Freshly made with a lot of love and true passion!
Café & Bistro De Vijfhoek has been around for more than a hundred years as a popular local pub and is well-known among the local community. Owner Swa Bernaerts is an ambassador for Orval and is eager to share his passion for this globally coveted beer with its rich history. Since the arrival of his son Kenny, the bistro, which is located in an adjacent space, has expanded even more. Son Kenny trained at the Ter Duinen Hotel School in Koksijde and gained experience at several top restaurants both in Belgium and abroad. Kenny was for many years the sous-chef and ‘creative chef’ of Yves Mattagne and immediately understood what his father needed for his new ideas with De Vijfhoek. In both the café and the bistro, Swa & Rita offer a no-nonsense service with a familial atmosphere.
The chef aims to work with the best quality products, focusing on local and regional ingredients, sustainability, and craftsmanship. Classics such as North Sea sole, classic vol-au-vent, or royal filet americain are served daily, brought to perfection and served fresh. Simplicity but solid quality is at the heart of the menu. The homemade croquettes with Oostende shrimp are intensely flavorful, packed with enough grey shrimp, and the meat menu, in collaboration with Delaet & Van Haver, offers a beautiful selection of filet pur, rib-eye, and côte à l’os from premium cuts. No frills, just excellent bistro dishes with refined flavor expressions. The chef brings a nice variety of creative daily specials. In the summer, enjoy one of the two terraces, and with Swa as a beer expert, a sublime beer pairing is always within reach.
The bistronomic café of the future!
