What used to be a dry cluster of buildings and a major industrial area is today a sought after location for fashionable crowd. To say Noida has gone under a huge transformation over the years would be a gross understatement. The city has tremendously reinvented itself into a dynamic hub for snazzy restaurants and throbbing nightlife. It’s gastronomy has improved vastly as well. Amongst the numerous restaurants in Noida, ‘Basil Tree’ is known for it’s good wholesome food served for pocket-friendly prices. It is one of those modest eateries with a lot of potential if you ignore it’s not so trendy décor. Basil Tree finds itself in Main Market, Near Radisson Hotel, Sector 18, Noida. A decent number of diners show up regularly to enjoy the delicious food served at Basil Tree.

Basil Tree makes up for the lack of bling with a crowd-pleasing menu that encompasses Italian, North Indian and Chinese cuisines. The menu spreads up to eleven pages and each section is generously proportioned to include a plethora of dishes. It is backed by a full-fledged bar menu, which stocks all kinds of alcohols. Choose whatever draws you to acquire the buzz before tackling the first course. Non-drinkers can stick to mocktails. Pair the drink with yummy starters like, crispy chilli corn pepper, ajwani fish tikka, roasted chicken wings, chicken bruschetta, mutton seekh, Italian croquettes, paneer tikka multani, honey chilli potato and hari bhari seekh. With the help of flatbreads or rice mop up mains like, Basil Tree fish curry, chicken supreme, mix vegetables in hot garlic sauce, badashai malai kofta, pasta arrabiata, pizza al pesto, chicken black pepper and shahi paneer.

Every great meal deserves to be finished on a sweet note. The chef at Basil Tree concludes the menu with an assortment of desserts, gulab jamun, chocolate brownie and a selection of ice creams. Basil Tree is the perfect place to hold get together of family and friends or have a corporate party. Climb a flight of stairs to reach the restaurant. Interiors of Basil Tree are quite pleasing to look at. A huge plate glass window covers one side of the wall flooding the dining space with an abundance of sunlight. Faux brick wall effect is combined with a spacious room dotted with proper dining tables. A big photograph of Italian coast runs across the focal wall. Basil Tree is moderately priced.