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| - Last year, I had the chance to eat at Brugge Brasserie in Broadripple, Indiana, a brugge style restaurant that is very similar to Point Brugge, as well as Pittsburgh's the Sharp Edge, and ever since I've been trying to get to Point Brugge to see what they have to offer. While I enjoyed my meal there, I don't believe it lives up to the hype.
Don't get me wrong- the food was very good. We had their cheese board with sausage (although we got cured meats, not sausage with ours) that was fresh and distinct, and our mussels were cooked well with a tasty wine sauce. The rest of the menu also looked topnotch, and the selection of Belgium beers was huge.
However, the restaurant is small. The decor reminded me of a cheaper version of Gullifity's. My seat, which was up on the riser section, was vibrating the whole time I was there- I think I was sitting on an A/C unit or some sort of kitchen appliance. The waitstaff was okay- when I asked about which beer I should try, our waiter didn't seem to know which beer tasted like what, and would give answers like "oh yeah, that's a good Belgium beer" when I would ask how it tastes. My mussels were good, but not fantastic- anywhere else, these would be very good, but for a place that I've been told has amazing food, I didn't think they were that great. My frittes were a bit soggy, not the crispy flavor I'm used to in frittes.
Maybe I was spoiled since Brugge Brasserie in Broadripple, Indiana made their own beer and the mussel choices had 20 some flavors (mmm, bacon and blue cheese mussels), or maybe it was so hyped up that it didn't live up to it's reputation. I think Point Brugge has good food and a great beer selection, but I don't see myself making a special trip to go back there.
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