Brussels Tourist Trap Tips by richiecdisc

Fallstaff

My first time in Falstaff was a pleasant surprise. My beer guidebook at the time listed it as a former great beer café that had become merely an Art Nouveau masterpiece with an all too predictable beer menu. I was bowled away by the décor and though the beer selection was limited I was impressed when my choice arrived with proper glass and bottle, label facing me on a silver platter by a tuxedoed waiter who treated me well despite my pedestrian attire. That the price was ridiculously low didn’t hurt matters. Ten years later I returned with Doreen who adores all things Art Nouveau to find an even more restricted beer menu and more disappointingly a flippant wait staff that treated us obviously as an afterthought. My beer came in its proper glass but it was already poured sans bottle or silver platter. That the place was fairly empty did not go unnoticed and it is unlikely we’ll ever set foot there despite its grand appearances. Prices have gone up and with the devaluation of the dollar appreciably so. It’s only natural to look for a better quality of service at such costs.

Unique Suggestions: Stiff the wait staff, maybe they'll get the idea that tips are contingent on some level of service.

Fun Alternatives: Try Cirio across the street. It's probably not much better but its where I'll go for a peek at Art Nouveau next time.