Our restaurant has evolved from a bistro pur sang to a contemporary bistronomic restaurant:
good food at affordable prices with a creative culinary touch.
Our kitchen team focuses on the product. The plates are creative without being too unusual.
Our chefs use seasonal products and are a big fan of terroir cuisine.
Our menu does credit to the brasserie cuisine with steak tartare prepared at the table as its flagship dish.
A maiden name that many food lovers easily associate with the town of Ostend. Indeed, this bistro has enjoyed a solid reputation for many years. Conviviality, impeccable service, reasonably priced wines and a generous and varied range of brasserie dishes characterise this establishment. The chef combines rye balls with caper butter and Jerusalem artichoke cream. Slices of raw pan-fried mushroom and a handful of coarsely chopped peanuts make a surprisingly successful combination. The pork belly lacquered with sriracha in a ramen soup with spring onion and hard-boiled farm egg evokes the modernity of the Orient. As for the spinach instead of pak choi, it adds a regional touch. The royal peel tartare is prepared at the table according to the customer’s taste preferences, with chips and homemade mayonnaise.
This modern bistro is much more than a pleasant trendy interior. The chef’s influences are wide ranging with a focus on first class ingredients. Bistro Mathilda brings the promise of a fine meal!
Our classics
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Minibouillabaisse
€ 24.00Cheese croutons / rouille
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Shrimp croquettes (2 pieces)
€ 25.00Fried flat parsley / lemon
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Caviar (30gr.), “Royal Belgian Gold Label”
€ 59.00Pomme Moscovite / sour cream
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Ris de veau
€ 30.00broad beans / candied tomato / pointed pepper / parmesan / chorizo
Our Pride: “shrimps from coastal fisherman O.191”
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Tatjespap with shrimp (only if market supply)
€ 27.00garnalen van onze kustvissers / karnemelkpuree / gepocheerd
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Small shrimp salade (only if market supply)
€ 27.00garnalen van onze kustvissers / jonge slablaadjes / tomaat / hard gekookt ei / verse mayonaise
Seasonal suggestions
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Rye cheeks
€ 25.00fennel / buttermilk / dill
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Burger from White-pudding "Deluxe"
€ 25.00White pudding / bun / blackberries / apple / onion / duck liver
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Beef tartar with marrow
€ 24.00bone marrow / pickle / hairdressers / watercress
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Mackerel
€ 24.00ceviche / passion fruit / mango / citrus / avocado / red onion
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Tomato (Veggie)
€ 8Heirloom tomato / caponata / tomato broth / black look
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6 Deep Ostend oysters (Creuses)
€ 24.00on ice / lemon
If only a starter is ordered without a main course, we charge a supplement of € 4.00.
Our classics
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Sole (2 x 200gr.)
€ 46.00Meunière Baked in farm butter / Mash
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Ray
€ 39.00Baked / farm butter / capers / mashed potatoes or fresh fries
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Entrecote Holstein (300gr.)
€ 46.00bearnaise or pepper cream sauce / fresh fries
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Veal kidney
€ 35.00mustard Wostyn / Dragon / Mushroom s/ Spinach / Baked potatoes
A reminder of “Bistro Mathilda, Old Style”
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Tartar Van Pelé Royal "Blonde d’Aquitaine"
€ 34.00prepared at the table / sour condiments / salad / fresh fries
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Flemish-style beef stew
€ 34.00Awarded by Luc Bellings in HLN with 10/10 / salad or apple sauce / thick fries
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Lamb tagine
€ 41.00Schenkel and Merguez in a Moroccan way / coucous
Seasonal suggestions
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Shrimp salad (only in market supply)
€ 43.00Shrimps of our coastal fishermen / young salad leaves / tomato / hard cooked egg / fresh mayonnaise / fries
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“Catch of the day”
€ 43.00Beurre Blanc of Dashi / Risotto / Sea cat / Bimi
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Artichoke “Clamart” (Veggie)
€ 38.00artichoke floor / peas and snow peas / zucchini / cream
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Pluma Iberico
€ 41.00zucchini flower / pointed pepper / goat cheese / m’hamsa couscous / choron
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Zeeland mussels, soil culture
€ 33.001 kg of mussels / dip sauce / fresh fries
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Dame blanche
€ 14.00vanilla ice cream “à la minute” / hot chocolate sauce
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Norman pancake
€ 18.00Calvados / Apple / Vanilla ice cream
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Bitter chocolate
€ 14.00mousse / passion fruit / peanut
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Raspberry
€ 14.00Watermelon / Lychee / Yogurt
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Smuggler Grand Cru
€ 14.00apricot / mango chutney
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Irish coffee
€ 14.00 -
Espresso-Martini
€ 14.00After dinner cocktail / espresso / vodka / coffee liqueur
3 course or 4 course menu
3 courses (without starter 2) € 68
4 courses (with starter 2) € 79
“We only serve this menu for the entire table”
Starter 1
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Stuffed zucchini flour (up to 4/9)
Pulled pork / tempura / tzatziki / green herbs
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Mussels “Tom Kha Kai” (up to 28/08)
Zeeland mussels / coconut / lemon grass / galangal / coriander
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Tomato (Veggie) (up to 21/8)
Heirloom tomato / caponata / tomato broth / black look
Starter 2
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Rye cheeks
fennel / buttermilk / dill
Main course
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“Catch of the Day” (up to 29/08)
cauliflower / grain mustard / white beer / persillade / Île de Ré potatoes
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Artichoke "Clamart" (Veggie) (up to 21/8)
artichoke floor / peas and snow peas / zucchini / cream
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Quail (up to 04/09)
Filled / Potato Terrine / Pea / Forest / spring onion / Thyme gravy
Dessert
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Blackberries (up to 29/08)
blackberry / lemon / gingerbread
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Dame Blanche
Freshly twisted vanilla ice / hot chocolate / cream
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Oudwijker Lazulli (up to 04/09)
The Lazulli (Blue Jewel) is a blue fungus cheese from dairy Oudwijker in the Netherlands
GIFT VOUCHER
Looking for an original and stylish gift? With a Bistro Matilda gift voucher, you’re giving more than just a meal;
you’re giving an experience full of conviviality, refined flavors, and warm hospitality.
Our gift vouchers are perfect for any occasion: a birthday, anniversary, thank-you, or just because,
to surprise someone. Request your gift voucher easily below!
OVERNIGHT STAY AT MATHILDA’S
For a pleasant overnight stay during your visit
to Ostend, you can now also stay with us.
Our “Holiday Suites Mathilda” are located above
Bistro Mathilda and are the ideal base for a
pleasant stay in “The City by the Sea.”
OPENING HOURS
Kitchen open from 12:00 to 14:30
and from 17:45 to 21:00.
When we are at 2/3 capacity, we work in two time slots in the evening:
from 5.45 p.m. or 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and from 8.30 p.m. to 11.30 p.m.
When we are at 1/3 capacity, you can make a reservation for 7 p.m.
Reservations can only be made online via the reservation module on this page.
Choose between lunch and dinner.
Reservations for groups (+6 people) are available on request
send an email to info@bistromathilda.be
BLOGBERICHT
The caviar of the North Sea
Like three preschoolers let loose, our top chefs from Ostend flew onto the fishing nets. Dressed in bright yellow jackets, the famous khaki waterproof trousers (with attached rubber boots) pulled up high. We sent Michiel Rabaey from STORM, Luc Deklerck from Bistro Mathilda, and Tom Vanhaecke from Le Bassin into the sea in search of fresh shrimp and crabs. Chefs will be chefs, so they immediately got out their pots and gas burners to cook their catch on the beach.
CONTACT
Leopold II Laan 1, 8400 OostendeT. +32 (0)59 51 06 70
info@bistromathilda.be
V.A.T. BE0668.442.836
Open Wednesday to Sunday
12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. & 5:45 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Kitchen open from 12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
and from 5:45 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
