Terminus

What a vibe! If you like meat and fine wine without the fancy pantsy stuff then you will love this place. The wine menu is amazing and never ending. The owner/sommelier is so knowledgeable and shares his Passion for wine in the best way possible. The meat was on point and the starters were also very nice. Highly recommend

One of the best places in Belgium / France for some proper quality food. The menu is large in choices and tastes. The wine list is a journey on it self. We had lunch and tasted so many different things it was great. Pricing was reasonable.

Delicious food and friendly staff. A couple of English speaking staff able to help us decipher the extensive menu including lots of fresh seafood. Service a bit slow. Bouillabaisse was lovely!

Good for fresh sea food , nice hospitality and location and view is remarkable the border between France & Belgium

Wine lover paradise!!!! The best wine store in the North of France only 30min from Lille. The selection will fulfil all your dreams with wines from around the words and the best domains. The restaurant has an even more fantastic wine list at very affordable prices.

This place has a nice vibe with it’s slightly surreal no man’s land location right next to an abandoned border control. We went on a very warm Saturday evening and found a nice table in the garden. We had the elegantly served butcher’s plate as a starter, followed by ceviche of sea bass for one of us (it was spicy and had a fishbone in it) and an entree of warm summer vegetable, served in a hot casserole for the other. to our surprise the main course was pretty much a copy of that entree, only this time with a dry, overcooked cod on top of the same mixed vegetables - a bit strange. The staff were really nice, the beer list inspired and the location pretty cool, so we will give the Terminus the benefit of the doubt (after all it is ranked as a bib gourmand by Michelin) and blame the less than perfect experience on the fact that the restaurant was packed to capacity- the staff seemed a bit overstretched and probably the chef was too. Seems like this restaurant is biting off more than it can chew…a smaller menu and less tables could be a good idea.

Definitely not worth its mention in Michelin Bib gourmand! We were very rudely welcomed on our arrival (despite reservation) by the owner! It was just a sign that hospitality is not a concept on his mind!!! But we thought this would be compensated in the dish… Déception again: it’s just mediocre and highly priced for the quality if you go à la carte. It’s well executed but with lots of economy. Example: Carbonade should use Ginger Bread for its special taste. Here they use raisins and lots of flour instead (cheaper).

Food was declicious and good quantities, BUT service wasn’t good, the wineglasses are heavily overpriced and we paid same for a glass of chardonnay as you would have for a bourgogne and there were 2 mistakes on the bill: one glass of wine too many (10€ per glass!?) and they charged more for the Onglet than was stated on the menu (27 instead of 24).

On arrival we were invited to sit where we wanted as the large space was practically empty. It filled up a little later on but was still less than half full. We sat at a table for 2 next to a table for 3 and were then told very rudely by a young man that we had to move because it was a big table for 5 - in fact it was two separate tables. So things did not start well, and the tables for 2 are too small - they try to fit too many in. The food was very average - my fish cassolette had plenty of fish but very little taste and a very thin sauce. It was also far too hot. My wife's salmon was a large chunk but again had very little flavour. Two drinks, two main courses, a bottle of very average Chablis, 90 euros. Poor value for money. We only went because the excellent hotel next door (Callecanes) was not serving food that Sunday evening. We won't be going back - to Le Terminus, that is.