Sweet Basil Alabama — Restaurant in Florence

Sweet Basil is a delightful, sophisticated, and cozy restaurant located in the English Village Shopping Center.

The charming decorative touches throughout the restaurant help to make this a warm and welcoming establishment.

They serve a variety of gourmet salads, specialty sandwiches, soups, homemade desserts, plate lunches, and so much more! They even have to go dinners available!

Everything is delicious and served beautifully in an artful arrangement.

Even the most basic dish is served with thoughtful presentation.

My favorite is the club on croissant. The homemade chips and Orzo pasta are some of my other favorite staples at Sweet Basil. They add new items to the menu daily. They serve everything from chicken and dressing, burgers, tacos, tomato pies, Sloppy Joe's, Salmon Patties, Catfish, Pot Pies....anything you can think of...just with a more creative twist..it's always an exciting treat to see what they'll cook up next.

Sweet Basil is also a full service catering company available for weddings, corporate events, private parties, etc.

You're guaranteed to be greeted with a friendly face when you enter and will receive top-notch service. Bailey is the bomb! I love to see her smiling face whenever...

Not impressed after hearing all the 'positive' reviews. The food is microwaved! Vegetables are left with the ends and rinds.

The 'Shrimp Burger' was fried on a previous date. I had a bite and instantly knew it had been microwaved. It was un-naturally hot on the inside, with steam pouring out and not to mention burnt my tongue. The shrimp was extra rubbery and chewy as a result. The outer coating, fried previous days ago, was soggy and not crunchy. I can't believe I paid $10 for this item.

I explored further and went to check out the facility. I discovered that there was a full-on and proper kitchen in the back. As with all food, it's never the quality of the food items, but the preparation and cooking techniques dictate the taste.

Disgrace to patrons by microwaving items and serving it out. McDonald's and other fast food restaurants don't operate...

When I went in it was really busy; so I understood why it took a while to get our food. 10, 15, 20 minutes passed and still waiting, watching dozens of customers get their food, eat and leave, but they mostly has salads so I get it. After 30+ min passed our food was finally ready, and it was wrong. It had an item on there I had asked to be excluded. Because it took so long to prepare I felt like I couldn't ask them to fix it; so I picked it off and tried to eat around it, but it proved impossible. Ended up throwing it away. $17+ tip completely wasted and I'm still hungry. The onlu redeeming factor was had it been made correctly im sure it would've been delicious, if you have time to wait and don't make special requests im sure this location would be a good eatery to visit, but for me that was...