Food was amazing tasted great. Huge portions bring with you friends lol. Service provided by young woman also amazing and informative. For sure will visit again very soon ! read more

This is a BAR! Obviously a great favorite with the locals. Lots of folks having a great time. Good food too. Had the half tequila lime chicken salad--huge and delicious. He had the tuna melt equally good. Neighborhood a bit sketchy but there's hired security. Excellent wait staff. It was big fun! read more

Came by here to celebrate my little cousin's 8th grade graduation after we found out most of the other basque restaurants were an hour wait to be seated. Luckily for us, Pyrenees was available to seat 17 right away. Soon as we walked in Alan the bartender set us up with a table and took our cocktail order ($3.50 import beers, $4 Wells). Some of the family ordered family style Basque, and others (like me) ordered off their menu, which had tons of options. I decided to go with a French dip sandwich, my wife had Clam Chowder, my mom got shrimp scampi, my dad got a steak, and others around had several other items. Overall, the family was very satisfied with their meals, and the service was pretty good. The portion sizes were huge, and almost everyone left with a to-go box. I highly recommend visiting Pyrenees and say hi to Rod, Julie and the rest of the staff. read more

Pyrenees Cafe - Basque Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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Hip Hop Music at 9pｍ on a Sunday night singing niggah this & niggah that. It hardly puts one into the mood of a Basque bar that used to host bucolic sheep herders who used to look over their sheep under the towering mountain range of Les Pyrénées which separates Spain from France. The Basques may be the oldest ethnic group of people in all of Europe predating the political boundries of Spain or France so that their native land was inconveniently split into Spanish & French influenced regions. Of course, the Basques still retain their distinctive culture & language which is not related to any other language group. The bar at Les Pyrénées reeks of many generations of Basques sheep herders and Basques who are not. It's a cool dive that feels full of personal history, tragedies, triumphs. The dining room is full of tables suitable for family style dining. The Basque menu with the traditional "set up" is now augmented by foreign borrowings such as burritos, Cajun shrimp, Mediterranean Salmon, buffalo wings. My mission had a laser focused purpose: Coquilles Saint Jacques which refers to the scallop since the symbol of St. James is the scallop shell. Basically it is a Gratin baked hot in the oven with not only scallops, but with squid, salmon, mussels, clams, lobster, mushroom, leeks sautéed in butter, flambéed w/cognac, simmered in heavy, rich cream which thickens into a quasi Sauce Béchamel. Melted, caramelized gruyère cheese on top adds a pleasant dairy fermented, lightly funky melted chewiness. I found that mixing the entire contents made it so that the watery spots integrated into the overall thickened mixture for more consistency. The addition of garlic added a good dose of earthy, sulfurous onion funk that contrasted well to the ocean minerality of the seafood. Very satisfying gratin that would go well w/ a baguette. Picon Punch was made w/ amer bitters, splash of soda, soupçon of brandy, good bit of sweet grenadine syrup which made this Picon on the sweet, smooth side. Our bartender-waitress was breezy, casual, friendly. She was the one who kindly took my phone order since I knew it would take 20 minutes to heat up the Coquilles. Just for the rustic, down home, cuisine bourgeoise of a Coquilles Saint Jacques & Picon Punch: 4 Yelp stars. read more

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We had a Basque style lunch for the weekend. The meal had very little flavor and was very expensive. We had the garlic chicken and was over cooked to the point we couldn't eat it. The set up was fine although the beans could have more flavor. Sadly, we won't be back! read more

WOW My partner and I have been in the food distribution business for a combined over 50 years and been in 1,000s of restaurants and the meal at the Pyrenees Cage as the BEST Meal we ever enjoyed . Each course was HOME MADE , the old fashioned way . With LOVE . The Entree we desired was the Garlic Chicken but hardly ate any of that because we were FULL by the time we got to it . The Soup had HUGE VEGETABLES in a luscious , and a very unique Addition used like a garnish An especially tasty pasta course . The delectable skin on coated potatoes is not suggested the faint of heart And the lived up to its Name : GARLIC CHICKEN Mmmm, Good read more

Been to Pyrenees a few times and the environment is always mellow yet fun. It's a family feel type of place which makes it easy to kick back and enjoy the atmosphere. The service is on point and the staff have great personalities, as well as people skills. The food & drink prices are very reasonable, which makes everything more worthwhile! read more

Have been visiting Bakersfield for work over the last six months and when in Rome as they say. Have tried the multiple Basque restaurants over this time. Upon walking in we found the Oxtail Stew on the menu and went for that with the Basque set up (they have Basque and American). Their set up had bread with salsa, beans, salad and soup. The soup was bountiful with vegetables and was excellent. The salad was a mix of greens and beets with a tasty vinaigrette dressing. Like the soup the salad was also delicious. The main event came which was the Ox Tail Stew. The stew was full of ox tails and potatoes. The gravy was excellent, full of great flavor. Accompanying the stew was two delicious pieces of garlic bread. The bread was full of fresh crushed garlic. Finally just for giggles we ordered spaghetti. Spaghetti noodles with a bolgenesse sauce. The waitress was super friendly and the food was out extremely fast, hot and fresh. If in Bakersfield, Basque is a must try. read more

I love Pyrenees! There is an amazing server, Fawn and she has treated myself and my family so well. I look forward to the pastrami and hopefully Fawn being there. We have been coming for more than a decade and we will continue to come back. read more

Yum! Breakfast here (and dinner too) is so amazing! Make sure to stop by. It's well worth it.

Great food and great service most times I have patronize. The oxtail stew is amazing and the food portions are great.

That Chris panini though mmmmm bomb. Husband and I went out for date night and he wanted me to go here for awhile. We finally did and it did not disappoint. Thank you, Chris & Pyrenees read more

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Saw this place on Diners Drive ins and Dives known for their Garlic chicken. Coming thru Bakersfield and had to try it. SUPER COOL old place that if you weren't looking for it you wouldn't even know it was there in fact we thought we were at the wrong place because it looks like an old time bar but then in back there's a big dining room and an outdoor patio. Anyways so many GREAT choices on the menu it's hard to make up your mind. Out waiter Christopher was AWESOME!! Took us thru the whole menu with all his favorites, very patient and enthusiastic about welcoming new comers!! Out meal was wonderful and the Salsa was outstanding!! Had a little kick with lots of garlic and flavor. Had to buy a pint to bring home. Definitely worth a try , we can hardly wait to go back!! read more

Great local hangout with a friendly atmosphere, great service and heavy pours. Their menu has something for everyone and the lamb lollipops, pickled tongue and/or firecracker shrimp are a must for appetizers read more

I did give a good review for Pyrenees prior to this one but, we had only eaten breakfast there. Breakfast was good but, then decided to return to try their Basque food. It was not very good, my husband got the fried chicken and it was soggy not crispy at all. Soup was Luke warm the whole meal was disappointing. Don't mind paying the expensive prices if the food was good. Felt ripped off at the end of the meal. We went at lunch time so the did not serve the meal family style which I thought was strange. Service seemed okay waitress was friendly. I do like setting in the back room away from the bar. I feel there are better Basque restaurants in Bakersfield. Won't be returning to this establishment. read more

Great menu and good service in a cool historic building. Even though the building itself now lies in a shady part of town, there is a private lot of street parking that is very close. You walk into the bar area, and the restaurant is in the room nextdoor with access to the patio. The menu is sure to have something on it for every person in your party; whether that be a vegetarian, a meat eater, or someone wanting seafood. If you're looking for lamb, this just might be your place to try. My party of 4 all shared the fresh fried pork skins, jalapeño poppers, and lamb lollipops. All of the appetizers were homemade and well cooked, the lamb came out perfectly medium rare. I had an excellent BLT and my friends had burgers that they said were very good. I would come back here if I was in the area. read more

We were really looking forward to an authentic basque dining experience during our overnight in Bakersfield. All the other basque restaurants in town were closed on mondays so we figured we would give this one a try, in spite of some recent negative reviews. Wow, what a mistake! After dodging panhandlers and multiple people sleeping on the sidewalk, we finally made it in the restaurant. (Entering through the front door that looks like it was part of an infantry assault in a war zone). When the waitress finally came to take our order, she indicated they were out of virtually all of their traditional basque, most popular and "signature" dishes. (I wish she would have told us this when she she first gave us the menus so we wouldn't have spent 40 minutes deciding on items they were out of!) It was too late to go to another restaurant so we picked items off of the skimpy remaining menu. The waitress was obviously new and didn't know anything at all about basque food and wasn't able to answer any of our questions. While she was pleasant enough, she was not engaged in her job and clearly acted like we were a bother and she had no interest in the basque cuisine or providing us any insights into special basque food preparation techniques of entrees etc. I have no problem paying top dollar for a top quality, well prepared meal. However, this isn't what we got at this restaurant. Each meal from our party ended up being well over 50 bucks per person by the time you add in salad and/or soup or bread and/or their side-dish setup fee). These high prices were for run of the mill things like chicken, fish or a pork chop, not necessarily "basque" meals. The entrees were delivered to our table cold, the meat was overcooked and tough. One of the specials was stroganoff, at 30 bucks a plate. It had a few mushroom pieces and a couple meat pieces served over a small glob of dried up fettuccini noodles and a teaspoon of sour- not good, at any price. Overall, the meal portions were small, small, small, the soup and beans were luke warm and the soup was very skimpy, consisting of mostly broth and very few vegetables. The silverware that we got when seated had food stuck all over it. Overall, dining at the Pyrenees cafe was a negative experience and we won't be back. The weird, 80s throw-back music was way too loud, the food was way too expensive, over-hyped and not well prepared or properly presented. It clearly was not the authentic basque eating experience we had hoped for. And to top it off, our car was broken into while we were dining!! read more

Showed up on a Saturday at 845am for breakfast . We have never had there food. I was told we needed to sit on the patio because I had a dog. I said he was medical alert service, she states yes that we could sit in the patio only. It's 45 degrees outside. I stated by ADA law she was not allowed to sit me outside. She said that is there rule for dogs. If the owner is reading this please teach your employees that medical alert dogs are not pets, they are there to keep safe and alive. You are not allowed to discriminate against us by ada law. My dog is trained to go under the table while I eat. We left to go to a restaurant where we were welcomed. I can't comment on the food but heard it was good. read more

Pyrenees cafe on Summer St. Not recommended unless you like dog butthole on your table. I visited for a celebration of life on 1/21/24, and at approx 7:40pm, the staff (which was amazing and awesome until this point) let an incoming patron place a small breed dog on the main bar. The dog did not possess a certified Service or emotional support animal placard. Even if it did, allowing the dog to lay on the bar/service counter would be a violation. I understand the need for service aninals, but letting them rest on the bartop wher food is dispensed poses a significant health hazard. If they allow this, then one can only imagine how the manage the rest of the facility read more

This was our first time to eat Bakersfield Basque. We hadn't planned on eating here, but the more well-known Basque places were closed for holidays or renovations. I'm so glad we ended up here. There were 4 in our party. We all had the dinner setup plus a main entree. Two of us had garlic chicken. One person had lamb chops. I had ribeye steak. The courses were excellent and in decent amounts. I've had basque food before where the portions were almost irresponsibly large. This setup was generous but not excessive. We especially enjoyed the soup and the pickled tongue. We were surprised to see cottage cheese come out, but it was delicious--homemade. The lamb chops were the winning entree. The garlic chicken was good. The steak was a delicious cut of meat although sadly over-cooked. (I had asked for medium. It was well done.) The fries served with the entrees were wonderful! Service was great. They were busy but already available when needed. This is an old-school place that I hope will survive and thrive for years to come. We had a great dinner & experience! read more

Where do you want to eat? I don't know It's up to you,what do you feel like ? This sound familiar? Quite possibly one of the leading cause to hanger management classes for couples... save your selves the heart ache of reliving the words said in hanger! The couples you'll find dining here are hanger free due to deliciousness skills of the chef!!! So save your relationshit. Give them a try. P.s. bar is cool too. read more

Visited on a Sunday morning and were greeted immediately and invited to sit anywhere. Then we sat and sat and sat, with no wait staff ever coming to our table. No menus, no drinks. Finally got up and went to the bar to order drinks, but was ignored at the bar. Returned to the dining area to get my wife and we left. Had a wonderful breakfast at the nearby Arizona Cafe. I recommend everyone give them a try. Great Bloody Marys and fantastic Mexican breakfast. Best chile verde I have ever eaten. read more

Absolutely delicious food. I highly recommend this bakersfield staple. You get a ton of food and the prices are very reasonable. I had the steak which came with a huge amount of sides. And everything came with good portions. read more

Pyrenees Cafe - Basque Near Me - Bakersfield, California

We've been to this place before and the food was really good. This time we went with some friends and everyone was not happy with it. The food was waaaaay overpriced for what you get and it did not taste all that well and the soup was cold and the French bread was stale. The drinks we ordered cost more from the server than if you were to order it at the bar and give the bartender a tip. You better take cash too because they are not willing to split the check between the couples at the table. Definitely will not be going back. Its sad to see places drop the quality of their food but yet they will charge you more for less. read more

Food was good and staff was great but the tri tip and chicken lacked flavor. Something was missing in my opinion. I prefer woolgrowers over this place. read more

Every dish is fabulous and the staff are practically family. My to go place. The prices go with the quality of the food. Be prepared to enjoy. read more

Took my daughter there a couple weeks ago. They have changed from the "Family Style Dinner". They bring out small individual size soup, bread, and all other portions. If you ask for more, they tell you it's $3.50. Even after they charged $24.50 for just the set up. My daughter asked for blue cheese crumbles on her salad and they charged $8.95. I had the cheapest steak on the menu and she had just the set up. The bill was $96. Won't be going back. read more

When I was driving there I thought "is this the right place"....am I lost again? The area seems remote, not like a place where you'd find a restaurant. But being off the beaten path, is kinda cool. There's no traffic, and parking is easy. There were enough great reviews of the place to make it worth driving around a bit.... Kind of dive-ish, retro, cool biker vibe ... There are several areas to the restaurant, including a large dining area, but I prefer eating in the front bar area where there are large leather booths. The first .. and fifth time I came here, I got the New York steak and eggs for breakfast it was great...I get it exactly the way I liked the eggs, asking them to add spinach and mushrooms to my scrambled eggs. Salsa was great in the eggs. I like when I ask for a special order, the waitress never makes a face or makes me feel like I'm being so difficult.... Today my friend got the bacon pancakes - something that I would never personally order -which he devoured! He gave me a bite.... Even without butter and syrup it was amazing! The servicers are great, they were patient with my many questions, and like I said didn't seem hesitant at all with my special order. I liked that many happy regulars seemed to be there. The place had a very nice neighborhood - albeit alotta bikers in this community - feel. Update ..... Came here after not getting into Noriega's. I really wanted oxtail, and a yelper had recommended Noriega's for oxtail. Didn't know that "family style" meant you had to go at one specific time/ seating. Oh well. Turns out, this worked out for the best... Pyrenees was beckoning from a block away. It was a sign I think. Service was as I said before, was awesome. They had oxtail stew!!! It was delicious. I decided to eat half, and take the rest home for a later treat. It had a wonderful gravy, and I wanted to eat it with some pasta or rice. Here, the oxtail came with veggies, and no rice or noodles.... that's okay! It did come with two wonderful hunk in pieces of garlic bread and a wonderful salad with A LOT of stuff in it - pepperchini (spelling), onions, blue cheese, olives, beets and romaine lettuce. It was a pleasant surprise to the usual iceberg lettuce with boring drab dressing. I wasn't ready to go home yet, so I also ordered the lamb lollipops appetizer which came with french fries. Delicious and indulgent. There is a large, well-lit dining area which would be great if you are in a large group. I saw a group of police officers sitting in there earlier. I really love, prefer the bar area. Yes, the music is loud (from Stairway to Heaven to Uptown Funk) and there are more people here .... but I like the rough, slightly boozy, dark feel of it out here, as well as sitting in the large leather circular booths. Yep. Since La Foret closed I bring friends from out of town here for Sunday breakfast because of the cool Old Bakersfield vibe and consistently delicious food. read more

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Terrific Basque food with a great all day breakfast menu. So delicious, great outdoor cooled patio, excellent service and great prices. We had the garlic chicken lunch (incredible) and the Basque breakfast sandwich (fresh, amazing). Two super fast and varied Bloody Marys. Can't wait to go again. read more

Great service! Loud when we first walked in but we enjoyed a marvelous meal in booth when requested. Everyone shared and tried pickled tongue, lamb, stew, ravioli and fries. read more

Went for lunch with a party of 8 people. We ordered a couple of steak and shrimp dishes, couple of sandwiches, and a couple salad/setups. The bar was crowded but the dining room wasn't busy. They appeared short staffed. After ordering, bread and beans were brought out almost immediately. Seemed like a good sign. Then we waited, for a long time...and we waited...then the waitress said they ran out of soup and we're making some more...after more waiting I excused myself from the table to use the restroom. When I came back, all of the food (soup, salad, steaks, etc.) had all been delivered. So much clutter on the table we ended up spilling a drink. I order a ribeye and grilled shrimp...I got a New York with shrimp scampi. Couldn't get the waitress to pay any attention to report the wrong order, since I wasn't at the table when it was dropped off (major serving error, that should NEVER happen. The entree reveal is the money shot at a restaurant). We didn't even get the obligatory, "How is everything?" spoken by the waitress. Total was about $350...because we were a large party they automatically tipped 20% on top of that total. Top it off, the food was average and under seasoned. Dishwater soup with an unseasoned steak and the scampi sauce was broken. Serious execution errors in both the front and the back of the house read more

The food was absolute heaven!! We've eaten at Basque Restaurants many times and Pyrenees did not disappoint!!! Our servers were friendly and efficient. The Coquilles St. Jacques was as good as I have ever had!!! The NY steak and garlic shrimp ...perfection. Do not miss this dining experience!! read more

5 stars Oxtail. 5 stars Clam Chowder. 5 stars Salsa **Really** Excellent Beans and Fries. Garlic Bread beats 5 stars. read more

Pyrenees Cafe - Gosh. Heaven. - Basque Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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Fun atmosphere, cheery staff and delicious food! The fried zucchini is one of my favorite appetizers. Their fried chicken and tri tip are also delicious. read more

Pyrenees is a well known and long appreciated restaurant in Bakersfield. A group of old friends planned to meet to celebrate a birthday recently. I was not able to join them but wanted to do something special for the birthday girl. I called the restaurant to see what could be arranged. A lovely woman answered and when I explained my wish, she told me about the amazing sounding desserts and I made my selections, put them on my card and thanked her for being so helpful and kind. When my friends arrived they were ushered to a table set with a pretty bouquet of a variety of garden roses and wished the birthday girl a special day. She took pictures as well. Of course it goes without saying that dinner was the usual excellent Basque family style food and the desserts got rave reviews. For me the best part of the experience was the kind, efficient and very thoughtful staff person who assisted me and then went the extra mile adding the beautiful roses. Now Pyrenees will forever be my favorite of the excellent Basque food restaurants in Bakersfield. read more

Can't Even rate it.... worst restaurant EVER ,you want FOOD POISONING COME HERE , if not don't come here! RUDE Customer service people EVER IN MY LIFE .the atmosphere let's just say this KILL THE flies EVERYWHERE IN THE RESTAURANT.... and NO it's not because the door is open it's because how cold and nasty the food taste...and let's just say bring something to kill the flies because it will try to be all over the food... the health department might as well shut them down I've gone to other places that have the doors open and not have flies at all read more

The ambiance, the food, the drinks, the patrons all great! Basque food at its best. My lunch was delicious!!!! Live music on weekends .. lunch specials during week, happy hour 7am-11am on weekends. Tv's with different sports on. read more

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Good breakfast!! Super friendly staff , fair prices. Haven't been in years and really missed it! Everything was great!

Haven't been here since the OJ Simpson trial, has changed owners a few times since from what I know. Food is good but not Basque like it used to be, some tweaks have been made, but still is good food. Bar seems to have been turned into a biker bar especially since there's a Druids clubhouse 3 doors down, not a family atmosphere and there was a dog sitting in a both! Dogs belong at home read more

Pyrenees Cafe - Basque Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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Have eaten there a couple times and the feel is that of a clubhouse... if your part of the gang you get all sorts of attention, if your not, "we'll get to you when we get to you." The food is meh, nothing to recommend if you're recommending basque food. The area is sketchy and I always feel I have to go check on my car half way through my meal. I also detected some attitude, that was less than welcoming, from the patrons towards a family that was not culturally similar to the rest of the patrons. 50s racial attitudes. read more