Basil Leaf Cafe

Laura E

I have been here a couple of times. The staff there are very friendly and welcoming. The restaurant isn't very crowded, but has a good atmosphere. The food is good, but nothing special. Portions are good and affordable. I like their lunch half salad half sandwich deal!

Sruthi Venkataramanababu

Fantastic experience - food, vegetarian options, service, price, decor - ticked all the boxes. We were a group of 4 and went in on a Friday evening with prior reservation. We all ordered a drink each. They served us warm bread rolls with olive oil and honestly I could eat that bread and oil all day everyday. We started off with bruschetta, which was very good but probably not the best I’ve had. And honestly this was my least favorite dish of the evening, which by itself was actually pretty decent. We ordered a butternut squash ravioli, a linguine with mushrooms and garlic, the white fish special and a fettuccine pesto with grilled chicken. We were all super happy with the food. It was a good portion size and not over priced by chicago standards. They generously served grated Parmesan and ground pepper onto our dishes. For dessert we had the the gluten-free royale chocolate, which has a dark chocolate mousse, hazelnut dacquoise and a macaron on top. It was pretty small but rich and delicious and thus all of us shared one among us.

Pankaj Dave

Very attentive staff. Waiter gave good recommendation. We had three berry salad, bruschetta ( toppings could have finely chopped), ravioli, pasta with grilled eggplant. We had Manjari for dessert. It was very yummy 😋. We would definitely return. Service was great.

Duke Zeppelin

5/5 They’re very polite, stepped in at opening and was greeted with a warm “Good Morning” by staff and was then serviced immediately. Just a standard carry out, took around 20 minutes for a Caesar Salad but they did just open and was prepping for their lunch service. Here is a picture of said salad Well dressed and Balanced