White tablecloths, soft lighting, and candles on every table make for a truly romantic dinner any time of the year. Ter Boeverie is the restaurant at The Sofitel Hotel Brugge, one of my favorite places to stay. This hotel is a renovated 17th-century monastery that reflects the typical charm of this medieval city.
This classic restaurant is where the breakfast buffet is served every morning, but the real joy is dinner. They serve classic Flemish dishes and international cuisine. Their prix-fix menu is a great deal because it includes wine and they leave the bottle on the table so you can help yourself (and stumble back to your hotel room more easily).
Our dinner this particular May evening was an amazing meal of lamb and fish. We started off with the salad of asparagus, Flemish-style, with Zeebrugge shrimp. It had green-and-white asparagus with crème; fresh, tiny shrimps; and marinated tomatoes. To DIE for.
The main courses included rosemary-roasted lamb chops with potatoes, which was wonderful to say the least. The lamb was tender, juicy, and cooked to perfection at medium-rare. I had the tilapia in a tomato sauce with potatoes. The fish was fried but not greasy or heavy, just light and tasty. Dessert came in the form of a dessert bar. Chocolate tortes, cakes, ice cream: it was all here.
Ter Boeverie is a great, small place to have a quiet dinner.