 THE phrase 'let's go for a Belgian' is not exactly a well used one in Britain. When I told my boyfriend we were going to such a restaurant he looked somewhat confused and asked; 'What do they eat in Belgium?' Then, with one mention of the word 'moule', I faced a blank refusal to my suggestion. However, little did he know that the name Moules a-go-go is actually quite misleading. The restaurant tucked away on Watergate Row, does serve a range of mussel dishes but also has an extensive menu that promises to please most hungry diners. After promising Paul beer, soup and steak, we booked a table and that Saturday hopped up the winding steps of Chester Rows to the bright, glass fronted restaurant. As we walked in we were greeted immediately by a friendly waitress who took us to a pleasant table, next to the open fronted kitchen. The restaurant was bright and modern, without feeling cold and the eating area was full, with everyone else already enjoying the atmosphere. We were very close to another couple on the next table but this did not really seem to matter. Firstly we decided to have a drink. The menu had a vast range of bottled Belgian beer but we decided on Hoegarden to quench our thirst. We were left for a while to study the menu and I was completely spoilt for choice. The fish dishes all sounded delicious. There was a wide assortment of mussel dishes, served in pots and platters with various accompaniments such as green Thai curry (£10.25), and cream of wild mushrooms topped with Mozzarella, Cheddar and Brie (£9.95). Steaks and chicken in various forms were offered as well, along with vegetarian dishes. After much deliberation we ordered and sat back, watching the assortment of colourful platters fly past us (we were sitting by the kitchen after all). Our starters arrived very quickly and we eagerly tucked in. The goats cheese and sun blushed tomato tart (£4.95) had lovely crisp pastry and the cheese was not too bitter. Paul chose the haddock and asparagus soup (£3.25), which he said was a little acidic but as he admitted, this was probably down to his dull taste in food. He did enjoy it though and said it was very tasty and creamy. | 
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