Brasserie La Chope d’Ilot
The menu
Brussels bistro: carbonnade, waterzooi, mussels and abbey beers, crisp frites, servers who joke. Here you eat, you toast, you linger.
All prices include VAT and service. For allergen questions, our team is happy to help.
Starters
Cold
€16.00
Finger lime, Alpine dill, crisp skin chips.
Toasted seeds, raspberry vinegar, wild rocket.
Vegetarian — Allergens: Milk
Cold mesclun, country bacon, smoked magret, fir-honey vinaigrette.
Wholegrain mustard, country bread toasted with salted butter.
Allergens: Gluten, Milk, Eggs
Sheep's feta, fresh basil, fruity black olive oil.
Vegetarian — Allergens: Milk
Hot
€14.00
Served hot: smoked potato mousseline, spinach shoots, vin jaune emulsion.
Mountain cider reduction, root-vegetable pickles.
Caramelised pumpkin seeds, salted Roquefort cream.
Vegetarian — Allergens: Milk
Brown butter with lemon thyme, Piedmont hazelnut pieces.
Allergens: Nuts, Molluscs
Mains
Belgian
€22.00
Beef braised in brown ale, spice bread, frites and mayonnaise.
Allergens: Gluten
€21.00
Creamy broth, leeks, carrots, egg yolk and parsley.
Allergens: Milk, Eggs, Celery
€19.00
Potato and cabbage mash, grilled sausage, roast jus.
Allergens: Gluten, Mustard
€23.00
Puff-pastry case, chicken, mushrooms, cream sauce.
Allergens: Gluten, Milk, Eggs
€18.00
Grey shrimp, fried parsley, lemon.
Allergens: Gluten, Crustaceans, Eggs, Milk
French
Butternut purée, fig chutney, balsamic reduction.
Tian of market vegetables, bold jus with wild rosemary.
Gratin dauphinois, green beans with brown butter.
Allergens: Milk
Tarbais beans, mountain sausage, golden breadcrumbs.
Allergens: Gluten
Suprême sauce, olive-oil crushed potatoes.
Allergens: Milk
Italian
€26.00
Veal escalope, sage, prosciutto, white wine.
€26.00
Fresh pasta, butter, 24-month Parmesan, summer truffle.
Vegetarian — Allergens: Gluten, Milk, Eggs
Chef’s suggestions
A surprise route around the lake and the woods: smoked fish, root vegetables, game or the day's fish, according to the catch.
Chef’s pick
Tail ravioli, glazed baby vegetables, field herbs.
Allergens: Crustaceans, Milk, Gluten, Eggs
Roast oysters, celeriac purée, lingonberry pepper sauce.
Allergens: Milk
Poivrade artichokes, lemon beurre blanc, aubergine caviar.
Allergens: Fish, Milk
Desserts
Pastry
€12.00
Molten centre, bourbon vanilla ice cream, Guérande salt flakes.
Allergens: Milk, Eggs, Gluten
€11.00
Breton shortbread, yuzu cream, toasted Italian meringue.
Allergens: Gluten, Milk, Eggs
Salted-butter caramel, crisp hazelnut praline.
Allergens: Milk, Eggs
€14.00
Black cherry jam, walnut bread, fresh walnuts.
Allergens: Milk, Nuts, Gluten
Cinnamon ice cream, almond crumble, caramelised tuile.
Allergens: Milk, Nuts, Gluten
Light orange-blossom cream, market raspberries.
Allergens: Gluten, Milk, Eggs, Nuts
Salted-butter caramel ice cream, raw cacao nibs.
Allergens: Milk, Eggs, Gluten
Vanilla whipped cream, toasted flaked almonds.
Allergens: Gluten, Milk, Eggs, Nuts
Ice creams
Vanilla ice cream, salted-butter caramel, almonds.
Allergens: Milk, Eggs, Nuts
Pizzas
€14.00
Tomato sauce, fior di latte mozzarella, fresh basil.
€16.00
Ham, mushrooms, olives, mozzarella.
€16.50
Spicy salami, chilli, mozzarella, oregano.
€17.00
Mozzarella, Gorgonzola, goat cheese, Parmesan.
Sandwiches
€14.50
Toasted bread, roast chicken, bacon, lettuce, mayonnaise.
€11.00
Country bread, salted butter, cooked ham.
Grilled vegetables, hummus, rocket, pita.
Brioche bun, patty, melted cheddar, onion confit.
Drinks
Hot drinks
Coffee, tea, chocolate, infusions…
Espresso2 cl
€3.50
House blend, medium roast.
Long coffee15 cl
€4.00
Double extraction, filtered water.
Jasmine green tea20 cl
€4.50
Steeped 4 minutes, mountain honey on the side.
€4.50
House-dried herbs.
Soft drinks
Water, sodas, juices, diabolos…
Mineral water 50 cl50 cl
€6.00
Still or sparkling.
House lemonade20 cl
€6.50
Lime, fir, house syrup.
Hillside apple juice20 cl
€5.50
Cold-pressed, unfiltered.
€4.80
Your choice.
€5.80
Seasonal citrus.
€7.00
Slow fermentation, lightly sweet.
Beers
Cocktails
€14.00
Local gin, vermouth, conifer, house tonic.
Negroni7 cl
€12.00
Gin, sweet vermouth, Campari, candied orange.
Market mojito35 cl
€11.00
Rum, mint, lime, soda.
Garibaldi12 cl
€9.50
Campari, fresh orange juice, ice.
Aperitifs
Kir10 cl
€8.50
Crémant, house crème de cassis.
Kir royal10 cl
€12.00
Jura crémant, house crème de cassis.
Venetian spritz12 cl
€10.00
Aperitivo, Prosecco, sparkling water, orange.
€9.00
5 cl as an opening digestif or a soft aperitif.
Digestifs
12-year Calvados2 cl
€12.00
Ripe apple, woody roundness.
Armagnac XO2 cl
€14.00
Dried prune, soft spice.
€11.00
Fine spirit, bitter almond.
Green Chartreuse2 cl
€10.00
Aromatic herbs, long finish.
Cognac VSOP2 cl
€15.00
Candied fruit, vanilla, elegant finish.
€9.50
Brussels distillery, floral nose.
Wines
Red wines
750 ml
Glass €10.00
Bottle €42.00
Cabernet, melted tannins, black fruit.
Glass €10.50
Bottle €44.00
Light red, morello cherry and undergrowth.
750 ml
Glass €16.00
Bottle €78.00
Powerful Nebbiolo, tobacco, dried rose.
Glass €9.00
Bottle €36.00
Syrah, blackberry, black pepper, broad shoulders.
750 ml
Glass €11.00
Bottle €48.00
Deep Syrah, black olive, saline finish.
White wines
Glass €12.00
Bottle €56.00
Mineral Chardonnay, gunflint.
750 ml
Glass €11.00
Bottle €48.00
Bright Sauvignon, lively and saline.
750 ml
Glass €14.00
Bottle €68.00
Viognier, apricot, white flowers.
Glass €10.20
Bottle €46.00
Dry, flint, long minerality.
Glass €8.00
Bottle €32.00
Crisp Chardonnay, apple, flowers.
Rosé wines
Glass €11.50
Bottle €52.00
Mourvèdre, salinity, long finish.
Glass €8.50
Bottle €34.00
Grenache, blackcurrant, pink grapefruit.
750 ml
Glass €7.50
Bottle €29.00
A rush of red fruit, clean acidity.
Glass €9.50
Bottle €38.00
Generous rosé, structured, long.
Sparkling
Champagne, crémant, sparkling…
750 ml
Glass €15.00
Bottle €72.00
Pinot and Chardonnay, ample palate, brioche.
750 ml
Glass €9.00
Bottle €38.00
Fine bubbles, apple, candied lemon.
750 ml
Glass €6.00
Bottle €24.00
White fruit, airy mousse.
750 ml
Glass €7.00
Bottle €28.00
Xarel·lo, Macabeo, long autolysis.
Mains · Belgian
Chicken waterzooi
€21.00
AllergensMilk, Eggs, Celery
Creamy broth, leeks, carrots, egg yolk and parsley.