Basho - St. John's

Fantastic dinner! The family of my partner is half Japanese and even he was impressed! We had the scallops, spicy salmon roll, steak frites and cod. Would recommend everyone. The portions were generous, well seasoned and creative. You cannot think about Japanese cuisine for a holiday dinner in Nfld, but Basho is definitely a way out!

This was the best meal! Scallops and steak. I can’t say enough about the service, the atmosphere, the food. From entrance to the check, great meal, great staff, great service. Everything was perfect. Highly recommend giving this resta a try when in St. John’s. Very unlikely you will be disappointed.

Had seafood vegetable tempura, seasonal nigiri sushi assortment, Spanish wine and blueberry mojito at Basho. Everything was quite nice, particularly nigiri and the blueberry mojito. Their sushi rolls were good but I have had better at another restaurant in the Avalon area. A friend who had surf n’ turf pan seared seasonal white fish confirmed that they were both great. (They looked great too). A good thing about Basho is that you can get gluten free appetisers, mains and desserts. Ambiance of the restaurant is amiable and the staff is not bad either.

Food was delicious. The dessert did not disappoint. Only downfall is it was so cold inside. My spouse had to wear his jacket the entire meal.

Started with Proscuitto and Melon roll with Parmegiano, Balsamico and Basil Infusion . It was very delicious. Small portion as expected with this price point. High quality and tasty. But when ordering the rack of lamb, it didn 't come as described. The menu said Panko Crusted Half Rack of Lamb with Aka Miso and Fennel Pancetta Rattatouille with Braised Lamb Shank. There was no panko on anything and it was basically a lamb shank with a side of pulled lamb green beans. The beans were cold unfortunately. The pulled lamb was rather bland. Did not appear to even have pancetta meat at all. Keeping a 4-star review in case I 'm just uncultured and missing the point of this dish. However, the Seasonal Nigiri and Sushi roll assortment was out of this world. It was a beautiful assortment of handmade sushi . All was delicious. Included salty soya sauce, strips of ginger, and a spicy wasabi with lots of flavour. Would have liked if cocktails had prices listed on menu. Service was lacking slightly, but they had a large table simultaneously so I can understand they were busy. Would highly recommend for seafood dishes.