Basil Cafe Restaurant

413 Lake Ave, St James
(631) 862-4444

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Sauteed Egnant to Red with Crushed Walnuts Caramelized Onion
Gluten-Free Bread with Tomatoes and Special Ingredients
Citrus Spinach Salad with Quinoa WA Mandarin Orange
Shrimp Skewers with Sweet Chili Mango Sauce
With Sauteed Mushrooms Herb Garlic Butter
Shrimpskewers with Sweet Chi Mango Sauce
Homemade Chocolate Bread Pudding
Spicy Chicken Spinach Flatbread
Tomato Mozzarella Plathread
Koobideh with Jewels Rice

Menu

Appetizer
Hummus
Comes with roasted red pepper, crisp vegetables, and flatbread.
Sautéed Eggplant
Topped with crushed walnuts served with warm pita bread.
BBQ Chicken Flatbread
Comes with bacon, scallions, and jack cheese.
Spicy Chicken Spinach Flatbread
Comes with monterey jack cheese.
Shrimp Skewers
Comes with sweet chili mango sauce.
Tomato Mozzarella Flatbread

Soup & Salad
Greek Salad
Comes with hearts of romaine, iceberg lettuce, feta cheese, tomatoes, kalamata olives, red onion, pepperoncini, stuffed grape leaves, and homemade Greek dressing.
Citrus Spinach Salad
Comes with quinoa, walnuts, mandarin oranges, cranberries, scallions, and red wine vinaigrette.
Kale Salad
Fresh chopped kale, mix nuts with cranberries top with fresh sliced pears, and zesty Italian dressing.
Mediterranean Caeser Salad
Comes with hearts of romaine, tomatoes, olives, artichoke hearts, and crispy flatbread.
New England Clam Chowder

Beef, Pork & Chicken
Rack of Lamb
Topped with whole grain mustard sauce.
Filet Mignon
Filet mignon of beef with pink peppercorn sauce.
Mediterranean Grilled Breast of Chicken
Topped with special marinated vegetables and drizzled in a balsamic glaze.
New York Strip Sirloin
Comes with sauteed mushrooms and herb garlic butter sauce.
Pork Loin
Lightly dusted with flour and topped with fig sauce.

Seafood
Grilled Wild Salmon
In lemon butter sauce.
Pan Seared Salmon Filet
In mustard vinaigrette sauce.
Mediterranean Sea Bass
Broiled to perfection on a bed of sautéed spinach.

Pasta
Blackened Chicken
Comes with fresh tomatoes, diced corn, and roasted red peppers in a creamy cajun sauce served over penne pasta.
Chicken Madeira
Chicken breast lightly dusted with flour, sautéed with mushrooms, asparagus, sun dried tomatoes in a madeira sauce, and served over penne pasta.
Chicken Paillards Sautéed
Comes with wild mushrooms, roasted red peppers, baby spinach, peppercini peppers in a balsamic glaze, and served over angel hair pasta.
Wild Mushroom Ravioli
Comes with mixed mushrooms and sun dried tomatoes in a pink peppered corn garlic sauce.
Signature Pasta
Grilled breast of chicken, fresh tomatoes, basil leaves, red peppers in a roasted garlic wine sauce, and served over fettuccini.

Persian Dishes
Zereshk Polo
Basmati rice with Persian barberry (zereshk), caramelized onions ,pistachio, and almond served with chicken in saffron sauce.
Barg
Marinated, pounded beef tenderloin cooked over a flame, served with basmati rice, and grilled tomatoes. Consuming raw or undercooked meats may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Joojeh Kebob
Boneless skewered saffron marinated breast of chicken and grilled on a flame.
Khores budemjan
Lamb shank in tomato saffron sauce with eggplant and served with basmati rice.
Soltani
Combination of grilled beef tenderloin and ground beef skewers. Consuming raw or undercooked meats may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Koobideh
Two skewers of grilled marinated ground beef. Consuming raw or undercooked meats may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Cornish with jewels rice
Oven roasted cornish hen served with basmati rice, topped with caramelized onions, pistachios, almonds, raisins, carrots, orang zest. Zereshk (Persian barbery) cumin and safron.

Sides
Jeweled topping
Caramelized onions, pistachios, almonds, raisins, carrots, orange zest, zereshk (persian barbery), cumin, and saffron.
Zereshk topping
Caramelized onions, pistachios, almods, zereshk (persian barbery), and saffron.
Sautéed Fingerling Potatoes, Tomatoes & Kalamata Olives
Sautéed Mushrooms
Zereshk topping

Desserts
Apple Blossom
Baklava
Chocolate Lava Cake
Homemade Chocolate Bread Pudding

Soup (Lunch)
New England Clam Chowder

Salad (Lunch)
Citrus Spinach Salad
Comes with organic baby spinach, quinoa, walnuts, cranberries, scallions, and mandarin oranges in a red wine vinaigrette.
Mediterranean Caesar Salad
Comes with artisan romaine, artichokes, olives, and cherry tomatoes in a creamy caesar dressing.
Shirazi Salad
Fresh chopped tomatoes, cucumber, diced red onions tossed with a hint of mint, and sour grape juice dressing.
Greek Salad
Chopped romaine, tomatoes, cucumber, pepperoncini, dolmas, kalamata, olives, onions, topped with feta cheese, and homemade dressing.
Kale Salad
Fresh chopped kale, mixed nuts with cranberries, topped with fresh sliced of pears, and zesty Italian dressing.

Appetizer (Lunch)
Hummus
Comes with roasted red pepper, carrot, celery, and flat bread.
Tomato Mozzarella Flatbread
Sautéed Eggplant
Topped with crushed walnuts and blackened mint served with warm pita.
Shrimp Skewers
Comes with cucumber slaw served with chili mango sauce. Contains Sesame.
Spicy Chicken and Spinach Flatbread
Comes with monterey jack cheese.
BBQ Flatbread with Chicken
Bacon, shredded cheddar cheese, and monterey jack.

Sandwiches & Wraps (Lunch)

Chicken koobideh
Saffron marinated seasoned, charbroiled ground chicken on pita bread, and served with home made yogurt sauce. All the sandwiches served with a cup of soup of the day or chips.
Beef Koobideh
Seasoned and charbroiled ground beef on pita bread. Consuming raw or undercooked meats may increase your risk of foodborne illness. All the sandwiches served with a cup of soup of the day or chips.
Grilled Vegetables
And melted jack cheese on warm pita bread. All the sandwiches served with a cup of soup of the day or chips.

Persian Dishes (Lunch)
Barg
Marinated and pounded strips of tenderloin, cooked over flame served with basmati rice and grilled tomatoes. Consuming raw or undercooked meats may increase your risk of foodborne illness. All Persian dishes are served with side basmati rice and yogurt sauce.
Joojeh
Kabob boneless skewered saffron marinated breast of chicken and grilled on the flame. All Persian dishes are served with side basmati rice and yogurt sauce.
Soltani
Combination tenderloin of beef and ground beef skewers. Consuming raw or undercooked meats may increase your risk of foodborne illness. All Persian dishes are served with side basmati rice and yogurt sauce.
Koobideh
Two grilled skewers of marinated ground beef. Consuming raw or undercooked meats may increase your risk of foodborne illness. All Persian dishes are served with side basmati rice and yogurt sauce.
Zereshk Polo
Basmati rice jeweled with wild Persian barberry (zereshk), pistachio, and almond served with chicken in saffron sauce. All Persian dishes are served with side basmati rice and yogurt sauce.
Chicken Koobideh
Two saffron marinated, seasoned, and charbroiled skewers of ground chicken. All Persian dishes are served with side basmati rice and yogurt sauce.

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Recent Reviews

We decided to try a new place and had dinner here last night. Everything from the atmosphere to the food to the service was top notch! Our server Corinne was extremely friendly and was highly knowledgeable of everything on the menu. She went above and beyond by happily accommodating our ingredient substitutions making sure our meal was exactly to our liking without any hesitation. The Persian cuisine was out of this world! If I could rate it 10 stars I would!! Compliments the...
September 2025
A hidden St James gem! We finally got there and it was truly worth the wait. The food is absolutely delicious and the atmosphere is amazing too.
We will definitely be back to try other menu options. This time I had the chicken madeira and it was delicious.
You will love it!!!
September 2025
The pan-seared salmon came in with a peppercorn coating so good …crispy on the outside, tender on the inside.The citrus spinach salad somehow managed to taste warm without actually being hot, like a hug. The jeweled rice? Forget comfort food this is emotional support rice.
Pro tip: BYOB if you want wine with your meal. They’re chill about it, so you can pair your $12 bottle with food that tastes like it belongs in a magazine. Cozy ambiance right in the heart of St....
August 2025

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Basil Cafe Restaurant

413 Lake Ave, St James, NY 11780
(631) 862-4444