3-course set menu at Gasthof Ruben

Gasthof Ruben is known for its unique culinary blend, where Flemish classics and Ethiopian specialties come together on a single menu. During the 3-course choice dinner, guests have the freedom to compose their own menu from a wide selection of starters, main courses, and desserts.

The restaurant offers dishes such as scampi diabolique and stew alongside traditional Ethiopian options like sambusa and spicy meat and vegetable preparations. This creates a varied dining experience where familiar flavors and new discoveries alternate.

The concept revolves around freedom of choice and experience: every guest can put together a personal dinner that suits their own preferences. Thanks to the warm atmosphere and diverse menu, it is an accessible place for both lovers of Belgian cuisine and those who enjoy discovering new world cuisines.

Host Ruben, Heaven, and Kenean extend a warm welcome to you!

3-course set menu

Starter

Flemish dishes

• Beef carpaccio
• Cheese croquettes
• Scampi diabolique
• Calamari

Ethiopian dishes

• Kinche
  Traditional dish of cooked wheat or bulgur, flavored with clarified herb butter or oil
• Sambusa
  Crispy fried dough snack with a savory filling of seasoned minced meat or lentils

Main course
The main courses are served with fries, rice, mashed potatoes, or salad.

Flemish dishes

• Stewed meat
• Vol-au-vent – puff pastry filled with creamy chicken ragout, meatballs, and mushrooms
• Scampi diabolique – scampi in a spicy, creamy tomato sauce with garlic and cayenne pepper
• Steak
• Meatballs in tomato sauce
• Spaghetti Bolognese
• Hamburger
• Salmon
• Tuna
• Ribs
• Half a chicken

Optional sauces (to be paid on site):
Hot sauces (+ €3) such as mushroom, Provençal, béarnaise, peppercorn sauce or white wine sauce.

Ethiopian dishes

• Tibs
  Fried strips of meat with onion, garlic, and green peppers in a savory sauce
• Kitfo (Kefto)
  Finely chopped beef in seasoned clarified butter with berbere
• Key what (Keywords)
  Spicy red sauce with braised beef and berbere
• Minchet abish
  Mild beef sauce with fenugreek, ginger, and turmeric
• Habesha special
  Combination of meat, vegetables and grains
• The Special Tom
  Vegetarian Ethiopian dish
• Doro Wot
  Chicken in spicy red barberry sauce

Want to share?
Combination dishes for 2 people (to be paid on site):

• Veggie combination (+ €2)
• Mix meat & veggie (+ €3)
• Meat lovers (+ €3)

Dessert

• Dame blanche
• Tiramisu
• Crème brûlée
• Chocolate mousse

Accessibility

Consult Google Maps for the exact route from your starting point and for current departure and travel times.

For more information, visit the Gasthof Ruben website.