Sweet Basil

Great apps, I’d suggest going during happy hour for a great deal on the apps. The beef skewers, rock shrimp, boneless honey ribs, & spring rolls are some of my faves. The shrimp fried brown rice was very flavorful. The fried ice cream is good & crunchy but the inside can get mushy so the texture can throw you off but the presentation is beautiful. Overall worth it to have a meal of yummy apps & ice cream (fried & mochi).

Poor quality ingredients
REALLY cheap lunch specials ($ 5-​$ 7)
Average service
Good green tea (like most Asian places)
It’s better than Chinese takeout but not restaurant material.

The pad thai is the best I’ve ever had. Sushi is always fresh and they are willing to make accommodations if you ask. I order delivery often and it always arrives extremely fast. Service is kind of mediocre but the food and happy hour specials make up for it. Definitely my favorite Asian restaurant!

One of my favorite bars to go to in Fairfield. The food is great and so are the drinks!

Based solely on the quality/​taste, presentation, and portions of food, it was a good experience. Their customer service, however, not so much.

Drinks are okay and the main bartender is a nice guy. The best thing about this place is the appetizer and sushi during happy hour.
Servers can be a bit rude but the overall atmosphere is welcoming yet fast paced.

I’ve come here a numerous amount of times. It’s great for cheap sushi — Thursday nights are ladies’ night (half off almost all drinks). Food is OK, nothing notable. Lunch is probably the best time to go: less of a crowd, cheaper food selection, quantity is pretty decent.
Service can definitely use some work. Most of the wait staff are unaware of basic restaurant service techniques so it can be quite awkward sometimes. The most awkward incident I’ve had? My friend and I went for ladies’ night and ordered a couple drinks, when the bill came, her drink had been entered in full price. Why? Well apparently, Prosecco is not considered wine at Sweet Basil. Questionable right? Upon confronting the manager, he insists that «it’s ok baby», borderline hitting on her… no joke, said that to my friend. How… AWKWARD!.. and totally unprofessional.
Aaaaanyway. Sweet Basil is great if you want to grab a cheap bite to eat, and some STRONG liquor, but don’t expect the quality of service to be perfect.

Best happy hour around! Owner is wonderful and accommodating. Food is always superb… I highly recommend!

I typically get their delivery. They always come on time (they say 45 minutes but come in 20). The food is hot and well made. Recommend their sesame chicken, lo mein, and seaweed salad. Portions are pretty generous and two entrees can probably feed 4 – 5 adults.

Started out loving this place –unfortunately last time I went for lunch they were short staffed, service was non-​existent and even worse the sushi was not fresh. I might give it another try only bc it used to be so good– maybe it was an off day or something. I’m giving it 3 stars only for the previous times that made it worth it.

I have to start out with the fact that I am usually a huge fan of this place! I skipped coming here for a month or 2 and service and food has gone to crap! We had to retrieve our own waters after asking for them 5 separate times. They never delivered our soups and then completely forgot one person’s meal! Mind you we had a group of 3 not something ridiculous. When the meal that was forgotten finally arrived after everyone was done had cold veggies and rice that was also cold but total mush! We had ordered saki and ended up with wood in our drinks! We waited 20 minutes to fet our check after asking a couple times. I don’t think I’ll be returning for a while and hope that maybe if I return again it gets better.

This is just a tip… the waitstaff need to stop taking away plates that still have food on them. Don’t make me chase you to bring back the food I paid for because I’m not done eating yet! Happens EVERY TIME we eat there. The food is great, let me enjoy it! Not to mention, once I run you down I no longer want the plate back, after you placed your dirty thumb on it! This would be a 5 star review if not for that. Also when I make you give me my food back, don’t be so freaking unbelievably rude about it! Maybe since it was YOU who messed up, just say… I’m sorry! #ohthehorror Also they constantly hover over the tables waiting to snatch a dish away. I kid you not at all when I say the last time we were there within 5 min, 3 different people tried to take the same dish which we were still eating. It’s not like they were busy and trying to flip the table, the place was half empty at the time. Sometimes it doesn’t matter how good the food is, when the service is so off.

First time at this establishment on a Thursday night. The bar was packed and happening around 7:30 so decided on a seat in the bar. Server came right over and took my drink order. The drink was delicious.
She came back and promptly took my dinner order. Edamame was excellent tho a tad too salt … I know it needs some salt but perhaps a dash too much in my mind as my lips are now stuck together. Went with the chicken teriyaki dinner and it didn’t disappoint. A healthy portion for sure. Server was very attentive. Solid food at reasonable prices. Will definitely be back.

My husband and I found this little spot and love it. The food is always good, the service has always been perfect. The price of the food we found actually cheap for a couple with 4 kids always on a budget.

Horrible service and mediocre food. Need I say more? Once was enough and I will not be going back there.

Basic sushi restaurant. Nothing special but not bad. A good place for sushi and a drink.

I’ve been here twice. Both times the service was terrible. I made a simple special order to my roll (for the rice to be on the outside) which was neglected, I asked fot hot water (assuming tea was a regular menu item) and recieved scolding hot water in a glass tumbler, not a mug and when my friend ordered a margaherita on the rocks out waiter asked if «she was sure she really wanted this».
Bad vibes all around but the prices are cheap. You get what you pay for.

I’ve been going to Sweet Basil for years now. I was just there on Monday for Happy Hour (3 – 6) and had a great time! The bartender, Sky, was funny and interacted with my group while making our drinks/​taking our orders. 2 for 1 drinks is amazing & their half priced apps are good too, obsessed with the rock shrimp! Must check it out.
I’ve had dinner here plenty of times, love the sushi and the pad thai. Speedy service and the drinks are good! Great for a drink and a bite to eat after work, girls night out or date night.
P. S. Ladies night is on Thursdays!
There’s a parking lot out back if the front lot is full.

Happy is daily from 3 – 6 pm drinks are buy one get one free. The are not cheap with the drinks so you get a great kick off of just one. The service is fantastic and the food is delicious. I wouldn’t recommend this for a family outing but it’s definitely a girls night out location or a date night spot.

Great food and service! Has good drinks specials and appetizer prices during happy hour. I have been here on numerous occasions and the sushi here is always good. The crab rangoon is also great.