Absolutely loved the Harry Potter seasonal menu and the taste of this food is out of this world. The layout could use some work as you have to maze yourself throughout. Also a tighter fit, so it gets WARM with the fire blazing. Can’t wait to go again! Every single bite was delicious. Highly recommend that Honey Feta. You won’t regret it!!!
Basil Pizza & Wine Bar
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Absolutely loved the Harry Potter seasonal menu and the taste of this food is out of this world. The layout could use some work as you have to maze yourself throughout. Also a tighter fit, so it gets WARM with the fire blazing. Can’t wait to go again! Every single bite was delicious. Highly recommend that Honey Feta. You won’t regret it!!!
We were visiting Toledo and stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn nearby. Basil was less then a block away and had good reviews so we decided to walk there for dinner. We walked in at 6:30 pm and were told the earliest we could be seated was 8:30 pm. We chose to see if a spot opened up at the bar before figuring out alternative dinner plans. We waited about 15 minutes before 2 seats opened up. We ordered drinks - I had the Vanilla Apple Cider Spritz and my husband had the Sicilian Sangria, then the Tiger Tail Sangria. All were pretty good. For food we split a Caesar Salad (no anchovies), a Pepperoni Pizza and the Chicken Piccata. The Chicken Piccata was amazing, better then the pizza. The Pizza was pretty good, great flavor. The Caesar salad was nice and the soft boiled egg with it was perfection. The only thing that would have made our experience better would be the seating/wait time. When we sat at the bar, there were a few tables open in the dining room. Because we were so close to the hostess stand, we could overhear customers walking in shortly after we got seats (around 7-7:15) asking how long the wait was for a table who didn't have reservations (like us) and were sat immediately. We were irritated that we were quoted a 2 hour wait when it ended up being only a 30-45 minute wait. Although we were glad we had the ability to be able to wait and eat at the bar (no children), the mismanagement of seating vs time doesn't seem correct and is a huge way to lose potential business. We don't know if we would come back if we are in the area again due to this. The food was great but because we are from out of town, we don't always have the luxury of being able to book a reservation on line due to traffic and travel time.
We were visiting Toledo and stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn nearby. Basil was less then a block away and had good reviews so we decided to walk there for dinner. We walked in at 6:30 pm and were told the earliest we could be seated was 8:30 pm. We chose to see if a spot opened up at the bar before figuring out alternative dinner plans. We waited about 15 minutes before 2 seats opened up. We ordered drinks - I had the Vanilla Apple Cider Spritz and my husband had the Sicilian Sangria, then the Tiger Tail Sangria. All were pretty good. For food we split a Caesar Salad (no anchovies), a Pepperoni Pizza and the Chicken Piccata. The Chicken Piccata was amazing, better then the pizza. The Pizza was pretty good, great flavor. The Caesar salad was nice and the soft boiled egg with it was perfection. The only thing that would have made our experience better would be the seating/wait time. When we sat at the bar, there were a few tables open in the dining room. Because we were so close to the hostess stand, we could overhear customers walking in shortly after we got seats (around 7-7:15) asking how long the wait was for a table who didn't have reservations (like us) and were sat immediately. We were irritated that we were quoted a 2 hour wait when it ended up being only a 30-45 minute wait. Although we were glad we had the ability to be able to wait and eat at the bar (no children), the mismanagement of seating vs time doesn't seem correct and is a huge way to lose potential business. We don't know if we would come back if we are in the area again due to this. The food was great but because we are from out of town, we don't always have the luxury of being able to book a reservation on line due to traffic and travel time.
Great experience. For appetizers recommend the honey whipped feta or baked brie. Enjoyed the Salmon Avocado salad, Beef Carpaccio was solid too. For Pizzas recommend the Truffle Shuffle, Queen Margarita and Four on the Flour. Also, they have good gluten free bread and gluten free pizza crust!