Le 54 - Tongeren (BE)
Le 54 .
First off, on a personal note, this is a special restaurant for me.
I remember my first visit here and how it changed my cullinary vision.
I used to go to the typical restaurants which serve
sandwiches - salads - pastas meats and fish
I concidered a restaurant like Le 54 an exclusive restaurant,
having a threshold for ´people like me´.
Intentionally I was drawn by the lunch :
a starter main and coffee with sweets for twenty something euro
On top of that, served in an intimate setting.
This was long before the foodhype hit Belgium.
It was unknown to me. Never read a restaurant review.
Never heard of a cuisson :)
My chance to try this experience.
And if it made an impact.
This food deviated from the typical
´steak with creamy mushroom sauce´ serving restaurants
If you normally dine like I did in the days, Le 54 is certainly a good restaurant to take your cullinary experience to the next level.
Accesible ingredients and tastes. Food that you know and recognize on a plate cooked to perfection.
My new hobby was born and it was called tasting the finer foods in life.
I started to explore all kinds of restaurants, but regularly come back here for the good value for money, the friendly couple that runs the restaurant and the cosy interior with a fireplace and great painting.
But I'll let the pictures do the talking now, so see you next time!
1st appetizer : lobster ravioli
2nd appetizer : celeriac soup
You always get 2 appetizers
Our habit ; some olive oil with pepper and salt to go with the bread
1st Starter :
Tuna carpaccio and tartar - cucumber dressing - lemon - herb salad
2nd Starter :
pasta - pheasant ragout - mushrooms - celeriac
Sea bass filet - leak - cream of Jerusalem artichoke
As a main you can choose fish or meat
(Vegetarian on request)
Main : Beef ( Belgium - 3 weeks matured ) - savoy cabbage - chicory - thyme - rosemary
Beef
Beef
Or Cod
We chose to break habit and go for a cheese dessert
green tea and macaroons as a strong finisher
Tongeren has some great restaurants to choose from and this is one for that list. Until next time!
