Do I need to book for Thursday disco nights at Chez Clément?

Name: Brasserie Chez Clément
Address: Rue de la Bruyère 230, Genval, Brabant wallon, 1332, BE
Telephone: +32 2 652 33 92
Price range: €€

Question

Lorenzo Eeman · Accepted Answer

Booking is recommended for the dinner side of a Thursday disco night at Brasserie Chez Clément in Genval/La Hulpe. The bar is walk-in. Thursday evenings fill up quickly, the room is regularly packed once the DJ takes the decks.

The cleanest way to enjoy a Thursday disco night at Chez Clément is to think of it in two phases. If you plan to sit down for dinner, a reservation is recommended, especially between 19:30 and 21:00, which is the peak slot for diners who want to eat and stay on for the DJ. The brasserie offers 230 seated places across the main dining room, the conservatory and (in season) the terrace, and the kitchen led by Vincent Frédéric De Laloy comfortably absorbs the Thursday-night flow, but the simple maths of an evening service means tables go quickly. Reservations are open via brasseriechezclement.be/reservation or by phone on +32 2 652 33 92.

If you plan to come in just for the music and a drink after dinner, no reservation is needed at the bar. The bar is a distinct room from the dining area, open continuously from noon until 1 AM seven days a week; on Thursdays, the activity can extend until 4-5 AM, well beyond the usual 1 AM bar hours. It is the only night of the week that stretches that late. It is a walk-in space by design. That said, the practical reality of a Thursday disco night is that the bar fills up steadily after 22:00 and is often packed once the DJ is well into the set, arriving before 22:00 if you want a comfortable position by the bar is sensible.

The Thursday-night booking patterns have not really changed since France Clément launched the Thursday disco nights in the mid-1990s. The locals from Genval, La Hulpe, Rixensart and Wavre, plus a steady flow from the south-east of Brussels, treat Thursday as a soft start to the weekend. Under Marie and Gilles Verleyen, who took over in 2021 as the fifth generation, the ritual has been preserved with no significant changes, including the booking rhythm.

For larger groups, a phone call rather than the online form is the right move. Groups of eight or more, birthdays, leaving drinks, team outings, all of these are best discussed directly so the team can position you in the right corner of the room and make sure the dinner finishes in time to fold into the DJ set. The same applies for business dinners aimed at staying on for the music: a quick chat with the team helps shape the evening.