Basta Pizzeria Ristorante

Basta Pizzeria Ristorante is a must! I had my birthday dinner there with a friend and I was very impressed with the restaurant. I had the Sausage Orecchiette pasta with a glass of Moscato. Our waitress, Skylar was so friendly, attentive and made sure we had everything we needed. Thank you Basta for making my birthday extra special !

Went to Basta for a company meeting and had the butternut squash ravioli and the salmon entree. It ravioli was creamy and cooked to perfection. The salmon was perfectly cooked and the Tuscan orzo it came on was delicious! I had the Chocolate Budino for dessert and it was perfection and the Gelato it came with was so light.

We were downtown Iowa City and decided to stop in Basta for the first time to try their wood fired pizza. We chose the Salsiccia. This pizza was absolutely incredible. The waitress was wonderful and attentive. We met the manager who was super nice and struck up a conversation with us about our experience at Basta, and what we chose for dinner. It was a charming restaurant, the staff was wonderful and the food was spectacular. .

I was there during off hours. The food was fabulous. Fresh and homemade. The antique tile floor is nice, as are the authentic wood appointments. The server was very attentive but for me, a little too attentive.

I ordered Cacio e Pepe and my partner ordered the Blue Crab pasta dish- both were SO GOOD- the noodles were thick and tasted homemade. Would have given 5 stars but the bread was distinctly mid and the watermelon salad we ordered lacked the herbs advertised. Meatball appetizer was very good.