Both my parents were Belgian and I was brought up with frequent, extended visits to Belgian and immersed in the Belgian culture. With this in mind, I have always been very reluctant to visit a restaurant called Belgo - which claims to bring a taste of the best things Belgian to the UK. This week I decided to act on the many recommendations and paid my first visit to a Belgo restaurant - a big mistake in almost every respect and one of the most unpleasant eating experiences I have had for a long time. ~~The Chain~~ Belgo is a chain of 5 restaurants all in the London area which aim to serve Belgian food and beer. Originally started by French ...  Read the complete review

Disgusting!!!!! I visited Belgo 9Kingsway) Holburn on Saturday 30th Jan for a pre-booked table. 25 minutes after being seated and having asked 6 times we finally received our menu, two minutes after this we where asked by two seperate waitresses what we would like to order!!!!!!!! we had only just been given menu's. We placed our drinks order which came after the first course was served and two of the drinks where incorrect we then waited 10 minutes for replacements. The main courses arrived well two of the four did. One bowl of mussels 9your signatory dish) and one duck. The two other orders had been forgotton. These eventually turned up 10 minutes after the two of us ..  Read the complete review

Bierodrome is also known as Belgo, Kingsway, set on the massive Kingsway main road, close to Holborn tube station, it continues the ethic of the restaurant in providing a wide array of Belgian food and beer at reasonable prices. The restaurant is open from noon to 11pm from Monday to Sunday, while the bar is open until 1am on Friday and Saturday. It is a large place, with lots of seated booths around the side, there is a square, main bar which can get incredibly busy between 5-8pm on weeknights after work, there are also a few tables outside but only during warm periods. Bierodrome have as the title suggests a fantastic array of beers, the beer ...  Read the complete review

After our wonderful experience with Belgos in Covent Garden, our department at work were more than a little chuffed to find a new mini-Belgos, Bierdrome, opened on Kingsway, even closer to our office. The first expedition to Bierdrome I didn't go on - but the people that went returned to tell us that they weren't serving food yet (obviously they were too eager) and to compensate, gave them a free beer token each, gratefully received. So we tried again a week or so later, when we knew they had definitely started serving food ... Signs were bad to start with. 2 of us arrived first and asked for a table for 8. ...  Read the complete review