Royal Theatre Toone
Royal Theatre Toone
4.5
12:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Thursday
12:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Friday
12:00 PM - 1:00 AM
Saturday
12:00 PM - 1:00 AM
12:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 PM - 11:00 PM
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Traditional Brussels' puppet theater - Typical cafe
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4.5
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Johann Eek
Brussels, Belgium41 contributions
Dec 2022
Not immediately easy to find the entry of the bar, but worth the effort. Very basci, but very authentic, and with a fascinating beer selection.
Also try to attend a puppet show. A brilliant combination of juicy language and familiar stories, but seasoned with a good dose of social satire. Don't miss it.
Also try to attend a puppet show. A brilliant combination of juicy language and familiar stories, but seasoned with a good dose of social satire. Don't miss it.
Written 7 January 2023
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dupetersentravel
Reading, MA144 contributions
Apr 2024 • Couples
The bar at the Theatre Royal de Toone is an authentic eclectic bar found down a back alley off of the Petit Rue de Bouchers. The old wooden tables and the marionettes hanging from the ceiling give it a rustic and welcoming feeling. The Kwak beer is a great ale served in unique glasses. We went twice during our stay in Bruxelles as we enjoyed it so much the first time. The staff is very friendly. Highly recommend for a drink when near Grand Place.
Written 11 May 2024
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Ajay Bidikar
Mumbai, India249 contributions
Aug 2019 • Couples
Located near Granplas in a by lane of Brussels. An old Puppet show theatre converted to a bar. Retro decor with old sittings preserved.
Reasonable rates. Less crowded. Beer glass with a wooden stand. An experience to take.
Reasonable rates. Less crowded. Beer glass with a wooden stand. An experience to take.
Written 18 August 2019
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Jasmine B
New York City, NY23 contributions
Nov 2019
Lots of fun, difficult to understand if you don’t speak french but that makes it feel authentic. A unique, one of a kind experience.
Written 8 November 2019
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james S
9 contributions
Jul 2019
Great little spot tucked away, we had a couple drinks in the downstairs bar which in itself was really cool, with old puppets displayed. Got tickets right before and headed upstairs to the theatre portion. It was extremely warm and small (there was a major heatwave during our visit) however, still enjoyed the act. It’s in French but still got the jist of it.
Written 30 July 2019
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Gary D
82 contributions
May 2019 • Couples
A really quaint tavern with an attic theatre. Show was excellently performed and well executed. Theatre is historic so expect it to be hot.
Show was €12 with a reasonably priced bar selling Belgian beers. Show is performed in French but it’s easy to get the jist!
Lovely traditional venue worth a visit.
Show was €12 with a reasonably priced bar selling Belgian beers. Show is performed in French but it’s easy to get the jist!
Lovely traditional venue worth a visit.
Written 1 June 2019
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roger
Brussels, Belgium4 contributions
Aug 2013 • Friends
We were celebrating a birthday party, as previously arranged with the owner three weeks in advance, paying much more than the prices in any other good Belgian bar (you have many in the area, even in the same street). And he suddenly decided not to respect what was arranged, cutted the electricity and started to chase away our guests two hours before the closing time we had previously arranged.
For instance the Westmale Triple, which costs in any other good bar between 3 and 3,70€, costs here 5€. Why? We accepted to pay more because we thought the atmosphere was nice there, but it was totally the opposite.
Please, don't give one cent to this kind of bad service suppliers, let's start rewarding who deserves it and "punishing" who does not care about how to treat people!
For instance the Westmale Triple, which costs in any other good bar between 3 and 3,70€, costs here 5€. Why? We accepted to pay more because we thought the atmosphere was nice there, but it was totally the opposite.
Please, don't give one cent to this kind of bad service suppliers, let's start rewarding who deserves it and "punishing" who does not care about how to treat people!
Written 17 August 2013
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Johnny O
Honefoss, Norway331 contributions
May 2019 • Friends
The "Toone" is a must to visit if you are in for a beer in Bruxelles, close to Grand Place as it is.
Really old-style furniture and localities, make you feel very comfortable enjoying a Kwak or any other beer.
But "warning": don't visit at Mondays, as it's closed.
Really old-style furniture and localities, make you feel very comfortable enjoying a Kwak or any other beer.
But "warning": don't visit at Mondays, as it's closed.
Written 22 July 2019
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millertravels14
28 contributions
Jul 2019 • Friends
Really quaint little bar tucked away from the main streets of the city centre. The bar wasn't empty, but not packed either, though it started to fill up later on. I had a very tasty lambic beer, whilst my friends had pilsner. There was also a cat that came to say hello in the bar too - delightful! Good beer, reasonable price, authentic style. Would definitely recommend
Written 13 July 2019
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JD703
St. Petersburg, FL68 contributions
Jun 2019 • Couples
This is a historic staple of Brussels, one of the must see places near the grand place.
What is sad is that the service is so below par that it isn’t worth staying. I used to come here year ago for a good beer and a typical cheese sandwich, but now the waiters could less about providing any attention or service. Sad to see a great place like this be so mismanaged.
What is sad is that the service is so below par that it isn’t worth staying. I used to come here year ago for a good beer and a typical cheese sandwich, but now the waiters could less about providing any attention or service. Sad to see a great place like this be so mismanaged.
Written 10 June 2019
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Bonjour je voudrais savoir si les spectacles sont adaptés à des enfants de six ans. Merci
Written 28 November 2019
Bonjour,
Le Théâtre de Toone est un théâtre de marionnettes pour adultes.
Les enfants sont les bienvenus, accompagnés de leurs parents.
Tous nos spectacles conviennent aux enfants à partir de 7 ans.
Le thème de la Pie sur le gibet est "l'erreur judiciaire". C'est une critique du système judiciaire du Moyen-âge.
La Tentation de Saint - Antoine est une farce typiquement médiévale.
Nous jouons ces deux spectacles à l'occasion de l'année Brueghel.
Nous réservons les trois premières rangées pour les enfants.
Pour les réservations, le plus simple est de compléter le formulaire en ligne via notre site. Vous recevrez ainsi un mail de confirmation avec toutes les informations utiles.
Bien à vous,
Nicolas Géal
Toone VIII
Written 29 November 2019
I see that the show on Thursdays is a reservation for a 2 hour period beginning at 2030 hours. Does the show begin right at 2030 and actually last the full 2 hours? How long is intermission? Thank you.
Written 5 February 2019
Hello,
The show is usually 2 x 35 minutes,with 1 intermission of 20 minutes.
It will begin at 8:30pm and shall be no more than two hours altogether...except for "Cyrano" which is a little longer.
Kind regards,
Nicolas Geal
Written 5 February 2019
We are a family of 6, Grandad, Mum, Dad and 3 children aged 16,13 and 11. Do you allow children to visit ? Thank you. We are planning to come along this Thursday evening and hope to see a show.
Written 15 October 2018
Hello,
Yes, sure, all our shows are ok for children from 7 years old.
The show is "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" (we're getting close to Halloween).
It's in French so you may like to check the story on Wikipedia.
You can book your seats on our website. Unfortunately TripAdvisor doesn't allow me to write it down in my answer but I'm sure you will easily find our website address on Google.
Kind regards,
Nicolas Geal
Toone VIII
Written 16 October 2018
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