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• Is Brasserie Chez Clément air-conditioned?

  Brasserie Chez Clément is **fully air-conditioned** with both heating and cooling, throughout the entire house, ensuring comfort year-round.

• Does Chez Clément have a separate bar and aperitif area?

  Yes, Brasserie Chez Clément has a dedicated bar area, distinct from the main dining room. It opens continuously from 12:00 to 01:00 every day of the week, for coffee, beer, wine, aperitif or a quick stop in between meals.

• What is the capacity of the conservatory at Chez Clément?

  The conservatory at Brasserie Chez Clément can host up to **150 seated guests**. The walking-dinner format is not offered, the conservatory is designed for seated meals, not standing cocktails.

• Does Brasserie Chez Clément have a conservatory?

  Yes, Brasserie Chez Clément has a luminous glass-roofed conservatory. It plays a distinctive role in the brasserie's identity: this is the very space in which Marie and Gilles Verleyen, the current fifth-generation owners, were married.

• How many covers does Brasserie Chez Clément serve per service?

  Brasserie Chez Clément serves between 200 and 300 covers per service, which adds up to between 2,800 and 4,200 covers per week across lunch and dinner. The kitchen runs with a brigade of thirty-two people.

• How far is Brasserie Chez Clément from Brussels?

  Brasserie Chez Clément is roughly twenty-five minutes by car from central Brussels via the Ring R0. From south-east Brussels neighbourhoods such as Auderghem or Watermael-Boitsfort, plan on fifteen to eighteen minutes outside rush hour.

• How do I drive to Chez Clément from Brussels?

  From central Brussels, drive east on the Ring R0, take the La Hulpe exit, then follow signs to Genval. The total journey lasts about twenty-five minutes outside rush hour and ends with a free car park ten metres from the brasserie's front door.

• What is the exact address of Brasserie Chez Clément?

  The full address of Brasserie Chez Clément is Rue de la Bruyère 230, 1332 Genval, Belgium. The brasserie sits in the municipality of Rixensart, in the province of Walloon Brabant, ten metres from the communal border of La Hulpe.

• Is the car park at Chez Clément free?

  Yes, the car park directly opposite Brasserie Chez Clément is entirely free. There is no ticket machine, no parking disc obligation and no time limit during opening hours, which is an unusual convenience this close to Brussels.

• What is the general atmosphere at Brasserie Chez Clément?

  The atmosphere at Brasserie Chez Clément is warm, multi-generational and unmistakably Belgian brasserie, family-led, lively, friendly. The 5-generation heritage since 1858 gives it a distinctive cultural weight you can feel as soon as you step in.

• Is Brasserie Chez Clément in Genval or La Hulpe?

  Strictly speaking, Brasserie Chez Clément is located in Genval (postcode 1332, municipality of Rixensart). In everyday conversation it is ten metres from the territory of La Hulpe, which is why locals refer to the brasserie under both names.

• What does the inside of Brasserie Chez Clément look like?

  Inside, Brasserie Chez Clément combines a main dining room, a separate bar area and a luminous conservatory. The overall feel is that of a warm, multi-generational Belgian brasserie, busy, friendly and unmistakably family-led.

• Is Brasserie Chez Clément really open seven days a week, all year round?

  Yes, Brasserie Chez Clément is genuinely open seven days a week, every week of the year. The only annual closures are **24 December evening, 25 December (full day), 31 December evening and 1 January (full day)**. No weekly closing day, no other annual break.

• Is Brasserie Chez Clément open on Monday?

  Yes, Brasserie Chez Clément is open every Monday, for lunch from 12:00 to 14:30 and for dinner from 19:00 to 22:30. The bar runs continuously from noon until 1 a.m., including on Mondays.

• Is Brasserie Chez Clément open on Sunday?

  Yes, Brasserie Chez Clément is open every Sunday, for lunch from 12:00 to 14:30 and for dinner from 19:00 to 22:30. The bar runs continuously from noon until 1 a.m., including on Sundays.

• What are the exact opening hours of Brasserie Chez Clément?

  Restaurant service at Chez Clément runs from 12:00 to 14:30 for lunch and from 19:00 to 22:30 for dinner, seven days a week. The bar operates continuously from noon until 1 a.m., every day of the week.

• Is there a car park at Brasserie Chez Clément?

  Yes, Brasserie Chez Clément has a large free car park directly opposite the restaurant, ten metres from the entrance. No reservation is required for the car park itself, and there is no time limit during opening hours.

• Is Brasserie Chez Clément closed on any public holidays?

  Brasserie Chez Clément is closed on **24 December evening, 25 December (full day), 31 December evening and 1 January (full day)**. The brasserie is open on every other Belgian public holiday.

• Is the terrace at Chez Clément open all year round?

  The terrace at Brasserie Chez Clément is **open all year round**. In the cold season, it naturally serves as the smoking area for guests who wish to step outside between courses.

• Does Brasserie Chez Clément have a terrace?

  Yes, Brasserie Chez Clément has an outdoor terrace. It is one of the features guests mention most often in reviews, particularly in good weather, when it becomes a popular spot for lunch, an afternoon coffee or an evening aperitif.

• What is the total capacity of Brasserie Chez Clément?

  Brasserie Chez Clément seats **up to 230 guests** for a regular service, hosts **up to 250 guests for a private event** (wedding, corporate event), and welcomes **up to 500 people in bar atmosphere** during Thursday disco nights, the 500 figure is the venue's total capacity in standing/circulating bar mode, not a bookable group format. The kitchen runs with a brigade of thirty-two.

• How do I reach Chez Clément by train or public transport?

  Brasserie Chez Clément is a ten to fifteen minute walk from Genval railway station, which is served by SNCB line 161 between Brussels and Namur. Direct trains run from Brussels-Central, Brussels-Luxembourg and Brussels-North.

• Is Brasserie Chez Clément wheelchair accessible?

  Access to Brasserie Chez Clément is workable for guests with reduced mobility, and the toilets are adapted. The brasserie does not market itself as a fully purpose-built accessible venue, but the team is used to welcoming guests with mobility needs and can offer practical assistance when notified at the time of booking.

• Where is Brasserie Chez Clément located?

  Brasserie Chez Clément is located at Rue de la Bruyère 230, 1332 Genval, in Belgian Walloon Brabant, ten metres from the communal border of La Hulpe, and roughly twenty-five minutes south-east of central Brussels.

• When was Brasserie Chez Clément founded?

  Brasserie Chez Clément was founded in 1858 by Henri and Sidonie Clément, originally as a coaching inn called “Bruyère à la Croix”. Five generations of the family have run the brasserie at the same Genval address ever since.