China Restaurant FuTo

Phone: +41613612828

Address: Hochstrasse 51, 4053 Basel, Switzerland

City: Basel

Dishes: 10

Reviews: 1115

Website: http://www.restaurant-futo.ch

"You have to know where they are to get there, but the food is worth the effort. My wife and I lived within walking distance of Futo, but didn 't know about it until a colleague described a business lunch she had there. We went for dinner, and Futo instantly became our go to place for excellent Chinese food, to the point that we went there weekly, and went there for celebration dinners with friends. We 've since moved about 250 km away, but every time we visit Basel, we go to Futo. And we also buy a bunch of take out to take home, freeze, and enjoy when we 're missing such good food. This is not a fancy place, but it is clean, well lit, and nicely decorated. Plus, the Law family is remarkabl...

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Roger

★ ★

The springrolls were „slouchy“, they should be crispy. The sauces of the dishes were average, but the meat was definitely not fresh. In my opinion, it’s not authentic chinese food. But I need to add that the waitresses were nice! Still, I‘m sorry, but I‘m not going to eat there again.

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Menu - 10 options

All prices are estimates.

Crepes

Delicate thin pancakes filled with various sweet or savory ingredients, often topped with sauces, fruits, or whipped cream.

Fried Rice

A savory mix of fluffy rice stir-fried with vegetables, choice of protein, and seasoned with soy sauce.

Peking Duck

Crispy, aromatic duck served with thin pancakes, hoisin sauce, and fresh scallions.

Lemon Chicken

Tender chicken in a zesty lemon sauce, garnished with fresh herbs.

Special Pizza

A delicious pizza topped with pepperoni, mushrooms, and bell peppers, baked to perfection with a crispy crust.

Fried Ice Cream

Crispy coated vanilla ice cream, deep-fried to perfection, drizzled with sweet chocolate syrup.

Kung Pao Chicken

Spicy stir-fried chicken with peanuts, vegetables, and chili peppers in a savory sauce.

Vanilla Ice Cream

Creamy vanilla ice cream made with natural ingredients, offering a rich and smooth taste experience.

Reviews

Nil

★ ★

Went there for take aways after reading on a forum that the restaurant was amongst a few in Basel to have an authentic Chinese/Asian taste/cuisine (Asian food is generally really bad in Switzerland, not much flavours). Ordered a few dishes and it turned out that everything was the same. As in cooked in the same basic random stir fry. It wasn’t even what we ordered. Beef Szechuan turned out to be beef with soja sauce and chicken satay was not satay (some red sauce but no peanut taste), just a rather dull taste. Absolutely edible but not worth spending more than 100 CHF on absolutely tasteless Chinese take aways (again welcome to Switzerland). The worst Asian meal I had here and I had many. An...

Caroline

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

I’ve no idea how authentic the food is, but one great thing, was that all the dishes we ordered tasted completely different and were delicious! (I’ve been to many a Chinese restaurant where the sauces taste practically all the same and are doused in monosodium glutamate not here! It’s also a rather small but amicable family run joint, so it needs our support! The Wantan I started with, were the best I have ever had the pastry crispy but almost melt in your mouth and the filling generous and exquisite! I ate the “Cantonese Crispy Duck”. It’s just like another reviewer said crispy but fresh tasting and succulent I ate most of the duck without the accompanying sauce because the meat was so well...

Keeley

★ ★ ★ ★

You have to know where they are to get there, but the food is worth the effort. My wife and I lived within walking distance of Futo, but didn 't know about it until a colleague described a business lunch she had there. We went for dinner, and Futo instantly became our go to place for excellent Chinese food, to the point that we went there weekly, and went there for celebration dinners with friends. We 've since moved about 250 km away, but every time we visit Basel, we go to Futo. And we also buy a bunch of take out to take home, freeze, and enjoy when we 're missing such good food. This is not a fancy place, but it is clean, well lit, and nicely decorated. Plus, the Law family is remarkably...

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