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Les Mémoires de Grétry

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👍 A sales in front of the restaurant will show you an 18€ three-course menu, but you have to ask the waiter to show you that menu again after entering the restaurant. The quality is okay, the croquettes are pretty good, but the mussels are not the freshest and the stew is normal. But you have to ask t... People often mention good, waiter, card, asked, restaurant, time, service, great, mussels, cash,


Address

Rue Grétry 57B, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium

Website

lesmemoiresdegretry.be

Contact

+32 472 41 18 51

Rating on Google Maps

3.50 (484 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Saturday: 11 AM to 12 AM
  • Sunday: 11 AM to 12 AM
  • Monday: 11 AM to 12 AM
  • Tuesday: 11 AM to 12 AM
  • Wednesday: 11 AM to 12 AM
  • Thursday: 11 AM to 12 AM
  • Friday: 11 AM to 12 AM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (13) waiter (11) card (10) asked (10) restaurant (9) time (9) service (9) great (8) mussels (7) cash (7)
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  • 4/5 Kegloanw 1 year ago on Google • 7 reviews
    A sales in front of the restaurant will show you an 18€ three-course menu, but you have to ask the waiter to show you that menu again after entering the restaurant. The quality is okay, the croquettes are pretty good, but the mussels are not the freshest and the stew is normal. But you have to ask the waiters for everything and sometimes they may fool the customers with their black humour🤨
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Hana T. 1 year ago on Google
    Rarely give a 1 star but unfortunately I had to for this time. Ordered fries but never showed up on the table, and the food took very long time to arrive on a slow night. Food that did arrive to the table taste mediocre. Sadly one of my bad experiences of dining in general.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 אלי �. 1 year ago on Google
    This place is a tourist trap. The guy outside promised us free drinks and gave us the cheapest wine. The pizza was not good and the waiter was absent most of the time. When we got the bill we tried to pay with a card and they said "cash only", only after we told them we don't have enough cash they accepted our card. The waiter did accept card from the table next to us. Not good.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 ligia m. 1 year ago on Google
    I had the worst experience ever I had the worst experience ever, I am very dissatisfied with the restaurant LES MEMOIRES DE GRETRY in Brussels and Social deals for representing them. I was disrespected, everybody was being nice when I arrived but after I said that I did a reservation with Social deals they start screaming in front of all the persons and saying that they don't want me there, social deals is a ......t because they only receive 5 eur and much more. Looked like me and my partner were 2 animals sent outside. I spent too much time and money in this weekend to have it ruined like this, my mood was gone for good. Just because I"ve used Social deals looked that I was a criminal. Conclusion, they put me outside without dinner and money. How can you trust in social deals after this? And if I had no more money to go dinner somewhere else? After all my dinner was paid?! I'm very humiliated disapointed and sad. This should never happen, next time do better your work when represent your partners and don't let this happen to nobody else....
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 PL 5 years ago on Google
    Terrible service. Take ages to serve even though the restaurant has barely three customers. Ordered a set. The entree, which is soup, was served without the bread. Was told to wait, so we did. It didn't arrived until 30mins later, while the hot soup became cold. When approached them, the service staff was angry. We decided we will pay for the bread and soup and leave. They insisted we have to pay for the full meal, which is 26 euro for that. That is to say, u can't. U have to stick to it. They did help make the soup hot and give extra but attitude was bad. Food are not great. Mussel is small and salty. Don't bother to eat here! The guy outside and inside are two different world
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Frista 1 year ago on Google • 158 reviews
    Cool place.. Excellent pasta! The greeter and staffs are very nice. Food are excellent and tasty!!! I love their fettuccine carbonara. This place also have clean toilet.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Mio 5 months ago on Google • 427 reviews
    My friend took waterzooi with chicken and tasted too mild. I took seafood and it was good. Very mild taste but I like it. Restaurant inform "waterzooi with fish" but actually shrimp and fish. Much better 😄 kids took pizza and they were happy. Cherry beer was best one I had in this travel. Shrimp croquette was also tasty. Staffs were helpful and kind. Next time want to try moules. Smell so good.

  • 2/5 Hailey C. 1 year ago on Google • 43 reviews
    The seafood platter is ok..fresh. The service we had was fair but the other table was terrible. All the staff are senior and they were like "I told you there's no oyster" even said to the lady "I think your french is not good let's speak English" ultra rude..... What I really don't like is how the waiter asked for tips. He came with card machine and asked, "for tips, do you want to pay in cash or via card" I mean yap we would tip you but you shouldn't ask in an arrogant way. I wouldn't recommend this restaurant.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Eduardo L. 2 years ago on Google
    Awesome seafood, paella was perfect and Massimo was so pleasant, patient and efficient. Absolutely recommend this place.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Monika S. 1 year ago on Google
    One of the best Brussels experience thanks to the witty staff! The waiters are masters of small talk, they totally impressed us and literally made our day. One of the waiters gave us excellent recommendations for drinks and I would like to send them further - if you'd like to taste belgian cherry beer, go for Kriek! It's excellent. The food was amazing as well. My recommendation here in vegetarian paela. The portions are huge and however pricy Brussels is, 18 euros for this and all the atmosphere was totally worth it. Big recommendations!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Titin T. 1 year ago on Google
    Very delicious food and good service! C'est bien 🤩
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Yanisa S. 1 year ago on Google
    The foods are great along with the service, it is more than I expected. The waiter was super nice. Overall one of the place you should try out.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Chong Wen K. 1 year ago on Google
    Worth to try Belgian local food~ Great!!! 🤙🏼
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 april f. 1 year ago on Google
    Food is not terrible… I’ve had better spaghetti. Weirdest thing they asked for tip, in my very jet lagged mind, it seems normal. After I had a few more meals in Brussel, I realized that I was scammed. Well, I should’ve known not to set foot in a touristy restaurant
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Venus E. 2 years ago on Google
    Well it was so cute and romantic experience with the best boy ever ❤️❤️❤️❤️
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Bryan D. 4 years ago on Google
    Best beer in the world
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kimhana__ 2 years ago on Google
    The workers are really great food are great u don’t Need to wait long and they are really nice to customers and made me enjoy the food 🥰🤍 will come back soon
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Daniel W. 2 years ago on Google
    Excellent food great service
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Wen Jie S. 1 year ago on Google
    Food was tasty, service was quick. Worth a visit in Brussels!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Michał M. 2 years ago on Google
    Very kind waiters and great pizzas.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Nitromax (. 4 years ago on Google • 57 reviews
    Was shown one menu when we was walking past, when we sat down was given a different menu with different prices. I felt the waiters attitude changed when I asked for the menu that were shown. Food is OK, the potion size are very small for the price you pay. Not worth it as other places you get more for your money.

  • 4/5 Daniel S. (. 7 months ago on Google • 40 reviews
    Waren unter der Woche hier (Mittwochs). Wenig los, was gleichzeitig ein hartes Geschäft für die umliegenden Restaurants in dieser Brüsseler Gasse bedeutet. Man wird energisch dazu aufgefordert in die Karte zu schauen und sich bitte zu setzen. Das ist aber bei fast allen Lokationen in der Umgebung so. Mehr kann man am Service auch nicht bemängeln. Super freundlich und zuvorkommend. Die Menükarten sind leider etwas heruntergekommen und das Essen können wir mit 3-4 Sternen bewerten. Mehr leider nicht, da es absolut nichts besonderes war. Preis hält sich im europäischen Durchschnitt, also okay. Zum Ambiente: Die Gasse ist sehr gemütlich, die Tische gut angerichtet. Service wie bereits erwähnt, sehr zuvorkommend.

  • 1/5 Aleksandrs L. 1 year ago on Google • 39 reviews
    The food was really good, good portions but the wine that we spent 40 Eur on, I can buy in the store for just 3. I am very dissapointed in this.

  • 1/5 emogrom e. 2 months ago on Google • 14 reviews New
    This place is a tourist trap. The guy outside promised us free drinks and i paid drinks,on the leaving i said,thanks for the free drinks. First time in my life i have return my meal. It was a steak and smells like .....you already know. S..tty place,not recommended.

  • 1/5 Nr K. 3 months ago on Google • 6 reviews New
    Food: 4 slices of mozzarella 12 Euro! To me a bit too much. Probably they boiled pasta with same pan which they boiled mussels because I was able to smell mussels in our pasta. Service: Our waiter stood for a while while we were trying to decide. He seemed bored and was annoying to me. When we decided to pay, first thing he asked was cash or card. I tried to pay with my card which didn’t go through 3 times. I paid 35 Euro in cash. Surprisingly/miraculously pos machine worked for the rest, 4 Euro. Atmosphere: There is disturbing smell I believe boiled mussels. Only good thing was the fireplace. That was the lowest I can give.

  • 2/5 Bogdan 3 months ago on Google • 5 reviews New
    Got picked on the street to enter, which we don't usually do, but were hungry so decided to go in. Food was okay, but nothing special, bit bland. I'd rather spend 1 euro more for better food in other places. The server at the end just bluntly said "no tips?" after asking to pay with the card. Would not come back.

  • 5/5 Sannilley p. 1 year ago on Google
    The best grilled fish in Brussels! As a fish lover’s, I finally found my place to eat . There is also Italian, Spanish food! The owner and all the team are very kind

  • 1/5 Edinjo 1 year ago on Google
    We order food with bread..they say they donot have ..oposite table got twice.!!! One waiter got order..second bring a food ..third donot gave us bread..4th. made a payment.!!! Table near us..one couple order pizza ..they said donot have ..inside of restoran group order pizza normaly.!!! In moment of payment ..table near us wait for long time their check...the reason was they donot have a change!!!!in rush hour ?? Food is average ..nothing special..oposite restoran got same food cheaper. Very bad service. Try to skip.

  • 5/5 Brenda T. 1 year ago on Google
    We made a reservation through the fork and had a lovely experience. The waterzooi was delicious and so was the tiramissu. The prices were very good for the standards of this city. Worth it.

  • 4/5 Bruno Topan D. 1 year ago on Google
    Awesome experience. Fair price for the food, food tastes amazing and service was just incredible. Excellent place for a casual dinner!

  • 5/5 Ahmed Y. 9 months ago on Google
    One of the most delicious food I tried in Brussels

  • 2/5 Mikael S. 10 months ago on Google
    I wouldn’t recommend this restaurant. I was looking for mussels with fries and they were okay but doubt there was white wine in the sauce. We asked for a starter to share but it never came. I asked for a beer and just got one without being asked what I preferred. Pasta was kind of okay I guess. Fries were not crispy. Wouldn’t come back here.

  • 5/5 SecondChance G. 8 months ago on Google
    Once, having visited this restaurant, I wanted to come back here. Everything here is perfect for relaxing after a hard day, sympathetic, caring and helpful staff, delicious food, excellent white wine, I didn’t remember the name, I ordered it on the recommendation of the waiter, quiet and calm music and a cozy atmosphere. I recommend everyone to come here at least once and you will want to come back here. Location near de Brücker, in the center of Brussels. I give this place 5 stars

  • 1/5 Jessica T. 8 months ago on Google
    Food was average. My brother had mussels & said they were okay. We shared tomatoes & mozzarella. Again, okay. I had pizza & it was average. Our waiter took our order & we never saw him again until my brother had to get his attention. Someone else brought our food but no one ever checked on us again. Once we received the bill, the main asked us how much tip we wanted to add. We do normally pay on card & tip with cash. He was rude when he asked how much. My brother, who speaks French said no tip on card. The man was very rude even after I said (in English to my brother) I would tip in cash. After his rude insults, we did not tip. As we left, our waiter, said “au revoir, arrivederci, goodbye, etc” my brother told him that he was being rude. He made a forward motion as to intimidate then proceeded to behave like he was going to follow us. I would give this place a zero if I could. A very poor representation for their city & country. I will tell anyone who will listen about this horrible experience.

  • 5/5 Mimi I. 7 months ago on Google
    I had mussels munier, and it was amazing! I loved all of it, but especially the taste and scent of the soup was impressive. I would like to had a baguette with the soup next time 🤭 The servers are really nice and friendly too. I love this restaurant and would love to come again :)

  • 1/5 Benjamin Douglas G. 7 months ago on Google
    Do you like dessert chicken, cow that’s still fighting for it’s life while on the plate, unsalted soft fries with no dip? Then this is the place😁 for only 24€ pr. Person you get to regret every decision you’ve made about having lunch/dinner at this place. You’ll wish you’d just found a shawarma….

  • 5/5 Michiel V. 6 months ago on Google
    Very good food! A great location, nice athmosphere and even entertainment from an original belgian group in the street. I highly recommend coming here for a dinner. Price quality is great!

  • 1/5 Larissa N. 2 years ago on Google
    Tourist trap. They change the menu and you spend more than double than you're expecting.

  • 5/5 Rosie V. 3 months ago on Google • 4 reviews New
    I liked that the waiter was kind and there was a fire and cushions and blankets - review for a 7yr old


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Credit cards
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Halal food
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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