Le Marmiton

Cosy unpretentious place off the Rue des Bouchers. Good value for money, basic Belgo fare that’s very basic but made with care and a bit of flair and feels home made. We enjoyed a very nice chicken dish with curried pasta. Easy on the stomach AND the wallet! More if a weeknight than a weekend place.

sea bass with old mashed potatoes, surprised that something that is over a day old can be served, mashed potatoes was replaced by pasta which was ok, nothing special.

Had a wonderful meal at Le Marmiton. We came around 7.30 on a Monday without a reservation and it was full so we opted to sit outside. It was actually very comfortable because of the heaters. We were started off with a bread basket and olives while reading the menu.
We had the usual — moules frites and steak tartare — and were so happy! Both dishes were delicious and portions were a good size.
We usually don’t linger, but we liked this place so much that we stayed for dessert. We had a belgian waffle that came with ice cream and chantilly and small pitcher of hot chocolate sauce on the side — very yummy!
We were worried that we would be forgotten by our waitress while sitting outside of the restaurant, but she was very sweet and attentive and we felt well taken care of.
Would recommend this place over and over again. Prices were reasonable, perhaps on the pricey side but it’s nothing considering the quality of the food.

DO NOT GO HERE. Maybe the other reviews made our expectations too high?! BUT seriously the service was the worst!
The mussels were pretty good but I was too distracted by the lack of service & the rudeness when asked if we could move to a booth (they stated it was «reserved» they lied because it remained open till we left and the restaurant was empty) and the fact that it took at least 15 minutes to get a check to LEAVE after I asked! There was no adults working– they were young adults and acted like children. It was a Sunday night perhaps the boss was off? What a shame they couldn’t properly run a restaurant.
We didn’t enjoy the steak tartar it was really salty & barley touched, of course they refused to remove it off the check. I’d tell you about the bread basket on everyone’s table but we never got any. It was so hard to get anyone’s attention– it was the worst accommodations by far– do NOT waste your time or money here. What a disappointment :(

Nice place with decent food. The Marmiton Mussels is perfect without any flaws.

Many thanks to the earlier reviewers whose recommendations got me here. Rue des Bouchers is lined with restaurants, all with hustlers trying to get you in. Not necessary here. I had the sole with a mild paprika sauce that was outstanding. Good vegetables, cooked a bit more than should have been. (1 star down, would be a half). Fresh salad. OK, the servers were all smiling and seemed to be enjoying themselves. And it’s Brussels. I’m conflicted.

This place has fantastic food. Tried the oysters and the mussels and they were both fantastic!

We were in Brussels for Tomorrowland 2015 and our hotel was close to this establishment. On our first night we were walking around to find a good place to have dinner. It was the first one we saw in this little street filled with restaurants, so we initially skipped it. A random Belgian guy (whom we are forever grateful) saw us walking around and finding the door to this one restaurant that was rated 4.5 stars on Unilocal (forgot the name). Little did we know that it was closed that day so he recommended Le Marmiton, the first restaurant we saw haha.
So obviously we had no reservations but they were nice enough to give us a table that was reserved for 21:00 (gave us about 2hrs, insert 1 star here). Being that we were in Brussels, it was only fitting that we order beer (Leffe Blonde and Bush), mussels and entrecôte (and of course they both came with fries).
Holy cow I didn’t expect the mussels to be a huge serving (!!!) but they were cooked perfectly and the broth was amazing especially with bread. The entrecôte was grilled medium rare and it was delicious. We opted for mayonnaise instead of ketchup for our fries, and my bf noticed that they made the mayonnaise from scratch (insert another star here), oh my goodness… I’m not a mayonnaise addict but that sucker was so good it looked like I was on mayo withdrawals.
We had such a great experience that we went back two more times (with our group/​party of 6, and the night before our flight home). The service is great and the staff was very attentive. It’s one of the most memorable restaurants we’ve encountered from all of our travels. That should say something about this place huh.
I wish I lived closer so I could keep going to this place over and over again :)
Thanks Le Marmiton!

We went there for an early dinner, which we glad we did as there seemed a lot of reservations for the night. The prix fixe menu were only available in French, but the server were helpful explaining the items (although it’s impossible to memorize all at once, so we still take a while to decide)
The quality and taste of the food were great, prix fixe was well deserved the money we spent! We’ve tried many restaurant in our 10– day trip in Benelux area, this was one of the best we had. I would recommend this place for anyone who want a quality meal around the tourist area

Pour moi, c’est un des (si ce n’est pas LE) meilleurs restaurants belges de Bruxelles ! :)
Nous sommes déjà allés plusieurs fois dans ce restaurant dans les belles galeries de la reine et n’avons jamais été déçus ! Il dénote bien de tous les petits restaurants «attrape-​touristes» de la même rue avec les serveurs qui essaient de choper quelques clients dans le passage…
Le personnel est très accueillant, le service impeccable (digne d’un grand restaurant gastronomique), la cuisine savoureuse et le cadre sympathique, plus intime à l’étage.
Notre péché mignon est la cuisse de lapin à la Kriek, les menus sont bien aussi.
Le petit plus: si certaines personnes ont une entrée (avec le menu par exemple) mais pas d’autres, ils en apportent une pour ceux qui n’en ont pas…
N’hésitez pas à l’ajouter à votre carnet d’adresses !

So nice we did it twice! In a sea of restaurants around the Grand-​Place that all seem to have the same menu and okay service, this place was a gem. All of the staff are very sweet and polite (and cute!), and were fluent in English; they didn’t seem to mind being linguistically accommodating at all, which is a big plus in such a touristy area. Both times we went, we were given amuse-​bouches on the house (who knew swordfish carpaccio existed, let alone such a delicious existence?), and the second time, we were given some sweet wine as we had to wait a couple of minutes for our table to get cleaned off after the last guests left. We didn’t mind the brief wait, of course, but it was a very nice and much appreciated gesture nonetheless. The prix fixe offerings are all very good deals. The Madras curry prawns were amazing, the goat cheese in puff pastry with honey was wonderful, and I’m pretty sure the Speculoos sundae is imported directly from heaven — where else could that dumb waiter behind the bar be coming from? All in all, highly recommended for both lunch and dinner.

We had two of their prix fixed meals. We both chose mussels as our appetizers and were amazed at how many we were served and by how good they were!. My wife had salmon for her entrée and I had the beef (kind of a slow cooked roast) both were excellent and good sized portions. The desert was wonderful! Price was better than any we had seen elsewhere. Service was outstanding! !