Wed 30 Mar 2005
Petite Abeille Belgium Waffles New York
Le Petite Abeille has a few locations in New York including a cozy restaurant on 107 West 18th St, (at Sixth Avenue - kitty corner from Bed Bath and Beyond) I like going there for their brunch menu which includes their famous Belgium Waffles but their lunch menu isn’t too bad either and includes some very tasty sandwiches.
We went and ordered 2 breakfast specials:
Eggs Benedict with Black Forrest Ham w/ arugula salad and yam mashed potatoes
and my favorite the Omlette Maison (salmon with scallions and sour cream):
My favorite omlette is actually quite simple. It’s called the Liege waffle:
It’s served without any syrup, fruit, or toppings. It’s very light and the best way to describe the taste would be something like a very fresh old fashioned doughnut. Today though it wasn’t very fresh and was a little stale and chewy. The restaurant staff tells me they fly in the ingredients for the liege waffle all the way from Belgium. Don’t know if it is true or not but when it’s fresh it’s very good and would definitely be worth the flight over.
April 20th, 2006 at 10:12 am
i think that ur waffles look sooooooo nasty in that picture above my wright
July 27th, 2006 at 2:24 am
Destiny
You could not be more wrong, that waffle its the best. I have been to Belgium and had these personally. They are the best. Don’t judge a book by its cover.
July 27th, 2006 at 8:32 am
Yeah those used to be the reason I went to Petite Abeille but these days the waffles aren’t so fresh anymore. ;-(
September 20th, 2007 at 8:22 am
Yea I lived in Belgium and their waffles are the best I’ve ever had! There is also a brand of waffle that is packaged and wrapped in plastic, tastes like crap and is nothing like an authentic waffle from liege (kindof like those hostess donuts here in the usa). Maybe this restaraunt is importng those fake ones haha
October 2nd, 2007 at 1:37 pm
I lived in Belgium too, and I”m dying to find a place in the city that has REAL Belgian waffles. (Not the liege kind…the square kind). Does this place have them?!
August 9th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
I returned from Belgium last week and was dying for the sugar waffles that are everywhere! I found this place and they were awful! Then I found Petalbelle on Sullivan Street and they are just like they are in Belgium. They will also be serving the Brussel type waffles on the weekends. Magnifique PetalBelle!
August 11th, 2008 at 9:33 am
HI Michelle I completely agree - I am sorely disappointed with Petite Abeile’s Liege waffles - they don’t taste good anymore. I will definitely check out Petalbelle!