Excellent food and service. Nice location a little off the beaten path. I wanted a dinner portion…read moreof their seafood salad special and they were accommodating And reasonable in the pricing.

Geniune, excellent Italian food on a quiet small square near the edge of the Alt Stadt. We ate al…read morefresco in front of the restaurant in the spacious dining area on the sidewalk in June. There's also a patio in back and the interior is inviting too. The proprietors are quite friendly. Really a nice place.

I just found out that I haven't done a review yet about the Rosmarin - even I was there several…read moretimes most recently. My son loves this place situated in the historic part of Lenzburg ... I like the narrow restaurant with it's ambiance. It's a gourmet place but also very family style. The staff is great. Very friendly and attentive. The owner is the chef too - and he is looking for his guests in a best possible way. You have a direct view from the restaurant into the kitchen. You will not see any hectic or stressed kitchen staff. They know what they are doing, all is well organized. The wine selection is good but no surprises. You get some finger food from the kitchen... once we had self made truffle chips another time we had wasabi popcorn... just for fun. Naturally you will get an amuse bouche and the menu is very seasonal... I like that. All this has its price but its just a great place to go in Lenzburg.

Sleek and under rated Italian breakfast joint and afternoon cafe! They sell primo cannoli,…read moreSfogliatelle, espressos, arancinis and aperitifs. The staff rotated during the week. To taste authentic Italian cuisine and desserts, look no farther than Caffe Vola right off Neubad Circle in Basel City, Switzerland. The tastes, strong espressos, close proximity to downtown, sleek and modern inside, as well as cleanliness + staff pros all lead to above 5 star rating. Perfect date spot. Great afternoon aperitif joint: with lots of sweet desserts, beautiful views through front windows and professional wait staff/bar tenders. Come for cocktails, apero or espresso - leave totally astounded. Cafe Vola, is - voila - just wonderful. Outdoor summer tables available! Review: 5+

Meh. Nothing remarkable about the food…read more There is better Italian food a block away, towards the Zoo, at Little Italy Osteria. Staff was eager to seat me and get my order but then waited AN ETERNITY for the bill. And I could see the waiters gathered near the bar chatting. It was very frustrating. If you want Italian, I would go elsewhere.

Italian food, from the Radisson hotel group. Food has been tried by my friends and I several times,…read moreand every time it has been excellent. I especially loved the shrimp salad, and the crab risotto or lamm for main course. Good selection of quality wine by the glass or bottle. The only reason for 4 stars and not 5 is the staff. I found they were either too keen to clear your plate, usually before I had finished, or were nowhere to be seen.

I don't use the word "exquisite" very often. Bel Etage is exquisite and hands-down the best dining…read moreexperience we had in Europe. We later learned it had a Michelin star, and it fully earns it. As a warning, you will pay for it; it is far from inexpensive. However, adjusted for the general prices in Basel, Switzerland -- which are all far higher than you will experience in either the U.S. or even (to a lesser extent) in the rest of Europe -- it is costly but not out of line if you are looking for high-end dining. Before I get to the food, I want to mention the service. It was efficient, timely, attentive and the friendliest we experienced in any city. Our main waitress in particular was wonderful about answering questions and even giving us some information about the area. I say main waitress, because the small team of servers all took responsibility for everyone in the dining room to ensure you were never left wanting. In fact, each time an item was served, more than one was recruited to make sure the wife and I received our respective dishes at the same moment. Whenever we asked questions, even about things like Basel itself, they were more than happy to take the time to answer and throw in little bits of useful info. In general, while prices in Switzerland are very high, we noticed that once you've paid the price, they are generous with everything. Bel Etage was the epitome of this; we didn't want a whole bottle of wine despite them only selling it by the bottle, for example, so they found us a vintage that had been opened and gave us choices from that. They also threw in about 2 small amuse-bouche type dishes along with the meal. So, let's start with those amuse-bouche dishes. The first was thinly sliced pork. And when they say "thinly sliced" they aren't kidding around. It's almost not there, and melts in your mouth. The other was a lemongrass and citrus shot, which was like an exceptionally good wheatgrass smoothy that was actually tasty, along with some excellent paté on rye. The bread service featured three types of fresh bread, with two types of butter: one with volcanic salt and the other lemon basil butter. The volcanic salted butter was fantastic. Although not what one may think of when eating in Northern Europe, we also had a chilled lemongrass coconut soup with teriyaki rabbit was a savory, gazpacho-style cream soup that wasn't too heavy. The entree of venison (roebuck) in a vanille sauce and pancakes was, hands-down, the best venison dish I've ever eaten. And while the spinach and gorgonzola ravioli with canterelles and macadamia nuts wasn't quite to that level, it was likewise far, far above par. As a second opinion, my wife liked it perhaps more than my dish. The dessert was likewise great. The Bolivian chocolate cubes were extremely rich without being sickeningly sweet, and the woodruff herb ice cream was likewise tasty, but not overly sugary. As a note, again they threw in a little extra for us, with an assortment of 6 pralines in three flavors -- so my wife and I would each get one -- as part of the complimentary portion of the meal. All of them were great, with rich filling. And when asked, yes... they made them in-house. All in all, as you can tell, I recommend Restaurant Bel Etage in the highest terms.

Small Italian restaurant in a charming little street close to Wettstein neighbourhood will…read moretransport you to Italy in one second. Decorated as a charming osteria with wooden tables and rustic details, the atmosfere is casual yet refined with lovely details (look at the ceiling). The service is joyful and very good. We went there for dinner on a Friday Night and they had a fixed menu with little apeetizers at to start (antipasti) and then 3 types of pasta. All excellent, accompanied by focaccia, great choice of wine, a dessert (cheese cake), and limoncello. Overall a lovely evening. Worth a try at lunch or dinner. Just a bit bad they do the fixed the menu at night, as I think the place would be more Packed if people could go there even for just some pasta.

i went eating there with my parents. i have to say this might be my most favorite restaurant in…read morethis region by now!!!! Food: very very delicious food! i totally prefer this restaurant over the "Osteria Tree". All my courses were just delicious and i couldnt think it can be better. Service: Our waitress was very friendly and very professional. perfect service here! Ambience: From the outside it doesnt look that special and from the inside it kinda has a "fancy-modern-industrial"-look. they could improve a little bit here in my opinion but it still looks nice.

The restaurant comes with one Michelin star and high recommendation from many friends…read more Unfortunately, today did not live up to our, admittedly high expectations. First, though, the good things: the setting is charming and comfortably classy; that means it is not stuffy or pretentious. The table decor is elegant and simple, enhancing the food through its simplicity and style. The wine list is not huge but proposes some excellent choices from France and Italy at fair (for Switzerland) prices. But especially the selection from Spain is very noteworthy and surprises in quality and originality. We chose the suggested 6 course chef's dinner. Starting with an outstanding duck liver appetizer convincing us with high quality and refined taste. The main course consisted of an original and rarely offered rooster (no, not chicken!). It was cooked to perfection with a wonderfully crispy skin and most succulent meat. Excellent. Unfortunately, the two preceding dishes, truffled ravioli and baby lobster in soup, were overly salty. Perhaps the chef's salt gauge was off because the restaurant only opened the second day after the New Year's break. As the execution of the dishes besides the salt rush was flawless, we give him the benefit of the doubt. No benefit of the doubt however applies to the way-below average cheese selection. First, not a single surprising or exquisite cheese was on offer amidst the pedestrian selection of Munster, Stilton, Camembert and Vacherin. Second, our cheese "companion's" knowledge was so subpar that we were utterly perplexed at her complete absence of passion for the subject. Please, do not let a beginner insult the diner's intelligence and patience with not even knowing the most basic of facts about the cheeses offered. The dessert was an unmemorable peanut infused chocolate cake strip that was of high quality but somewhat unexciting. The tea and the espresso were lackluster in delivery, but at least were offered by the house as an apology for the salt rush in the ravioli and lobster dishes. We think that the team can do better since the chef and the lady of the house are both highly regarded and otherwise most cordial and welcoming. We might give them another chance sometime later this year. P.S. We don't know whether there is an English translation of the menu as we forgot to ask.

Cozy cafe style restaurant where you can get sandwiches, pasta, salad and desserts anytime…read more Lunch time, it's busy with business people from next door company but there are good number of outdoor tables in the backside of the cafe. Pasta and salad are good and come in generous portion, All are under 20 CHF, which is good price for Basel lunch. Menu changes daily so check before you sit down. PS: No big bottle of water available.