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Bistro Basque

4.0 (220 reviews)

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Romantic
Moderate noise
Good for groups
Outdoor seating

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Christina R.

The place is hidden and somewhat hard to find but the food was delicious and came out a la carte style. The service was excellent and the ambiance of the place is very nice. I plan to revisit and would recommend it

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Martin S.

Let me start by saying that this is my Mom's favorite restaurant. We started with my Mom ordering the Butternut Squash soup. I am not a fan of Butternut Squash soup but I did taste it and it was delicious. I had the Escargot in an amazing garlic butter wine sauce. For the main course, My Mom has the seafood stew and I had a dish that had skirt steak, chicken and chorizo sausage over vegetables topped with two fried eggs. We finished the meal with a apple caramel crepe and probably the best coffee I have ever had. It is a rare occurrence when I go to a restaurant and really like and enjoy every dish but Bistro Basque blew me away. Everything was cooked to perfection and can't wait to go back and explore the rest of their menu. The service was as good as our meal. If you have not had the pleasure to dine here you have to go. I promise you will not be disappointed.

Great cocktail list!
C C.

Enjoyed dinner and cocktails here on a Friday evening. It was very busy so we waited for a table quite a while. Filled the time with cocktails from the bar and were fortunate to defund a table to stand by until the server took us to ours out back. The ambience is casual to nice with a quaint Euro feel. Our waitstaff were very attentive and kind and kept up with the beverages while we waited for our food. We enjoyed the scallops, portobello and a few appetizers. I would check if they take reservations and plan but definitely go have a meal, it's really good.

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The owner is such a riot! He's there making sure your food is up to snuff! Paella is best in town. Just go you'll have a blast

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Always a fabulous meal and amazing service. Never disappoints in the several years that I have been going

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