Frites | The Exquisite Belgium Beer House

If you ask me what is the first thing that comes to mind when I hear Frites, its has to be KNUCKLES!  (Well, chips seems to be too obvious right?) I had already tried some delicious pork knuckles, from my last visit in Frites, so this time we are trying something new.

Today we came with a big beer fan who can't really live without alcohol in a single day. He had never heard about Frites but was elated to be this Belgium Beer house, which he then decided to come every happy hour until he had tried all beer on menu! Excited as he was, he counted the beer on the menu one by one and found there was 86 kind of beers in total. Impressive figures. Not only the variety of beer it offers are totally awesome, the special cup and coaster that goes with each kind of beer was more amazing. Frites would be heaven to coasters collector.

I love the decor of Frites <3

Fruit beers are heaven to girls who don't really like the taste of beer. The Tropical Fruit and Mango fruit beer were delicious! The beer taste was light with a strong sweet taste of fruits. I also tried Chocolate Beer which was dreadful...the chocolate taste didn't go with the beer and the combination was real bad.

1) Beer Platter

We tried too many of a beer tonight, and I couldn't recap all of them really, but this beer platter was quite interesting and are worthwhile to talk about. The beer platter included five medium shots of beer which were put on a wooden tray along with a small plate of Fried Gouda Balls and Pickle Gherkin. The beers from left to right were as follow: Stella Artois - Hooegarden - Leffe Blonde - Leffe Brune - Belle-Vue. The arrangement was set so to have the lightest taste on the left to strongest taste on the right. Stella and Hoegaarden are some normal beer that you can get anywhere. They were both light beer without much taste really. Leffe Blonde was quite nice but still the beer taste was quite light. I like Leffe Brune sine I love stout beer like Guinness. The Belle-Vue was horrible to taste as it was extremely bitter, it tasted bitter than chinese medicine.

2) Rich Man Burger

The rich man burger was HUGE! There were layers of toppings in between the buns. The beef patty was delicious! It was cooked medium well to keep the juiciness and had quite a beef taste with it. There were also tomato, cucumber, fried eggs and beet roots in between the buns. All the toppings were incredibly fresh, especially the beet root which was very sweet.

The burger was actually a bit huge to enjoy even though you had tried hard to squeeze it to mouth size. We ended up splitting the burger, taking the patty out separately to enjoy. Oh, I forgot to mention about the melted cheese on top of the thick juicy beef patty! Yum, just simply too delicious. A minor criticism about the burger was that the buns were too soft and went all sloppy and flat after layering under and on top of the ingredients for a while, actually the buns were already sloppy when served.

3) Schnutzel and Frites
Schnutzel was actually deep fried pork loin. The Schnutzel's portion was huge, the golden brown colour made a vivid contrast with the big red rectangular block which held the Schnutzel. There were also veggies and a big halfed lemon on plate even though we were not having fish. The Schnutzel tasted nice either with ketchup and mayo, dejion mustard or simply without any sauces. I also like its crispy texture. Overall, the schnitzel was nice but wasn't particularly special.

4) The Frites
On the other hand, the frites aka chips were really nice. It was in thick cuts and was also deep fried to give a crispy skin. The frites was also soft and light in texture. There were ketchup, tabasco and other kind of hot sauces in the sauce tray, so you could pick anything to go with your chips.

5) Marinerie Mussel
The mussel pot was in a great design with a hoop which was hooked to the body to hold a cup of chips with it. Marinerie was mussels cooked with white wine, herbs and chives. The sauce was actually very lightly tasted but salty enough for the mussels. There wouldn't be any wine taste to it, since they were evaporated when cooking. The mussels were in generous amount and were very fresh and juicy.

6) Langoustine Linguine
Langoustine Linguine was assorted seafood and braised leek in a rich tarragon cream sauce with balsamic dressing. The pasta came in generous amount. There were cod fishes, mussels and prawn on top of the pasta. The white sauce was creamy and tasty. The pasta was made al dente, quite a nice dish to taste.

7) Creme Brulee
Although full to the max, we couldn't help but indulge ourselves in dessert!  I tried Belgium Waffles last time so I wanted to try something else. The Cream Brulee was served appealing on our desk with a golden brown caramel firing to set hard. The custard base was heavenly delicious with a mild taste of Baileys! I love baileys, I love the light coffee taste and the mild sweetness that it contains. I personally reckon the Creme Brulee tasted better than the Belgium Waffles, and is a must have item!

TO CONCLUDE...

The portion in Frites was quite large to me, or in general girls. If you are in a bigger size or have a good appetite, you might be able to finish your dish by your own. The environment was pub classy with decent décor. There were beer bottles all over the restaurant and glasses hanging over the high wall at the bar. I also love the classy checked tiles on the floor. The restaurant was spacious but rather noisy so don't expect intimacy but friends gathering in here.

Frites Belgium on Tap
Shop 1 & 2, 1st Floor, Queen's Palace, 74 Queen's Road, Central, Central
☏ 2179 5179
11:30-14:30; 18:00-23:00 (Mon-Sun)
Date of Dinning: 1 February 2011