Benji's French Basque Restaurant Bakersfield CA

M Ding

Stopped for lunch on the way to Yosemite. Lunch menu is large and offers a lot of variety including lamb, seafood, beef tongue, seafood, escargot, and sandwiches. Sauteed breaded Scallops in Tarragon sauce over rice was fresh, perfectly cooked and very tasty along with the included simple green salad with a nice homemade French vinaigrette, French fries (a little limp), French bread ( a little stale) and very tasty hot spicy Spanish sauce included for $22. Good service in a dark, simple dining room. Basque sausage sandwich was spicy and good served with salad, French fries, French bread and Spanish sauce for $17. Good value. Easy parking in lot. Uncrowded at lunch on a Saturday. We would return next time we are in the area.

John Haberkern

If you never have eaten Basque food you're in for a treat. Basque food with a French Flair, be sure and come hungry it's very good. Steaks are excellent, veal cutlet is wonderful and the rack of Lamb are the best around. Pictures are of the rack a lamb, salad with marinated tomatoes, soup with beans, and for dessert chocolate soufflé.

Stephanie Evans

Just got a to go order, so sweet and kind. That goes a long way along with the butterfinger 🥧 🍰 pie😋!! So happy until I stood on my scale. But it was worth it!