Before our river cruise we stayed in Basel for two nights. Our hotel recommended Restaurant…read moreBesenstiel for dinner our first night. They had me after we were seated. Olivier Flota one of the owners seated and waited on our table. It was the combination of excellent service and fabulous food that made our choice easy when planning dinner for our second night in Basel. Olivier and and his gracious wife have a hidden jewel in Basel and I am sad that we are to far away for an encore. Bravo Olivier!

This place is seriously amazing!! Great food - check! Amazing service - check! Comfortable ambience…read more- check! Treating you like long, lost family on a reunion - check! Can't recommend this fantastic place enough! Btw, if there isn't something you want on the me you want, they will make it for you. Incredible.

Food was great. The concept is to choose 3/4/5 course meal and meat/fish/vegetarian for appetizer…read moreand main. You don't know what you will get but it comes with protein of your choice. We did wine pairing and enjoyed choices of wine. Only downside is the very controlling interaction of the lady who explains each dish and other necessary info. I felt somewhat unpleasant as she was a bit rough.. like soup Nazi from TV show. It might be better to provide a note of each menu item so she doesn't have to interrupt people conversations or act/talk like a boss.

Service is awesome. Food is fantastic…read more They serve a "menu surprise" with your choice of a 3, 4 or 5 course meal. The chef is great with accommodating those who have food sensitivities. The menu offers fish, meat, and vegetarian options. You can also have wine pairing with your meal. Great atmosphere and personable staff. A good venue to host a gathering or a business lunch/dinner. If you let the establishment staff know ahead of time your preferences insofar as menu or setup for your group they are good at accommodating.

Decent selection of local wines. We were there over an hour…read more& had to ask for menus, ask to order, never were asked if we wanted anything else, asked to pay & never got our change. Service more worried about potential customers than current customers. All four tables sat waiting for service for ages. Could have been a lovely evening but for the staff totally ruining it.

A nice, clean, modern but romantic restaurant that serves handmade pasta and other…read moreItalian-influenced dishes. It was delicious and simple food: we ordered a big antipasti plate with ham, cheese, olives, falafel, and meatballs to share. I had the Gemischte Ravioli (mixed ravioli) and it was a fantastic sampling of all their ravioli types in a sage-butter sauce. For dessert, the Quarkgriessknodel (vanilla ice cream with fruit and cinnamon cake-balls) was definitely the best option. The joghurtglace was a scoop of frozen yogurt with nuts - no sauce, kinda dry. Definitely a great place to grab dinner and drinks with my coworkers on a business trip - but warning: menu is only in German.

A bit of a let-down after reading some rave reviews. The rabbit with couscous was disappointing -…read morethe rabbit was nothing special (just stewed meat) and the couscous flavors just didn't seem to fit together. The gorgonzola gnocchi were exceptional. The mixed ravioli (the house specialty) was very very good. Service was ok but a bit inattentive. Overall not bad, but not a 5.