Basil & Mint Restaurant and Bar

Food was a solid four, service four and a half, not taking Amex ruined the meal. Let me know when you take Amex. Trying to remember the last fine dining establishment to not accept it… six week wait to be reimbursement.

Before it was Basil and Mint… it was Cabana. A laid back place to grab some grub. Today, that laid back attitude has been brought to the service and management at Basil and Mint. Some might say too laid back.
Recently, I was at Basil and Mint to celebrate a 90^th birthday. We let the manager know we would be in with a large group 2 weeks before the event. Yet despite that lead time, the management at Basil and Mint was profoundly disorganized when we arrived.
It took 54 minutes for everyone to be served their drinks and we were in and out in a laid back 3.5 hours. Nothing came out at the same time and our very nice server was put in the awkward position of having to apologize to everyone as he awkwardly brought out one or two dishes every 10 minutes. We all felt very bad for him. I think the manager may have been hiding somewhere in the back… perhaps trying to spare himself awkward eye contact.
Despite all the disorganization, the food was very good. Definitely a place in Kelowna to check out on a slow night.

Brandi and I were headed out for dinner and were just passing by the old Cabana location which is now Basil and Mint. Thought we’d give it a try and honestly we were super impressed. The service was fantastic, we shared mussels to start and they were sizable, with a very nice broth and bread!
I had the feature lamb while Brandi had the feature tuna With mushroom risotto. Both were so close to great however the risotto was slightly underdone from Brandi’s perspective and my reduction was just a bit strong. Both meals were 4.5 out of 5 though so don’t let our pickiness put you off.
We shared the brule, had a coffee and were done.
On a side note the restaurant has a nice selection of local wines from some of the strongest producers in the region. Nice touch!
Try it soon. We will return next time in town.
Did I mention the service was really good! Topped it off.
K

We went as a group of 9. Very promptly and courteously greeted, waiter was pleasant and knowledgeable. Drinks were ordered and served timely. The starters escargot and muscles were delicious, now let’s talk about the main courses, the food was superb! Everyone loved what they ordered. Rack of lamb specials, spaghetti and meatballs some kids items pizza and all was very tasty. Desserts were also very well presented. Lovely experience, we are coming again!

Wonderful meal! We started with the caesar salad (sans croutons as we are gluten free). Delicious flavour and perfect fresh lettuce along with real anchovies in the sauce and crisp smoky bacon. I had the lamb and both the meat and the reduction sauce were absolutely divine! My hubby had the pork chop and he thinks that it (along with the cherry reduction sauce) was some of the best he’s ever had! Both meals came with a lovely assortment of root vegetables and green beans and we both chose the mashed potatoes which are flavoured with horseradish… yummy! For dessert, we shared a chocolate chipotle pâté with raspberry coulis and fresh raspberries and cream… a decadent gluten free delight!
We enjoyed the relaxed yet professional ambiance — it’s a beautifully decorated and perfectly lit space. Our server was attentive and polite without being overbearing and we enjoyed meeting Peter, the owner/​chef who is clearly very passionate about creating an amazing dining experience for his customers.
A local gem and seriously one of the best Kelowna has to offer! We will definitely make this one of our regular haunts.

My husband and

Excellent restaurant! Just opened but it’s got so much going for it. The braised lamb and beef were excellent. We got escargot, pâté, and a salad for apps, all very good. This place will be hard to get into soon so go there while you can!
Super friendly and knowledgable staff, really nothing bad to say about this place. I wished we had one extra night in Kelowna to go back here. Keep up the good work!

The space is great there’s no doubt about that. We own a condo right above and we’re excited for a new restaurant to open. We stopped in for the advertised «happy hour» only to find out it was one drink for 11 bucks (not much of a happy hour break). The choice was such a limited one on top of it — bacon old fashioned. If you’re going to try to entice people with a happy hour special at least offer more than one option (being a vegetarian it clearly wasn’t for me). After talking to the less then enthusiastic bartender we promptly turned around, crossed the street, and sat on the lakeside view patio to enjoy an actual happy hour with multiple choices and great discounts.

This just opened up in the old cabana location on lakeshore… So nice to have something back there. Our highlights were the cocktail menu and the braised beef was fabulous. Wine & beer menu is small, but with okay variety. They have cocktail specials that were great.
Kids menu is $ 11 with burgers, grilled cheese, but the highlight was spaghetti.
We were in on their second night of operations and so there were a few service hiccups.
Décor hasn’t changed much since cabana, interior walls are now orange which seems a little off brand for a place called basil and mint, but generally, it was off to a good start. Looking forward to returning.