1/5 Leigh C. 5 months ago on Google
Enough.
This
place
used
to
be
a
really
lovely,
relaxed
location
to
wander
onto
the
terrace
after
a
superb
walk
in
awesome
nature
and
sit
right
by
the
forest
to
enjoy
a
coffee,
a
beer
and/or
a
decent
meal.
It's
100%
the
best
thing
about
the
place.
Inside
is
not
very
accessible
to
daylight,
quite
frankly.
The
problem
is
the
manager.
He
prefers
to
choose
for
his
customers
that
they
sit
inside
in
the
dark
rather
than
outside
in
the
fresh
air.
He
is
willing
to
lie
to
your
face
about
the
reasons
for
this,
telling
you
with
a
deprecating
smile
that
it
is
too
risky
for
his
staff
with
the
'changeable
Belgian
weather'.
This
a
lie.
Today
is
the
third
time
I
have
found the
terrace
closed
for
this
stated
reason,
yet
the
weather
was
fine
on
my
last
visit
and
today the
forecast is
"Partly cloudy
and
dry.
No
precipitation
chance".
As
a
reviewer
remarks
below,
"It
was
a
sunny
Sunday
afternoon..
we
were
accommodated
inside".
No,
the
real
reason
is
that
the
manager
is
a
control
freak.
He
used
the
pandemic
as
an
excuse
to
close
off
the
terrace
with
wooden
palettes
and
No
Entry
signs,
but
has
chosen
to
retain
these
restrictions
ever
since.
There
is
no
earthly
reason
for
an
eatery
of
this
type
to
have
a
sign
to
wait
to be
seated.
Why
can't
you
simply
pick
a
table?
It's
not
the
Ritz!
The
reason
is
to
prevent
people
from
sitting
outside
by
choice,
but
rather
be
forced
to
sit
in
a
stuffy
window-less
room
as
this
is
easier
him
to
manage.
The
manager
unfortunately
runs
the
establishment
for
his own
benefit
and
convenience,
rather
than
that
of
his
clientelle.
I
won't
be
back.
L'Auberge
Bretonne,
nearby,
has
a
large
terrace
accessible
from
the
woods
as
well.
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