Dined here couple of weeks ago, loved it. Great beer selection and pork belly is the best. Will definitely be back.
the food was fresh and delicious. the staff is so friendly and welcoming.
The only suggestion i would add regarding the menu is, its hard to read small lettering on a rea background. Excellent seating upstairs too
went to Basalt Tuesday evening for beers and bar snacks. The bar snacks were the best ever. Absolutely delicious and so good the way they were prepared and presented. Quite innovative and some thought has gone in to the latest offerings. Top marks to the chef/s. 10/10. Garlic bread with seeds etc was superb. Basalt has always been good but this time it was really the best. Well done.
We came here for lunch when they recently updated their menu with new options. We ordered the Smoked Brisket & Rye Club, Basalt Corn Fritters and the Karaage Chicken. The pickles and the brisket in the club sandwich balanced each other so well and the corn fritters with relish were so delicious. The chicken was cooked well and not too dry and their coffee was pretty standard too. The flavour bomb had us licking our plates and full of satisfaction. The waiter was really attentive to us and ambience was nice as it wasn't too busy when they opened.
Food - 5/5
Ambience - 5/5
Service - 5/5
Such a nice place for a Sunday brunch. I have been here many times before for dinner but never for brunch. The upstairs garden bar was a lovely touch serving food and drinks. The menu had a good variety of food to choose from and came out reasonably quick. The food was delicious with great portion sizes. Would definitely recommend if your looking for a nice place to eat in Howick!
Amazing Father’s Day lunch today; been half a dozen times before but not for a few years and service still great; food amazing; didn’t like the new garlic bread from the one they used to have; pumpkin seeds and pine nuts on top we’re not required and definitely needed a nice Morrish dip on the side; hot bread always goes well with nice dips; other than that my parents had a great first experience and would love to do dinner there sometime; thanks again for a great lunch all in all 😊
After being in the hospitality industry and swapping that for the wine industry, I originally came in to sell wine. We were sat down by a lovely host, the food was fast, delicious and the staff (which is what I always notice) were prompt, friendly and efficient. We were told the W.O.M, had some dumplings, served with a smile and some light banter, my partner had the Beef Cheek which was cooked perfectly alongside my main, the Beer Battered Snapper. To be honest, I usually dodge places run by huge companies as they are usually pretty run of the mill, but the staff really made an impression. Two girls and one guy last night, brought some enthusiasm to an otherwise dreary Monday eve, I know I lacked that on a day that hospo cats or managers usually have off. So well done, would definitely be back because of the service Besalt provided. Cheers! :)
Love the rooftop bar/terrace area. Had some gin and tonics and the salmon poke bowl. The bowl was good but could have done with different sauces? Ambience was good except for a table of super rowdy dudes who kept breaking glasses and caking it on the floor - wish security or staff could have asked them to chill tf out
Love this place! Went with family for Sunday roast which was amazing and it filled us up, leaving us satisfied. The drinks were super good too and it was lovely sitting next to the fireplace while having dinner.
Service was really good too! They were super friendly and understanding :)
Great service upon arrival, host was super attentive and communicated well. Tables were well situated. The food was mouth watering delicious! Chef needs to be promoted to master chef because my taste buds were exploding with a beautiful range of Flavas 😋. thoroughly enjoyed our lunch especially the pork sauce, spread it on the flatbread...I swear y'all will thank me lol x Couldn't finish it, manager provided us with take away boxes which was awesome 😎
Service is good. Food is average though. Selected a few items from the bites menu to share. The lamb ribs were rather terrible. The fried chicken and the pork belly were the best. Prawns were nice. Sides of onion rings and flat bread quite nice and good as fillers.
Howick's local favourite and it lives up to its great reviews. We had a party of 6 and the restaurant was busy so it took a while to get our mains out. The presentation and tastes were good. The surprise was definitely the dessert! One of the richest chocolate dessert I've ever tasted! It was more chocolate fudge than tort as it says on the menu. Very satisfied as we walked out the door. The waiting staff were good, kept refilling our water. Will definitely be back!
The food and prices are high but reasonable for the food you get. Kids got chicken pasta for $15 I wouldn't really give that a 5 that's more less a 3 as the chicken tasted like it was the tegals ready chicken in the square packets from the supermarket. Loved the sirloin steak with fries. (Picture below.) Had a dollop of garlic butter on top with 3 pieces of brocollini the thickness of it was huge, juicy and you can taste parts of the fat on it that was grilled, so this is worth the money. What I couldn't understand was they serve pork belly by itself just with garnish, I did have to ask if it came with any sides or that as it wasn't on the menu. The waitress had told me no just garnish and pork belly hence the reason why I went with the steak. So when you look on the menu that's exactly what you get is what is there.
Had the mushroom gnocchi which was amazing!! Really yum. Husband had a chicken burger which was nice, but not great. I like that there is the bar area on the left when you walk in, it's darker and louder and a quieter area on the right. Also bar upstairs as well.
Basalt is part of Joylab so you are able to get 10% back with each purchase which is quite nice. It was quite busy when we were there but we were able to get a table when we walked in.
Stopped by for dinner and wasn't too hungry so we shared a pizza and two sides. The meat lovers pizza was quite nice with lots of meat and flavour. The onion rings were nice although we did get a large pack of rings at the bottom which wasn't cooked in the middle. The pork belly was delicious. The tender belly was lightly battered and fried so it was crispy. The sauce was quite nice and made the belly more flavourful.
They have a special on most days. We happened to be there on Thursday so we got $10 pizza which is a steal. The pasta party on Monday and carnivore club Tuesdays also look good. Worth a trip down for a tasty meal.
Great atmosphere. Friendly and competent staff. We ordered beef burger and Tap beer for $40 and it was really nice. Burger comes with fries. Well served portion. Recommended.
Good bar, has been for years. If you are lucky, you will meet Erin. I've never eaten so can't rate the food, it wouldn't be fair.
Ate here with my family recently and it was great. Had great service from the waitress Laura who was very accommodating to help the food requirements of one of our party. The beef burger I had was very juicy and tasty as were my cocktails. Will be back thank you!
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