RUBINOS….a pleasant surprise??

Rubino’s restaurant is tucked away behind Basel ancient history museum.  It off the beaten track so, few people come across it by chance rather, they are recommended the restaurant due to its quirky concept and fabulous waiting staff.

Rubino’s concept is daring to say the least, as they off a surprise menu!!  Yes, that’s right you sit down and you allow them, to surprise you with a three course meal with the option of them, choosing your accompanying wine for each surprise course.  Ok, I hear the control freaks shouting loudly…what if I don’t like the food or maybe you’re a fussy eater, veggie or vegan!

Luftgässlein 1  4051 Basel, T +41 (0) 61 333 7770
F +41 (0) 61 333 7771
info@rubino-basel.ch

Öffnungszeiten: Montag ‒ Samstag 11.30‒14.30 & 18‒24 Uhr,
Sonntag geschlossen.

If you’re in a small group you can claw back control and eat ala carte but for larger groups you can only opt for the surprise option.  There is a bit of choice within the surprise menu as you can choose, meat, fish or veggie for course one, two or three and a sweet or cheese plate for dessert.

To my surprise and after some argie bargie at the beginning of the evening, there wasn’t one plate not well tucked into.  Our starters consisted of rabbit wrapped in bacon with nut salad, veggie pasta or fish (can’t remember which one) and for mains, lamb with roasted vegetables and dauphinoise and perch on puy lentils.  A medley of cheese or puds finished us all off!

Was this brilliant choice of food on the restaurant parts or just delicious food that would be delight for many palettes? 

Congratulations Rubino’s you delivered both.  We all adored our waitress who kept us informed to the dishes we hadn’t chosen and the wine she thought we should be drinking with them. 

Rubino’s is three course surprise menu in 65CHF which I thinks is quite reasonable for Basel.  Adding the surprise wine choices to that will set you back another 35CHF which is pricey and even, in option excessive, especially on a school night.