I regularly stay overnight at the budget ibis to catch the early morning train.
I know there is a food hall of many restaurants, but you will not be
dissapointed if you stop here for food.
To be honest, it is not an "English pub", to come into, to stand at the bar and consume alcohol, (but I suppose you could).!
Start with the basics, there "french-fries" are "chips",! These are chopped up, real potatoes.
The garlic bread is not overpowered with garlic, so a future journey is not a reminder, imbibed with the aroma of garlic,!
For me there is only one main course, (I am an omnivore,!) "La Carbonade Flamande", a Flemish beef stew. Rich and flavoursome, served with ginger flavoured bread, and a couple of small bread rolls, to mop up the juice.!
It is served with a small side salad, just to make it seem like a "balanced diet.!" and chips.
There is an amazing selection of "beers", today I chose the "Cherry Chouffe", it was rather pleasant, not too fruity.
Most of the "beers" are "blonde", which I think of as lagers, (yes I am old, and Scottish, a beer is dark in colour,!)
They must clean their coffee machines on a regular basis, as the coffee is pleasant, (and you get a wee chocolate served with it,!).
Oh,! And the staff are pleasant and professional, even with my lack of the French language.
Yes, I will stop here the next time I pass through the tunnel.
PS, Sorry if my picture is half consumed, I had started eating before I decided to post this, and the second picture shows the aftermath of a clean plate,!
Enjoy,!
Edit 4/2024
The hotel is now called "B&B"( Same place different name), it has been modernised.
The Black Bull Pub is still here
My beer of choice is now "Chimay Bleu"
Yes, I still eat the "Carbonade Flamande", I'm Scottish I need my "red meat and tatties".!
I visit four times a year as I travel back and fore to Britain, in March and September, the staff change, but they are always friendly and professional.
Yes, I will be back.!
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