The first restaurant we chose upon arriving in Brussels was the Waffle Factory at 30 rue du Lombard, and we returned each following day because we loved it so much. The employees were funny and friendly, and the waffles were spectacular.
The restaurant also has wifi, making it easy to instantly Instagram your waffle (or waffles, in our case) as you attempt to gracefully devour it.
We tried both the lunch waffles and the sweet waffles. The lunch waffles are filled with a combination of meats, cheeses, and vegetables, and surrounded by a waffle shell. I tried the "reine" lunch waffle, which has cheese, tomato, mushrooms, and ham.
As we waited for our waffles, we were able to watch as the cook rolled up the ingredients inside the dough and threw the balls on the waffle iron.
There is a selection of three dessert waffles: Belgium waffles, Liege waffles, and Waffines. A Belgium waffle is made with a batter and is the same as what we consider a Belgium waffle in America, except in a rectangle shape. A liege waffle (my personal favorite) is made with a dough and when cooked is crispy with crystallized sugar. A waffine has a chocolate filling and is circular like the lunch waffles.
You can then choose from Belgium dark chocolate, Nutella, strawberry, banana, caramel, spéculoos cookie butter, Chantilly whipped cream, or powdered sugar as toppings for your waffle.
It is no wonder Belgium's waffles are famous; each waffle I tasted was fresh and rich, and the combination of toppings makes them, while messy, fun to eat.
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| Liege waffle with spéculoos spread |
So, did you finally get to try the famous Chantilly cream? lol…had to leave the country to do it?
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