Restaurant in Spa, Belgium
Occasion dining without the booking battle.
La Cour de la Reine holds back-to-back Michelin Plate recognition (2024–2025) and a strong 4.4 Google rating across 232 reviews, making it the most credible Modern French option at the €€ price tier in Spa. It is easy to book and well-suited to special occasions, celebration dinners, or any meal where you want Michelin-level kitchen discipline without the starred-restaurant price escalation.
Getting a table here is direct — La Cour de la Reine is not the kind of booking that demands a three-month scramble. That accessibility is part of the appeal, and it does not come at the cost of quality. With back-to-back Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025 and a Google rating of 4.4 across 232 reviews, this Modern French address on Avenue Reine Astrid is a credible choice for a special meal in Spa. If you are planning a celebration dinner, a date night, or a business lunch with some ambition behind it, this is worth your attention at the €€ price tier.
La Cour de la Reine sits at a useful position in Spa's dining scene: formal enough to mark an occasion, but priced accessibly enough that it does not demand a special budget alongside the occasion. The Michelin Plate designation, awarded in both 2024 and 2025, signals consistent kitchen quality without the pressure of star-level expectations on either side of the table. For a town better known for its thermal baths and Formula 1 circuit than its restaurant culture, that credential carries real weight.
The cuisine is Modern French, which in the Belgian Ardennes context tends to mean classical technique applied to regional produce. That is the kind of cooking that rewards a thoughtful wine pairing, and this is where the venue merits closer attention. At a €€ price point, the wine list matters: if it is composed with the same care as the kitchen, you are getting genuine value for a full evening's experience. The quality floor set by consecutive Michelin Plate recognition suggests the kitchen is not coasting, and a wine program that matches that seriousness — even at a moderate price tier , would make this a notably efficient way to spend money on a formal dinner in this part of Belgium.
For a special occasion, the framing here is a venue that gives you the credibility of Michelin recognition without the price escalation that typically accompanies it. Compare that to the starred restaurants further afield , venues like Boury in Roeselare or Zilte in Antwerp , and La Cour de la Reine offers a lower-risk, lower-cost introduction to Belgian fine dining for visitors who are not committed to a full destination-restaurant experience. It also compares interestingly with international Modern French peers such as Schanz in Piesport, where the price tier climbs considerably.
Within Spa itself, the €€ positioning puts La Cour de la Reine alongside Le Grand Maur and L'Auberge in the mid-tier bracket, and below the €€€ venues such as L'Art de Vivre, Linéa, and Manoir de Lébioles. The Michelin Plate recognition distinguishes it from similarly priced alternatives and makes it the strongest argument for quality at this price in the city. If your priority is getting Michelin-recognised Modern French cooking at a moderate spend, this is where you should be eating in Spa.
The address on Avenue Reine Astrid puts it in easy reach of Spa's town centre, which matters if you are combining dinner with a stay at one of the area's hotels. For accommodation context alongside your dining planning, the Pearl Spa hotels guide covers the options. And if you are building a fuller itinerary, the Spa experiences guide and Spa bars guide are worth consulting for before- and after-dinner planning.
For Belgian fine dining at greater intensity , Michelin stars, more elaborate tasting menus, and the full destination-restaurant experience , venues like Hof van Cleve in Kruishoutem, Bozar in Brussels, or Willem Hiele in Oudenburg represent a different tier entirely. La Cour de la Reine is not competing with those; it is the right answer for a different question: where do I eat well in Spa without building a trip around a single restaurant?
One useful regional comparison: d'Eugénie à Emilie in Baudour and Sketch's Lecture Room in London both operate in the Modern French category but at very different price bands and with different ambitions. La Cour de la Reine is closer in spirit to a polished neighbourhood restaurant doing its cuisine type seriously than to a grand occasion venue built around spectacle.
The consistent 4.4 Google rating across 232 reviews is a trust signal worth taking seriously. That sample size is large enough to be statistically meaningful, and the score suggests a kitchen and front-of-house operation that reliably delivers rather than one that peaks and troughs. For a special occasion where you cannot afford an off-night, that consistency is reassuring.
See the full Pearl Spa restaurants guide for a ranked view of the city's dining options across all price tiers, and consult the Spa wineries guide if wine is a central part of your visit to the region.
Quick reference: Michelin Plate 2024–2025 | Modern French | €€ | Spa, Belgium | Google 4.4 / 232 reviews | Easy to book | Avenue Reine Astrid 86.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Booking Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Cour de la Reine | Modern French | €€ | Easy |
| Manoir de Lébioles | Creative | €€€ | Unknown |
| L'Auberge | French | €€ | Unknown |
| L'Art de Vivre | Modern French | €€€ | Unknown |
| Linéa | Italian Contemporary | €€€ | Unknown |
| Le Grand Maur | Modern French | €€ | Unknown |
Comparing your options in Spa for this tier.
Specific menu items aren't documented in available venue data, but the kitchen operates in the Modern French register, meaning expect classical technique with seasonal produce as the foundation. Ask staff about the dish the kitchen is currently running most confidently — at the €€ price point, you're likely getting a focused menu where two or three dishes carry the meal.
No dietary policy is on record for La Cour de la Reine. For a Michelin Plate kitchen running Modern French at €€, informing the restaurant ahead of arrival is standard practice and gives the team time to adapt. Contact them directly via the address at Av. Reine Astrid 86, 4900 Spa before your visit to confirm.
Yes — this is one of the cleaner occasion-dining decisions in Spa. Two consecutive Michelin Plate recognitions (2024 and 2025) signal consistent kitchen quality, and the €€ pricing means a celebratory dinner won't require the budget commitment of a full-star venue. It works well for birthdays or anniversaries where the setting matters but you don't want to overspend.
La Cour de la Reine is accessible by Spa dining standards — this is not a months-ahead scramble. A week to ten days should be sufficient for most dates, though weekend evenings in peak season warrant earlier contact. Spa draws visitors around the thermal circuit and Grand Prix calendar, so factor those periods in.
Manoir de Lébioles is the step-up option if you want a grander setting with hotel facilities attached. Linéa and L'Art de Vivre are worth considering if you want a slightly different format at a comparable price level. Le Grand Maur and L'Auberge round out the local field for those prioritising a more casual register.
Tasting menu details aren't confirmed in the venue record, so whether one is offered can't be stated here. If available, the Michelin Plate status over two consecutive years suggests the kitchen has enough consistency to support a multi-course format. Ask when booking whether a set menu option exists alongside à la carte.
At €€, yes — the value case is solid. Two years of Michelin Plate recognition at a mid-range price point is the clearest signal that the kitchen is performing above its cost bracket. You're not paying Michelin star prices, but you're getting kitchens the guide considers worth flagging. For Spa, that's a reasonable deal.
Keep this venue in your Pearl passport, rate it after you visit, and track it alongside every other place you collect.
