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Basta Resto

Restaurant Mediterranean restaurant

👍👍 We found this place randomly while walking in Gent. Very surprised to find ourselves welcomed to a cozy Italian restaurant with the sweetest manager. We ordered: Scampi pasta with mushrooms and Chateaubriand on lava stone. Both were very impressive, but if you’re looking for a unique experience th...


Address

Zuidstationstraat 2, 9000 Gent, Belgium

Website

www.bastaresto.com

Contact

+32 9 336 70 75

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.00 (416 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Thursday: 12 to 2:30 pm, 5 to 10 pm
  • Friday: 12 to 2:30 pm, 5 to 10 pm
  • Saturday: 12 to 10 pm
  • Sunday: 12 to 10 pm
  • Monday: 12 to 2:30 pm, 5 to 10 pm
  • Tuesday: 12 to 2:30 pm, 5 to 10 pm
  • Wednesday: 12 to 2:30 pm, 5 to 10 pm

Featured Reviews


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  • 3/5 Dasha P. 4 years ago on Google • 724 reviews
    Nice, light and cosy place. Friendly, patient and attentive waitress, though she didn't know what does word "prosecco" mean (it is supposed to be italian restaurant). Peaces of meat which are getting cooked at your table I found very interesting. Vegan avocado-lemon tart is also quite unusual, though there are more lemon taste, than avocado. I was not very happy with my choice of shrimps stew. Fresh salad leaves as a garnish to the stew I also found not good enough combination.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Irena S. 4 years ago on Google
    Loved our dining experience here. We were a group of 14 and the staff were truly amazing - efficient, friendly and helpful. Bravo guys! Great selection of dishes on the menu with some good veggie options. I had a vegetarian burger which came with chunky chips and a bowl of salad and it was delicious. Modern deco, good lighting, spacious and romantic.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Ann Marie S. 6 years ago on Google • 558 reviews
    Bright restaurant with simple decor making it quite nice and comfortable to sit and have a meal. On the down side the place did get quite full and the music was a bit too loud -maybe to drown out the voices from different tables. We ordered the scampi pasta which was a generous portion, and the mixed chicken on lava stone. The chicken does come raw so the other reviewers were right. However the concept is the meat cooks on the stone which it did. If you're worried...don't order the chicken. The dessert menu was lacking options and only had crêpes with different fruits.

  • 5/5 Leo M. 5 years ago on Google • 173 reviews
    Tasty Mediterranean food and good desserts. On a Wednesday afternoon it wasn't that busy and we enjoyed a calm dinner with good background chill music. Friendly staff. Good to eat while watching people pass by.

  • 5/5 Salomé V. 5 years ago on Google • 57 reviews
    Amazing Mediterranean food door a reasonable price. Great variety of dishes, must try is the tagliatelle scampi and vegetarian pizza. Enjoy!

  • 2/5 Andrew H. 1 year ago on Google • 30 reviews
    Great looking menu, big portions…..but….the food was bland, no flavour and very basic for the prices charged. Owner or manager wasn’t very friendly towards tourists, he wasn’t aware that we understood his expletives when he served us our food! Very disappointing, avoid if you love your food.

  • 5/5 Cheng-Yu T. 1 year ago on Google • 29 reviews
    I do love this fantastic restaurant! The boss is super cute and nice! Will visit here next time for sure

  • 4/5 Kevin V. 6 years ago on Google • 20 reviews
    Went in there for a lunch and tried the "Jamie Oliver's Italian Burger" and Penne w/ Scampi. Both turned out to be pretty big portions (for lunch) and both were very tasty. Felt right price/quality wise (14 and 17 EUR). Nice, spacious and bright interior which makes it ideal for a lunch. Waiter was nice and we did not have to wait too long for our food. The menu offers a decent variation (with enough vegetarian options) and consists of tapas, starters (like quesadillas and wings), a wide range of salads, pastas, burgers and meat/fish cooked on LavaStone (have not tried this).

  • 5/5 Iryna B. 1 year ago on Google • 20 reviews
    A very pleasant family restaurant with delicious food. The portions are big. Recommend to try their steak. It's something!

  • 5/5 Francisco R. 4 years ago on Google • 9 reviews
    Nice variety of dishes and choice! Special the eggplant and steak on the stone!!! Also hamburger and salad super!!

  • 4/5 Ozgur B. 5 years ago on Google
    Food was very nice. No cards.

  • 5/5 Sorin P. 6 years ago on Google
    The food is great and the service was fast. I had the Jamie Oliver Italian burger, which was delicious.

  • 5/5 Riikka 4 years ago on Google
    Nice,light, modern looking place with big windows. We went there for lunch with kids, the service was really friendly and fast. It was no problem to get the dressing of my salad separately. The kids loved their pasta. Great lunch!

  • 5/5 Ciaran De S. 1 year ago on Google
    Delicious food and very friendly staff!

  • 1/5 Jeremy F. 1 year ago on Google
    Very disappointed Wait 90min for the main course Then the food was cold. And we got only one chance to order a drink … Advice: look for another one !

  • 5/5 Nada M. 1 year ago on Google • 1 review
    We found this place randomly while walking in Gent. Very surprised to find ourselves welcomed to a cozy Italian restaurant with the sweetest manager. We ordered: Scampi pasta with mushrooms and Chateaubriand on lava stone. Both were very impressive, but if you’re looking for a unique experience then get the steak! Paired along with our food was the best white wine, imported by the manager himself. It truly was an amazing culinary experience. Highly recommend it.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway

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