Epi's A Basque - Meridian
Epi's A Basque
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We do not have the Basque culture or food where we live, so this was an adventure. We were thrilled that we shared a meal here with our family! This is a small restaurant in what used to be a home, so seating is very limited. We lucked out and got thefront porch area to enjoy our dinner. Everything we had was absolutely delicious, including the various desserts we tried. Thebread pudding was incredible! Service was extraordinary and our waitress was filled with information about the Basque culture aswell as menu. Food was plentiful including bread and butter, salad, appetizer, and entree.
What an amazing dining experience! The atmosphere is very comfortable and relaxing. The restaurant smells so good! My wife ordered the halibut and it was cooked to perfection. I had the rib eye and it is the best steak I have ever had. With entreesyou get a generous amount of bread, soup, salad and 2 sides. Very friendly staff and the owner, Erik, is all over the placevisiting with customers, working in the back, making sure his restaurant is firing on all cylinders. Love seeing the pride ofownership in the food served and atmosphere of the restaurant. Highly recommend Epi?s !
Such magnificent and delicious food every single time. A Boise area staple. If you're from out of town, put this on your list. If you're a local and haven't been, you're missing out and I feel sorry for you. My husband and I had a fantastic experience atEpi's a couple weeks ago. It had been some time since last visiting here and I was looking forward to returning, with highexpectations that were greatly surpassed. We began our dinner with a serving of excellent Ham Croquetas (thickened bechamelwith jamon serrano, crumbled and fried golden, $16.00 . I probably could have eaten two more plates of these and called it good.We loved them! They were perfectly crunchy and the filling was so creamy. There wasn't too much ham but just enough you stillnoticed it. You HAVE to get these. Entrees are served with soup, salad, bread and two pre-selected side dishes. Both soups weregreat! My husband selected a Red Bean (I think? tomato based soup and I the clam chowder. So much goodies in both, especiallyin the chowder. The salads were a little sad looking, a few leaves and shredded carrots that I could have done without. At leastit was fresh! I ate mine without dressing so at most it was a palate cleanser for me. I chose a lighter fare of Slow RoastedLeg of Lamb (hand carved boneless leg of lamb served with a burgundy sauce, $27.00, $34.00 for a regular portion with a side ofwild rice. It was nothing like I had ever had before. The lamb was tender like butter and the sauce exquisite. The rice was agreat side and it paired well with the sauce, too. As much as I liked my dish, the winner of the evening was my husband's, theHalibut Filet (hand cut halibut, citrus crusted, topped with lobster cream sauce, $41.00 . Holy cannoli, whatever was in thecream sauce was ADDICTING. I kept swiping bites from my husband's plate when I could. The halibut itself was excellent a hundredtimes over. It was some of the best food I'd eat in Boise in a long, long time.
Be prepared for a lot of food haha (well, maybe). We were there on the weekend they had lamb shanks so I ordered that and my husband decided to be adventurous and order the baby squid in leek ink sauce. First course was soup and it was ok, nothingphenomenal. Then a quite sad salad for 2nd course (a little bit of romaine with some dressing and one cherry tomato and asprinkle of shredded carrots). And bread that was cold. Then my entree came with mashed potatoes AND the shrimp rice AND fries!Good sized shank though, VERY tender and fell off the bone, and the sauce was delicious. Would 've liked it served in a biggerdish though, and there was a ton of fat and gristle (maybe that 's normal? I rarely order lamb shanks). The squid dish didn 'tseem filling at ALL and didn 't come with the same sides. Our server was great! Very personable and friendly. He did tell usthat the special (shanks) was $42 buy it actually was $46 if I remember correctly. Very cozy and tight inside so dont expect aton of room, love their patio seating nook though, so creative! Definitely make a reservation if you 're heading there fordinner!
I had long wanted to go to Epi's based on its reputation and so I chose it to celebrate my birthday. Restaurant was full for early seating around 5 pm (reservations are clearly a must) and we were seated upon arrival. Ambience was homey andfriendly. Starting with the highlights: their calamari appetizer was the best that we have eaten in a long time maybe ever!We both truly enjoyed it! the mushroom soup was superb! My wife and I would have been very satisfied with a meal consistingsolely of that delicious dish! It was simply to die for! the lamb stew was great! Broth was flavorful, plenty of lamb that wascooked very nicely, and tasty tomatoes. I loved it! leg of lamb was good and I would give it 4 stars. Meanwhile, my wife likedit better than I did whereas I preferred the stewed lamb. Given the forgoing, I would have awarded 5 stars and ended thisreview. However the salad was so so with romaine lettuce, 1 cherry tomato, and a few carrot slivers. The dressing wasrather bland. the side dishes were roasted green peppers and a rice pilaf with veggies which included green peppers. I wasdisappointed with the lack of flavor in both sides. Portion sizes were good and we didn't save room for dessert. Service wasprompt and personable. Water and bread were refilled efficiently. Perhaps my expectations were too high; after all, Epi's israted the top restaurant in Meridian. Given the prices charged, I think a 4 star rating is merited based on the overallexperience.
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