Cancel

    Open app

    Search

    Basin Bistro

    4.5 (43 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

    Order Basin Bistro Takeout or Delivery

    Basin Bistro Photos

    BASIN BISTRO ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

    You might also consider

    More like Basin Bistro

    Recommended Reviews - Basin Bistro

    Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
    Yelp app icon
    Browse more easily on the app
    Review Feed Illustration

    Reviews With Photos

    Kei S.

    Gosh I cannot rave about this place enough. LOVE the outdoor seating. It's all right in a neighborhood with some cute shopping and a coffee shop. Food was seriously perfect, I can't wait to go back here. There was an older woman taking our order and we loved her she is so spunky and nice!!

    Jose M.

    Stopped by for breakfast. Everything was very tasty. The potato rounds are crunchy savory delish. Solid biscuit too. A nice little hidden gem on the island. Counter service (and the staff is sooo nice!) and a very relaxed ambiance. Sat on the patio and had a lovely late morning bite. True to the sign, this place has fresh fare + local charm!

    Chicken biscuits with crispy potato rounds.
    Penny O.

    Those crispy rounds!!! We went to Sugar & Bean to get coffee and ended up at the Bistro. We got the chicken biscuits. They were huge! My daughter and I shared. The hubby got the tacos. My son in law got the Evia Classic breakfast. Everything was delicious and fresh. The lady who was at the register was so friendly and kind. She greeted each person in the door and asked about where they were from & was very personable! Great service!

    Grains & Things salad with chicken
    Amanda H.

    The new Basin Bistro occupies the space in Evia once held by Lil Buffalo Grille. The interior updates of gentle creams and blues are gorgeous. The lunch menu has many great sounding dishes. For my first visit today, I opted for the Crispy Chicken Bowl- white rice topped with chilled street corn, slaw, blistered cherry tomatoes, cheddar cheese and cut up chicken strips. Served with jalapeño ranch. It was delicious! The flavors went together nicely, and the jalapeño ranch added just the right kick. My companion had a Grains & Things salad and added chicken. She was impressed by the portion size and the delightful mixture of greens, vegetables, and farro. The sweet tea is outstanding! Still the friendliest counter service around, and it looks like some of the old staff have been retained for the new concept. Will definitely be visiting again and again!

    Truffle fries
    Violet C.

    What a hidden gem. Our family visited for breakfast back when the Buffalo Grille occupied this space but we love the area so much we had to check the Basin Bistro out. So glad we did. Dog friendly outdoor area, delicious food, and friendly staff...they even gave us a plastic bowl to fix our dog her own water. My daughter and I shared the truffle fries and the chicken caprese sandwich. It all tasted so fresh and the flavors were excellent. We chose the street corn as our side and it was a bit onion heavy for our taste but still good. We will definitely return next time we are in the area!

    Grains and things salad
    Brandy V.

    Incredible food, service and environment! I had the Grains & Things which they easily made GF and my mom enjoyed Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits. We felt welcomed by Paula and the place was clean.

    Lots of seating, groups small and large will find seats available and comfortable!

    See all

    3 months ago

    Helpful 5
    Thanks 3
    Love this 4
    Oh no 0
    Photo of JM S.
    0
    45
    2

    2 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 months ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 1
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    7 days ago

    good food and good service. Pleasant staff. Good menu. I'll be back. Good parking. Convenient location

    Business owner information

    Photo of Brandi Jo S.

    Brandi Jo S.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    8 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 1
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    9 months ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    7 days ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of Brandi Jo S.

    Brandi Jo S.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Jo S.
    2
    109
    11

    2 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Penny O.
    96
    135
    23

    10 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    1 month ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 3
    Thanks 1
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    7 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 1

    2 months ago

    This place is cute, serves decent food, and is in a great location, kids can play outside.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    30 days ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Violet C.
    64
    60
    55

    10 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    8 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of C H.
    0
    153
    639

    10 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    9 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    9 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    10 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Linz C.
    0
    129
    24

    7 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of C L.
    0
    8
    12

    11 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    9 months ago

    Great restaurant in really nice neighborhood. The tuna poke bowl and salmon salad were delicious.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 1

    8 months ago

    Great food. Excellent ambience. Friendly helpful staff small menu with great choices

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    7 months ago

    Great place in a great little neighborhood. Food was outstanding. Shops around the area were awesome.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    9 months ago

    Super cute and great food and service! The frose' was also amazing! We will definitely go back!

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    8 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    9 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    9 months ago

    I love this place! However, my favorite item, the Korean Cauliflower, was way, way too sweet and over sauced. Normally, it's fantastic.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    11 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Darlene C.
    103
    18
    48

    1 year ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Rod H.
    0
    14
    2

    1 year ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    10 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    10 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    Page 1 of 2

    Ask the Community - Basin Bistro

    You might also consider

    Katie's Seafood House - Dockside oysters, grilled

    Katie's Seafood House

    4.4(2k reviews)
    5.9 mi
    $$

    March 2025 visit This restaurant is located next to the…read moreGalveston Channel, Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig and Museum, and the cruise terminal. Free parking for the restaurant. Pay attention to parking lot signs at the cruise terminal next door. There is a tall flight of stairs leading to the entrance of the large room with TVs at the bar. Instead of waiting for a table during the busy lunch crowd, opted to sit at the bar instead. Friendly busy staff serving entrees.....made for a short wait for my 3 delicious fresh fish tacos. Definitely will visit again.

    The reviews posted here are perplexing and the only thing I can assume is they are either mot very…read morewell traveled or friends/employees of the rr. Had the "best" fettuccine- it's literally named this- and had to send it back. Pasta was undercooked, lukewarm, unseasoned, sauce, and yet hard on top for some weird reason. Honestly, the fettuccini from Olive Garden is 10x better. Even the fettuccini from Costco would be an upgrade! They did take back the fettuccini after 3 bites. I replaced it with a bisque crab soup. The flavor was nice but there were literally only 3 tiny pieces the size of my pinky fingernail in the whole bowl. Something as easy as 1/2 sweet tea and all 3 of us who ordered it sent it back bc it was over the top sweet/undrinkable. A coke was less sweet! The other meals at the table were just ok but not spectacular. For the appetizer, we had some kind of wings made of fish. These are such a hazard. They had many bones- not bad tasting but difficult to eat. The boudin balls - awful. More like a weir flavored soft meatball to be honest. I'm so sorry to be this negative but the food was not good especially after all the positive reviews..

    Photos
    Katie's Seafood House
    Katie's Seafood House - Golden Tile Fish served "The Galveston Baked" style.

    Golden Tile Fish served "The Galveston Baked" style.

    Katie's Seafood House - Great view

    See all

    Great view

    Shark Shack Beach Bar & Grill - Grilled Shrimp over Fettuccine Alfredo!

    Shark Shack Beach Bar & Grill

    4.5(1.2k reviews)
    5.5 mi
    $$

    Cutting across Texas to New Orleans, I knew we would be skimming the shore of the Gulf of Mexico…read more Shut up. My review, I can call it what I want. That being said, it had been some time since I've gotten some proper fish-n-chips. I had to remedy that. Especially since the BBQ fiasco the other day, I was going to go on a hunger strike, but once I made the sign, I got potato chip fingers on it and started to eat it. So, I decided to fight fire with fire, and figured I would eat myself happy again. Which I'm never mad about. Sometimes I make myself angry just so I can eat myself happy. And now, the rest of the story. I have learned that I enjoy Cod fish for my fish-n-chips. And I think also Haddock. I am not a fisher nor a fish. So it's hard for me to say. But I know Cod is one for sure. I also sometimes have baby mouth and am afraid of new things. I do know I love my fish battered and deep fried. I also know that Shark Shack had good reviews for their fish, so, that was all I needed to hear. Plus, it was a perfect little eatery with bar seating, table seating, and gifts! So you can bet your bottom dollar tomorrow I ordered the English fish-n-chips. Boy oh boy. Just like how Britain colonized all those countries back when it was the cool thing to do, these fish and chips colonized my taste buds. Respectfully. This plate came with FIVE logs of fish. FIVE! Maybe they were tubes of fish? Honestly, I don't care what shape they came in, they looked perfectly crunchy and perfectly brown and perfectly fish. The super cool extra bonus? These fish came with CRISPIES! I've only ever seen crisps with fish from Long John Silvers, whose fish is probably as far from Cod or Haddock as legally possible. I actually think one of my pieces of fish from there had shoelaces. Didn't matter. Still ate it. Respectfully. (If you aren't privileged enough to know what fish crispies are, there little batter pieces that fry or fall off the fish as they cook. Basically little crumblies. If you make a wish over a fork of them and get the forkful in your mouth without dropping any, your wish will come true). Homemade tartar sauce was good, but there was a certain flavor profile that I wasn't a fan of. It was still good to use on the fish rods, it just tasted a little too much out of the tartar sauce field for me. The meal was wrapped up nice and tight with lovely square-cut fries. Perfect doneness. Perfect Ketchup vessel. I could just stare at a pile of them all night. Mostly because I'm weird. Perfect Fish Capsules: 12/10 Ideal Fry Sticks: 12/10 Times I Would Re-visit: Infinite

    It has taken me a little while to write this review purely because I am so torn on the rating. Some…read moreareas of our visit warrant a 3-star rating, and some a 4-star. I decided to lean more toward the 4-star side, so here we are. While in Galveston for a quick weekend getaway, we wanted to go out for dinner. Katie's was my first choice, but the wait was too long, so I pulled up Yelp to see what else was recommended. Shark Shack had great reviews, and when we arrived there was zero wait, so we went for it. The one area where I docked a star was the service. We were seated immediately but waited quite a while for our server to appear, and then even longer to get our drinks. I was so excited for a margarita, but when it arrived in a plastic cup, I was immediately disappointed. Plastic cups are for the beach and nightclubs, not a restaurant with a bar. And that's not where the awful drink experience ended -- it was so weak and just not good at all. Our server seemed so disinterested in everything: taking our order, answering questions, and when it came time to pay, we had to wait ages to see him and wave him down. The food was decent with no major complaints. It wasn't "blow your mind" amazing, but it was good. The owner -- well, I assume he was the owner -- came and spoke to us when he found out my husband was military, and he was really nice, friendly, and very supportive of the military community, offering a very generous military discount. That definitely raises the rating and is much appreciated, so thank you. Overall, the big fixes for me would be the service and the drink situation. I can't say we would rush to come back just because we love Katie's for the service, food, and drinks..

    Photos
    Shark Shack Beach Bar & Grill - Top Rated Seafood & Burgers in Galveston's Downtown, just 1 Block from the Cruise Ships!

    Top Rated Seafood & Burgers in Galveston's Downtown, just 1 Block from the Cruise Ships!

    Shark Shack Beach Bar & Grill - Redfish Tacos!
"Famous for Fish Tacos!"

    Redfish Tacos! "Famous for Fish Tacos!"

    Shark Shack Beach Bar & Grill - Blackened Fish tacos

    See all

    Blackened Fish tacos

    Viet Cajun - Gulf Boiled Shrimp with Boiled Potato, Broccoli , Boiled Sausage Link & a hard boiled egg.

    Viet Cajun

    4.2(367 reviews)
    1.2 mi
    $$

    This was a walking distance from our hotel and now whenever I go back to Galveston, I will be…read moreeating here. They have an Asian and Cajun menu combined all the food looks amazing. I had loaded fries that were incredible. The Vietnamese coffee was so good we also had the pho and spring rolls and everything was wonderful. It's small but very clean and efficient. The staff are very nice. They cook everything fresh to order but it still comes out very quick. It's very well Priced good portions. Just a great place.

    I was really looking forward to trying this place. It seemed like it was very casual and easy in…read moreand out. I was disappointed. The service is terrible. The staff is a bunch of bumbling, mumblers. They seem surprised that their job is to serve food. I arrived at 12:02. I was one of two tables in the place when I ordered. I got my food at at 12:25 but not before others that has arrived after me received their Pho. They seem to be able to serve the pho quickly. But I also watched meals being partially delivered to other tables and then they waited for sandwiches etc. The food is way to average to put up with the careless service. The portions are small and nothing was standout! My meal didn't arrive so I kept checking and finally it showed up at the counter as to go food and not the sit in meal I wanted. I had to again ask for silverware and ice and a cup and napkins. I had a seafood platter with fried rice. You can do much better on the island. Pass this one by and find another place to eat. Not worth the time or the price!

    Photos
    Viet Cajun - Enter the front door and step up to the counter to place your order.

    Enter the front door and step up to the counter to place your order.

    Viet Cajun - Loaded Fries

    Loaded Fries

    Viet Cajun - Pork Vermicelli

    See all

    Pork Vermicelli

    Basin Bistro - seafood - Updated May 2026

    Loading...
    Loading...
    Loading...