Restaurant in Hertsberge, Belgium
Flemish countryside dining that justifies the detour.
Schatteman holds consecutive Michelin Plates and a Star Wine List White Star while pricing at €€€, a clear step below most of West Flanders' decorated tables. The 4.7 Google rating across 327 reviews points to consistent execution. Book for a weekend lunch in the Flemish countryside outside Bruges — it delivers Michelin-level ambition without the full fine dining spend.
Schatteman is a Michelin-recognised modern cuisine restaurant in Hertsberge, a quiet village in the Flemish countryside outside Bruges, and it earns its place on your shortlist if you want serious cooking at €€€ pricing rather than the €€€€ outlay required at most of West Flanders' decorated tables. With a 4.7 Google rating across 327 reviews and consecutive Michelin Plates in 2024 and 2025, plus a White Star recognition on Star Wine List (published February 2026), this is a venue that has built a credible track record. Book it for a weekend lunch when the rural setting makes the most sense and the pacing feels less pressured than a weekday dinner in the city.
Hertsberge is not a place you pass through by accident. The village sits in the Oostkamp municipality, southeast of Bruges, and arriving at Kruisstraat 13 puts you in genuinely rural Flanders: flat farmland, low skies, and the kind of quiet that makes a well-set dining room feel considered rather than incidental. The Star Wine List White Star recognition signals that the beverage side of the operation is taken seriously, which tends to correlate with a room designed for a full sit-down experience rather than a quick turnover. For a food and wine enthusiast travelling through West Flanders, the spatial proposition here is a deliberate retreat from urban dining rather than a compromise on it.
Spatial details beyond the address are not confirmed in available data, so if the precise layout, seating configuration, or private dining availability matter to your booking decision, contact the venue directly before committing.
The cuisine type is listed as Modern Cuisine, which in the Belgian context typically means ingredient-led cooking with French technique and strong regional sourcing. At the €€€ price tier, Schatteman sits a clear notch below the €€€€ restaurants that dominate West Flanders' fine dining conversation, including Boury in Roeselare and Willem Hiele in Oudenburg. That price gap is meaningful: you are getting Michelin-level recognition without the full tasting-menu commitment in cost.
The weekend and daytime service angle is worth considering carefully. Rural Flemish restaurants of this profile often run weekend lunch as their centrepiece service, when the kitchen can pace through a multi-course menu without the rush dynamic of a Friday dinner. The 4.7 rating with 327 reviews suggests consistent execution rather than occasional brilliance, which matters more for a destination lunch than for a spontaneous weeknight visit. If you are building a weekend around the Bruges and Oostkamp area, a Saturday or Sunday lunch at Schatteman is a more rewarding use of the venue than a quick dinner stopover.
Specific dishes, tasting menu structure, and seasonal menus are not confirmed in available data. Do not book on the assumption that a specific format is offered; verify current menu options directly with the restaurant.
The Star Wine List White Star is a meaningful credential. Star Wine List publishes restaurant wine programmes that meet a defined quality threshold, and a White Star indicates a list worth ordering from, not merely a serviceable selection. For wine-focused travellers routing through West Flanders, this adds a layer of purpose to the visit that goes beyond the food alone. The recognition was published in February 2026, making it current. Pair this with the rural setting and the €€€ pricing and Schatteman becomes a reasonable answer to the question of where to eat and drink well in the Bruges hinterland without spending at the level of Hof van Cleve or Zilte.
If you are spending time in West and East Flanders and want to build a coherent dining itinerary, Schatteman works well as the more accessible, lower-commitment meal alongside a higher-stakes booking elsewhere. Consider pairing it with Bartholomeus in Heist for a coast-and-countryside contrast, or with De Jonkman in Sint-Kruis if you want to compare modern Flemish cooking across two tiers of price and ambition. For broader context on what else the region offers, see our full Hertsberge restaurants guide, our full Hertsberge hotels guide, our full Hertsberge bars guide, our full Hertsberge wineries guide, and our full Hertsberge experiences guide.
For travellers whose Belgian dining circuit extends beyond Flanders, Bozar Restaurant in Brussels, L'air du Temps in Liernu, and d'Eugénie à Emilie in Baudour are worth adding to the same trip. If your interest runs to international benchmarks for modern cuisine at a similar level of ambition, Frantzén in Stockholm and FZN by Björn Frantzén in Dubai show what the format looks like at its upper ceiling.
No confirmed information on dietary accommodation is available in current data. Given the modern cuisine format and the level of execution implied by consecutive Michelin Plates, the kitchen likely has some capacity to adapt, but do not assume. Contact the restaurant directly before booking if dietary requirements are a factor, and give as much notice as possible.
Seat count and private dining options are not confirmed. At the €€€ price tier in a rural Flemish setting, smaller group dinners of four to six are the safest assumption for a comfortable booking. Larger groups or special occasion parties should call ahead to confirm capacity and any group menu requirements before locking in a date.
Hertsberge itself is a small village, so the practical comparison set is the broader West Flanders and Bruges region. For modern Flemish cooking at the next price tier up, De Jonkman in Sint-Kruis is the closest peer in style. For a coastal alternative, Bartholomeus in Heist offers a different setting at a comparable or higher level of ambition. If budget is not the constraint, Boury in Roeselare is the step up to €€€€ creative Flemish cooking.
Bar seating or counter dining options are not confirmed in available data. Rural Belgian restaurants at this level tend to be table-service focused rather than bar-dining venues. If informal or solo dining at a counter is a priority, verify this directly before booking, as it is not a format you can assume here.
At €€€ pricing with two consecutive Michelin Plates and a strong 4.7 Google rating, Schatteman is priced below most of its Michelin-recognised peers in West Flanders, which makes the value case direct if the format suits you. The tasting menu structure itself is not confirmed in available data, so verify what is currently on offer before booking. If a full multi-course commitment feels like too much, check whether à la carte is available, which would also make it more accessible for a weekend lunch visit.
| Venue | Cuisine | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schatteman | Modern Cuisine | Restaurant Schatteman is a restaurant in Belgium. It was published on Star Wine List on February 10, 2026 and is a White Star.; Michelin Plate (2025); Michelin Plate (2024) | Easy | — |
| Boury | Modern Frlemish, Creative French | Michelin 3 Star | Unknown | — |
| Comme chez Soi | French - Belgian, Classic Cuisine | Michelin 1 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Castor | Modern European, Modern French | Michelin 2 Star | Unknown | — |
| Cuchara | Modern European, Creative | Michelin 2 Star | Unknown | — |
| De Jonkman | Modern Flemish, Creative | Michelin 2 Star | Unknown | — |
A quick look at how Schatteman measures up.
Michelin Plate restaurants in Belgium operating at the €€€ price point routinely accommodate dietary requirements when contacted in advance — this is standard practice at this level. Reach out before your visit to flag allergies or preferences. The modern cuisine format, which tends toward ingredient-led, composed dishes, is generally adaptable to vegetarian requests, though specific menus are not published in available records.
Hertsberge is a small village and Schatteman operates in a rural setting at Kruisstraat 13 — this is not a large urban room, so groups of six or more should check the venue's official channels well in advance to confirm availability and any group booking terms. For larger private events, the setting may suit a buyout arrangement, but that would need to be negotiated directly. Smaller groups of two to four are the natural fit for this format.
Hertsberge itself has no comparable dining options — Schatteman is the destination. If you want alternatives in the broader West Flanders region, De Jonkman in Sint-Kruis (near Bruges) operates at a higher Michelin tier, while Castor in Ghent offers a different modern approach at a similar price point. For the drive to be worth it, Schatteman makes most sense as the anchor of a Flemish countryside visit rather than a fallback option.
Bar seating is not documented for Schatteman. Given the rural village location and the €€€ modern cuisine format, the restaurant is structured around table service rather than a casual counter offer. If an informal drop-in option is a priority, this is not the right venue — book a table or plan elsewhere.
At €€€ pricing with a Michelin Plate in consecutive years (2024 and 2025) and a Star Wine List White Star for the wine programme, Schatteman delivers credentials that justify a tasting menu format if modern, ingredient-led Belgian cooking is what you are after. It sits below the investment level of a two-star room like Boury in Roeselare, which makes it a sensible choice when you want Michelin-recognised cooking without the full commitment of a flagship tasting menu price tag.
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