Cafe Bernard

WORST Eggs Benedict I’ve ever had… Asked for my eggs to be over medium and they were runny, hollandaise sauce was so tangy it wasn’t edible!
Took about 3 bites and sent it back…. the owners wife (our waitress) proceeded to still charge us!!!
Never again will I go back…. DON’T WAIST YOUR MONEY DINING AT THIS RESTAURANT!

Wonderful place great service great food with a smile

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Excellent gourmet food with affordable prices! Hands down one of the best brunch locations. I will definitely be revisiting!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

That’s the worst customer service experience I have ever had.
We came and ordered cappuccino (3 of us) and food. While waiting for food, we tried cappuccino, and it was very bitter, almost impossible to drink. Obviously, it was caused by burnt coffee or broken coffee machine. It was not just the taste of espresso.

We politely asked the server to return all 3 cappuccinos.

The next minute, the man in a dirty underwear (tank top and joggers) showed up, told us that it was his business and he wanted us to leave, and pointed his finger at the door.

He looked like he was going to kick us out if we don’t leave immediately. While we were leaving, he stood by the door watching us and swearing at our backs.

I wish this place was closed forever so no one can have such an experience.

It happened on January 1, 2026.

Insane!

We returned cappuccino as it was bitter and over roasted (and it was 7$ btw) and the owner just got out of the kitchen and said “it’s my place - get out” in a very unfriendly manner.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Brunch bliss at Café Bernard!
Their steak & eggs with crispy fries and multigrain toast were absolutely delicious — perfectly cooked and full of flavor. The only downside was the jam, which could use an upgrade.
A special mention to Anabel, my lovely and professional server who made the experience even better.
I’ve been twice already — the burger the first time was spot on too!
Definitely worth a visit if you’re in Basalt

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lots to choose from, and all 6 of us loved our variety of appetizers, entrees and desserts--every single thing was delicious. The atmosphere is warm and charming; our server could not have been nicer or more efficient. The best experience we've had in Basalt or Aspen.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Stopped on our way through Basalt because traffic through Aspen was totally stopped. Decided to try Cafe Bernard. Their waffles with fresh fruit on top were delicious. Veggie omelet was awesome and the latte was actually hot! Most places I’ve found serve lukewarm lattes. The service at Cafe Bernard is great too. We have our dog with us and there’s nice outside seating so she could be with us. Oh and I have to mention the fresh squeezed OJ!! Soooo delicious. I really recommend this cafe for a wonderful dining treat. We had breakfast but they also serve lunch.

BE PATIENT. This isn’t your chain restaurant where they are turning and burning people. There’s usually one server but the food is AMAZING. The bread for the sandwiches is perfect and the potato salad off the charts. We make a stop every time we are in near.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amazing salmon Benedict! Sat outside and enjoyed the perfect summer weather! Highly recommend

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We had a great dinner here on our mini honeymoon. We chose this restaurant for my grandfathers namesake and it was a great surprise. The risotto and bison burger were both so flavorful and the hostess / waitress was very kind and professional!

Food: 5

I have Known the Chef and owner for over a year now for other business. I finally got the opportunity to visit Basalt. We celebrated my son’s 19th birthday/easter brunch today.

Fantastic town, location and restaurant was perfect. We ordered a blush champagne and all of us took advantage of the menu items. Perfect strawberry crepes, Italian and German omelets to die for. Lamb Gyro, pesto chicken sandwich rounded out our meal. Everything was made to order and fresh delicacy.

Take the opportunity just 30 min from Glennwood springs in the town of Basalt!!

Thank you Alejandro!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Croissant, Gardeners Omelette w Side Hollandaise, Eggs Benedict Special w Crab

Loved it!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Party of 4 went in tonight for a friends bday 6pm on 1/21 I Ordered sparkling rose (cava) to start for a drink and it came out completely flat, server tried to convince me that’s how it’s suppose to be…didn’t want to argue so.anyways moving on cheese fondue there was enough cheese for about 5 dips. Then it was done, fire was so hot it burnt the cheese and we were scraping it from the bottom. No we did not let it linger, we attacked it right away. Ordered pork chops and lamb shank for entrees. They gave us and osso bucco instead of the bone in pork chop. Server tried to convince us it was the pork chop. We looked at the menu together and clearly they were different with completely different sides as well. She realized those were 2 different dishes and admitted to confusing the two of them said she would fire up the pork chop right away which she did. 10 mins later the pork chop came out, completely rare in the middle actually cold in the middle so we ended up just boxing it up, we will deal with that another day. Ordered 2 tiramisus, brownie and spumoni for dessert, 1 tiramisu came out fine the other was warm and soupy, very weird. Brownie was fine, ice cream was half way melted when it was served. We never got the spumoni they ended up giving us the La Bomba dessert, completely different not sure how that got messed up they don’t even sound similar. Cute restaurant with some potential, definitely needs some work. The food that came out that was correct was tasty. 1 miss is fine, 2 misses I could probably overlook. 4-5 misses? I don’t know, would you go back? We tipped our server and didn’t really complain because it was our friends bday and we didn’t want to cause a scene but as a fellow food service worker, experiences like this would be alarming. We tried to be as accommodating as possible but hopefully management/ownership takes this feedback and acts on it. I sincerely hope our experience was an anomaly.
The server was polite and very apologetic throughout the whole experience. There was 3-4 other tables, total of maybe 14-16 covers that night so definitely not too busy.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 2

Was very excited to go there and when we entered they said they are closed already.
I asked what time do they close and they said 1pm and when I checked the time it was 12;50.
Very disappointing.