Basta Pizzeria Ristorante

Love this place! The food is so good! I love the butternut squash ravioli! Yum! Our table also had the Brussels sprouts for an appetizer and they were delicious! Highly recommend this restaurant.

I am sad to be making this review as it is one of me and my partners favorite places to go out to eat. I had dinner at Basta just last night, ordered the penne, bolognese, Brussel sprouts, a glass of Merlot and a Wilson’s cider. We’ve gotten this every time we go and never any issues until tonight. I am writing this 5 minutes after I had to sprint to the bathroom due to having food poisoning from dinner. The bill was over $75. I’m a repeat customer and have recommended Basta to numerous family members and friends. I’m disappointed to say the least.

A friend tried to host a small baby shower and called 4 weeks in advance to book. We got there and a few extra girls showed up, the manager wouldn’t accommodate. He was super rude, smirked and almost laughed at you: I asked for a booster seat for my 11 month old, didn’t respond, walked away and didn’t bring it. Our waitress was in tears as she got chewed out by the owner and manager. Another waitress said the Hawkeye team was coming in and that’s why, terrible management. We will never take our service there again, I’ve never witnessed anything like that. Give your business next door, best service, great food and atmosphere!

Update:
They deleted all reviews from us on Facebook and blocked our group of girls from reviewing on their page. Management is unbelievable.

Great food for great prices. Also an elegant atmosphere and super helpful wait staff. We ordered the porchetta sandwich, hoping to get some more authentic Italian food, and it was great! We also ordered the wild boar pizza, which was good pizza but not super unique.

Waited in vain for the host to greet us while we stood at the door, and 5 people who walked in behind us were seated first due to the confusion. Water glasses were dirty and our waitress mostly ignored us, checking in on us once after we had mostly eaten and once more to collect our money. Pizza was alright but not worth the price.

Excellent atmosphere and decor. Good and varied selection of appetizers and main courses. Excellent selection of unique cocktails and wonderful bartender and she gave us great recommendations for drinks to try. We will be going back again many times in the future.

Really good restaurant in Iowa City. The apps were awesome, and the food taste and quality is really good. The staff was very nice. Only complaint is staff holding drinking glasses by the top.

One of our favorite restaurants in Iowa City. Great pizza and atmosphere.

Love everything about this place!
Food, drinks and service always perfect and the atmosphere is wonderful. Perfect for a date night!

best fried calamari and chicken alfredo in iowa city. the chicken is marinated in herbs and is super juicy and flavorful. the drinks are amazing too.