Taste of Belgium - Over The Rhine - Cincinnati, Ohio

Kurt S.

Moules-frites, gaufres, bières belges... il n'y a rien de mieux que ça 🇧🇪👍

Austin B.

Cincy staple nom nom

Beyah

Went early in the day on a Tuesday and there was only a few people dining! This was back when the weather was nicer so we were able to eat outside. Our server was super great and the food was yummy 🙂 great and affordable option for brunch 👍🏽

K G.

I chose this restaurant because I have been to Belgium and really wanted a taste of Belgian food. The food was good in service, presentation, price and portions. However minus the fries the menu had me craving some Belgian staples. It’s a very Americanized menu everything seemed to be scratch cooked however I was really hoping for something like mussels and fries ( only available at dinner) many of the items I had come for were on the dinner menu but the website did not say that they were not available until after 4 pm. When asked if we could order off the dinner menu we were advised this isn’t allowed.
We ordered- mussels gratin ( this was cooked perfectly and a good replacement for the PROVENÇALE mussels I longed for. The frieten were good and were the star of the meal. The pretzels and cheese were a little disappointing we asked our waitress about the pretzels and she said they are baked fresh down the street however they were basically glorified garlic knots. The cheese sauce was delicious and would have stood up better to a more traditional pretzel. My husband ordered a meatball sandwich with Belgian sauce the bread was well baked but the meatballs were minimal and sliced in half.
Lastly they had a good beer selection but lacked Kreik or Mort Subite which is a true Taste of Belgium.
Overall I would go back for dinner next time if I’m in the city. I wish this restaurant would consider adding some of the more traditional items to the day menu or letting people order off the dinner menu as many restaurants do as it is truely what someone who loves Belgian food may come for.

Connie C.

I am in town for work, and ordered from here via Uber so I can't speak to the service and atmosphere but based on my experience in town I'm confident both would have been pleasant.

I tried the banana and Nutella crepe, a s'mores waffle, and a s'mores toastie. None were good. The crepe was the kind where the whole thing is a uniform consistency which then evokes a rubber-like feeling. It was not tough or chewy, but neither was it light, airy, nor delicately crisp. While this may have been due to having it delivered, there was notably not much golden-browning on the surface. The Nutella was... odd. One bite it was there, another bite it was not. It seemed like the Nutella was supplemented with a chocolate sauce that did not stand up to the strong, distinct hazelnut flavor.

This may be a fault of the menu, or a fault on my part in my expectations, but the waffle was not an eggy, custard-like, fluffy, fresh Belgian waffle but instead a Belgian sugar waffle. Sugar waffles last longer and are more transportable. They are also small, firm and dense and gross if overheated. The mascarpone-marshmallow topping had no mascarpone flavor. The chocolate sauce may as well have come out of a Torani squirt bottle. Which would have been fine at a major American chain or on ice cream, but the photos and overall feel of this place suggest a greater elevation of cooking. The "toastie" had no description on the website or on Uber, save for being categorized as "Tomorrow's Breakfast," which made me think it was a fancy pop tart.

It was not. Frankly it is enormous, easily 6" long. Rather than pastry, it is more like a fried short bread. And by that I mean it smelled like it had been deep-fried, but shortbread being as dry as it is, I could not tell you it tasted deep-fried. It was dry and mildly chewy and I only ate far enough to make sure there was chocolate in the middle.

If I were nearby or in town long enough, I would have tried other things on the menu or asked them to remake my crepe to see if my experience was a one-off. Given the lack of forewarning about the choice to serve a topped sugar waffle rather than a fresh one off of an iron, and the undetectable marscapone, I felt confident leaving my review as it is.

S P.

Service was good
Nice beer list but some where sold out
Really liked the fries!
Chicken was ok however the waffle (the second part of their signature dish) was very dry and tasteless

Angel M.

I recently visited Taste of Belgium, hoping to enjoy a nice meal given all the rave reviews, but my experience was far from pleasant. I ordered the chicken sandwich, expecting something flavorful and satisfying. Instead, I received a bland, unseasoned chicken slapped between two pieces of bread.

The chicken was dry and tasteless, clearly lacking any effort in seasoning or preparation. It felt like I was eating cardboard. The sandwich was so disappointing that I wondered how this place has garnered many great reviews. The only meal edible was the new Nicoise Salad. The tuna was excellent, and the salad tasted fresh.

I'm still determining if I caught them on an off day, but my experience was enough to deter me from returning. I think you should look elsewhere if you're looking for a flavorful and enjoyable meal.

Overall, the service at Taste of Belgium was abysmal.

Marci F.

So apparently on Saturday morning, you can’t make a reservation and it would been just nice to know that so we got there super early trying to get a table, but it was totally not necessary. We thought there might be a line. I had the chicken and waffles and I think that might’ve been some of the best fried chicken I’ve had in a long time very flavorful, the waffles are very dense, but that’s the style. My boyfriend had that breakfast burrito that was made in a crêpe and he quite enjoyed it is that the tasty was very tasty.