The owner sold it to Peter Goossens in 1987 with the agreement about no gastronomic menus for 5 years.

[19][20] In 2021, Hof van Cleve was honoured with the Best of Award of Excellence 2021 by Wine Spectator.

[22] In 2019, it was listed among the Top 20 Best Restaurants in the World in the French magazine Le Chef.

In 2017, the restaurant received the Prix Cristal 2017 from Club Royal des Gastronomes de Belgique.

[24] Since 2016 Hof van Cleve has taken the first position among the Top 60 “Best Restaurant of the World” with 94\100 points by WBP Stars.

[28][29] It was voted 17th (2010) and 15th (2011) best in the world by Restaurant magazine's top 50 and has three stars in the Michelin Guide.