The Basil Leaf Café

Apr 4th, 2024

We ate here 4/3/24 with some friends. The food and drink were excellent, as was the service. Biggest problem was getting the food, even though the restaurant was not at all full. I ordered lasagna --- I did not get my dinner until the rest of the table had nearly finished their entrees. Although it was an extremely generous portion, that did not make up for not receiving dinner in a more timely manner.
Apr 2nd, 2024

We wanted to take our daughter out to someplace special for her birthday and unfortunately there was nothing special about this restaurant. My husband and I ordered the pesto chicken which we had split in the kitchen due to the large portions. We were charged extra for the service which might be expected in an upscale location but care was not take and my portion had absolutely no chicken in it. My husband gave me part of his portion of five dry stringy chicken strips. The pasta was uninspired and seemed to be rewarmed. The birthday girl had to wait for her meal which came late as our server informed us the kitchen had made a mistake. No other acknowledgment was given about the mistake and the management which seemed to be MIA did not say anything nor was any apology or comp offered. The calamari came out reasonably hot but the presentation was also uninspired with only a small ramiken of pulpy, chunky tomato sauce. The salad was a large bowl of leaf lettuce with about six cherry tomatoes cut in half and six very thin slices of cucumber. The vinaigrette dressing was the best part of the meal. We didnt bother with dessert and left to get it elsewhere. If you are a drinker the food probably tastes better but we arent so it didnt. Overall if you want mediocre food made with low quality ingredients and is very expensive this is the place for you. We noticed other plates of barely touched entrees going back to the kitchen when we arrived. Should have been our first clue.
Apr 7th, 2024

Please don't call yourself the Italian restaurant if the pasta is cold and the risotto is so watery. I can definitely make better pasta using pesto I bought in the grocery store. Risotto is not made with the right kind of rice, not surprised it is soft and watery at the end. And the tiramisu obviously didn't use mascarpone and lady fingers. And it add the extra coca powder which is also weird. We went there with reservations on Sun dinner and we got into the seat 25 mins later than our reservation, and got charged $2/plate without noticing for we asked for a clean small plate for sharing our tiramisu.
Mar 25th, 2024

Mar 21st, 2024