Sweet Basil on Moody Street is a chef driven neighborhood restaurant and bar with an Italian influenced menu and frequently changing dishes. The creative tastes are not limited to the food items, as Sweet Basil offers fresh and innovative cocktails, teas and beverages. Sweet Basil’s house-party like experience includes re-purposed furniture, funky artwork, handmade pottery and a friendly staff that treats guests like family.
Based on 320 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.4 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery
Address:
469 Moody St, Waltham, MA 02453
Phone: (781) 472-2805
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Hours
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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5–10 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 5–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 5–10 PM |
| Thursday | 5–10 PM |
| Friday | 5–10 PM |
| Saturday | 5–10 PM |
| Sunday | 5–10 PM |
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Order and Reservations
Reservations: sweetbasilwaltham.comopentable.com
Reviews
Jerry Ratigan
Read the reviews here and went with the lamb shank. Quite lovely as the meat fell easily off the bone. My wife ordered the risotto, which I tried and didn’t really care for. My friend had the chicken pasta and was his favorite dish.
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Ajith Vasudevan
We had a good dinner here, and while the food itself was spot on, we left feeling unhappy about the quality of the desserts served as well as the attention we received in terms of service.
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Rajeev Majumdar
A superb restaurant! It needs a Michelin star!
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Mariia Pohoretska
Nice menu options, quick service, very nice design and atmospheric bar. Will come back!
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Paula Depina
Beautiful setting very pretty and romantic place. I had the rosemary chicken is was very taste but a bit salty but its very good. Bolognese and Handmade ravioli were also good. Arancine was ok and the date cake is a must try, I don’t eat cake and I loved it. Fried dough should be similar to carnival fried cus it was terrible. Literally its just a dough deep fried with a caramel Noone like it, way to hard.
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Christina Nieves Lasota
I’ll start by saying I noticed a bunch of other reviews mention the salt levels of the food. Know what you’re signing up for if you come here. This was not a one off.
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Catleya Collado
We had a wonderful experience at Sweet Basil on wEDNESDAY night! Love this restaurant! It was my third time back, and the first time for my guests. Wow. Sensational from start to finish.
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Samuel L Webb II
Great atmosphere. I do not recommend getting a steak there. $50 bucks for a trip steak and they don’t know how to cook properly. Ordered mine medium to medium rare and received a dry, no pink ruined piece of meat.
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Corey S
It’s a dead day just when we open Sunday and they rush me out? I’m talking to my friend and I see the check already in front of me when I’m looking around on the outside dining area and there’s no one here. Why are they rushing me out when I didn’t request it? Food was okay. I’m still annoyed they rushed me out when there’s no one else here. If I wanted to check I would request it. Never returning.
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Ali D
Pricey but food was good. Italian food in a Thai? decorated restaurant. Would recommend putting in a reservation. Serving sizes were decent. The lamb shank is best price for amount.
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