COLONEL LOUISE

I will give a total of 3 stars for our experience at Colonel/Taisha. I want to give an honest opinion as a “push” for the restaurant to improve as I do hope they stay and survive for many years. We went for Saturday lunch. The service, waiters - were good, fast, attentive, polite. The interior is very nice, music a bit louder but fits the concept, clean, and overall very cool. So why the 3 🌟 ? Because of the food. On the menu it looks wow, so many great flavours, ingredients, technics- pricey but seemed worth it. Until it came, looking very nice but - absolutely flavourless, just tasting the same soy sauce flavour/tase in all the dishes. Edamame were suppose to come with honey but there was no honey, just soy sauce and flakey salt - and it cost 12 euros - absurd. The sweet potato came overcooked and just charcholed/grilled and sprinkled with honey, but very tasteless, prawn came just soaking in soy sauce - no other flavour, and same for chicken yakitori, soy sauce and very sub-par. The prices and high, very high, and the portions are small, so the reason that I wrote this review is because I agree that the location is great, interior in perfect, service is good - but if you want to charge this much - you need to have great food, full of flavour and tasting delicious. This is just great on paper and photo. I do feel tricked and will not come back but hope you will improve for people that will come.

Best entrecôte ever, can’t wait to go back. Mashed potatoes and fries were also very tasty, and of course the salad was nice to have as well. The dame blanche was also super delicious. Ordered the Pink Paradise cocktail, fully recommended. Better to reserve beforehand, it’s a spacious restaurant but it can get pretty crowded. They have outdoor seating as well. The staff was very nice and attentive.

Great places for steak loves, have a big variety of premium meat from Europe and wagyu, cooked perfectly, crispy nicely charcoal outside, medium rare in the middle. Service is top. Would love to come back if visit Brussels again.

Great steakhouse with gourmet choices and a huge wine list. We got bone marrow as an appetizer and the ribeye for 2 to share. Very delicious. We made a reservation the day before and got right in.

Great place for dinner and steaks. Delicious cuisine, friendly staff, nice decoration. All very good. During a weekend is better to book a table - always is full.

Fantastic atmosphere. Food was really delicious. Selection of wines is really respectable. Service is at very easy professional level.

Had dinner at Colonel in Louise and it was genuinely one of the best meals I’ve had in Brussels. I started with the bone marrow, which was rich and full of flavor without being too heavy. Then came the bone-in rib eye steak, and it was outstanding. Perfectly cooked with a great crust. I really love the fatty parts in a steak and this one absolutely delivered. Tender, juicy, and packed with flavor. I also asked the service staff to recommend a wine on the sweeter side, and the choice was spot on. The staff were friendly and knowledgeable, and the place had a nice mix of casual and classy. If you’re into quality meat, this spot is definitely worth a visit.

Excellent experience at Colonel in Saint-Gilles ! The staff were super friendly and professional, making us feel really welcome. The meat was amazing 😋 The atmosphere is warm, elegant, and has a really nice vibe. I definitely recommend this place if you love good meat, great service, and a lovely ambiance ✨

If you're looking for a great steakhouse in Brussels, this is it! Comfortable place, excellent service, delicious food.

A renowned place for steak in the land of mussels and frites. Tons of options if one is not in the mood for steak. We had the wagyu cheeseburger and the signature colonel ribeye. They were ok. Not bad but nothing spectacular either. Service was quite good. We paired it up with a nice carmenere wine. Plenty of dessert options as well.

Beautiful restaurant in Brussels with hard working staff and incredible food. We had the bone in rib-eye steak for two and the crème brûlée for dessert. Every bite was savored and it was absolutely delicious. I recommend Colonel for locals and tourists alike.

Marvellous place to taste meat. Réservâtes is absolutely necessary Service is very gentle.

The meat is good - particularly the starter of Wagyu and Kobe was fantastic. Same with the accompanying sake which was of very high quality, not a given outside of Japan. The service is swift but the place is very formulaic - the quality of the main course chateaubriand for two was very good but for this price range you expect it to be excellent. The portion size for 80 EUROS was 3 slices of meat each, the fries were under-cooked and downright bad whereas the accompanying salad came straight from a mixed supermarket style bag with some vague dressing. Fine but eminently forgettable and lacking any culinary input of the restaurant itself. The chocolate fondant was goey (good) but very sugary and though baked off freshly tasted as if it had been prepared well before - likely a day+ if not more. Total for 2 with a good bottle of Nebiolo was 310+ EUROS and this is where its an issue, the quality/price ratio is out of kilter. The other issue we had is that having reserved online, we received multiple mail and text messages enjoining us to be on time. We were 12mn early and were roundly sent away from the open restaurant to wait outside (no table was filled yet) because "them's the rules". So dont be early and I am pretty sure if you are late, beware, as they would most likely kick you from your reservation.

The food was awesome. I had the aged KOD beef and cooked to perfection and very tasty!! Everyone else's steak was also perfect from the hangar steak to the filet and the chateaubriand. The gents at the front desk and serving were all wonderful with service and recommendations!! Definitely a busy spot and would go back here again!!

Wow. Exceptional steak does exist this side of the Atlantic! Sorry Ben and all my other favorites but this is a superb place and the quality and style does remind me of my NY favorites. Certainly the best restaurant I have been to in Brussels. Starters consisted of the Iberian ham and some sausage. Fabulously delicious and the flavor was subtle but had great depth. Loved it We decided on a steak to share and so we selected a nice cut from cattle raised in the middle of France with lower marbling and lower fat. The dry aging process gives the meat a more smokey and gamey taste that I love. It also allows for a rare steak to be at its best so I asked for it to be cooked more towards the rare on the medium rare scale. Perfect! The accompaniments were steamed vegetables and Belgian fries. Of course, mayo was provided and the thick cut fries engulfed the flavor and tartness of the mayo, begging for more consumption. Not good. BUT Great!!! There was no room for anything else. Nice service. Attentive and NY style. The owner came over a few times and said hello and we chatted about the beauty of the US. But there is certainly beauty in Belgium and Colonel plays its part. Thank you. Will be back.

I was told you couldn't get a good steak in Belgium... I would argue otherwise. Check out this set up. Hidden spot, great ambience, excellent food and high-end service. But, definitely make reservations.

Great steakhouse in center of brussels can't go wrong owner is managing restaurant which is a plus cause service is truly the best you can ever get in brussels Quality is superb and food came at right time and right temperature of steak will be back when I am in Belgium

The butcher walked is through the selection of meats and gave recommendations based on our individual preferences. We all shared some amazing Kobe beef as an appetizer and then I had ribeye as my main course. Simply amazing! They only cook the steaks medium... a big plus. The French fries are cooked in beef fat and taste amazing. Pleasant cocktails topped off an amazing meal. Really fantastic steaks.

My wife and I had a really nice lunch here. We both got ribeye steaks and fries, and we split a dessert and a bottle of wine. The steak was good, but not excellent, but the fries were nearly perfect. We had the deconstructed Snickers bar for dessert, and it was fantastic. It was also a very good decision to split it, rather than trying to go for individual desserts. Colonel occupies a slightly weird space in my mind, because I was pleasantly surprised that the meal was as inexpensive as it ended up being, and yet for a €€€€ place, I would have been happier paying a little bit more and having a better steak. I have to wonder if the quality had to do with the fact that we were there for a late lunch rather than at a normal dinner time.

As a steak lover, I knew I had to try out this restaurant today. Immediately when you walk in you see the case of steaks you can personally select from to dine on. The atmosphere is trendy and chic. I called ahead at 7pm to ensure I could secure a reservation and was informed to come in at 9:30pm when I menrioned they close at 10pm I was told it was ok. My entree, the grilled Black Angus ribeye steakn belgian fries cooked in beef fat, mixed salad & bearnaise sauce (entrecote grille Black Angus, frites a la graisse de beouf, mesclun de salade, sauce bearnaise) arrived quickly and the steak was very tender. Despite the restaurant listing closing at 10pm patrons were still eating dessert and conversing when I departed at 11pm.

This place is a very cool meat lovers paradise. If you prefer you can pick out your specific meat to be cooked. I had a great steak that was very flavorful and tender so I was pleased with my meal. The only thing that could be improved is that the service was a bit slow. I came with a group of six and it took a while but the food was worth the wait. It gets packed so you will need a reservation.

Had a great Friday night meat-feast here with the guys: we shared two Cote à l'os Holstein and one Longhorn together with the Rubia Gallega faux-fillet. Mouthwatering, savoury, juicy fat and tender, beautiful! The beeffat fries were outstanding as well, service stellar and atmosphere amazing. The bill wasn't cheap, but definitely worth it.

A steakhouse first and foremost, this is a posh and trendy place in Brussels to have a lunch or dinner. Just off of avenue Louise, easy to walk to. I came for lunch and had the daily offer with includes a starter and main dish for 24 euro. It is almost haute cuisine, with small portions of sublimely delicious food. I enjoyed the meal very much. The season is for scallops, so don't miss out. The place is lovely with an open kitchen and fresh steaks on display. Attracts a professional and mixed crowd at lunch. I found the service to be very good. Not cheap, but not too much above the Brussels average. Check it out. I recommend it.

If you're a meat lover, this address should definitely be on your to-do list in Brussels. The meat is amazing, properly matured and the fact that you can choose your piece of beef in their small butchery is great. If you're not familiar with Normande or Salers meat, don't worry, the owner will give you some good advice. The atmosphere is nice and the place is well decorated, in modern industrial surroundings. Even if a bit noisy. We were there with a bunch of friends, all meat lovers, and would recommend it without any doubt. It's a bit fancy and expensive (+/- 75€ pp, including wine) but it's worth it. The only - slightly - disappointing note: we were hoping to share a last drink with the owner before leaving, which didn't happen. What a pity, that's always at that moment that you can enjoy the (his)story of the restaurant. And I can bet that this one will have a long one...

Ambiance sympa mais bruyant. Nous avons pris une viande maturée parfaitement cuite et de qualité superbe. Frites et salade basique mais l'aligot était délicieux. Les conseils du serveur pour expliquer la carte n'étaient pas a la hauteur et manquaient d'enthousiasme! En revanche la jeune fille derrière le comptoir du boucher nous a bien guidé vers une viande vraiment exceptionnelle! Mais alors pourquoi alors proposer une sauce? La béarnaise était lourdissime ABSOLUMENT inutile! Last but not least, la viande saignante refroidie vite, la coordination n'était pas parfaite et les derniers morceaux étaient froids. En conclusion, a essayer si vous arrivez à réserver une table !

I rarely give this kind of rating but while the food was great the service was shocking. We were a group of four women just wanting to have some cocktails and good meat. After 10min wait to get the menu, 15 more to get our cocktails and to order, and an hour to get the food, one of the meat piece arrives way overcooked (asked for blue and it was medium rare). We point this to the waiter who looks unimpressed, goes back to the (open) kitchen and comes back to discuss our knowledge of what blue is.... It was pretty dismissing and we all wondered whether they would have done this to tree other tables where older men where having dinner. We insisted: it's meant to be a meat place so the minimum is to know how to cook the meat. When he came back to serve the meat the waiter was clearly taking the piss, almost bowing in front of us. We complained but clearly this is not a place we would ever go back to, unless we grow a pair which seems to be what you need to be considered by them

Excellent authentic food! Also very expensive! Clean & sanitary environment, friendly service.

On ne le présente plus le déjà célèbre Colonel à Bruxelles. Eh oui, si jeune et pourtant tout le monde le connaît comme s'il avait toujours été là. Cette situation démontre bien à quel point ce restaurant était non seulement nécessaire/attendu à Bruxelles mais aussi qu'il s'y intègre parfaitement. Situé sur un coin, sa façade avenante et élégante nous permet déjà de voir un aperçu de ce qui nous attend à travers les fenêtres qui rendent l'ensemble malgré tout lumineux. Je dis malgré tout parce qu'avec la hauteur des immeubles bruxellois ce n'est pas toujours évident de faire rentre de la lumière naturelle. Beau bonus pendant les mois plus chauds, la terrasse qui est dans la rue piétonne et vous transporte alors dans un mode plus estival et chill. La partie intérieure, même pleine, vous permet de discuter aisément avec vos convives dans cette atmosphère décontractée et sophistiquée à la fois. Pour ceux qui aiment observer ce qui se passe en cuisine, il est possible d'avoir des places au comptoir et le spectacle des cuissons est alors un festival de pur plaisir pour les amateurs de belle viande. Parlons-en justement de la viande, celle qui est finalement la première raison pour laquelle les amateurs de celle-ci viennent au Colonel et utilisent désormais le Colonel comme mètre étalon pour en mesurer la qualité. Vous pourrez selon vos désirs du jour choisir à la carte parmi un large choix de viandes de boeuf, entre autres, mais pas que puisqu'il y a aussi du porc et du poisson par exemple ou alors choisir de vous diriger vers "la boucherie". Cet étal situé bien en évidence à l'entrée du restaurant est, à mes yeux, la partie la plus exclusive. Vous aurez en effet le choix entre du Kobe, du Wagyu de première qualité, des entrecôtes et du filet de boeuf maturé de plusieurs régions différentes dont la sélection change en partie tout au long de l'année. Rubia de Galice, Holstein, Simmental, Txogitxu, Long Horn, Aberdeen,... le choix est vaste et les patrons qui s'occupent la plupart du temps de la boucherie sont toujours là pour vous guider dans votre choix et sélectionner la pièce qui vous conviendra. La dégustation qui s'en suit est alors un pur bonheur et finira de vous convaincre que vous n'aurez pas d'autre choix que de revenir. La viande sélectionnée à la boucherie est accompagnées de délicieuses frites et d'une sélection de légumes "oubliés". Tout cela ne serait rien sans un service de qualité et rassurez-vous, il assure. Le service suit la cadence et vous conseillera avec le sourire et une bonne dynamique tant sur la carte que sur les boissons. Les desserts ne sont pas en reste et la sélection permettra à chacun de trouver son bonheur afin de terminer sur une belle note sucrée. Côté pratique il y a un parking souterrain juste à côté du restaurant auquel une porte du restaurant est directement connectée. Compte-tenu de tous ces différents paramètres et la qualité de la viande en premier, les prix sont tout à fait logiques. Bonne dégustation aux futurs visiteurs et félicitations à toute l'équipe.

Great place.. a little expensive but you get what you pay for..good service, clean and upscale environment and excellent food

Just... sigh :) And they have a lunch menu and a terrace in the sun. Decor lovely. If you like meat: go!

We looked forward to eating at Colonel as we saw a very good review of this restaurant in a flemish magazine and ofcourse because we are meat-lovers. Immediately we were impressed by the decor. Its a very well thought of and beautifully designed restaurant. There was also a lot of ambiance although it was very loud inside. Staff were very friendly although we didn't get any guidance with the menu and we had to ask a lot of questions before we got answers we were looking for. As a starter we took the meat platter with simmental, rubia gallega and chianina. The meat was of very good quality although the portion was very small. It's a dish so they say 'to share' but in in my opinion only for 1 person as a starter. For mains we chose the black angus entrecote. We asked to have it cooked medium rare and sadly it was cooked to far for both of us. As a side we got a salad that was drenched wet in vinaigrette (was the vinaigrette already put on the salad a long time before?) and fries that were so salty we couldn't finish them. The Bearnaise sause that is given with this dish is good but not homemade what I think should be a must for the price you pay. The least to say were very much disappointed in our main dishes especially for the price we paid at the end of the evening. In our opinion there are better meat restaurants in Brussels that are maybe not as trendy but serve the same quality meat for a lot less money.

Came here twice in a row as it was that good. Benoit and Anais were amazing and the meat is just splendid. Highly recommended if you're in Brussels !

Adresse absolument fantastique! Le cadre est moderne et agréable, la viande d'une qualité dans concessions, et le service réconfortant. J'y retournerai lors de chaque passage à Bruxelles, un nouveau classic.

Greatest place on the planet!!! I love the food here so much that I have been dreaming of moving here ever since we visited 2 years ago. The filets, the burgers, the ribeyes are all out of this world. Everything is so fresh, cooked w such care, its just amazing. I cant recommend enough!