Restaurant in Ghent, Belgium
The Mistress
100Pearl PointsPractical Dinner Pick
About The Mistress
The Mistress is a practical central Ghent dinner option for Wednesday-to-Saturday evenings, especially if location matters more than a published chef, cuisine, or tasting-menu promise. Treat it as a neighborhood anchor, not a trophy booking; diners who want a clearer format should cross-shop other Ghent restaurants first.
The Mistress is a Ghent evening option with a limited verified profile: it opens Wednesday through Saturday from 6–11 PM, closes Sunday through Tuesday, lists a smart casual dress code. Use it when those hours fit your plans, rather than as a choice built around a confirmed cuisine, chef, award, price point, or menu format.
Use it as an evening option, not a trophy booking
Ghent has enough dining options that the decision here should be practical. The Mistress is worth considering when the schedule works and the group is comfortable choosing without verified details on cuisine, price, or menu structure. The fit is weaker for diners who need a clearly documented format in advance or are planning around a firm budget ceiling.
The strongest confirmed reason to keep it on the list is timing: The Mistress is open from Wednesday through Saturday, 6–11 PM. For broader planning, use Our full Ghent restaurants guide, then compare eating plans with Our full Ghent bars guide, Our full Ghent hotels guide, Our full Ghent wineries guide, Our full Ghent experiences guide.
Who should choose it over another Ghent table
Choose The Mistress if the priority is an evening window from Wednesday through Saturday and the group is comfortable choosing without a published cuisine label in this guide. If you want to compare other named options before deciding, look at Arbane, Ferri, Il Mezzogiorno, Restaurant Sin, or The Drifter.
For a wider shortlist, keep The Mistress in its proper context: a Ghent evening option with confirmed hours and smart casual dress. Other dining rooms may suit better if you need more detail on cuisine, budget, service style, or menu format before deciding.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I order at The Mistress?
This guide does not verify a cuisine type, dish, or menu format for The Mistress. The practical move is to choose it only if you are comfortable planning an evening in Ghent without arriving with a specific confirmed dish in mind. If a fixed concept matters more than flexibility, compare it with Restaurant Sin or Arbane instead.
What should a first-timer know about The Mistress?
First-timers should plan around the verified opening times: Wednesday through Saturday from 6–11 PM, with closures Sunday through Tuesday. The dress code is smart casual. Beyond that, this guide does not verify cuisine, price, chef, or menu format.
What are alternatives to The Mistress in Ghent?
Ferri, Restaurant Sin, Arbane, Il Mezzogiorno, The Drifter are useful alternatives to compare with The Mistress. Choose one of those if you want to review more options before locking in a Wednesday-to-Saturday evening plan.
Can I eat at the bar at The Mistress?
Do not count on bar dining unless the venue confirms it directly, because bar seating is not verified in this guide. The safest plan is to treat The Mistress as an evening dining option in Ghent and confirm any seating preference directly before you go.
Is lunch or dinner better at The Mistress?
Evening dining is the verified option here, since The Mistress is open 6–11 PM Wednesday through Saturday and does not list lunch hours in the verified details. That makes the choice straightforward: plan it for the evening, not a midday stop.
Is The Mistress good for a special occasion?
It can work if your special occasion is an evening in Ghent on a Wednesday to Saturday and smart casual dress suits the plan. For a celebration where you need a clearly verified cuisine, price, or menu format before deciding, compare Restaurant Sin, Arbane, or another Ghent option first.
Location
Baudelostraat 37, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Ghent, Belgium
Compare The Mistress
| Venue | Location |
|---|---|
| The Mistress | Ghent |
| Ferri | Ghent |
| Restaurant Sin | Ghent |
| Arbane | Ghent |
| Il Mezzogiorno | Ghent |
| The Drifter | Ghent |
How The Mistress Ghent compares with similar nearby venues.
Where to look if this does not fit
If the group wants a more defined dinner plan, check Ferri or Arbane first. If the goal is a backup with a different room feel, compare Il Mezzogiorno and The Drifter.
How it compares with Ghent peers
Ferri, Restaurant Sin, Arbane, Il Mezzogiorno, The Drifter are the smarter cross-shops when the main question is format clarity. The Mistress is the easier recommendation for a central evening when the group is flexible; the others make more sense when cuisine, value, or room style needs to be decided before booking.
For a more planned dinner, start with Ferri, Restaurant Sin, or Arbane before committing here. For a looser night where the address and evening-only rhythm are enough, The Mistress is a lower-friction option. Il Mezzogiorno and The Drifter are better fallbacks if the group wants to compare mood and value rather than chase a specific menu structure.
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