Okay, so the place is very small and you can't always hear what your partner is saying... but the food is great and so creative. I really love the presentation of the food, the food quality and, to be honest, the NYC style it shows. Great place for a date or for a special occasion. Enjoy!!

Basta is a great LITTLE place for a dinner for two. The service is prompt and the food is flavorful. I love that they are open for lunch! Their salads make the best lunches. BASTA forfilled all my dinning needs and wants! 5!

Basta Trattoria is a very SMALL restaurant! I definatly reccommend no parties larger then 4 when dinning here. As for the service it was amazing. For such a busy little place the waitress and hostess made time to check on each table as frequently as possible. The hosts was so polite and friendly! The food, some what on the pricey side, was great. Definatly worth the money! I had the pasta with fungi and my husband had the steak special after splitting the best calimari I've had down town new haven. We also ordered a bottle of Pinot Grigio which was reasonally priced. My only dissappointment was dessert. The dessert was "some thing chocolate" and was way to dry (from Claires)! Other than that I had a GREAT experiance at BASTA and will come back for future dinning!!!