Basic Bistro

Took my wife here for a date night. Nice spot. Ideal for a more intimate setting. They weren’t too busy and the music isn’t too loud so you can actually have conversations without raising your voice. The service was good and the food excellent. Very tasty and well prepared. I had the Boksombende burger and my wife the Thai green curry. They’re slap Chips are amazing and the burger was very good although overpriced in my opinion. My wife really enjoyed her curry. It was flavourful and not too strong. We’ll be back.

Provided you can get a table this place serves a great meal. Beautiful setting with a view on a typical Stellenbosch street. A real treat. We did however failed to get service on the second visit (for a coffee) even though there were open tables as the waiters was frantically busy preparing for a large group later. Ended up leaving to avoid a patron offering his table!

Asian Thai and vegan/vegetarian options available 🌟🌟🌟 The food is really delicious, the staff is friendly and ready to satisfy your demands. Big variety of choice like steaks, burgers, pasta, noodles, curry, wraps and salads 🥗 The portions are very generous and the only negative thing about the Basic bistro is that they’re fully booked most of the time and you need to book in advance to try their scrumptious food 🥘

Such a vibe! They serve tasty meals (especially their signature potato crisps with balsamic glaze). My wrap was massive - it can easily be shared between 2 people. My husband had delicious cajun chicken pasta with a lovely creamy sauce. We ended it off by sharing a massive piece of chocolate cake, drenched in chocolate sauce and served with ice cream. The service was very good, and the owner himself came around to chat to us.

While imperfect, this cozy gem in the heart of Stellenbosch, is unique in the warmth of its human connection. You are almost guaranteed to recieve a friendly and sincere greeting and check in from the owner, who makes sure to keep the customer at the center of his team's attention. I was recently served by an absolutely lovely waitress, Lisa, who deserves to be mentioned by name. Their coffee is really good and though it doesn't come in the most exciting teaware - the basic white cup my warm flatwhite arrived in suited their down to earth energy well. I had a truly delicious chicken salad with tender and flavorsome strips of chicken complimented by fresh greens, warm vegetables, crunchy cashew nuts and soft feta with a balsamic glaze. I highly recommend you try this local classic, that has been tried and tested over years. Enjoy this warm and intimate atmosphere, with a craft beer, good wine or a coffee. Inside it feels like the warm and jazzy living room of a music loving friend and outside it feels like a European street scene. A must try for a authentic taste of Stellenbosch.

I went there this weekend. The place has seating inside and outside. The menu has quite a bit of variety. I’m not sure if I chose the wrong things on the menu but I was not extremely impressed. It was more basic. I was impressed though they did have an vegan menu and would change things up if you are vegetarian which was a bonus. We order the veggie burger with waffle chip. The veggie burger was suppose to be on a brioche, debatable if it was. It said waffle chips but was just regular round slices of chip but at least it tasted good. It had a nice sauce with a bit of kick which was so nice. I ordered a pasta but it was between okay and good but not amazing. The sauce was nice, pasta Al denta as it should be. Would I order it again maybe not. The fresh blueberry milkshake was amazing and the peach ice tea. I would try it again, because I did get many recommendations to go but maybe I just ordered the wrong things and had different expectations. Mixed reviews but I won’t write them off.