Nice atmosphere restaurant with authentic Belgian style food.

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Paal 26 is a restaurant in Lummen. It is quite famous among locals. You can tell from the fact that the restaurant is full from early in the day (we went around 6pm, which is quite early for dinner). Most importantly, it is conveniently located on the roadside with buses passing through. Even if you are not staying in the city, you can easily stop by if you take the bus that passes this stop.

🏠 Location / Atmosphere

The restaurant is located on Paalsesteenweg Road, on the corner of Highway E313. In front of the restaurant is the Paal Veldstraat bus stop. It is a short walk away. If you rent a car, you can park in the restaurant's parking lot. It is spacious and convenient.

As for the atmosphere, I must say that I really like it. The restaurant is a large building that can accommodate up to 250 people. There is outdoor seating at the back, and the surrounding area is decorated as a shady garden. Inside the building, there are 2 floors of seating. It is a high-ceilinged room decorated in a rustic style with exposed brick walls and wooden furniture, and is complemented by chic lamps. And a fancy bar converted from an old apothecary's cabinet. It gives off a very warm and cozy atmosphere.

🍽 Menu I tried

➡️ Complimentary Bread

It's a bread with grains. The outer skin is quite hard and very thick, but the inside is soft and chewy. It's fun to chew. I like it.

➡️ Amuse Bouche

It's pickled herring cut into tiny pieces, seasoned with a light, sour, sweet cream sauce and sliced shallots. The taste is refreshing and fun to eat.

➡️ Duo van kaas - en garnaalkroket

This dish is a shrimp croquette and a cheese croquette, served together, one piece each. The shrimp croquette filling is a thick, liquid cream with a distinct shrimp scent. It's fried until the outer skin is crispy and looks delicious. Sprinkle a pile of tiny shrimps on top. Eat it with the cream sauce served with it. It goes well together. Delicious. As for the cheese croquette, I think it's a bit too rich. It's a good thing that there's a salad on the plate. When eaten together, it's a perfect match.

➡️ Huisbereid stoofvlees leffe – salade

This is a homemade rabbit stew recipe from Belgium that requires simmering with beer. The rabbit meat is quite tender, simmered with the rich stew water. The taste is a bit too sweet, but overall, it's really good. This dish comes with French fries and salad.

➡️ Sangria – Served in a cup with ice mixed with beautifully cut fruit pieces. The Sangria is served in a separate small pitcher. When you want to drink it, pour it into a glass with fruit. It's refreshing.