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Garuda, THE Indonesian Restaurant of Brussels

Posted on November 28, 2011 | Leave a comment

You miss Bali, exotism… Welcome to the club! Before packing your (oops our) luggages, you must stop by Garuda, the unique Indonesian restaurant in Brussels! Yes, sounds exciting, isn’t it? The trip starts in the plate, to warm up our taste buds anesthetized by the cold. Honestly, I didn’t have any idea about the Indonesian food and even more the Sundanese food! After leaving my priori of food monomaniac, I’ve really enjoyed the Sate ayam (chicken sticks with peanuts sauce), very different than the Thai version and the Udang dabu-dabu (grilled scampi with fresh spices). Then I chose the Ikan bawal saus kecap (a fish called Pomfret – looks like a fossil, lol! – grilled with soya sauce): EXCELLENT (picture below)! I’ve also enjoyed the eggs with Balado sauce (picture 3). And surprisingly the food was not too spicy. I didn’t eat any dessert, but for ones addicted to sugar, there were donuts with fried banana flambé… See ya in Bali guys!

Garuda: 25 Avenue Adolphe Buyl, 1050 Brussels. Open from 12 p.m. to 2.30 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. Closed on Sunday. www.garudabrussels.eu

Garuda, LE restaurant indonésien de Bruxelles

Posted on November 28, 2011 | Leave a comment

En manque d’exotisme, vous rêvez d’un séjour à Bali… Bienvenue au club! En attendant de faire vos (enfin nos) valises, un dîner chez Garuda s’impose, l’unique restaurant indonésien de Bruxelles! Oui l’unique! Histoire de réchauffer nos papilles gustatives anesthésiées par le froid, le voyage commence dans l’assiette, cernée d’une myriade de plats différents. Sincèrement, je n’avais aucune idée de ce que pouvais être la cuisine indonésienne, encore moins la cuisine sundanaise. Passés mes aprioris de monomanique de la bouffe, je me suis régalée avec en entrée, le Sate ayam (brochettes de poulet sauce cacahuètes), très différent du Sate thaï (où les brochettes baignent dans la sauce) et l’Udang dabu-dabu (des scampi grillés aux épices fraiches). En plat principal, j’ai opté pour l’Ikan bawal saus kecap (poisson Pomfret – aux allures de fossiles, lol! – grillé sauce soja) : EXCELLENT (photo ci-dessous)! J’ai aussi beaucoup aimé les oeufs sauce Balado (photo 3). Côté épices et piments, la petite nature que je suis, n’a rien eu à redire! Je n’ai pas pris de dessert, mais pour ceux qui aiment le sucré, les Beignets de banane flambés laissaient rêveurs. On se voit à Bali…

Garuda: 25 Avenue Adolphe Buyl, 1050 Bruxelles. Ouvert tous les jours, de 12h00 à 14h30 et de 18h00 à 22h30. Fermé le dimanche. www.garudabrussels.eu

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The Bell Hotel in Sandwich

Posted on August 9, 2011 | Leave a comment

After visiting the stonished gradens of Walmer Castel, direction The Bell Hotel in Sandwich. I was looking for my way, when an inhabitant answered me “Oh the the posh hotel…”. Three quarts later (joking), I discover my comfortable single room : sober and relaxing with a good soundproofing. The small bathroom doesn’t have any bath, but the shower is impeccable. The hotel is made of different old houses, linked by a maze of scales and corridors leading to the guests rooms. So better not bringing heavy luggages! I suddenly woke up to have dinner in The Bell Hotel’s restaurant : very good cooking (excellent fish). And last not least, the detail that makes the difference : the kindness of the staff.

www.bellhotelsandwich.co.uk