We just arrived at Basel yesterday. We go to visit the Christmas Market today by the famous church in the old town. We are looking for a place for lunch and luckily we find this one right by the church. We don't really know what cuisine they are serving because we can't read German. However we see a lot of people eating inside so we take a chance with their lunch specials. We are very appreciated the server tries her best to explain the menu to us in English. We both love our dishes and we are so glad that we get a chance to try the local cuisine. Highly recommended! read more

Came in to eat dinner as the menu is posted outside. Tried to talk to hostess/waitress but she was too busy. Thirty minutes later caught up to her and asked for a food menu. It was then we were told the kitchen doesn't open until 6pm and even if we wanted to eat we couldn't as they are full. Outside the place looks wonderful, but inside it's cafeteria seating. read more

Chickpea cakes atop sweet veggies and served with fresh herb sauce were superb! And sitting in this plaza can't be beat. read more

Restaurant zum Isaak - Vegan(!) chickpea cakes atop veggies with fresh herb sauce - Modern European Near Me - Basel, BS

Drinks : ok Starter : Grilled goat cheese :( too smelly for me. Main course : Egg plant also with goat cheese and the same smell and not that great. Dessert: cream Catalan was a disaster - would anytime go for creme brûlée (French equivalent ). Overall not very great for the price. read more

Restaurant zum Isaak - Grilled goat cheese - Modern European Near Me - Basel, BS

A nice restaurant with plenty of outdoor seating and a good view of Münsterplatz. I stopped by for a late lunch while exploring the old town. It wasn't too busy, and there were a few other cafés/restaurants nearby as well. Since it was so nice out, all the customers were sitting outside and I didn't get to see if there was much seating or atmosphere inside the restaurant. Service was a bit slow when I first sat down, but this wasn't far off from most of my dining experiences in Europe. The servers were polite and spoke German and English; the person who took my order defaulted to English when I addressed him in French. I got a bit of sticker shock when I saw the prices on the menu, although I understand food in Switzerland is generally expensive and the other restaurants I visited had similar prices. I got the main-size flatbread (the starter size was about 4 CHF cheaper) with greens and a carafe of sparkling water. The flatbread was okay, but not very memorable. There was complimentary bread but it was also unremarkable. I might have liked it more if it had come with butter. Although there were only 2 desserts on the menu, the server let me know the cake choices that weren't on the menu. I got the apple cake, which was really tasty and my favorite part of my meal, and a latte macchiato. I was at the restaurant for about 2 hours and was never rushed. There isn't any wifi, but you get a good location for people watching. My food and drinks came out to be about 38 CHF. Overall, I had a pretty enjoyable if unremarkable meal; the cake was my favorite part, and it looked like most of the other customers only came for dessert so that might be more the way to go. I probably wouldn't come back, but it was a nice place to people watch and just hang out on the square. read more

Not very special. We had the schnitzel as daily lunch menu. Be aware 0,5 liter of water has the same price as 0,5 beer read more

Restaurant zum Isaak - Modern European Near Me - Basel, BS

Best 'Gourmet' dinner in Basel for the money, and such an amazing location too.

Very nice place! We had the restaurant just for ourselves! The staff was very helpful and friendly. Price quality ratio is really good. Ask for the fried goat cheese starter! read more

Poor Kim, no wonder nobody served you. Zum Isaak is "self service", you have to order at the counter... Nice terrace and a very precious garden but nothing special apart from that. read more

Talk about a snobby waitstaff! I can't even comment on the food or drinks because we were never served here. We sat at a small table with only about 2 or 3 other groups and had to ask for drinks a couple times. The other tables were served and the waitress would just walk by us, look at us and wipe down already clean tables. I consider myself to be very patient and forgiving but we were obviously being discriminated against so we just walked out. Maybe Swiss people have better experiences here... read more