Dan • The Ardent Chef
+4.5
The wait staff... so courteous! The Fish Cake Salad was delicious a d we had the Crispy Shrimp Roll was done well... rice was very tight, yet tender. Only Jasmine tea, No Oolong. We will definitely be back. Price were very reasonable for lunch! Thanks Basmati!!
Outstanding service and food. Highly recommend the fire cracker grouper!! The pork loin also exceptional. This is our fourth time coming here and we visit at least twice during our two week breaks in Santa Rosa.
Interesting food and sushi. Upscale Asian menu and upscale service. Happy hour is a great value.
Awesome. Simply awesome. Go there. Now.
Best food on 30A. Firecracker Grouper is awesome.
Great place. Had dinner here twice in Feb 2014 Both times were very good and enjoyable. Porch is a very nice area to dine, inside a bit loud with echos. Food is excellent especially the Firecracker Grouper. A solid choice on 30-A
Best Eats on 30A. Had dinner at Basmati's last night for the first time. My wife had the Red Curry Shrimp and I had the Panko Red Snapper. Both were excellent and the meal was the best we've ever had on the Panhandle. Our waiter Jesse was friendly, attentive and very knowledgeable about the menu. Service was not slow but don't go there in a hurry because the food isn't cooked until you order! The noise level permitted conversation across the table without shouting. My snapper was perfectly done and hot and my wife went on and on about how good the shrimp were. But they definitely save the best for last. You MUST try the Asian Bananas Foster with a scoop of ginger ice cream. It is simply fantastic. Basmati's is our new favorite.
My wife and I try and beat the crowds and go for early dinners with our two year old. We were told about Basmati's happy hour from 5-6 pm. This was incredible! They had half price apps, sushi, and beer. The staff was friendly and food was great.
Lovely on the Inside. Friends of mine took me here for lunch during my vacation to Florida. Very reasonable lunches but way over priced for supper. We ate outside and had a beautiful view of the Gulf. Food was O.K. but not really great. Great place to bring a date to impress your partner (very romantic atmosphere) as facility was well adorned. I found the Yum Tom soup to be watery and lacking that tang. My two friends found there meal very much to their liking.
Amazing food!!! No question about it. Dont forget to make reservations for inside dining. Laura, our server, gave great menu suggestions. Try the sushi.
My daughter and I went for dinner here for the first time. Not your typical Asian food but everything we ate was delicious. We started with the gyoza, which were steamed and very good. Then she had a seaweed salad and I had the Asian salad with ginger dressing and they both were really good. Then I had a snapper special which was amazing, not a ton of Asian feel, but so good . My daughter did a half order of chicken fried rice which was a huge portion and super tasty. Our server was very attentive and knowledgeable. We will definitely be back.
Wow! Food is so fresh. Everything we had was so well presented and mouth wateringly delish. Our server Fawn was amazing. Every single one of her recommendations was spot on. She was there when we needed her and timed all of our dishes to perfection. Our cocktails were great as well. Don’t miss out on dessert. I wanted all the sweets but we landed on coconut cake and it was divine. 👌🏼
Our favorite restaurant on 30A! We got the breakers combo and said it was the best meal we’ve ever had! We got the pupu platter as an appetizer and it was also amazing. The service is great and the ambience is nice, I love it
Our first visit today. Will definitely return if ever in the area. Service was excellent. The food was delicious. Very diverse menu.
We had lunch. They were not very busy, so we were seated quickly. They close between 2:30 and 5 in between lunch and dinner. Servers were very friendly. Cutlery and chopsticks had nice table placement. They also only have 3 available sushi rolls during lunch so if your sushi fanatic you should come during dinner hours. The food was delicious. The Sashimi tuna that was in spicy tuna rolls was some of the freshest I've ever had and absolutely exquisite. The texture was melt-in-your-mouth in the flavor was extraordinary. Spring rolls were also exceptional. Obviously by the end of this you already know that I'm going to tell you that it would be a huge mistake for you to pass up the opportunity to try this establishment. Thanks for reading. 🙂
They were very accommodating. I did not have reservations but they had a table for 1 just for me. The food was amazing! My second time and my experience was even better this time than the first.
Adorable restaurant! Great atmosphere—romantic, but also good for families.
We ordered the spring roll and Jessie, our waiter, was so accommodating! He offered to do 1.5 orders so that there would be enough for our party of 5. The edamame was great too, and they put the spice on the side for the people in our party who can’t handle spice.
The Florida sushi roll was fresh and excellent. The vegetarian dish, chicken dish and salmon dish were all excellent as well. Next time, I would get another sushi roll instead of the half order of shrimp fried rice, but that was fine too.
We would definitely recommend!
Beautiful plating and presentation, unique fusion seafood options, outdoor seating on the deck next to the dune lake was peaceful and beautiful. The quality of all ingredients were top notch.
Very warm and inviting. The quality of food exceeded my expectations. Recommendations: Truffle Tuna, Panko Chief Special, chocolate tofu and spring roll.
Very fresh and tasty! We dined outside on the screen porch with a scenic view of woods and water. We chose Summer Rolls, the Basmati Salad and Vegetable Sushi, a great vegan meal. We left very satisfied and happy customers.
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