A very charismatic bar, just a two minute walk from the Grote Markt in Brugge. Located down a few steps, in a quirky and noisy, (more about that later), cellar it has a veritable encyclopaedia of beers. It really is up there in the “Premier League” of Brugge bars, when it come to beer choice. The bar staff know their stuff and service was good. So the bar gets full marks. Sadly some of the clientele don’t.

On the evening of our visit, there was a party of very, very loud - screechy persons from the USA, using the fussball table for an ad-hoc tournament. Now I will accept accusations of being a miserable old killjoy, were it not for the fact that I was not alone in my observations. All drinkers within the vicinity of the fussball table, eventually fled as far away from the thing as they could. Every time one of the young ladies managed by some miracle to score, (by twirling the players around like Dervishes), they would jump up and down and begin shrieking at unbearable levels. Now this is NOT the fault of the bar but I am simply pointing out that the acoustics of the cellar, provided perfect amplification and direction for the screeching. We couldn’t stand it any longer than ten minutes and fled into the night - ears still ringing.

I will return - but only after checking out the clientele first.

Stopped in for a quick drink while in Bruges. Kids were allowed, facilities were clean, beer was delicious and there were plenty to choose from. A must see place for those who enjoy a delicious Belgian beer and history.