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De Clijne Taefel

Naamsestraat 47, Leuven 3000, Belgium
016 227718
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Ranked #86 of 156 restaurants in Leuven
3.0 of 5 stars 12 Reviews
Cuisines: Café
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Leuven, Belgium
Senior Contributor
29 reviews 29 reviews
Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
25 helpful votes 25 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2012

The owner is very attentive and kind, our kids loved the food, More

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Leuven, Belgium
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 March 2012

Bigger than expected, the atmosphere in the restaurant is pleasant thanks to the separated rooms. It is not the typical Belgian "brasserei", the dishes have a combination of European with other exotic foods. Depends on your taste, but the food is in any case good. The service was as it should be (but normally, here, isn´t) correct, helpful and friendly.... More

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Antwerp
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 February 2012
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A very average place in a beautiful city. The food completely lacks love. More

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Leuven, Belgium
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 September 2011
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First of all: it's a restaurant (or at least they claim to be), not a coffee house. I love eating out and I've eaten at most of the restaurants in Leuven, but this must have been one of the worst places ever. I have had many pork fillet (varkenshaasje) before, but never one that has been totally raw in the... More

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Lubbeek-Belgium
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 August 2010

Average cuisine. Our gazpacho in the chosen menu tasted like plain water, nothing else, not even the taste of tomato or a hint of herbs or spices. The rack of lamb with gratin Dauphinois was nice. We won't come back here, there is better choice around. More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 November 2008

Your average steak house. Not bad, not fantastic either. More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 September 2008

When I was a student this was the place to eat steak on a wooden chopping board, which was charming at the time. More

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20 reviews 20 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2008

If you like meat, go here! Nice prices. More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2008

slightly above average. Service a bit slow, quality not constant. More

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tdeprins
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15 reviews 15 reviews
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 January 2008

Not the best food, but good price/value (=inexpensive). More

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