Basho Restaurant & Lounge

283 Duckworth St, St. John's
(709) 576-4600

Recent Reviews

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Mike Belliveau

It was OK. The apps were fantastic. Loved the Sushi! Should have stuck to the main menu and not ventured to the specials of the day. Would definitely give it another try, though.

Mike Fleming

Very friendly staff, prices were reasonable, food was very good. Totally recommend this restaurant and feel it’s a lovely addition to our city.

Gabe

This place was a mixed bag. The atmosphere was pretty nice, though we came without a reservation and were accommodated, which was nice. However, I'm not sure if that was a good thing. The service was slow, though friendly. However, it definitely felt a bit condescending, which was unfortunate. To be fair, we had come directly from a show with no time to change.

Ultimately, we were hoping for some nice upscale sushi and fusion, which the menu promised.

The mixed bag continued. Our crab croquets were next level, but the sushi was midling at best. The duck was delicious but the carrot that came with it tasted like it was boiled in soy sauce. The asparagus that came with it was pretty inedible. Poorly cooked and seasoned.

All in all, I'd give it a pass. Although their rice lager was a delightful perk that was a fantastic pallete cleanser between bites. Like I said... mixed bag.

Sally Ng

Amazing food!! Highly recommended the foot, the dining room could make some upgrades, but overall definitely recommended!

Chris Dumas

Great recommendations by the staff, food was amazing! I feel the interior could get a lifting to match the quality of the food! But overall still a great experience!

Ben Gosse

Have been going here for myself and my partners birthday for 3 years now. Last time we went, our server Steve gave the worst service I’ve had at Basho. Spent no time at all at our table, flew through the specials so fast I could hardly understand him, and didn’t explain what rolls we were given with our sushi platter.

The food and drinks were great as usual but the service was abysmal.

Laura Cadigan

Eaten here multiple times, food is always great! The service has progressively gotten worse. Our server, Steve, did not spend more than 10 seconds at the table. Threw the food down and basically ran away. We order the exotic sushi plate, which was delicious, but he did not explain what any of the rolls were. He never returned to check on the meal. Overall, shockingly poor service for the price of the meal.

Jessica Penton

Not sure why the reviews are so high here because our dinner was absolutely terrible. For starters, what kind of fine dining restaurant uses a QR code for their menu? We were served watery martinis with ice cubes floating in them and a random shot glass of weak miso soup and burnt sweet potatoes to start. Next, we shared a plate of sushi which was decent - but not worth the price. For our main, we ordered the filet mignon and what we were served was a beautiful filet mignon with a disgusting wad of cream sauce!! There was no sake in it, it tasted sweet and putrid. It completely ruined the meat. To top it off, we had about about pound each of broccolini on our plates for some reason - no one could possibly eat that much and it was such a waste. And then we had random rice balls and a cold sweet potato croquette on that plate.

Honestly, I would not recommend this place. There are plenty of better restaurants that you can go drop $250 on and this isn't one of them.

Ken George

Food was amazing. Mussels app was great. Steaks were perfect.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Filet Minyong, Dry Aged Strip Loin with Fries and Salad

bri

Food was good. The two mouse running around the upstairs while the waiter shrugged it off and said “oh we have traps set” was not as good.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1

Duane Hawkins

Great meal and service

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sarah Sooley

We had the calamari, tuna tartare, and strip loin - everything was excellent! The drinks were great as well, highly recommend their strawberry martini!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Dry Aged Strip Loin with Fries and Salad

David Matheson

Sushi is great!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kelly

The first choice for our family/friends party, the only drawback is that the menu is rarely updated 😂 but it is still one of our family's favorites

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jim Mangione

The BEST Asian restaurant on the island. Legit fresh cuisine and a great staff that helped with our selections. This is not your normal sushi restaurant. Not to be missed!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

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