in antwerp, belgium (jan’24)

heard some good stuff about this seafood heavy restaurant within a repurposed chapel with high vaulted ceilings. a bit of nordic and japanese touch also, and really appreciated that most the dishes weren’t too heavy or rich.

starting bites were nice, very light and delicate, followed by the agnolotto which was one of my favourites today. stuffed with squid and topped with more fried squid. really enjoyed the sea urchin flan which was sweet and not very rich in urchin flavour, the signature oyster with a hefty amount of ingredients like tuna tartare, caviar, buttermilk sauce with bread miso was also surprisingly tasty. fish and other shellfish had good cooking but not too memorable, before a deer course to end all the seafood dishes. dessert was slightly underwhelming with too much hints of the bitterness from root vegetable that doesn’t really draw a good close to the meal. overall solid meal with a very long course, not a lot of wow factors and the flavour profile of the meal was more or less unanimous.

tasting menu: (€275)
grey shrimp, burrata, pumpkin
buckwheat blini with robiola and currant
amaebi, bottarga, radish
agnolotto, manzanilla, chipirones, squid
smoked seabass, kaffir, crème cru beach crab
sea urchin flan, eel
signature irish mor oyster, balfegó
pollock ‘meunière’, mussel ‘à la crème’
langoustine, jerusalem artichoke, nori
scallop, oxtail bouillon, spelt
deer, aligot, savoy cabbage
citrus, sudachi, aloë vera
boskoop, spices, cranberry, jerusalem artichoke
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would revisit: try once
reservations: yes
price range pp: €300-€600
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📍THE JANE
location: paradeplein 1, 2018 antwerpen
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