The former owner of Bois du Laerbeek, lawyer Eugène Van den Elschen, had the Chalet du Laerbeek built in 1908, a neo-Norman style building designed by the Liège architect Charles Castermans. The characteristics of the Neo-Norman style reside in a typical roof and numerous attics.

Germans and British alternately occupied the chalet during WWII. The Brussels-Capital Region took advantage of the development of phase III of King Baudouin Park to restore the building and create a café-restaurant there.

The huge lawn at the front of the chalet is slightly sloped and has a central fountain. Children can have a blast while parents calmly enjoy a place in the sun or in the shade – the terrace of Chalet du Laerbeek is so large that there is no shortage of choice.