Went for lunch the other day- meal came quickly but was very small for a main course of calamari – about 5 pieces and a small amount of rocket and 2 small tomatoes. Very disappointing for the price. Would not recommend, would not go back.

This place has a nice cozy setting, and is quite atmospheric.

The food is good, have not been disappointed with the food yet – it has always come out nicely presented and tastes great. Same goes for the dessert – love the Apple and Feijoa crumble.

The service is a let down for the establishment. The staff seem very inexperience and quite reluctant to help. The waitress who took our order took awhile to get to us and do so, our water jug was never replenished and we weren’t offered a dessert menu once our meal was cleared. She didn’t look too happy when we asked for anything!

Overall have had pleasant experiences there, and would go back and recommend to people.

Went here for the Tuesday Desert night but what let my rating go down was the waitresses service and the time it took for the meal/desert.

First the waitress we had took forever to get to us, and i know it was a busy night but that still is no excuse to manage your customers from priority to priority, secondly her attitude was undermining as she would not repeat orders nor smile and was generally just putting the mood of the table down.

The deserts were fine for the price ($5 will get you a piece of cheese cake and a scoop of ice cream) but what bugged me was how long it took for them to cut a piece of cheese cake and bring it to the table. My friend a had also ordered a chocolate drink which took forever to come and didn’t even arrive when the rest of the order arrived.

was an average but disappointing night.

Great experience for a party of 8. Warm and welcoming environment. Service was quick and helpful.Changes meade to our orders were graciously received. Food servings were generous, and beautifully presented. Almost a universal chorus of “Wow” as dishes were placed before us.The food itself was excellent We’ll go back soon.

The $12 lunch menu is great value for money, the manager seems eager to please and also v. friendly. A nice place to go – although the noise from the bar side is often quite loud, so its best to be seated towards the back window if you want some privacy. Would definitely come here again.

I went to Basalt for dinner with my friends to celebrate my birthday on 26th March 2010 and all was going along nicely until we ordered our mains and one of my friends started to eat her chicken salad which was presented very nicely until we were all absolutely horrified and disgusted to find a large dead green insect in her salad which looked like a locust. With that we all felt sick to our stomachs and told the staff who thought it was rather funny and didn’t really seem to care or be apologic at all. We told them we were not paying for our meals which they were reluctant to accept but then they deducted it from our bill but still expected us to pay for bread and our drinks which I thought was terrible. The head chef didn’t even come out to speak to us, nor did the manager. I have been a frequent customer of this restaurant but will no longer be. I also have worked in the restaurant / catering industry myself for nearly 10 years and find this unacceptable, it just goes to show that they obviously do not wash their vegetables and take no care in hygiene and take no responsbility for something as horrible as this happening. Absolutely revolting!!!!

Been twice for a meal.. young staff who on one occasion were cocky and inflexible re a request for a SLIGHT change to a meal for my sons dietary needs. A pretentious establishment who need to employ top quality, mature waiting staff to match their “we are a top end” look because currently, they just don’t match. Won’t be back

This is our favorite place to go for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Great staff, fantastic atmosphere and food is always top quality. Highly recommended.

Great place to meet friends or clients, always friendly service & good food, all we could ask for…back soon for drinks dinner,,well done guys…

I thought it was unfair for this Great place to have just 3 stars
I’ve been for, lunch, dinner and just for drinks and each time it was just outstanding!

Great for lunch.
Had the Yellow Thai Curry Gamefish $25.50 (which was Blue Marlin)
Grilled and served with snake beans, green paw paw, crispy garlic shallots, Vietnamese mint and coconut rice.
A nice meal. The sauce might have been a little too creamy for my liking . . . but I still enjoyed it.
The fish was ‘fresh’ in the centre, and cooked white on the outside – I think this is how it’s meant to be . . . certainly the fresh (uncooked) centre parts of the fish were really tender!
Super-garlicy (which was was fine).
A really loving atmosphere in Basalt.