Belcampo

Came here to read and work. Such a beautiful, cozy and quiet atmosphere that you wouldn’t expect from the size of it. Will come back :)

A dear friend suggested to try Belcampo for a thanksgiving dinner. The price was friendly and charged in advance. The experience was awful and frankly offensive in its lack of quality and carelessness. Bland food served cafeteria-style (not a problem per se) but in paper plates and with plastic utensils that broke while we ate. Stress over chairs that were barely sufficient for the amount of guests. Bright lights made the loft space look more like a disaster shelter than a restaurant on a festive occasion. To add to the poor experience, staff was walking around with large trash bags, emptying out the table items while we still were there. Never again.

Had a cappuccino with oat milk and a vegan chocolate cookie 😊 I loved it! Nice place to hang or to have something to go. Friendly staff!

The Cafe itself is lovely, with plenty of seating, magazines and a large selection of drinks. But both the coffee, and the service, was not up to that same standard. I ordered a Mocha with Oat Milk, and was told that "It's too difficult to do with Oat", so was instead told to have a standard Mocha. In the end, I was then given the wrong drink, but the offer to get a replacement was given immediately after they realised, but I stuck with it anyway. In the end, I got a scalding hot, over extracted, well below average cappuccino, that wasn't even full. If you rely on alternative milks for your drink, I would highly recommend avoiding Belcampo, as it being "Too difficult to make" shouldn't be an excuse.

What's not to like about this place. It's a huge space in De Hallen and connected with a library. There is an upstairs place for people to use their laptops too. Live music on some nights. Friendly staff, normal prices and they have free wifi and power outlets available. Some of the tables are blocked from "laptops" but that's fine. So many other tables. A great place to work remotely if you want or need to get out of the apartment.