For more than three centuries, Au Repos des Chasseurs has welcomed those who pause along the way. The hunters of the Sonian Forest yesterday, the teams and business leaders of south-east Brussels today. The setting has changed, the intention never has: you sit down, you take the time you need, and you leave on time.
Fifteen minutes from Brussels city centre, at the end of Boulevard du Souverain, a house dating back to 1683 opens its doors every lunchtime — offering what business lunches so often lack: space, quiet, free public parking right outside and genuine cooking.
Lunch - Business - Corporate
Served every midday, indoors or on the terrace. All three draw on the bistronomic brasserie menu of chef Adrien Schurgers.
Served at lunchtime. Booking recommended, and essential for groups.
Lunch - 29 euros
Starter & main course or main course & dessert
For shorter midday breaks. Two courses, a proper meal without giving up the afternoon.
Business lunch - 36 euros
Starter, main course, dessert & coffee
The full business lunch. Long enough to reach the substance of a conversation, brisk enough to keep to a diary.
Corporate lunch - 40 euros
Starter, a main course chosen between poultry or fish, dessert and coffee
Designed for groups: limiting the choice to two main courses speeds up service and lets the whole table leave together.
Important : please book 2 days in advance so your menu can be prepared to professional standards!
Quiet — the rarest luxury at lunchtime
A business lunch depends as much on acoustics as on the plate. Here the tables are well spaced, the ceilings high, and the background noise never forces anyone to repeat a sentence. You can negotiate, interview, present a budget or simply talk, without the next table joining in.
The house borders the Sonian Forest, whose ancient beech groves are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list. As soon as the weather allows, the 110-seat terrace opens onto the trees. In winter, the brasserie room and the steak house take over. Either way, you leave Brussels without leaving Brussels — and a client who has flown in remembers it.
Adrien Schurgers at the stove
The kitchen is led by Adrien Schurgers, who placed fourth in the world in the competition for best saucier-rôtisseur and trained under Jean-Pierre Bruneau and Alain Ducasse. His approach: a bistronomic brasserie, meaning Belgian classics prepared with the technique of a fine-dining restaurant, minus the showmanship.
This brings you vol-au-vent made with barn-raised hens, carbonnades (Flemish beef stew) slow-cooked in gueuze, hand-made North Sea grey shrimp croquettes, premium meats cooked just right, and the catch of the day. The fries are fresh, the sauces homemade, and the desserts are created by Jennifer, our pastry chef.
We cater to vegetarian and vegan diets as well as allergies. Just let us know when you book and the kitchen will take care of the rest.
Easy to reach, easy to park, out on time
It's the first thing our regulars mention: you can park without circling the block. A free public car park sits right in front of the building, and for a business lunch in Brussels that makes all the difference, especially when your party arrives in three cars.
We're on Avenue Charle-Albert in Watermael-Boitsfort, a few minutes from Boulevard du Souverain, the Ring exits and the E411. Offices in Auderghem, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, the Léonard area and southern Ixelles are close by. The neighbourhood is also served by public transport.
You'll leave on time: tell us when you need to be up from the table and the service will work around it.
Meetings, seminars and group lunches
Beyond the brasserie itself, the house has five modular function rooms seating up to 350 guests. They can be booked privately for a board lunch just as readily as for a company seminar, with or without projection equipment.
For standing formats — partner receptions, product launches, afterwork events — we also offer walking dinner menus.
