Basil & Wick's — Restaurant in Town of Johnsburg

Casual dressed customers can enjoy fine dining among the north creek rolling mountains. We sat during an early evening dining period (around 5pm on a sunday) where the music was softly playing in the background but the warm laughter of the patrons and staff invited conversations and a good time. There's no gimmick, just good food to speak for itself.

For apps: The special clam stew which was lighter than expected but warmed our belly's for the entree. I shared the bowl with one other person.

Entree: (the boyfriend but he let me try) the featured black forest chicken. The crusted chicken didn't feel heavily fried or thickly breaded. It paired nicely with the mushroom risotto which was firm and perfectly cooked. I don't care much for overly soft or sticky risotto. This could have easily been a heavy dish but it was rather delightful instead.

I had the diver scallops which were... OMG! I let out a happy dance upon first mouth full. The scallops were light and buttery. Perfectly pan seared, your fork will do the job with no need of a knife, as it should be. I've been dying for scallops and most miss the mark (not horrible, but not what I needed) but this finally cured my craving! I'm a sucker for gnocchi so this dish is a no brainer for me and I would recommend it time and time again.

Staff: Everyone was friendly. Samantha was our server and answered any questions we had. Their friendliness was genuine and service was quick. Even Chef Billy himself came to check in on us which never happens in most places.

We didn't sit outside, or by the pub, but those options were there if that's what you wanted. They offered drinks but we didn't have any during this visit. Dessert was also offered and it looked amazing, I just wish I had the room in my belly. I don't normally eat dessert so I didn't save room but I surely was tempted.

I'm not even a winter/cold weather person and already considered to come back during that time literally inspired by this dining experience, and the people we met in town.

To sum it all up: Real genuine place, real genuine people, real genuine food. I...

Right off the bat I’m giving a 5 Star review instead of giving a lower rating. When there is an issue I want to address it without being some kind of pretentious food critic. I went to this location on April 8th which was the day of the solar eclipse. It was a mad house and any person would understand the service wasn’t going to be the greatest because of how busy the restaurant was. My issue is how they handle a problem. We ordered our meals and a French onion soup to start out with, which we got relatively fast. Not receiving our meals for a long time after, which because of how busy it was wasn’t this issue. 2 tables that came in after us, received their main courses. When the waitress came over to our table she seemed alittle stunned. Which I believe when she put in the order for the soup, she forgot to go back and place our meals in. After she left we received our order about 5-10 minutes after that. The meals itself was pretty good. As you can see from the pictures they were tasty. My wife only ate about 3/4th of her burger. so we took the rest of hers, my daughters French fries, and 2 chicken wings that were left onto one plate. We asked for them to wrap it up by another woman who wasn’t our waitress. The waitress came back with the bill and we payed for it. I asked for our left overs and she said they threw them out. Waiting for so long we just wanted to go, but she insisted that the burger would be very quick to make a new one. So after waiting we got it back but it was only the burger. No fries or chicken wings. My issue all together is “hopefully” the manager knew we had several complaints and didn’t come out or offer anything for the inconvenience. Not that I’m expecting something for free, but to acknowledge the problem would of been enough. I always go to gore mountain for skiing and always eat at the restaurant in the lodge after a long day. I would like to come here instead because of the atmosphere. I just hope next time it’s a...

Corrine is one of the best waitresses I've ever had and I live in Manhattan so that is saying a lot. She is very attentive, friendly, always smiling and goes above and beyond for her customers. Watching her even serve the other tables with ease and charm verified her ability to multi task and never miss a beat or lose that charismatic warmth of hers. If you go you must request her as your server she has years and years of experience and you will not be disappointed by her or the food.

I suggest Chef Trudeau's Seared Diver Scallops either as an appetizer or entree option and the Buffalo wings with homemade chunky blue cheese. Love when restaurants make their own blue cheese dressing rather than take the easy route and use the bottle brand and Basil's has perfected it. Other dishes to try are the Grilled Portobella bisque, High peaks poutine, Baked Brie, Pickled Peach Salad with Shrimp, Ahi Tuna, Chipotle Shrimp Pasta (add chicken), The hanger steak and the Blackforest Chicken. Everything on the menu is delectable and you wont leave the restaurant unsatisfied!

The atmosphere is very rustic and cozy especially the colder months when the fireplace is blazing. They have live music certain nights of the week. The only downfall is having the bar on the opposite side and closed off from the stage. Some nights it's in the bar area and others in the restaurant side so patrons in the bar area are closed off from the live entertainment if it's playing in the restaurant...