The Basin - Sanford

So glad Sanford now has a spot for quality cocktails. Until you have had a mixed drink with homemade bitters or jam, you don?t know what you are missing. This has easily moved to my favorite spot to hangout in Sanford.

We wanted to find a place to enjoy some cocktails before wrapping up the holiday weekend and decided to give them a try. The bar is inside Home Depot, where there are other vendors in historic downtown Sanford. I asked one of the bartenders how did itwork, since we sat and they were not coming to take our order. It seems that you sit and order your drinks in the bar area totake back with you. That worked but I wished they would've cleaned where we sat, but we took care of it. Maybe we came at an offtime, but the bartenders were not very attentive and the drinks were hit and miss. Also, we realized we were there during happyhour (at the end) and none of the bartenders mentioned it. First round of drinks were tasty and we did like them. We orderedthe Aperol Spritz, Negroni, Classic Old Fashioned and Spicy Blue (a bit too spicy and sweet). Second round they ran out ofAperol and the Negronis were a bit strong. Since it wasn't too busy, we enjoyed ourselves and had our cocktails, which is whywe stopped by. We will stop by again if we are in the area, since it is one of the nicest bars around.

Awesome bar! When I think of getting a great drink I go here! They have a great variety of craft cocktails (My favorite is the Blackberry Bramble and you can appreciate the constancy of getting the drinks perfect every time no matter who is making them.Staff are always friendly and attentive. Nice atmosphere, outside area, and several food options around.

I cannot say enough positive comments about this place such a gem ! Cool spot with amazing drinks selection! How amazing that you can build your own old fashion with so many crafted options! The services was beyond excellent! Thanks to this amazing lady her her talents for these drinks ! :)We highly suggest The Basin and ALL of Henry’s depot !We recommend you to visit this place, you willLove it !Sincerely,André Felipe

It was our first time there and the food and service was incredible …Mel, our bartender, was wonderful and made our experience that much better! Thank you! We will definitely be back ?