Basilico still has pretty much the same hustle, bustle and crunch as it did when it opened about 4- 5 years ago. This little Deli-Café at Arthur Bunder Road, is as refreshing as the popular Melonade it serves. Open from ‘7.30 a.m. till closing’ which would legally mean 12.00 a.m., it was probably one of the first ‘all day diners’ outside of Five Star hotels.
Beginning your day at Basilico with a choice of cereals, fruit platters, juices, eggs, waffles, French toast and freshly baked breads, is a good idea. Its probably also the best time. Lunch time can get a bit clackety and high-pitched with Sobo chicks at their giggly best!
Post 11.30 am, on offer are soups, scrumptious salads, appetizers, sandwiches, grills, pastas, tagines, and a whole drool-worthy dessert counter.
Basilico signatures over the years have been the Teriyaki Chicken Salad, Chilled Pear and Artichoke Salad, Conchigle Pasta, Currant Cooler, Limeade and my favourites- the Melonade, Wild Mushroom Risotto and the Tex-Mex Sea Bass. The only irritant with Basilico – the regular menu revamp, which knocks off old favourites for awhile.
Having an extensive dessert menu is bad enough, but displaying it all on a counter is torturous. You run the risk of rendering patrons completely speechless not to mention the sweaty paw marks from repeated taps on the glass case! If you’re stuck for choices, opt for the Apple Crumble Pie, Chocolate Mikado or Molten Lava. Basilico’s greatest offering by far is the sugar free desserts for diabetics. They have all the sin of a regular dessert minus the sugar. Diabetics, be depressed no more – take your pick from the Pecan Nut Pie, Dark Chocolate Mousse, Baked Blueberry Cheesecake, Hazelnut Torte and Cheese and Chocolate Brownies. Be warned though that the diabetic desserts can kickstart a mild increase in heartbeat thanks to the pricing! With each portion priced around 200 bucks, sin don't come cheap.
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