Marilyn T.
Yelp
Senzanome is located in the nicer part of Brussels near the park, museums, and luxury shopping areas. The space inside is very clean and modern, and the decor is basically what I would like my home to look like. The kitchen is upstairs, which seems very tiring for the staff constantly going up and down, but the main level is just for dining.
They are distinctively Italian. We were tempted by the photos of their pasta but ultimately went for the €50 3 course lunch with an add on dish from the a la carte menu. It's a good value and also makes for a less time consuming lunch. The other diners mostly seemed to get the pre fixe, as well, and most looked like they were here on business lunches.
The wine list is impressively all Italian, and some of the markups are really quite reasonable, but they had a €24 pairing for lunch, so we went with that. They bring your wine over on cute airplane style beverage carts custom made for senzanome.
Amuses:
- Focaccia with Parmesan and lardo: warm focaccia with melted cheese and super rich pork flavor with the lardo
- Toast with ricotta mousse and tomato confit; intense tomato flavor
- Beet tartare with a beet purée
- Grissini
- Bread with olive oil
Course 1:
Risotto with arugula pesto, asparagus, and goat cheese cream. This was a very substantial portion. The risotto texture was great, and it was a perfect spring dish.
Add on:
63 degree egg with white asparagus, grey shrimp, bacon, Parmigiano espuma. I love asparagus season in Europe. The grey shrimp were intense, and the bacon was very flavorful as contrast to the milder asparagus and egg.
Course 2:
Cod with fennel salad, bok choy, clams, fresh peas, and a pea purée. The fish portion was very generous, and this was quite filing.
Dessert:
Almond tart and crumble with raspberries, white chocolate orange cremeux, blood orange sorbet from Sicily. Beautifully composed, nice and light to finish our meal.
The servers kept our water glasses refilled and were very gracious. They were also great about dietary preferences/restrictions. I'm not sure why the online reviews aren't better for senzanome, but then again, I don't really trust the starring system most people use anyway.