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| - Went hear for their "Fondue Festivul". I have been here several times before, mostly for drinks and sometimes the odd snack. This night was for dinner.
First, the food: Came here for a very specific purpose, which was Moules Frites (mussels and fries). There aren't many places in the city that offer this classic Belgian meal. You can't go wrong with this meal at Bier Market. We started off with fondue, which was good (how can you mess up melted cheese). It was a lot more quantity than expected - specifically lots of bread. For the entree - We ordered the "A La Snob" which is mussels in a creamy lobster sauce. As usually, excellent. The fries, however were kind of cold. Not so hot. A kilo of moules and frites is too much for two...especially if you get any apps
Drinks: Beer is the way to go here (go figure). They have a wide selection of beers on tap. I suggest going with something out of the ordinary - because chances are you won't find it easily elsewhere.
Service: This is where they fail. And this was not an isolated incident, the last time I was there very similar experience. First off, the waiter just reeks of smugness. He had a very condescending tone, which I didn't appreciate. We ordered our first beer - which was an Italian beer I hadn't tried before. He gave us an odd look - didn't think much of it at the time. After, we got our beers I noticed they seemed a little flat. I was curious if this was just the type of beer as some are less carbonated than others. I asked our waiter about it and he responded something like, "did you see the look I gave you when you ordered that beer? it sucks". Well then - tell us when we f****** ordered it instead of a "I told you so after". There was no value in saying this after the fact. I could go on about the issues I had with the service, but I will spare you the details. Bottom line is that this sort of thing went on all evening.
Overall though - food is surprisingly good for a bar that specialises in various beers. Menu is small however, but I figure what they do, they do good. Service sucks. Period.
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