Food was delicious with the exception of the garlic tomato soup. I feel like it needs more of a tomato base to it. It's very garlic forward. Otherwise, everything was so, so yummy! Our server has worked there 16 years. And she was amazing. You can tell she can run circles around the others.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Birthday Cake, Petite New York Steak, Spaghetini Beans and Salad
Heidi Perez
So much food for the price! Excellent quality.
Haylee
I was really excited to try this place but unfortunately was super disappointed by the food, which is not cheap due to their courses style. To be clear, the restaurant itself was fine and the service was excellent. I’m not sure if it was just an off day for the chef since it has so many good reviews or if it’s just not my taste.
Course 1: garlic tomato soup: I love garlic and I love tomato soups, but both me and my date found this inedible. I thought maybe would be better with bread, it wasn’t.
Course 2: salad, fava beans and angel hair pasta with (I think) garlic oil on it: salad dressing wasn’t great, but this is probably what I ate the most of. Beans were fine, but I don’t usually just eat beans by itself. The pasta was overcooked and since it was just in a light oil had no flavor.
Main course: we both got chicken piccata, the chicken was overcooked (better over than under at least) but had decent flavor. This course comes with red potato’s and green beans- which I didn’t try after the first couple courses.
Complimentary vanilla ice cream- small portion, good ice cream, this was the highlight of the meal for sure.
Overall I’m not sure I would go back to try again, but would like to reiterate the service and atmosphere was excellent and with as many good reviews as they have, it could’ve just been an “off” night.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Small Dinner Salad, Chicken Piccata, Tomato and Garlic Soup
John Love
Service was absolutely horrible!!! Hardly ever saw a waiter or a waitress! Waited forever for our bill! Our visit was 3 hours long and was ignored almost the entire time
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 1
Jason Croman
Basque Norte is one the best places to eat the food is fabulous and the service is the best.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Porterhouse Steak Dinner, Petite New York Steak, BBQ Baby- Back Ribs
Cindy Lane
Be sure you are hungry.. This place has been around since the 70s!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
John Rawlings
Great food and drinks. Excellent service even when busy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Loraine Jenson
The food and sangria were delicious! The staff... excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stephen Wilson
Excellent dining experience. Highly recommend! Great food and attentive wait staff. Will return very soon!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Antipasto, Pralines Ice Cream and Whipped Cream, Tomato Garlic Soup Quart, Spaghetini Beans and Salad, BBQ Baby- Back Ribs
Food was delicious with the exception of the garlic tomato soup. I feel like it needs more of a tomato base to it. It's very garlic forward. Otherwise, everything was so, so yummy! Our server has worked there 16 years. And she was amazing. You can tell she can run circles around the others.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Birthday Cake, Petite New York Steak, Spaghetini Beans and Salad
So much food for the price! Excellent quality.
I was really excited to try this place but unfortunately was super disappointed by the food, which is not cheap due to their courses style. To be clear, the restaurant itself was fine and the service was excellent. I’m not sure if it was just an off day for the chef since it has so many good reviews or if it’s just not my taste.
Course 1: garlic tomato soup: I love garlic and I love tomato soups, but both me and my date found this inedible. I thought maybe would be better with bread, it wasn’t.
Course 2: salad, fava beans and angel hair pasta with (I think) garlic oil on it: salad dressing wasn’t great, but this is probably what I ate the most of. Beans were fine, but I don’t usually just eat beans by itself. The pasta was overcooked and since it was just in a light oil had no flavor.
Main course: we both got chicken piccata, the chicken was overcooked (better over than under at least) but had decent flavor. This course comes with red potato’s and green beans- which I didn’t try after the first couple courses.
Complimentary vanilla ice cream- small portion, good ice cream, this was the highlight of the meal for sure.
Overall I’m not sure I would go back to try again, but would like to reiterate the service and atmosphere was excellent and with as many good reviews as they have, it could’ve just been an “off” night.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Small Dinner Salad, Chicken Piccata, Tomato and Garlic Soup
Service was absolutely horrible!!! Hardly ever saw a waiter or a waitress! Waited forever for our bill! Our visit was 3 hours long and was ignored almost the entire time
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 1
Basque Norte is one the best places to eat the food is fabulous and the service is the best.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Porterhouse Steak Dinner, Petite New York Steak, BBQ Baby- Back Ribs
Be sure you are hungry.. This place has been around since the 70s!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food and drinks. Excellent service even when busy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food and sangria were delicious! The staff... excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent dining experience. Highly recommend! Great food and attentive wait staff. Will return very soon!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Antipasto, Pralines Ice Cream and Whipped Cream, Tomato Garlic Soup Quart, Spaghetini Beans and Salad, BBQ Baby- Back Ribs
Hands down one of the best steakhouses in Chico.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Porterhouse Steak Dinner, Tomato Soup
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People-food-service all excellent
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Basque Norte never disappoints. Excellent food, service and atmosphere. It is actually our very favorite.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Porterhouse Steak Dinner
Best place to get a awesome steak dinner
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Family style restaurant. Staff was very attentive. Food was fantastic
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tomato Garlic Soup Pint
Best food around. Love this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Porterhouse Steak Dinner
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