Excellent food and service. This restaurant is much easier on the wallet and better tasting than other nearby options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nestor Voronka
Waited a long time to order.Ordered an omelette with crab, and eggs Benedict with ham. Omelette was fishy and soggy. The extra side of toast (one slice for $3.12!) was burnt.The eggs in the Benedict were overdone (yolk was hard!?!) and the hollandaise was too lemony. All on an English muffin that was never crispy.Brewed coffee was brown lightly flavored water.Avoid.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 3
Mauri Elkins
Cute place! The food was amazing and fresh. I also had a smoothie and it was perfect nothing added just simple delicious ingredients. I will be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Carolina Yumiseba
What an amazing hidden restaurant- cafe in the middle of downtown historic Basalt. Love this little restaurant. I went for brunch and had me the trout. And wow!! It was incredible tasted so good and I can’t imagine the other plates in this menu.The wine selection also was amazing and I enjoyed myself in this little cute cafe. Come in early because it gets very busy during brunch time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Berenice Molina
First time visiting Café Bernard and I was fascinated. I ordered a tuna sandwich which was delicious. All the flavors feel like home, it’s a place I would definitely visit again.The place and the atmosphere are very warm.If you want a good breakfast don't hesitate to visit it will be worth it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jesse Song
At first the dining experience was great. Started with some nice wine and a ratatouille appetizer. Then, we waited an hour for our food, which is fine. Most places are understaffed, and we understand. However, when the food arrived, the cacio e Pepe was bland and the scallop curry was extremely salty. The seafood linguine was delicious and we had no issues with that dish. When we tried to send the cacio e Pepe back, the waitress told us that we didn’t send it back early enough, even though she only checked on us in quick passing, once, to ask us if we needed anything else (not asking us about our dishes). We had a good amount of the scallop curry and didn’t sent it back because we knew we already had a large portion of the dish. However, with the cacio e Pepe, we only had a few bites. When we tried to give the restaurant feedback about the dishes, the waitress was extremely defensive and told us that she had already checked in on us.Wish I could say I recommend this place, but with the service and the inconsistency in dishes, I wouldn’t come back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 1
Joel Miller
Unfortunately, this restaurant was pretty hit or miss. We had some dishes that were very good, but some that really were not…we had the curry scallop and some bites were extremely salty- they clearly didn’t take the time to mix the food well. We also had the cacio e Pepe and it was just buttered noodles with Parmesan on top- no flavor, extremely underwhelming. We had just a couple bites of it and sent it back, but they would only give us 50% off, saying we didn’t send it back immediately.We didn’t even ask to return the curry scallop since we at a good amount of it, but the waitress was very unhelpful and the management just didn’t care that we had a bad experience.Honestly, wouldn’t even be writing this review if I had felt like they cared about their customer experience, but it was made clear to us that they don’t. If you are coming here, the ratatouille was very good and the seafood linguine was fine.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
Cathy S.
The food here was very hit and miss. The ratatouille and the seafood linguine dish were great. However, the curry with scallop was disgustingly salty. Like every bite you would take you don't know if you're going to get a bite of seawater or not. Similarly, the cacio e pepe was literally butter noodles. There was no flavor and it was like unsalted butter and a bit of pepper. We tried to send the butter noodles back but the server said the best they could do was do 50% off on the noodles even though we had a few fork fulls of it. We decided to not make a scene and accepted it. Not only that but we actually waited over an hour to get our entrees. We were here from 6:30 and didn't get the food until close to 8 despite only 2 tables being here in front of us. Extremely disappointed by this experience. Not sure how this place has a high review but it definitely shouldn't be 4 -- in my opinion this place should be at most 2 stars. Beware all future customers - this place is has really inconsistent food. EDIT - Some random white guy in his 50s came up to us as we were leaving and got up in our face and said "so you're going to leave a 1 star review because the food was bad?". We actually were outside and this random guy confronted us. He was very angry and said a few things and told us to stay at Carbondale next time (???) Not sure who this person was but that was very awkward and uncomfortable for a middle aged man to start a confrontation with us AFTER WE LEFT THE RESTAURANT WHILE WE WERE ON THE SIDEWALK. Not sure if this was the owner or someone associated with the restaurant but that was definitely a massive WTF
Leslie Silverman
The food is just fantastic and beautifully presented. The pork chop with mole sauce was outstanding. Portions are generous, wine list is nice. Hidden gem!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
eric klein
Perfectly prepared food and delicious recipes. Such a gem.
Special restaurant in downtown Basalt. Old style local atmosphere. I have enjoyed several excellent breakfasts as well an occasional dinner.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Richard K.
The food is outstanding. We have eaten here often and tried many different menu items, all have excellent to outstanding Service is slow, but it's worth the wait There is no ambiance. It's very small and intimate. If full or close to that it gets noisy.
Lily T.
lamb shanks were absolutely INCREDIBLE and i've had some realllyyyy good food there salads are great i've heard the breakfast burrito is really good only thing i'd say is it can vary we went for brunch once, super busy because it's a teeny place and they were closing soon, i had an amazingg italian sandwich there once but the one i got that time was eh i'd still try to get it again though
Michelle Bryan
This has been my go to for breakfast in basalt for over 20 years…. Something has changed, and it’s not good. I came specifically for Illy coffee only to find a latte that tasted like it was made in a gas station…. No more Illy and no more pretty colored sugar crystals. Some cost savings are penny-wise but pound foolish. I’ll go to Craft or Cece’s for my coffees now. Having said that, he omelette was great and the server was nice. Locals don’t like change and I’m sad to say that Bernard’s has gone dramatically downhill!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Tim Delp
Excellent restaurant with a quaint vibe, delicious food made to order and amazing presentation. Highly recommend.
Excellent food and service. This restaurant is much easier on the wallet and better tasting than other nearby options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Waited a long time to order.Ordered an omelette with crab, and eggs Benedict with ham. Omelette was fishy and soggy. The extra side of toast (one slice for $3.12!) was burnt.The eggs in the Benedict were overdone (yolk was hard!?!) and the hollandaise was too lemony. All on an English muffin that was never crispy.Brewed coffee was brown lightly flavored water.Avoid.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 3
Cute place! The food was amazing and fresh. I also had a smoothie and it was perfect nothing added just simple delicious ingredients. I will be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
What an amazing hidden restaurant- cafe in the middle of downtown historic Basalt. Love this little restaurant. I went for brunch and had me the trout. And wow!! It was incredible tasted so good and I can’t imagine the other plates in this menu.The wine selection also was amazing and I enjoyed myself in this little cute cafe. Come in early because it gets very busy during brunch time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
First time visiting Café Bernard and I was fascinated. I ordered a tuna sandwich which was delicious. All the flavors feel like home, it’s a place I would definitely visit again.The place and the atmosphere are very warm.If you want a good breakfast don't hesitate to visit it will be worth it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
At first the dining experience was great. Started with some nice wine and a ratatouille appetizer. Then, we waited an hour for our food, which is fine. Most places are understaffed, and we understand. However, when the food arrived, the cacio e Pepe was bland and the scallop curry was extremely salty. The seafood linguine was delicious and we had no issues with that dish. When we tried to send the cacio e Pepe back, the waitress told us that we didn’t send it back early enough, even though she only checked on us in quick passing, once, to ask us if we needed anything else (not asking us about our dishes). We had a good amount of the scallop curry and didn’t sent it back because we knew we already had a large portion of the dish. However, with the cacio e Pepe, we only had a few bites. When we tried to give the restaurant feedback about the dishes, the waitress was extremely defensive and told us that she had already checked in on us.Wish I could say I recommend this place, but with the service and the inconsistency in dishes, I wouldn’t come back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 1
Unfortunately, this restaurant was pretty hit or miss. We had some dishes that were very good, but some that really were not…we had the curry scallop and some bites were extremely salty- they clearly didn’t take the time to mix the food well. We also had the cacio e Pepe and it was just buttered noodles with Parmesan on top- no flavor, extremely underwhelming. We had just a couple bites of it and sent it back, but they would only give us 50% off, saying we didn’t send it back immediately.We didn’t even ask to return the curry scallop since we at a good amount of it, but the waitress was very unhelpful and the management just didn’t care that we had a bad experience.Honestly, wouldn’t even be writing this review if I had felt like they cared about their customer experience, but it was made clear to us that they don’t. If you are coming here, the ratatouille was very good and the seafood linguine was fine.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
The food here was very hit and miss. The ratatouille and the seafood linguine dish were great. However, the curry with scallop was disgustingly salty. Like every bite you would take you don't know if you're going to get a bite of seawater or not. Similarly, the cacio e pepe was literally butter noodles. There was no flavor and it was like unsalted butter and a bit of pepper. We tried to send the butter noodles back but the server said the best they could do was do 50% off on the noodles even though we had a few fork fulls of it. We decided to not make a scene and accepted it. Not only that but we actually waited over an hour to get our entrees. We were here from 6:30 and didn't get the food until close to 8 despite only 2 tables being here in front of us. Extremely disappointed by this experience. Not sure how this place has a high review but it definitely shouldn't be 4 -- in my opinion this place should be at most 2 stars. Beware all future customers - this place is has really inconsistent food. EDIT - Some random white guy in his 50s came up to us as we were leaving and got up in our face and said "so you're going to leave a 1 star review because the food was bad?". We actually were outside and this random guy confronted us. He was very angry and said a few things and told us to stay at Carbondale next time (???) Not sure who this person was but that was very awkward and uncomfortable for a middle aged man to start a confrontation with us AFTER WE LEFT THE RESTAURANT WHILE WE WERE ON THE SIDEWALK. Not sure if this was the owner or someone associated with the restaurant but that was definitely a massive WTF
The food is just fantastic and beautifully presented. The pork chop with mole sauce was outstanding. Portions are generous, wine list is nice. Hidden gem!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Perfectly prepared food and delicious recipes. Such a gem.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
Special restaurant in downtown Basalt. Old style local atmosphere. I have enjoyed several excellent breakfasts as well an occasional dinner.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food is outstanding. We have eaten here often and tried many different menu items, all have excellent to outstanding Service is slow, but it's worth the wait There is no ambiance. It's very small and intimate. If full or close to that it gets noisy.
lamb shanks were absolutely INCREDIBLE and i've had some realllyyyy good food there salads are great i've heard the breakfast burrito is really good only thing i'd say is it can vary we went for brunch once, super busy because it's a teeny place and they were closing soon, i had an amazingg italian sandwich there once but the one i got that time was eh i'd still try to get it again though
This has been my go to for breakfast in basalt for over 20 years…. Something has changed, and it’s not good. I came specifically for Illy coffee only to find a latte that tasted like it was made in a gas station…. No more Illy and no more pretty colored sugar crystals. Some cost savings are penny-wise but pound foolish. I’ll go to Craft or Cece’s for my coffees now. Having said that, he omelette was great and the server was nice. Locals don’t like change and I’m sad to say that Bernard’s has gone dramatically downhill!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Excellent restaurant with a quaint vibe, delicious food made to order and amazing presentation. Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Parisienne French Toast