Medieval Dinner in Brussels: A Banquet on the Grand-Place

Dîner médiéval au Roy d'Espagne

Once a month, Le Roy d’Espagne changes century without changing address. The lights soften, period costumes replace the usual service uniforms, and Charles V holds court again in the heart of the Grand-Place. This medieval dinner brings together a full meal, live musicians, jugglers and characters who move from table to table to keep the … Read more

The History of Beer in Belgium: Eight Centuries of Brewing Tradition

The Belgian Beer Tap at Le Roy d'Espagne

When UNESCO added Belgium’s beer culture to its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on November 30, 2016, it simply confirmed something every beer lover already knew. Belgium isn’t just a country that makes beer; it’s a country where beer has become a shared language of its own. Belgian beers, breweries, and … Read more

Lager, Stout, Amber, White: What’s the Difference Exactly

3 Leffe beers: blonde, brown, and amber

You walk into Le Roy d’Espagne on the Grand-Place and the server asks what you’d like to drink. Lager, witbier, amber, or dark? If your usual answer is something like “just a lager, please” without really knowing why, you’re not alone. But what exactly is the difference between a blonde beer, a dark beer, an … Read more

10 Belgian Specialities to Absolutely Try During Your Visit to Brussels

A ribeye steak and mussels with fries, served at Le Roy d'Espagne.

Fries, chocolate, beer, and waffles. If you’ve already started planning a trip to Brussels, there’s a good chance those four words appear somewhere on your to-do list. But reducing Belgian food to that quartet is a bit like summing up the Grand-Place as a pretty cobbled square. Belgian cuisine is generous, rooted in centuries of … Read more

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List of allergens

Gluten

1 : Gluten

Crustaceans

2 : Crustaceans

Eggs

3 : Eggs

Fish

4 : Fish

Peanuts

5 : Peanuts

Soya

6 : Soya

Milk

7 : Milk

Tree nuts

8 : Tree nuts

Celery

9 : Celery

Mustard

10 : Mustard

Sesame

11 : Sesame

Sulphites

12 : Sulphites

Lupin

13 : Lupin

Molluscs

14 : Molluscs

P : Contains pork

P : Contains pork

Halal

Halal