Lunch and Business lunch in Brussels
on the edge of the Sonian Forest
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 ends. The meeting doesn't.
Fully equipped private rooms: high-speed wifi, presentation screens, digital sound system, wireless microphones. The quiet of the Sonian Forest, free parking right outside. Team meeting, board session, client presentation, seminar — we adapt the room and the package to your day.
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 and 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!
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.
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, ranked fourth in the world at the best saucier-rôtisseur competition and trained under Jean-Pierre Bruneau and Alain Ducasse. His approach: a bistronomic brasserie — Belgian classics handled with fine-dining technique and no showmanship.
That means a vol-au-vent made with free-range chicken, carbonnades slow-cooked in gueuze beer, hand-rolled North Sea grey shrimp croquettes, premium cuts cooked precisely to order and the day's fish. The chips are fresh, the sauces house-made, and the desserts come from Jennifer, our pastry chef.
Vegetarian and vegan diets and allergies are accommodated — mention them when you book and the kitchen will plan around them.
Vegetarian and vegan diets and allergies are accommodated — mention them when you book and the kitchen will plan around them.
Easy to reach, easy to park, out on time
It is the first thing regulars mention: you park without circling the block. There is a free public car park directly in front of the house, which for a business lunch in Brussels changes everything — particularly when three cars arrive at once.
The restaurant stands on Avenue Charle-Albert in Watermael-Boitsfort, minutes from Boulevard du Souverain, the Ring exits and the E411. The offices of Auderghem, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, the Léonard district and southern Ixelles are all close by, and public transport serves the neighbourhood.
You leave on time: tell us when you need to be up from the table and the service will pace itself accordingly.
You leave on time: tell us when you need to be up from the table and the service will pace itself accordingly.
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.
Frequently asked questions
Three menus: the Lunch at €29 (starter and main, or main and dessert), the Business lunch at €36 (starter, main, dessert and coffee) and the Corporate lunch at €40 (starter, a main chosen between poultry and fish, dessert and coffee).
Yes — a free public car park sits directly in front of the restaurant on Avenue Charle-Albert, as well as all along Rue Tenreuken in Watermael-Boitsfort. It is one of the few restaurants in south-east Brussels where parking presents no difficulty, even for a group. From Monday to Saturday, between 9:00 AM and 6:00 PM, a parking disc is required.
Yes. Tables are spaced widely enough for a confidential conversation in the main room, and five private rooms are available for working meetings, from a small committee to a 350-guest seminar.
Allow around an hour for the Lunch menu and an hour and a half for the Business lunch. Tell us your departure time when booking and the service will pace itself to your diary.
Yes. The menu includes vegetarian dishes, and the kitchen adapts the set menus to vegan diets and allergies provided we are told at the time of booking.
Yes, booking is strongly recommended for weekday lunches and essential from eight covers upwards.
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