Beluga - Plein 1992 12

Exquisite food, carefully selected wines and nice and well thought through decor. We joined for lunch and went on with 9 courses. One person in our party had very specific dietary preferences and they were able to accommodate all. Great and friendly service, we felt like old friends. All in all great experience

Amazing food, amazing service! A couple of minus points... Seriously, don't charge us 7 euros each for water.. it's a high class fancy restaurant, water should be complimentary. You get a bit less attention at the end it you're sitting on the terrace... Otherwise everything was great!

With the virus situation a delivery fixed menu is available. We enjoyed it for 5 people, celebrating a birthday and it was utterly brilliant. Thank you for adapting your fantastic dining experience.

Truly enjoyable place with nice and friendly staff and quite good cuisine

So relaxed. Excellent service. Fantastic food. Loved the experience.

Excellent food and wine pairings - very well thought out. Vegetarians and alcohol-free people well catered for. Wonderful cheese plate. Friendly staff. Really first class!

Disappointing. I had looked up to this restaurant as the pinnacle of fine dining in Maastricht most of my life, and finally went to dine there on our honeymoon. The food overall used interesting ingredients and had nice presentation, but the flavours were not to our liking. The evening started out strong with some lovely bites and a nice amuse, but most dishes that followed were either rather salty or too rich/creamy. The service seemed very focussed on serving food in a synchronised way, which was fun to watch. We were given a warm welcome and the host congratulated us on our marriage. However when we were surprised with a plate to celebrate our marriage, it said “Happy Birthday”. When I pointed out that it was neither of our birthdays and we were on our honeymoon, the server just shrugged. Made me think they prepped these plates and just pulled them from the freezer, as other tables received similar plates. This took away from the experience because of the lack of a personal touch. Otherwise they always kept our glasses filled and replenished bread without asking, so the service was satisfactory. About halfway through the dinner we pointed out that we found the food too salty and too rich, so we requested if they could tone it down a bit for us. They said that it’s just because of how intense their sauces are, but they would let the chef know. The following courses were still too intense for our taste, and we quickly found ourselves looking forward to the end of the evening. The repetitive, loud music seemed more fitting for a nightclub than a fine dining restaurant. At the end we were invited into the kitchen to meet some of the staff and were offered a nitrogen cooled popcorn which was a fun experience, steam coming out our noses! Finally the bill was quite substantial, as expected, but unfortunately we did not feel that the experience was worth the price tag. We noticed that none of the staff dared ask us if we had a good experience as we went to settle the bill. I hope because it was clear to them that we did not enjoy it that much. There are better fine dining experiences to be had in Maastricht, and at much more reasonable prices.

Sorry, Team Beluga. Unfortunately I can’t give u more than 5 stars, although u earned it. I don’t have the skills to judge all aspects of the courses, but to me it was pure art. The picture on the plates and the taste. And the team made us feel like friends, not only guests. Unfortunately I am not able to afford finest dining often, but the Beluga is worth every single cent.