I’ve been away for a while, and for a good reason! You suggested tons of great restaurants, and I’ve been busy checking many of them. I already visited Alchemist, Frantzén, Noma and DiverXO, so stay tuned, videos are on the way! Make sure to hit subscribe, so you don't miss any of them!
Its good to see that this channel blurrs the other patrons faces. Something a lot of other channels dedicated to evaluating premium services don´t do. Kudos !
Boury is in my opinion the best of the Belgian 3 stars, yet it might be the most underappreciated, due to it's location and new status as top notch restaurant. Great to see you visit it!
Not going to lie the portions of this 3 Michelin star restaurant are pretty big. The dishes look so tasty. I have to try this if I ever swing by Europe in the future.
It depends on the restaurant, but I did an internship at Boury and Tim always made sure there was enough food on eah dish/course. You shouldn't leave the restaurant hungry ;-)
Alexander, I have to say, of all the videos I have watched from you at some truly amazing restaurants, I absolutely LOVE this one! Everything was so nice! Beautiful too. So much incredible “eye candy”. The garden outside was so nice. Loved the pure design of that one area where they prepared things. It had an angular metal overhang. So cool. Then the service looked absolutely impeccable! They were friendly too. Not snobby. The food looks SO perfect! I mean every dish they served you was to absolute perfection! Works of individual art! Really! So detailed. So amazingly beautiful. It’s sad in a way to have to destroy those works of art with your fork/spoon! I will absolutely make a note of this restaurant! Thank you! Your videos are amazing! So well done! Best!
Thank you Alexander for this amazing ***star Boury restaurant experience sharing with us. Inge and Tim and the whole Boury team are all amazing. They renewed their 3 Michelin stars this very day, thanks to happy and satisfied guests all over the world , enjoying their art and passion.
Alexander, i am so glad you made it to Belgium to try this awesome restaurant. I have done the interior decoration for restaurant Oud Sluis and Pure C from Sergio Herman, years ago. I can see that Inge did a wonderfull job with the garden, it looks stunning! I really have to go and see this myself now. Thx for this awesome video.
This place just looks incredible. Food, service, wines & atmosphere. Out of all the places you've reviewed this one stands out to me. Must go next time I'm in Benelux.
This is one of my favorite reviews. I love their creativity and presentation of their beautiful dishes and not too much overuse of caviar (as in many other places you've visited).
How fun to see Bonny Doon Vineyard as a wine choice. I've lived down the road from that winery for 30 years and they've always made really interesting and exciting wines. If I had one last glass of wine before I died it would be another Santa Cruz wine, Storrs Chardonnay.
u have posted some wonderful videos of fabulous meals, but i like this one the best. every dish was beautifully presented. this is the restaurant i most want to visit. thanks for all your videos.
Yet another great video!!! Thank you. It is a pleasure to watch and listen to how you savour your visits to these amazing restaurants and more over give unique insights on the food , wine and people who make all of this possible. So hats of to you and all the culinary experts around the world that bring us dreams on a plate for us to appreciate.
Wow. What an absolutely stellar experience from A to Z. Hard to tell which contributed more to the experience - the food or the amazing service. And what perfect weather to begin and end the meal in that gorgeous garden. Thanks - as always - for sharing this with us. Absolutely my top channel for genuine reviews and perspectives of fine dining experiences!
Wonderful video with great photography, and of course the usual fantastic commentary and explanation. Thanks for taking us along. I don't know why this channel doesn't have a million subscribers already!!
Thank you Alexander for putting Belgium on the map, and yes, Boury is probably the best choice you could make in our current offer of lovely fine dining places. Great you appreciated Tim and Inge, they are considered national gastronomic heroes! Great production value, you make us linger and Dream away.. #BelgiumProud
I thought it looked fabbed, and if I'm paying 100 per star (which to me is the right sort of region at 295), I want these great ingredients, presented well and cleverly, and I think you got exactly that. I really enjoy your channel, keep up the great work.
If it's Belgium, I think of Moules-frites! And although your meal didn't have much in the way of potato, the seafood choices more than made up for it. Everything was, of course, beautiful to look at. The setting is sublime. Most of all, you seem to enjoy the well-choreographed meal. And the wines to go alongside. 😊
I'm from Belgium and I'm surprised you didn't go to Hof Van Cleve. Peter Goossens is often called the grandfather of the Belgian gastronomy. The menu never seemed mind-blowing so I'm excited what you'd think of it.
ive been there and in my experience it was the biggest scam ever. food was meh for 3 stars. 1 star meaby 2 and overpriced af. some dishes were not even good. gotta say that the pastry and bread is the best i ever had. nothing comes close. but the rest was underwelming
@@ლუკა-ჩ4ე food was good but not top compared to other Michelin star restaurants (there are several 1 and 2 stars that are at least for me better). It felt like they were operating like robots, not much interaction with the guests. (again compared to other restaurants).
@@dirkbulinckx9974 ah that's interesting to hear. As someone who never has (and likely never will) dined at restaurants like this, the fairy-tale service, food, and environment, set my expectation to that of royal hospitality for every customer. So essentially most people don't get a course delivered by the head chef, or visits to the kitchen? Strange that even at this level of luxury there is a distinction between the haves and have-nots.
@@ლუკა-ჩ4ე in a lot of the Michelin restaurants the chef will do "something", it could be delivering a course or explaining the menu or asking at the end how it was. After around 30 Michelin restaurants (mix of 1/2/3-stars) I had once the maitre that showed the kitchen and explained some parts of it (that was in the 1-star Lido84). In Hisa-Franko (2-star when I went - 3 stars a few days later) we had a chat with Ana (the "official" chef) when we arrived at the hotel part of Hisa Franko, and with the actual chef when we left the hotel. Often in the 3 stars the "official" chef is not even in the restaurant/kitchen. For example if you take all the "Robuchon" restaurants (ranging from 1 to 3 stars) the named-chef (Robuchon) is even dead, and the name of the actual chef is less known. My experience is that in a 1-star restaurant you can get top food and a top experience IF the owners are still part of the actual staff. When selecting the restaurant(s) were I go, I do try to find these.
I've watched all your videos and I gotta say that seems like a great experience for the price compared to some of the other top restaurants you've been to.
I enjoyed watching this video. I don't know, but the white cutlery and plates became a little overpowering but at the same time it was calming. The perfection of the table, cutlery and plates is mind blowing to me
I have the Pleasure of knowing Tim and especially Inge due my years in The kitchen , amazing how this Couple went from nothing to the top in Belgium Culinarily world , and in my eyes for sure deserve a ranking in the Top 50 of the world , perfect Craftsmanship and dedication from every staff member
Have to go back and rewatch this one immediately! Thanks for a brilliant presentation as always, but there is something about the dish presentation that is very fine here. I want another look :)
And they take more "risks" in what they serve, compared to Boury. Boury is (like other 3 stars I went too) fixed on their menu and something looks like a factory in the kitchen. Hisa Franko is much better...... (went to them 5 days before they got the 3rd star)
Yesss. I was searching for a belgian kriek lambic where they still not add sugar. Only fruits. And the Fonteinen is available in my country... just ordered some. Thx for showing 😅
All i can say is WOW! It's like your Grandest Restaurant Experience! I would prefer evening, to lunch. The bill was outrageous..but it was for 2, with wine. What a Fantastic and Fabulous experience just to see the video. Thank you!
Great video always love watching. One cool recommendation for a future review is that you could try the RayBan Meta glasses and get some great pov footage in tight situations. Love as always
Same for the dessert wine; I would have expected at least the Château Rieussec, not their 2nd wine. You can get a bottle of 2016 Carmes de Rieussec for 30-40€.
So I looked up all of the rest that were shown: The Crystallum Chardonnay can found for 18€. The Bonny Doon rosé is ~25€ for the current vintage. The Mas d'en Gil is 20€. The Orvieto is 22€. The main course CdR, which is also village level, can be found for 17€. (Funnily enough the beer is also around 30€). Not to dunk on any of these, they are probably great wines, punching above their weight. I would be happy with any of these at home. And they were probably good matches for the dishes. But at a price point of a 130 for the pairing, I would expect one or two 1er or GC level wines in the mix.
I love your channel! You are scrupulously honest about your experience and I trust your evaluation. There is no decent food, let alone fine dining, in the Mexican fishing village where I live, so I carry on cooking at home -- and dine out vicariously through you. When I next go to Hungary, where I was born, I will certainly try to visit Restaurant 42 in Esztergom.
I’ve been away for a while, and for a good reason! You suggested tons of great restaurants, and I’ve been busy checking many of them. I already visited Alchemist, Frantzén, Noma and DiverXO, so stay tuned, videos are on the way! Make sure to hit subscribe, so you don't miss any of them!
Im excited!
Looking forward to your review of the alchemist, looks very interesting:)
@@thomasandersen802 Alchemist is more like an art gallery rather than a restaurant. Very interesting indeed.
Then i hope to see some of that too, only seen shorter reviews picturing the infamous tongue-dish and so on;)
@alexandertheguest Please go to Schanz, in Rheinland-Pfalz! The Chef of the place is Thomas Schanz ! Please consider this option, thank you!
Its good to see that this channel blurrs the other patrons faces. Something a lot of other channels dedicated to evaluating premium services don´t do. Kudos !
Boury is in my opinion the best of the Belgian 3 stars, yet it might be the most underappreciated, due to it's location and new status as top notch restaurant. Great to see you visit it!
There are others (with less stars) in Belgium that are better. Try L'Air Du Temps (*only* 2 stars)
I agree, l’air du temps is amazing !!!
well they are for sure not underappreciating themselves with those prices
wrrr
295€ for a 3 star michelin... it's a gift @@schunka1051
Thanks for the English subtitles!
I don't have enough years or room on my Bucket List. Thank you Alexander, simply delightful.
another place more than deserving of its 3 stars. thanks for taking us there alex!!!
Not going to lie the portions of this 3 Michelin star restaurant are pretty big. The dishes look so tasty. I have to try this if I ever swing by Europe in the future.
It depends on the restaurant, but I did an internship at Boury and Tim always made sure there was enough food on eah dish/course. You shouldn't leave the restaurant hungry ;-)
I'm not paying if I'm not full
Glad you enjoyed your time in Belgium! I hope you keep making these amazing videos forever, thank you Alexander!
So happy to see a South African wine to make it on some restaurants list.
Again, fantastic video! Loving all of this.
Ngl this is the most food I've seen a michelin star restaurant offer and for quite a decent price as well in terms of other restaurants.
Alexander, I have to say, of all the videos I have watched from you at some truly amazing restaurants, I absolutely LOVE this one! Everything was so nice! Beautiful too. So much incredible “eye candy”. The garden outside was so nice. Loved the pure design of that one area where they prepared things. It had an angular metal overhang. So cool. Then the service looked absolutely impeccable! They were friendly too. Not snobby. The food looks SO perfect! I mean every dish they served you was to absolute perfection! Works of individual art! Really! So detailed. So amazingly beautiful. It’s sad in a way to have to destroy those works of art with your fork/spoon! I will absolutely make a note of this restaurant! Thank you! Your videos are amazing! So well done! Best!
As a "normal" guest the service is different......
Thank you Alexander for this amazing ***star Boury restaurant experience sharing with us. Inge and Tim and the whole Boury team are all amazing. They renewed their 3 Michelin stars this very day, thanks to happy and satisfied guests all over the world , enjoying their art and passion.
Fantastic review and video!
I enjoyed watching this one more than usual.
Alexander, i am so glad you made it to Belgium to try this awesome restaurant. I have done the interior decoration for restaurant Oud Sluis and Pure C from Sergio Herman, years ago. I can see that Inge did a wonderfull job with the garden, it looks stunning! I really have to go and see this myself now. Thx for this awesome video.
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This place just looks incredible. Food, service, wines & atmosphere. Out of all the places you've reviewed this one stands out to me. Must go next time I'm in Benelux.
Try 't Zilte in Antwerp. We had not that fine experience @ Boury. They know who Alexander is and did some effort.
This is one of my favorite reviews. I love their creativity and presentation of their beautiful dishes and not too much overuse of caviar (as in many other places you've visited).
This restaurant is incredible 😮 the food presentation left me speechless 😶 one of the best I’ve seen so far on your channel
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for a 3 star.. thats a very impressive meal at a great price. pretty hard to believe at first when you mentioned the price.
Always looking forward to another video from you. Top notch.
How fun to see Bonny Doon Vineyard as a wine choice. I've lived down the road from that winery for 30 years and they've always made really interesting and exciting wines. If I had one last glass of wine before I died it would be another Santa Cruz wine, Storrs Chardonnay.
Proud to be a belgian💯💯💯❤️❤️thanks Alexander🎉🎉
u have posted some wonderful videos of fabulous meals, but i like this one the best. every dish was beautifully presented. this is the restaurant i most want to visit. thanks for all your videos.
Keep rolling with these quality vids man, everything from the narration to quality of production to style, always a pleasure to watch!
Very glad to see you're back! love these videos
love the complexity of your videos/reviews,,,amazing....quality...thank you
Yet another great video!!! Thank you. It is a pleasure to watch and listen to how you savour your visits to these amazing restaurants and more over give unique insights on the food , wine and people who make all of this possible. So hats of to you and all the culinary experts around the world that bring us dreams on a plate for us to appreciate.
Big time fan from Belgium, happy you visited us. So now other people know we don't only sell waffles. :)
Wow. What an absolutely stellar experience from A to Z. Hard to tell which contributed more to the experience - the food or the amazing service. And what perfect weather to begin and end the meal in that gorgeous garden. Thanks - as always - for sharing this with us. Absolutely my top channel for genuine reviews and perspectives of fine dining experiences!
Wow, love your story and description again, as always ! Good to finally see you back here ;-) !!
Aah! Finally a video showcasing a restaurant of my own country! Love your good work and professionalism, as always!
Wow this one…this one might be one of my favorite. Just the presentation alone. The food looks like artwork.
Hi from Jakarta, Indonesia 😊 I'm so excited that there's Gado-gado on your appetizers...various vegetables with peanut sauce ❤
Wonderful video with great photography, and of course the usual fantastic commentary and explanation. Thanks for taking us along. I don't know why this channel doesn't have a million subscribers already!!
I've been waiting! another great video. Keep it up!
Your work is pure passion, thanks so much!
Extremely excited - we are visiting Boury this Friday 🎉
By far my favorite channel now. I turned on the TV and saw the new episode. Literally got excited 😂. Sad I watched episode already. Great work
As always, an excellent review of the food that shines on the plates!! Greetz from Belgium!
I’m so poor I couldn’t ever afford this but it looks delicious.😢I wish I could buy this meal for my parents.
Thank you Alexander for putting Belgium on the map, and yes, Boury is probably the best choice you could make in our current offer of lovely fine dining places. Great you appreciated Tim and Inge, they are considered national gastronomic heroes! Great production value, you make us linger and Dream away.. #BelgiumProud
The quality of this restaurant experience shines through amazingly well.
Alex, this restaurant is worth a visit. Thank you for the excellent presentation.
Thank you for another great video ! 👏 Looking forward to seeing the PER SE visit ! 🙃 We need back on the weekly basis!
Great as always!!!! Carry on Alexander!!!
I thought it looked fabbed, and if I'm paying 100 per star (which to me is the right sort of region at 295), I want these great ingredients, presented well and cleverly, and I think you got exactly that. I really enjoy your channel, keep up the great work.
Great stuff , loved the video , love every video so please don't stop. 🙏
Love the vibes of the place and that JMM sunglasses is so beautiful!
If it's Belgium, I think of Moules-frites! And although your meal didn't have much in the way of potato, the seafood choices more than made up for it. Everything was, of course, beautiful to look at. The setting is sublime. Most of all, you seem to enjoy the well-choreographed meal. And the wines to go alongside. 😊
Excellent as always 💯
finally Belgium. Small country, so many fantastic dining locations
I'm from Belgium and I'm surprised you didn't go to Hof Van Cleve. Peter Goossens is often called the grandfather of the Belgian gastronomy. The menu never seemed mind-blowing so I'm excited what you'd think of it.
He went there too. I assume that video is coming soon.
ive been there and in my experience it was the biggest scam ever. food was meh for 3 stars. 1 star meaby 2 and overpriced af. some dishes were not even good. gotta say that the pastry and bread is the best i ever had. nothing comes close. but the rest was underwelming
ISIS and Equadorian drug lords are running things there
@@martindelis3986 We had the same experience there. And totally NOT down to earth but arrogant!!! Never again BOURY. We prefer HVC.
@@christophcampagna3592 I assume he's talking about HVC.
Im gratefull for every new video, i love your content, pls Don t stop beeing this entertaining and inspiring
Love Form germany
Wow. What a restaurant and another brilliant post. Thank you ATG. 👌🏽
Superb! Thank you!
One thing I'd be interested to know is how much of your experience is a typical experience, vs them rolling out the red carpet for a VIP
Indeed Alexander gets a different experience vs joe average....(Went to Boury and they acted 100% differently)
@@dirkbulinckx9974 what was it like for you, if you wouldn't mind sharing?
@@ლუკა-ჩ4ე food was good but not top compared to other Michelin star restaurants (there are several 1 and 2 stars that are at least for me better). It felt like they were operating like robots, not much interaction with the guests. (again compared to other restaurants).
@@dirkbulinckx9974 ah that's interesting to hear. As someone who never has (and likely never will) dined at restaurants like this, the fairy-tale service, food, and environment, set my expectation to that of royal hospitality for every customer. So essentially most people don't get a course delivered by the head chef, or visits to the kitchen? Strange that even at this level of luxury there is a distinction between the haves and have-nots.
@@ლუკა-ჩ4ე in a lot of the Michelin restaurants the chef will do "something", it could be delivering a course or explaining the menu or asking at the end how it was. After around 30 Michelin restaurants (mix of 1/2/3-stars) I had once the maitre that showed the kitchen and explained some parts of it (that was in the 1-star Lido84). In Hisa-Franko (2-star when I went - 3 stars a few days later) we had a chat with Ana (the "official" chef) when we arrived at the hotel part of Hisa Franko, and with the actual chef when we left the hotel. Often in the 3 stars the "official" chef is not even in the restaurant/kitchen. For example if you take all the "Robuchon" restaurants (ranging from 1 to 3 stars) the named-chef (Robuchon) is even dead, and the name of the actual chef is less known.
My experience is that in a 1-star restaurant you can get top food and a top experience IF the owners are still part of the actual staff. When selecting the restaurant(s) were I go, I do try to find these.
I've watched all your videos and I gotta say that seems like a great experience for the price compared to some of the other top restaurants you've been to.
Great episode. Could almost taste it.
I enjoyed watching this video. I don't know, but the white cutlery and plates became a little overpowering but at the same time it was calming. The perfection of the table, cutlery and plates is mind blowing to me
It just keeps coming, all these delicacies! What a lunch!
I was so excited to see they served you a Lambic!
For a menu like this the portions were quite large. It all looked wonderful. The pigeon and duck liver looked especially good.
Amazing place, thanks for the share
Thank you for coming to our little country! Hope you enjoyed it
what an amazing menu, would love to try it one day. thx alexander for the great video
I have the Pleasure of knowing Tim and especially Inge due my years in The kitchen , amazing how this Couple went from nothing to the top in Belgium Culinarily world , and in my eyes for sure deserve a ranking in the Top 50 of the world , perfect Craftsmanship and dedication from every staff member
Those three words. "I like it." Perfection 🥰
Have to go back and rewatch this one immediately! Thanks for a brilliant presentation as always, but there is something about the dish presentation that is very fine here. I want another look :)
I always wait for you to drop videos! You are the best! Love from India
With all of the wine, I'd be worried that I couldn't handle it all.😁
Amazing restaurant, probably one of the few 3* Michelin restaurants that you won't leave feeling hungry due to the sheer number of dishes!
Fantastic and worth the wait!
It's on my bucket list. Thanks for this review! That Puligny Montrachet 1er cru though. 238 euro's? omg.
I reccommend visiting Hiša Franko in Slovenia in Kobarid. It just got 3 Michelin stars about a month ago
And they take more "risks" in what they serve, compared to Boury. Boury is (like other 3 stars I went too) fixed on their menu and something looks like a factory in the kitchen.
Hisa Franko is much better...... (went to them 5 days before they got the 3rd star)
Fantastic clip! Looks like a truly great place to dine. Next time I am over in Belgium, I will be sure to give it a try 👍
I get that these places are expensive, but 15 euro espresso is criminal 💀💀💀
12 for water
It's for those who can afford
The 15€ includes also the Coffee garnishes. (Small extra dishes to eat with the coffee)
Its cool to see younger star restaurants the chefs are more involved
Yesss. I was searching for a belgian kriek lambic where they still not add sugar. Only fruits. And the Fonteinen is available in my country... just ordered some. Thx for showing 😅
Thank you for another video!
Liked that the menu said Alexander the Guest
I Love your Video so much !!
The place is top, service, the staff and the owners. Wow, just amazing. Hope to eat threre soon.
No idea how you managed to eat all that - I feel full just watching... Impressive!
All i can say is WOW! It's like your Grandest Restaurant Experience! I would prefer evening, to lunch. The bill was outrageous..but it was for 2, with wine. What a Fantastic and Fabulous experience just to see the video. Thank you!
This place seems like a home run, the outdoor garden and clean vibe.
Mesmerizing as always
Great video always love watching. One cool recommendation for a future review is that you could try the RayBan Meta glasses and get some great pov footage in tight situations. Love as always
The Franz Keller Oberrotweil Spätburgunder is a village level wine that you can find for
Same for the dessert wine; I would have expected at least the Château Rieussec, not their 2nd wine. You can get a bottle of 2016 Carmes de Rieussec for 30-40€.
So I looked up all of the rest that were shown: The Crystallum Chardonnay can found for 18€. The Bonny Doon rosé is ~25€ for the current vintage. The Mas d'en Gil is 20€. The Orvieto is 22€. The main course CdR, which is also village level, can be found for 17€. (Funnily enough the beer is also around 30€). Not to dunk on any of these, they are probably great wines, punching above their weight. I would be happy with any of these at home. And they were probably good matches for the dishes. But at a price point of a 130 for the pairing, I would expect one or two 1er or GC level wines in the mix.
I love your channel!!!! Keep up the good work ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
wow this seems like a lot of food! what a good price for all that plus service
I love your channel! You are scrupulously honest about your experience and I trust your evaluation. There is no decent food, let alone fine dining, in the Mexican fishing village where I live, so I carry on cooking at home -- and dine out vicariously through you. When I next go to Hungary, where I was born, I will certainly try to visit Restaurant 42 in Esztergom.
Love ❤ vlog. Beautiful atmosphere. 🙂 Thank you. VG
Your video making is getting better and better each time, I must commend you for that! Keep these great experiences coming :)
That is actually a really good price for a great meal. Seems like the perfect package.
We had a fabulous experience at Boury. Delicious food, wonderful service in a beautiful setting. I'm going back again in February.
I love this channel so much, thank you for everything you do - don't you get drunk by the end, drinking all that wine? :D
Nice to see 3 Fonteinen served at this restaurant, I see on their website they also have quite a few more beer parings, interesting!
Great Choice :) Boury. I get so much nice memory.
Love how they put your name on the menu!
Wow... Gado-gado, seems Familiar for Lunch ❤
Beautifully prepared food. A work of art. I’m not a big fan of most of it but I’d try everything for sure!