definitely a unique dining experience. They can also cater for private parties from approximately 50 to 250 guests.

And talking of guests, read on: 'an excellent night! Fantastic food and service, I would recommend Belgo to anyone'.

For information on reservations, parties and private hire, or just to learn more about Belgo Restaurants, visit their well designed Website.