China Restaurant FuTo - Basel

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 absolute pass, go to Markthalle instead (easier to find, reasonable price and plenty of options). The staff was nice though I’ll give them that.

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 prepared. The vegetarian “Chop Suey” my fiancé ate was an absolute delight, very fresh, colourful and bursting with flavour! The white and red wines on offer from the Napa Valley are easy on the wallet and accompany the food perfectly. We decided to make an exception and to order the Chinese speciality dessert on offer deep fried ice cream. Give it a go. It’s a delicious mixture of sweet (vanilla ice cream and savoury (deep fried batter perfect!

Delicious food in large portions with super friendly service

One of the best, if not the best, Chinese restaurants in Basel. Compare Chinese restaurants with those in the UK that I find are pretty close to the real thing. Good hot soup, sweet acid or kung pao chicken. I need to try the duck and pancakes.

Restaurant doesn't look great, but the food is fantastic. We ordered the sweet and sour soup for appetizers, soup was amazing, served hot, tasteful, well balanced. Fried rice was fragrant and tasteful. Lady who served us was incredibly nice. Service is good. We also asked her for her recommendation for meat products, she recommended the szechuan pork. Just delicious. Very recommended. The food is very nice, but it's expensive. Do not order water. The bottle of Evian will cost us 12.5 francs! Cost more than fried rice.