Les Gareçons Basel

The «Les Gareçons», a neat restuarant with a lounge, a bar and a Café in the train station «Badischer Bahnhof Basel». They offer basically 24hrs drinks, food and a service that is exceptional.
* Pros: Best Brunch place in Basel from Meat lovers to Veganistas, Service
* Cons: Lounge/​Restaurant can be a bit noisy due to the acoustics of the hall/​room.
Last weekend we’ve been to Les Gareçons (incl. the e for Gare) for the 4^th time in 6 Months for brunch… without a reservation, as usual, and despite it was busy as always we’ve been welcomed by the friendly staff immediately and they managed to get us a table right away… might be my luck, but sofar, worked every time =)
So just to be clear, I cover the Brunch on Sundays… which they offer from 10am to 9pm! And it’s as delicious at 4 as it is at 11!
The great thing about them is a) Delicious range of brunch offerings they have… starting with a complete and really delicious Vegan menu («Birchermüesli», «wrong» Eggsalad, Sweetpotato/​Coco-​cream, delicious Humus, avocado and a fresh juice) over to a traditional Bavaria Bunch (Bavarian sausages, sweet mustard, pretzel and a wheat beer) with about 8 other variations (French, Jamaican, Swiss and so on) in between up to a great selection of scrambled eggs (try the one with cardamom /​it’s soo flavorful and different — just lovely), The bread is fresh, fluffy, corny and suits the humus as well es the sweet vegan jam. and the fairtrade short black ones (espressos)…
…and b)… if you are hungry… After the brunch, some newspapers and an epic amount of coffee — you can just order a delicious Alsace Tarte Flambée or, as a classic — a burger… While your company can enjoy some vegan cakes or a vegetarian burger at the same time…
Due to the wide range of choices everybody will find something to eat without a compromise — which means everybody can have a great time! At the same time! At the same Spot! Which is kind of unique in my experience as usually one has to compromise… so this is really enjoyable!
Which, btw, seems to be the main goal of the personal there… doesn’t matter who was serving us… Always friendly, quick, responsive… everything is done with an honest smile — and that makes this place really outstanding from others…

l’endroit est très sympa, on oublie que l’on est dans une gare. La nourriture est bonne, même si la carte est un peu limitée. En revanche le service n’est vraiment pas à la hauteur (très lent et c’est un comble pour une gare, peu courtois, pas coordonné (on reçoit le repas avant la boisson et le plat sans les services de table), ! Dommage!

My companion and I decided to try this for brunch one cloudy Sunday morning. It was very close to where we were staying, so we just nonchalantly walked towards here, and after 5 minutes, we were sitting down at a table for two. I ordered the Jamaican breakfast, while he ordered the classic breakfast. I also got a Milchschoggi (the Swiss have funny terms for things such as hot chocolate).
After a little bit of a wait, our breakfasts arrived, and crowded the small circular table we were sitting at. My Jamaican breakfast was superb, as it featured roast beef with jerk spices, as well as two different spreads that were rather spicy and meant to be eaten with bread. The bread bowl was great, and it comes with a glass of exotic fruit juice. My companion’s classic breakfast came with a glass of sparkling wine.
Overall this was a great place to have brunch. If the weather were warmer we could have sat outside, but it was a little chilly for that. The service was okay, and the prices were steep. But then again, this is Switzerland, even though we were in the German railway station.

I actually like this place but more to do with it being across the street from the office. Often the service is slow but when you get the right person it is awesome. Their Flammen Kuchen is excellent. Nice wine selection and a pretty inventive menu. The one strange thing is that almost every time I go there is this couple who are practically making out in the lounge area, it looks like the same two every time they are the entertainment.

Direkt im Badischen Bahnhof Basel findet man das les Gareçons. Es ist ein süsses kleines Kaffee mit einer coolen Lounge im hinteren Bereich.
Im Sommer hat es draussen noch eine Terrasse.

Super location vor allem im Sommer Preise etwas hoch, ansonsten sehr zu empfehlen
Essen super, Bedienung Super.

Definitiv eine gute Wahl. Ansprechend gestaltetes Lokal mit freundlichem und aufmerksamen Personal. Auswahl an Speisen eher knapp, dafür alles frisch und wunderschön zubereitet. Die Geschmacksnerven werden im les gareçons kräftig gekitzelt und manche Kombinationen erscheinen auf den ersten Blick gewagt — das Konzept stimmt aber. Abends ist eine Reservation zu empfehlen. Da im Bahnhof (Badischer-​Bahnhof) gelegen, gut erreichbar mit öffentlichem oder Privatverkehr.

Cooles Design, auch auf dem Teller — aber gut! Schön auch im Sommer draussen. Preise eher im höheren Bereich.

Ob ein ausgefallenes Abendessen — oder Frühstück (den ganzen Tag serviert) draussen zwischen den Säulen. Es wird mit hochwertigen Zutaten und schön fürs Auge zubereitet.
Für schnell über Mittag nicht geeignet. Zeit mitbringen und die einladende Atmosphäre im sonst hektische Getriebe des Badischen Bahnhofs geniessen.

Dans la gare allemande de Bâle (mais aussi dans la gare SBB de Zürich), la surprise est de taille quand on pénêtre dans les Gareçons (quel jeu de mot subtile).
De fait, ce bar ambient aux divans lassifs propose dès le matin ses milkshakes et ses parts de tarte fraiche aux voyageurs pressés, avant de devenir en début de soirée le rendez-​vous branché relax de la jeunesse dorée, qui vient ici avant de se décider à continuer sa soirée au Bar Rouge tout proche (voir sous Qype par ailleurs), dans une boîte de nuit, ou plus secrètement chez l’un ou chez l’autre.
Une adresse, donc, à essayer de jour si l’on né veut pas se faire remarquer, ou à la tombée de la nuit si on veut qu’elle soit plus folle ;-)

Trenidges Lounge Restaurant mit ausgezeichnetem, innovativem Essen. Zeit und Geld sollten mitgebracht werden zum Essen, denn es dauert etwas lange bis die Kreationen zubereitet sind und sie kosten auch né Menge. Das Warten fällt aber relativ leicht in der angenehmen Atmosphäre mit Visuals, Electro, den gareçons und das Essen war mir den Preis wert.