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Sweet Basil Vail Reviews
Sweet Dinner in Vail
We had dinner at Sweet Basil at it came with high recommendations from a friend. We made reservations within a week and had an 8:45 pm reservation. We were seated quickly, but the service was a bit slow (seemed understaffed.) The food choices were good. Highly recommend the spicy ahi tuna and the red snapper.
Not a good dining experience
Was very disappointed with our meals. Service was poor and not well attended by our servers. Our meal was cold and not tasty at all. They brought me a second serving and it was still not good at all. We were 2 couples and all disappointed with what we ordered.. Food was pricey for what we felt was a poor meal.
Perfect lunch! Arrived w/o a reservation and was seated at
Perfect lunch! Arrived w/o a reservation and was seated at a lovely table overlooking the river. Had the whipped feta which tasted as good as it looked. I had the peach, tomato, burrata salad and the flavors were so fresh and delicious. My husband had the Reuben which was tasty and plentiful. Dessert was a Nutella cannoli w gelato! Everything was delicious and we had the most personable waiter! Excellent experience on all fronts.
Enjoyed a fabulous dinner at Sweet Basil where everything
Enjoyed a fabulous dinner at Sweet Basil where everything was just amazing! Booked ahead of time and we got a great table on the back patio overlooking the river! Our server Craig was phenomenal and made the experience alll the better particularly the way he staged all the courses which I loved . They had fabulous cocktails and Mocktails for the kids with some unique flavor combinations. Began with some delicious fresh bread roles and then the oysters which were delicious, fresh and served with a unique pineapple mignonette! We also has the yellow fin crudo which was also a hit! Then we had their whipped feta which is the perhaps their signature dish served with a pastry topping which you crazy to make it the crackers to scoop up the feta. Next we had the tune poke and shared some crab Cannelloni - both also really fantastic! We left way too full but happy from an all around great experience!
Best food I've had in my life! Everything we ate was a
Best food I've had in my life! Everything we ate was a 10/10. Would recommend the whipped feta and yellowtail for appetizers. Spicy tuna and steak tartar. For entree we recommend the chicken, tomato and mozzarella salad and the venison loin!
Not worth it at all
We wanted to enjoy a Michelin rated restaurant in the US Food was not tasty We do not recommend the Steak Tartar Do not recommend the oysters Do not recommend the Tuna Poke untasty Expensive for poor food Poor service Great location Nothing of a Michelin star
Lunch on the 4th
Stopped in for lunch on the 4th of July! The service was wonderful and the food was delicious and full of flavor. Stephen, our waiter, was so friendly and helpful on the menu items. The view of the creek is perfect on a beautiful summer day! We had the Yellowtail Crudo, Octopus Tacos and Lamb Rigatoni. All three were delicious and highly recommended!
Great place!!!
Just an excellent restaurant… We got a seat by the window overlooking Gore Creek… My Duroc Pork Chop was amazing!!! My wife had the venison and it was sooo good!!! The toffee desert is also something special… The Sommellier really knows his wines!!! We can’t wait to go back!!!
Whole staff was rude to us Idk why.
We were just there on a Friday night for a couples date. Hostess food runner and waitress were extremely short with us- it was a terrible vibe and experience Food wise, they were out of the snapper we wanted ,, gnocchi was just a block of cheese very bizarre and ahi tuna was served warm on the side like tomato paste. Would never recommend it - costs us half a thousand dollar for four people
Absolutely amazing food and service.
We made a reservation and were sat on the patio with a view of the water.
Food and service were ok.
Ambiance was dated. They need better bartenders. Not impressed.
Very expensive, tiny portions
Very expensive, tiny portions and not worth it. The portions are getting smaller and smaller each year. The size of an entree is the size of an appetizer. They even charge for the bread- 4 bites of bread costs 8$. Cocktails are mediocre and full of ice. The food is good for the most part, but way too expensive for our family's budget. Will not be coming back.
What a fantastic restaurant! Sweet Basil is the premier
What a fantastic restaurant! Sweet Basil is the premier restaurant on the main walking street in Vail for a reason. From the lovely welcome from the hostess at the door (Kaley) who answered all of our questions and made a wonderful suggestion to have a margarita she recommended at the bar first, to the bartender (Tiffany), to the excellent dinner and servers, this is a place we keep returning to every year.
Difficult to get a reservation, but the food is pretty nice.
Service is good. Overall, I think this place is a little overrated and the cost of dining is off the charts.
We had the best experience here for dinner.
Sat right at the windows overlooking the beautiful creek, our server was super attentive, and the food was INCREDIBLE. We enjoyed the oysters, caviar, and venison tartare to share - all perfect for 2 people. We had the venison meal - perfectly cooked! & the scallop meal - incredible flavors. For dessert we did the sticky toffee pudding - so light and fluffy with a great sauce. We ranted and raved the whole way home. Best meal we've had in a long time! Huge compliments to the chef! Only got a couple pictures... too busy enjoying.
Very slow service and nothing special about the atmosphere.
Food looks pretty but I didn't enjoy it. If overpriced, fancy food with small portions is your style then definitely try it. I wouldn't recommend coming here.
Unwelcoming and disrespectful unfriendly employees
I was with my wife, ordered a house cab. The bartender with the most dull (dud) personality poured what looked like, well let me tell you if I put a dime at the bottom of the wine glass it would not have covered it. He walked away,And then he asked me if it was ok. I had him pour me one. I was in disbelief. We were there in June, same thing, didn’t realize it until my wife said something to me. The guy is always there, he’s a real winner. I can’t see it being Michelin Rated, I have been in hundreds of high end restaurants that have better bartenders and servers.
I thought this place was pretty good.
The food was quite delicious- I tried a host of appetizers plus the scallops and the wagyu, all of which were tasty. 4.5 stars.
Good food in Vail
Great spot for dinner. The food is typically well prepared and enticing to look at. The wine list is well-appointed with a range of varieties and prices. This is one of our places to bring friends when they visit Vail. as it has a good location and reliable food.
Date: Saturday, March 2nd 6:15pm Reservation: A must We
Date: Saturday, March 2nd 6:15pm Reservation: A must We ordered the octopus ragu, carbonara and a bottle of wine to start. For our entrees, I got the Cod and he got the Scallop dish. And for dessert, although we were full there was absolutely no way we were going to pass on dessert! We got the no brainer STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING CAKE, however, there was a dessert called the "SNOWMAN!!!!!!!" and yes I had to ask if it was in the shape of a snowman and when our waiter, Esteban said Yes!, I said, we would like one of those as well please. I checked every review platform and could not find a photo of the snowman dessert so I have attached one to delight you, but oh my oh my, imagine if they made the snowman dessert like a baked Alaska style kinda like a flambé!!! Ughhhh it would've been a show too! So. To sum up, Sweet Basil is a Michelin Star restaurant. Location is nice and easy, hotel had their own car service for travel within Vail. Hostess was fine, but expected friendlier being the first point of contact. Woman at coat check was absolutely lovely, wish I got her name. Restaurant ambience, layout, color, where the wine collection was when you walk in, was nice and cozy, I even like the feeling of the ceiling being a bit lower. There was one issue during dinner with the lighting, not sure if the dimmer was glitching or there may have been a power flicker or outage, not sure but there were quite a few people who had to use their lights on their phones to look at their menus, and Ofcourse they kept it on which took away from our evening. Wait, Esteban, made amazing recommendations, wonderful smile, great attitude, timely check-ins, the wait staff and was great with the timing/sequence of the food as well. Dessert, Sticky Toffee was yummy it wasn't too sticky and it was moist definitely would get again I wouldn't say that I haven't it's the best I've ever had, but it was yummy. The snowman was yummy as well, totally wish they would think about doing it flambé or baked Alaska style, however it does come with a raspberry sorbet and OMG, the combination of that tart, refreshing sorbet and the chocolate ganache like cream snowman was just perfect. So overall, WORTH IT. DEFINITELY WOULD DO AGAIN.
Bicam koving to oklahoma .
Seet basil is what i will miss the most it not easy to find.?parking and seating areblinited but its worth the extra effort
We had one of the best restaurant experiences of our lives
We had one of the best restaurant experiences of our lives at Sweet Basil. The Perfect Margarita packed a serious punch that lasted through the meal. My wife enjoyed the Blood and Smoke. The whipped feta cheese appetizer was amazing. The sashimi was not up to the standards of the other food we ordered. My wife had the pork entrees, and I had the salmon. Both were top notch. For dessert, we enjoyed a blood orange concoction that was scrumptious. Our waiter and the overall service were outstanding. We never felt rushed, but never had to wait more than a few minutes for the next course. We each had a glass of wine recommended by our waiter, and the pairings were excellent.
We had it a while ago but when we did there was not
We had it a while ago but when we did there was not anything bad to say all. the apps and deserts were ordered multiple times. The service was great the waiter we had was great and also nothing bad to be said. The place was beautiful and on a great spot on a river running through the town. Over all I'm happy.
Sublime
The best food we’ve eaten in Vail for a long time. The sashimi and rabbit starters were delicious as was the such and wagu beef entrees. The. Chocolate mushroom a real highlight! Highly recommend.
I've been to Sweet Basil several times in the past and I've
I've been to Sweet Basil several times in the past and I've always been a huge fan but there were some pretty big misses this time around. The caviar bump literally had zero caviar, it was a creme fraiche and chive cracker for 25 dollars each. The scallops were over sauced and too rich. The "wagyu" beef seemed more like sirloin. The carbonara ravioli and the potato bombs were just not great. The yellowtail sashimi was the best bite of the night. We were also disappointed with our waiter who was short with us and would not give any feedback on our menu questions except for "yeah, it's great."
We recently dined at Sweet Basil and I thoroughly enjoyed
We recently dined at Sweet Basil and I thoroughly enjoyed my meal there. Although the waiting area can be a bit cramped when it's busy, the dining area in the back of the restaurant with views of the river is lovely. We had the Ahi Crudo and potato bombs to start, both of which I thought were delicious. The sauce on the potato bombs was particularly intriguing. I had the venison for dinner and shared some of the duck entree with another member of my party, and although I thought my venison was really good, I think the duck was better. For dessert, they had a special that was a snowman with chocolate ganache and raspberry coulis constructed as a snowman, which was both incredible to look at and delicious to eat. Overall, I very much enjoyed my meal at Sweet Basil and would recommend for anyone looking for a more classy place to eat in Vail.
I've been coming to SB for a long time and my previous
I've been coming to SB for a long time and my previous experiences have always been the best.. yesterday though, I had to send back my first cocktail, it was not made correctly and flavors were missing (keep in mind this place was recently given a Michelin mention) yellowfin tuna was very good, potato bombs were ok and the burger was not the burger I am used to get there. Now I think this place is not consistent.. hit or miss in other words.
Delicious food with a creative twist.
The pork chop was very well cooked, as was the duck. The chocolate mousse mushroom is fun and tasty. Service was rather slow, but overall polite and efficient. It was a loud restaurant, but not overly so.
Was looking forward to this restaurant.
I had dinner at their sister restaurant mountain stand of the night before. And was disappointed so this was a chance to hopefully make up. Another reviewer mentioned how disgusting the ravioli was. I could not agree we sent it back on the waiter took it off the menu. We got the mushroom salad which he said was all mushrooms. But it was just raw mushrooms sliced up on some frize lettuce and not very flavorful or interesting. He suggested the Spanish octopus to make up for the horrible ravioli. So we got that and it was good but I have to send things back at a restaurant of this caliber is very frustrating. We also had a reservation from more than a couple weeks and we receipted practically in a table that was in the bar. Not really in the restaurant and the table that you offered us in the restaurant was stuck back in the corner between lots of other people and did not look very appealing so we opted for the bar table. But never felt like we were really in the restaurant. We did have the pork chop which was quite delicious that was the only excellent dish we had. Andy was our waiter and he was very nice and accommodating. And the hostess could not have been nicer but she didn't have a better table to give us! Cuz there was none. Desert with sticky toffee pudding. It was nice. One entree two appetizers and a couple glasses of wine and a dessert. Remember one entree. And it's still cost us $110 each! I would not recommend this place either.
Once upon a classic meal....
Everything was spot on, the food, service, atmosphere.... The waiter was experienced and knowledgeable, food came to us at the perfect temperature and the wine pairings were exquisite. In all a wonderful night.
Very good place
Excellent service, variety of menu choices, very good quality of food and drinks. A bit expensive, though.
Impeccable Service
I have to say, Daliah, was the best part of this entire evening. My partner was not feeling well and had to leave abruptly. I paid for the dinner and head out the door to make sure my partner was okay. I get a call 5 minutes later and they have our food boxed and ready to deliver to the four seasons (which is a nice trek from Sweet Basil). Long story short Daliah (who also served us our appetizer at the restaurant) hand delivered our meal to our room!
Pathetic
Prepare to be greeted with attitude for a fine dining experience. So pathetic we left, waiting for a table for 2 and a table of 10 is greeted behind us?
Nice restaurant ... Far from Michelin worthy
Nice place ... Far from Michelin worth i!. I went because you're supposed to be in the Michelin guide. Very disappointed experience. The food was cold Mainly The Pork chop & wagyu beef were served cold, the rest of the food was normal. Service was okay... I think the short staffed, because they were rotating help on my table, so not so consistent service. When I mention to the service the food was cold, servier ust replied "okay I will tell Chef"... They offer no alternatives. Very bad answer coming from a restaurant on the Michigan guide. In any case, the restaurant does not deserve to Michelin guide, and light years away from a Michelin start. You are better off going to the sister restaurant mountain standard with everything is served nice and hot more of a casual service, but consistent. Now, Chasing Rabbits in Vaii, service and food were impeccable. Nacimi Montanez from Miami
Kinda Mediocre
It was good not great - the only great part was the presentation of the dessert. The chocolate mushrooms were fun and delicious. The rest was just average - you could get at any fine dining restaurant. Food was well cooked but not particularly innovative or interesting.
One of favorite places in Vail! We have been coming here
One of favorite places in Vail! We have been coming here for years and you can trust that this will be a wonderful experience - both in quality of food and in service. We typically ask to be seated in Craig's section, but you won't go wrong with anyone that takes care of you. Highly recommend a reservation, but you can also have a great time at the bar. We appreciate the care and service!
I went to celebrate my birthday with my husband for the
I went to celebrate my birthday with my husband for the first time and let me tell you a few things.The place is beautiful with this huge wines wall. The restaurant was full that night (Thursday) and we waited a couple of minutes at the bar enjoying delicious cocktails. Once at the table we ordered a bottle of wine and a few appetizers that came in a fair time but we didn't have sharing plates to enjoy them and our server took about 10 minutes to touch our table and realize that we didn't have the proper utensils to enjoy it. We also ordered a main course to share but sure if that was gonna be enough for both of us and ask our serve and she said it was a good amount of food. So we got our main course and right away we knew we will need something else but again our server did not came to check on us right away so when she came I asked her the menu to order something else and she apologized saying the kitchen was closed already that she could only offer us dessert, honestly it was my birthday and I was enjoying myself but I was a little annoyed that no one gave us a last call before... so overall a good experience and the food is definitely delicious and unique but I really think the service is not on the same level.
Amazing Unique Dishes
This is a very difficult restaurant to get a reservation for - but worth it if you can plan ahead We had a late lunch after skiing and the food was incredible and very unique.
Stunning dinner
My husband and I had the good fortune to enjoy a fabulous dinner at Sweet Basil. It was worth the 5 pm reservation! We split a truffle pasta entree that was unique and stunningly delicious. Beet salad very good too. I had duck and my husband had lamb. Both were outstanding. And the rum-based dessert… we ate it in spite of ourselves. Wonderful meal and great service. Will visit again!
Awesome service and food
Daria (hope that I spelled it correctly), was without a doubt one of the nicest, poliet servers that we have had in a very long time. thank you very much, I hope your boss and coworkers appreciate you as much as we did tonight. 5 🌟
Absolutely amazing! Such a unique menu! Everything was
Absolutely amazing! Such a unique menu! Everything was amazing! The cocktails were incredible too! The drink with the mango foam!
Extraordinary night with extraordinary food
Top notch meal accompanied by the best service ever. Between the six of us we had lamb, steak, shrimp, and fish and every single bot was extraordinary. The wait staff was spot on and very professional. They knew the menu inside and out and were very helpful picking wine and the meals. Such a wonderful experience. This restaurant is in my top three in all of Colorado and is the beat restaurant in Vail, Colorado.
Always amazing
This is always a must when we come on our yearly ski trip! Swiss Chalet never disappoints and Sigi is the best waitress. She has great recommendations and is so sweet. The food is always delicious.
Gave me gluten even though I have an allergy.
Told waiter I had a gluten allergy and I double checked with waiter when it was put in front of me. They told me it was gluten free and I ate a bite and then someone else came out and said it has gluten in it. the restaurant was barely apologetic and left the fries I ate as my meal on the bill. The waiter was so uncomfortable when we said something he barely came to our table after. Never have I had a restaurant deal with an allergy so poorly.
Wonderful restaurant and staff
I was told to not miss this restaurant while visiting Vail! I made a reservation a month out for dinner. Prior to our dinner, we stopped in at happy hour time to have a drink at the bar. We had delicious appetizers (the whipped feta is amazing!) and wonderful margaritas! We met the nicest bartender, Russell, who advised us on what to order since it was our first time there. He was SO friendly! When we left, we told him we’d see him the next night at dinner. He recognized us right away the next day and gave us dinner recommendations (Venison and Caicos E. Pepe) He was spot on with his recommendations! Our waiter was fabulous as well (Joni). Both days were great experiences and we will definitely go back the next time we are in town! We were not rushed through dinner which was so nice!
The venison plate that I had was one of the best meals I've
The venison plate that I had was one of the best meals I've ever had. Every single element of the dish was phenomenal and every bite I took continued to shock me with flavor. Our server Emma was attentive and knowledgeable about the menu when catering to my peanut allergy. I would highly recommend.
Better to make a reservation but if you can't, arrive at
Better to make a reservation but if you can't, arrive at the start of lunch or dinner service for a walk in. Kind and attentive staff! Loved the service, Emma was wonderful. Appetizer- whipped feta was enough to share with 2-3 people. An experience. The salty and sweet combination was tasty. Entrees- Mahi Mahi tacos were okay, I wouldn't order again. The cheeseburger was standard, nothing special.Great location.Everything tasted fresh. High quality food.
Slow and rude service.
Didn't feel like we were treated well at all. Staff does not care about customers. HIGHLY DO NOT RECOMMEND
Horrible service and owner
Horrible service. Staff is rude and snapped back when we were unhappy waiting at our table for 30 minutes without being served. We left immediately and will not be back
So rude
Called for a reservation. Last time I ate there was in the twenty teens. Lady on the phone was so rude Told me they were full. Did begrudgingly make me a reservation for less than a third of our party which I will be canceling. Have eaten in the past year at several Michelin stated restaurants around the world. Never had such rude service. customer service is part of the restaurant experience. major fail sweet basil
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