Bruges: Frietmuseum - Discover The History Of Fries

A good history with devices in your chosen language that you put to your ear to hear all the information while going through and seeing displays etc. Some interactive games and things to do made it a fun venue. 50c off fries at the end of the experience in the cafe - which were delicious.

This place was really nice. It did get busy at different points and was a bit crowded but other a that amazing. Everything on show was good and loved looking at all historical things. The fries were very nice but would says one portion is more than enough for 2 people!

very informative and enjoyable

This is an audio tour where they give you an audio player that you put up to your ear and walk around scanning different things to learn about it. The information was great and right on point., Via tour says this should take about an hour, but we were there for over an hour and a half if you scan every number. We were also surprised at the end that the fries were not included. The description seems to indicate that you will try fries at the end and that is technically correct, you just have to pay for them yourself.

We visited as a family with 2 kids and really enjoyed our visit. The museum has worked hard to make the attraction interesting and interactive at every turn. The staff were very helpful. Downstairs in the basement we were able to get drinks and frites, which were gluten free as cooked in their own fryer. The audioguides are included in the ticket and worked really well, especially for kids.

We visited the museum in May. After purchasing our tickets, we noticed the price list displayed at the entrance. It clearly indicated that senior tickets were reduced by €3 per ticket. As both my wife and I are over 65 and therefore eligible for the senior discount, I politely asked a member of staff for the discount. He refused to refund the difference, stating that it was “only €3”. He then suggested that if we were not happy, we could email the head office to complain — which I did. It has now been nearly two months, and I have still not received any reply. I find this behaviour unacceptable. It showed a clear lack of respect and empathy towards customers. As a result, I will not be visiting the museum again.

Overall we enjoyed our visit & it was interesting learning about many varieties of potatoes and other facts associated with frites!!! It was well laid out & cool inside. Some of the exhibits were a bit "tired" but it was a fairly good museum to explore. We bought our tickets on the day & were slightly disappointed with the lack of a smile or welcome from the staff. When buying a portion of frites at the end of our visit the cafe area was taken up by a group of excited school children, so it was a bit loud!

If I had to do it again, I wouldn't. There's lots of information but the adult English audio guide was so monotone and boring, I stopped listening after stop 5. My son had the child version which sounded much more fun but he got pretty bored pretty quickly and found it more fun tapping the audio guide stops. A lot of the interaction stops weren't working. We lost our discount vouchers along the way but the lady at the restaurant still gave us the €0.50 off anyway. The fries were cold and stale, the sauce symphony was not worth it. I'm giving 2 stars because I did actually learn something but I wouldn't recommend this place much more interesting things to see and do in Brugges.

Great experience! The lady on reception was lovely, had very good English and was very banterous. The museum itself was very informative and very well laid out. The free fries at the end was a great addition even tho we got caught in a school trip and skipped the fries, the ladies said we could return in 10 minutes when it was less busy. Great pass time activity!

Did the combined Chocolate museum and Fry museum ticket. I preferred the Fry museum if just doing one. Who knew there was so much to learn about fried potatoes? Bizarre and entertaining. Entrance ticket gives you a coupon for money off fries at the end.

It was fun and entertaining. I don't understand all the negativity when I see the other reviews. I went with family (all adults) and we had a very good time. I would go again and absolutely recommend visiting this one.

I really appreciate all the work that has been done to put this museum together, it was definitely not my thing. Not worth the money and quite boring. And even worse, you get the discount to buy fries at the end but for mayo you have to pay extra. Do not recommend visiting

Interesting history of frites from potato origins to modern French fry production. Enjoyable and an educational way to spend a rainy morning. The frites for purchase at the end were delicious.

Dreadful experience, lots of reading without audio guides, overpriced and fries at the end weren’t included in the ticket cost, you only got a €0.5 discount in the cafe located in an underground run down basement. The content within the museum was entirely outdated and ‘kid-like’. Swerve this if you’re considering, until it’s refreshed and more interactive. We thought there’d be a demonstration of making fries, but absolutely not. For €11 per person, it really wasn’t worth it.

This is a self-guided tour over several floors of a building, with a LOT of reading required. Some of the displays were quite 'child-like' in their presentation, so it will suit all ages, but some of it is a bit 'average'.

Good way to spend an hour or so followed by some great fries. Some of the exhibits were quite serious about the history of potatoes, but with quite a few fun things too. Definitely worth stopping for the fries after.

It’s a nice museum. Very informative. With that being said, I won’t bring little and young kids here, there is a lot of reading (which is interesting ), but just not for young kids. And there is maybe 1-2 interactive exhibits there. The cafe that has “famous Belgium frites” was not impressive at all. Just regular fries. Be aware there could be school groups visiting the museum and the cafe. You won’t get served your food till the entire school group is served (in our case it was 40 kids). We paid for our order and then were told we would have to wait till the group is serviced. If I would have been told this prior to placing the order, I obviously would not have ordered lunch at the museum cafe. Other than that, we had a good time and learnt a lot about potatoes

We had the best time here! You need to take it for what it is a museum of chips! Lots of interactive bits and bobs. The potato song was a particular high. Recommend visiting after a few beers to make the experience truly memorable!

If you have an hour or so to spare this museum is worth a trip (rainy day or not) even for 2 teens (15 & 18 yrs). Spread over 3 floors lots of interesting facts and some fun activities and quizzes on the way. Bonus of some Belgium frites at the end - at a reasonable price.

OK. Unless you are truly fascinated with potatoes I wouldn’t waste your time. There were some mildly interesting items but overall the museum overpriced and the fries weren’t anything special. The senior rate was 9.50€ which was way too much for what the experience provided.

Tired and tough topic to create a whole museum around, not geared towards anyone but kids. Thought we’d have a friet tasting but you had to purchase. Staff was great, but would pass unless you have a rainy afternoon and little kids.

Nice little museum with history of fries in Belgium. T try his museum spanned 3 floors of a small building in Bruges. Was worth the 11 Euro entry fee to us. They have everything you would want to know about the potato turning into a fry starting with history of how the potato comes to Belgium then a little video of how potatoes are grown thru harvest and processing. Then you walk thru rooms of history including the machinery used, little kitchens set up like you were cooking potatoes, a little laser game where 2 people can play to rid the potato field from the harmful insects and singing fries!! Was a fun thing to do. Spent about an hour here then went down to the basement where you can buy hot fries for a snack.

We had a great time here! Learnt a few facts but the best bit was of course the singing potato and potato shooting! The frites at the end were delicious and affordable too

At last I was able to visit the museum with my teenage daughter. I enjoyed my visit a lot. I learned where our patatoes came from and how they were cultivated and so much more Off course I'm very interested in the 19th century and was very happy to see what they used to make the first Belgian fries. And I could find out how the perfect fries are fried and I tasted them as well in the cellar. They tasted perfectly. You could also watch them beeing made. It was a great experience for een Belgische frietjes fan.

My advice for this museum? Slow down. relax. Take the time to read the displays. It's very interesting! You get a little machine that reads you bits of info about each section and you do learn some interesting and unusual things! Once you have done the downstairs section, there are some more interactive bits upstairs, including some giant singing potatoes and trust me, you'll still be singing "We are fries, we're not French" for days afterwards! Ha! We liked it as a mixed little group of middle aged and early 20s people. My daughter bought a "stress potato" in the gift shop for 4 Euro. She loves it! It's the little things! Ha ha!

Oddly satisfying experience. Before coming here I had no idea that potatoes and French fries have an interesting history. It's opened my eyes on the wars behind potatoes and how processed our potatoes are. It's something I've never thought of before coming here. There are many interactive spaces in the museum and a French fired themed restaurant at the underground part of the museum and a shop to buy merch. Overall this was a satisfying experience and highly recommend coming here if you want to try something new or experience something new.

Museum did not have our reservation despite the email from Viator providing me with the receipt of payment, letting me know to get the tickets from the museum directly for that day and time the museum was initially not willing to let me in without paying again, however eventually let us in, but they explain they will need to follow up with Viator to try and get payment from them since their system did not recognize that we had booked and paid Despite paying Several days before the visit

We thought this would be a good activity for a rainy afternoon in Bruges. We paid 11 euros each for our tickets. This came with a voucher for .50 cents reduction on a portion of chips at the end of the tour. The portion of chips cost 3.30 so it wasn’t much of a discount. Contrast this with the very excellent brewery tour we did this morning where we all received a free glass of beer at the end. The frietmuseum is very old fashioned. Basically it’s like someone printed out the Wikipedia page on potatoes onto lots of posters and then stuck them on the walls. The information itself is ok but it could be updated into the modern age with something more interactive/digital. I think today’s children would find it puzzling. Anyway, we were in and out within 15 minutes, rather a waste of 11 Euros, in my opinion.

Went here with great expectations, left absolutely disappointed. The museum is not interactive and the interactive bit like the quiz and games were all broken (we haven't been told before going in). The cloakroom is not checked despite being behind the till so if you leave your stuff is at your own risk. There is some amazing information at the beginning about potatoes and then nothing else. Just memorabilia with no explanation whatsoever. Great art but again no explanation. Oh also IT DOESN'T COME WITH FRIES so there is no trying. They cost 2.80 euros and with your ticket you get 0.40 euro off it (just fries not drinks ,menu or anything else) , long waiting and not that good (in my opinion). I won't recommend going here unless you don't have anything else to do and outside is pouring rain. It was a waste of money.

Bought a combi-ticket at the chocolate story museum, which made the entrance fee more worthwhile. It didn't take too long to go around, but we found out some interesting facts about potatoes and their health benefits! Came out hungry for fries (didn't bother with the cafe!) A good way to spend an hour on a rainy day, better than expected.

Got a reduced-price ticket as we visited the chocolate museum. Really interesting place. Who knew there were so many uses for potatoes or varieties of them? Good, cheap food in the cafe.

We were looking forward to this museum before we even got to Bruges. It did not disappoint! We learned a lot and were highly entertained. The potato gun game was fun and the frite cabaret was incredible and we're still singing it days later. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.....mayonnaise.

Great museum to fill up a couple of hours, super English translation and wonderful friets available to buy at the end!

The exposition was quite interesting, lot of written text, some activities for kids. But ok. What wasn't ok was food there. I expect there will be delicious fries, prepared the right way, but they weren't.

We decided that this quirky museum would appeal to our younger children, 9 and 6, and visited on an unseasonably rainy July day. On arrival we were advised the audio guides were only available for selected languages. This disappointed the children a tad, and made the experience feel a little segregated. Museum, as expected for the recommended visit time of 38minutes. The children liked the coin souvenir machine, nice designs. My main issue, hence the star rating, was the fries! In the last room prior to the cafe there is a video playing of how to make the best Belgium fries. The signage next to it reads that they are cooked in beef fat. I think this should be flagged at the reception area, not hidden away as a special surprise towards the very end! There wasn’t anything vegetarian friendly in the cafe. Tiny sign regarding allergies, on wall, not particularly focal. Appreciate this won’t affect a lot of people, or detract from personal enjoyment, just mentioning for any fellow veggies!

Lots of information for mainly the younger ones. Went with a party of 8 adults all with a neutral opinion. Whilst the chips were good, these are an additional cost to entry

Basically just a few rooms with information boards on the walls. Information that you can find easily on the internet. No in-depth information. No interactive things. Oh, you do get a 40 cent discount on french fries. Yay! The ticket would have paid for 4 portions of french fries though. Save your money for something that is actually fun or interesting.

This was a little slow and we didn't enjoy it as much as we thought. Most of it is just reading information on displays in each room. You do get a discounted bag of frites at the end (I think they are typically $7,50 a bag, but we paid $4. We came to the Frites museum right after our Chocol Museum tour only to find out the two museums are linked and you can buy a combo ticket for both. When we bought our Choco museum tickets, we were not made aware of this, so when we arrived at the Frites Museum and saw the combo rate, we showed our receipt and hoped to receive the discount, but were told we could not.

Hey, when in Belgium why not check out a frite museum, right? This was a museum dedicated to the potato in general, not necessarily frites, but that's OK. The highlight of the museum for me was the singing potato and fries and I can't stop thinking about the catchy tune. Yes, it was cheesy, but so what--it was fun. Also tried the frites that are available downstairs as well with a nice variety of sauces.

Unfortunately a tourist trap mostly information available in Wikipedia and some frying pans, some dolls..nothing special at all and a food bar at the basement that is same as any other around Bruges. Tip: if you order, just stick with Fries and no other snack

When my wife and I came across this as one of the top things to do in the city, we were originally a bit bewildered. But things quickly changed when we got to this quirky little museum which contained a wealth of knowledge and fun facts about ‘French’ fries. It’s a bit bizarre but great fun. The smell of fries hits you when you enter, and that lingers until the end of the ‘tour’ when you can head to the basement to the cafeteria. Really great price not only for the ticket, but for the food in the cafeteria too!

Was super cheesy but really fun and quite interesting. The chips you eat at the end were so good worth going in as they’re super discounted.

One point to improve: I would love a fries cone slide to get down instead of the stairs. I really like the potato guns ( I’m 31 by the way). Pretty good was the audio guide with German language. It explains everything from the soil to grow till “how to frie it”. The fries song was really funny though.

Very interesting learning about the history of potatoes and frites. We also enjoyed the potato pest shoot em up video game. I would recommend the owners add a free portion of frites at the end to achieve 5 star reviews.

I ended up at this museum because the nearby choco-story was fully booked, and I'm glad I did! I like something a bit different, and this museum certainly was, it had the history of the potato, some magnificent old chip frying machines, models, and displays including some record sleeves that were all chip-related! I didn't buy any chips to try as it wasn't lunch time, but my entrance ticket gave me a discount if I had. There was a small gift shop too, with a nice range of items for sale. When I went in, the lady on the ticket desk explained I could use an audio guide, or read the information boards myself, which I chose to do (they were multi-lingual).

The museum itself was fantastic, very impressive. However, I and especially my 7 year old son were extremely disappointed to get to the end of the Friet Museum in Brugge and find that the Belgian fries were NOT VEGETARIAN!! Fried in Beef fat!! This was supposed to be one of the highlights of our trip. Would be good to have this better publicised beforehand, or better still have vegetarian/vegan fries! For vegetarians/vegans looking for Belgian fries you will find them at Royal Frituur.

A small museum covering the history of potatoes and the modern day 'chip' with an audio guide. A lot of stairs to the various levels, but a lift is available if needed. On the bottom floor there is a small cafe where you can sample their own home cooked fries. A small but quite nice gift shop on the way out. It's quite novel being the only chip museum in the world and a pleasant visit, if you are pushed for time in Bruges though, you can probably take it off your list of things to do without feeling you are missing out on too much.

A trip through the Frietmuseum is absolutely, positively ridiculous – exactly as it should be. A stroll through provides the history of the potato and its spread across the world, the rise of the fried potato specifically, and a truly impressive collection of related memorabilia; towards the end, keep an eye out for the videos of musical instruments made from potatoes being played! We spent far more time here than we expected to; it's a weird place, but that’s part of the appeal – and the museum’s enthusiasm on display is fairly infectious. The basement fry shop at the end boasts a large menu and is surprisingly cheap – the base order of fries is monstrously large, with many dips available, and if you want more than potatoes, they offer more fried options than you might know existed. For beverages, quite an array of soft drinks and beers are available, including lambics. We managed a tasty and filling lunch for two for less than €8, a delicious end to a fun visit. Stop in and say you saw something weird in Bruges!

Didn’t think there could be much about chips to put in museum, but I was wrong. From the origins of the potato in South America through pests and processing to modern day. Even a chip van for children to be hands on chippy. Loads of memorabilia, and great to time visit near lunch time because in cellar there is a cafe. A portion of Belgium fries included on ticket price. I enjoyed this museum and sure children will love it.