Al Peperone

I’ve been there for many years and still I am coming back to this restaurant because of heir dedication and fine Italian cuisine

On passait dans le coin à l’heure de midi un samedi. On mourrait de faim et une bonne envie de pâtes. On tente sa chance dans ce resto.
Je vous préviens tout de suite, ce n’est pas le nouveau lieu de rendez-​vous des Hipsters du nord de Bruxelles. Mais indépendamment de la déco vieillotte et un peu cheapos, on a été agréablement surpris par ce resto.
Premièrement, un resto quasiment full un samedi midi. Des familles, des personnes âgées et des jeunes couples comme nous :-) Donc un peu de tout !
On y a mangé un plat de pates aux saucisses et un plat d’escalope en sauce (pas moyen de me rappeler le nom). C’était bon, sans plus. Attention, né lisez pas entre les lignes que ce n’était pas top. C’était juste bon, à un prix raisonnable. On a mangé en 45 minutes, ce qui était parfait car on voulait juste manger un bout en vitesse.

There was an event just down the street and I knew that Al Peperone is a great place to get a pizza (one friend says «the best in the world,» not sure he’s eaten a good pizza in Italy before?) so I made a reservation for 1 hour before the event. At most places that’s more than enough time for everyone to eat if it’s pizza!
Not at Al Peperone! It took us 15 minutes just to be seated (I was not happy as there was a family of 4 – we were 3 for our group – was seated before us even though they arrived a few minutes behind us!!) Then we ordered drinks and wanted to order our pizza right away as we saw how busy it was and knew we were in a time crunch. We told them this as soon as we entered and yet they still did not accommodate us in seating us quickly (like I said, we had a reservation and showed up on time and still they sat people they arrived before in a table). We ended up having a drink and put money on the table and left to get fries down the street instead. Sad thing is, they were so busy they didn’t even notice us leave!
The only reason why I didn’t give them a one star is because I have eaten there before and it is pretty good…
One tip: don’t go on a Friday or Saturday evening if you are in a hurry! We’ve heard that during those nights it is always full and can take around 2 hours to finish your meal!

Excellent accueil. Très bonnes pizzas cuites au feu de bois. Rapport qualité-​prix imbattable dans la région. N’oubliez pas de demander la carte de fidelité pour les pizzas emportées

Le pain est une pâtes à pizza! les pizzas sont cuites aux feux de bois, bref c’est un très bon restaurant dont l’équipe est fort sympathique.