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I went one evening and had a fresh white Leffe at the bar, I liked the atmosphere and came back with my wife for dinner: what a disaster the beer we tasted was old , most likely left over after the big storm, the appetizer with cheese sub average, the Belgian endives a catastrophy. the only thing OK were the mussels, even the fries as one of the guests next table pointed had no seasoning. Don't waste your money!

I went in the early fall/late summer of 2010 for brunch and thought the brunch was much better than French Roast and I liked the real Belgium vibe and beer tastings.

If it was just about the food I would recommend this place for the mussels alone - but the service is poor. I made a reservation having been before, and knowing that it's not a big place...I got there 5 minutes early and was told that my table was not quite ready. OK I understand that I was early, but 40 minutes later I had had enough. It didn't help that they kept seating walk-ins rather than re-jiggering the table set up to accomodate my party of 4. I ended up walking out and don't think I'll be going back.

Went here for brunch today and got the belgian waffles. They were delicious! Coffee was also pretty good. The waitress always came to the table with a smile and coffee refills were pretty regular. The only complaint is that the bread and butter they put out featured cold butter that was impossible to spread evenly. Per person, the brunch with tax was $19.

I always enjoyed the atmosphere at B Cafe east side location. When their food took a slide, I headed out to the west side location to see whats up. Mussels and waffles are good. Larger beer selection. Just do not like cramped uncomfortable settings, small bar and greedy-like wait staff trying to turn tables. Frites tasted a little greasy and carbonnade was not authentic. Why good restaurants always have to open more locations just sounds like a Waterloo in the long run...the quality always suffers.

Have dined here 5+ times since it opened, despite uneven food and service. Why? Because it's authentic and the West Side has so few decent restaurants. Service at times has been friendly and helpful with requests. But at other times unresponsive and, from one hostess, downright arrogant and rude. As other reviewers note, the mussels are fresh and good quality. However, the veggie garnish e.g. onions (should actually be shallots) and carrots were barely steamed and ended up raw, instead of a quick saute and boiling in the broth as in Belgium and France. Fries are good, boeuf carbonade OK. Wine list pricey. Ambience cozy to a fault - claustrophobes beware!

Never posted on menupages before...but this was too bad to let go. Went here for dinner for the first time. Poorest service of any restaurant we have eaten in in 10 years of living in NYC. The hostess was particularly rude and disrespectful, using profanity within earshot of guests, including a child. She also berated another waitress using profanity in front of guests. Food was OK, but service was disappointing. The hostess was hovering and grimaced and said to the manager (in front of our faces) that we ordered another beer! They were trying to get us out the door and gave us our check while we were still eating dessert and having drinks (we weren't even finished yet!) They seemed to resent the fact that we wanted to have a pleasant meal with a couple of drinks. Moreover, they squeezed six people into space meant for four and when we complained, they told us there was nothing they could do for us. When we walked out, there were bunches of people around the entrance waiting to be seated. Clearly they don't know how to manage their reservation system. With many good Belgian restaurants in NYC, there is no reason to go to this one.