Space Bar & Cafe in Basel

Wouldn't recommend it at all. Disastrous!! So ugly cocktails staff and owner unfriendly

I would rate it as the worst bar in the whole of Basel, there are 10 free places, he says that everyone is reserved and this is the second time

I would never set foot in this place again because all the employees and the owner pick people. Only those who want to spend the most and show appreciation will be accepted.

Very unfriendly staff I've been a regular for 2 years and in the last 3/4 months we and friends were simply dumped every time the tables were reserved even though they even set more tables and chairs.

Old fashioned operators. Owners are very old fashioned. Service very bad and disrespectful.

No decency and ripping off customers with a lot of arogance!!!👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼

Very unfriendly and incompetent staff! Were sent away because supposedly all the seats were reserved! However, I'm in the cafe opposite and sat there for 2 students and the seats opposite were empty the whole time!

Customer is king! Were sent away because supposedly all the seats were reserved! However, I went to the cafe opposite and sat there for 2 hours and the seats opposite were empty the whole time!

Dishonest, unpleasant waiter, super disappointing experience, I would never set foot there again. Flee this place!

Unfriendly service, long waiting times, arrogant employees. In short, the biggest rubbish Basel has to offer. Hs the one who goes!

Staff no decency. They have the feeling that they are something better, even though their IQ is the same as a piece of bread, namely none at all. But that's how it is when you save on staff.🫠

Outdoor area pleasant and beautiful with good and fast service. The drinks were very tasty. The women's and men's toilets were already very dirty at 6 p.m., even though there were hardly any guests present.

Great service, great drinks and friendly service 👍

The atmosphere was good but we had to wait 36 ​​minutes for a drink!!

A cool bar. But there are a lot of this type on this street.

Very unfriendly bar lady made claims that weren't true at all... We have a group of 14 who wanted to toast the completion of their apprenticeship. We're too young (all 18+) and we wouldn't all drink...

Very unfriendly bar lady made claims that weren't true at all... We have a group of 14 who wanted to toast the completion of their apprenticeship. We're too young (all 18+) and we wouldn't all drink... Date June 15, 2023 10:55 a.m. opening 11:00 a.m

Very bad!!!!! Unfriendly long waiting time & always claim the tables are reserved as soon as a group of women come it's no longer reserved it's the same every time I'll never go there again in my life!!

After a long wait, the cocktails we ordered (Pina Coladas) were brought to us. Unfortunately, the alcohol was either reduced or intentionally left out entirely. We definitely had more than enough of the pineapple juice.

Very unfriendly and arrogant service employees. Cafe doesn't even taste good either.

Service terrible Boss disrespectful and can't handle customers! We waited 10 minutes and friends and relatives were allowed in, even though we were assured we would be next. Never such a dirty shop again! Not recommended! It's best to spend your money somewhere else.

very unfriendly staff the boss is extremely arrogant and aloof! There is a reservation sign at every free table even though nothing is reserved. NIIIIE AGAIN worst bar in the Steinevorstadt

As always, very friendly, great service. We sat inside because it was full outside and a bit too cold.

Disrespect is 100% behavior from the employees, very arrogant, lying and cheeky

Perfect place, nice people and good drinks 🥳

Worst conditions, worst BAR in the whole of Basel and the surrounding area Never again

A typical bar in the Steinenvorstadt. Cozy for having a drink on a warm summer evening or in the afternoon and watching what's going on in the Steinen.

Very courteous service... good selection of drinks... depending on the seat, an interesting view of what's going on in the city of Basel...

Arrogant waiters with no insight.

Very cheeky staff. Never again. Quality drinks.

Very unfriendly to customers Not recommended

Experience that I wouldn't wish on anyone. No... Diluted alcohol and obnoxious boss

Unfortunately my cocktail was very watery

Expensive, there are no warm drinks after 9 p.m Unfortunately, the men's toilet is far too small and too narrow. The drinks have become excessively expensive unfortunately... Unfortunately, the shop is very profit-oriented. Unfortunately, card payments are only possible from 10.- due to the strange card system. The staff is sometimes strange and doesn't understand German well The interior and design seem very cheap and not exactly inviting. Some of the drinks are also made with fusel alcohol, which is then sold at expensive prices.

It would be enough to buy a card machine for payment in cards and change waitress. If they apply these changes it is a nice bar. Otherwise, i Will not suggest it. There are other bars around where you can enjoy your drinks.

They don't accept cards. Why? Most people don't carry cash and it's annoying when you need to pay at the end and they tell you "no cards". And the staff isn't very friendly. There are much better places in the area so I simply avoid this one.

Very, very bad bar. Unfriendly and rude down to the last detail. Cannot be reserved and if a table is free they say that it is reserved even though that is not true. Never again. Boycott!

Absolutely top in the best location! Especially in the evening with the great ambience of the Steinenvorstadt...

Today I wanted to pay my bill with the card, I was told that for the sum of a little over 10 CHF I can only do so in cash. And at this time. I don't think it's contemporary. Very unfortunate

Sent us away for no reason and absolutely unfriendly staff with zero motivation. The chairs were also very uncomfortable

Staff just horrible and unfriendly. I often reserved a table by email and they left us out in the cold and didn't give us a table. Also very sexist boss, pushed my girlfriend away because he didn't want to talk to us. Send guests away and keep coming up with new rules. “Only from 18” “only from 21” “only from 25”. Worst bar I've seen in my life. Should be closed

Bad bar, if the waiter doesn't like the person he doesn't let them sit down and says it's reserved. He let the next people who came straight after sit down and it wasn't reserved for them!

We were in space for the last time today!!! The whole staff is unfriendly! Boss came immediately, we don't want any guests watching the World Cup here, they have to consume a lot otherwise we have to leave! There were a few of us at the end when it came time to pay and suddenly there was a lot more on the bill! So I never saw an invoice, just a note with stitches!! I protested and wanted to speak to the boss, but suddenly we only paid for what we had! Rip-off and criminal retaliation like this! If you are not a regular you will be ripped off from start to finish!!!!!!

Actually didn't deserve a star. Owner is arrogant as already mentioned he looks for reasons not to let someone drink. I was there with my colleague during the holidays (a few dozen times before) almost every day for a week and towards the end of the week they said you weren't allowed to sit inside because it was only for regular guests. Another time we were accused of being too young. The youngest was also 21. This answer also said that the tables had to be reserved in advance. For the next 2-3 times I tried to call ahead and reserve a table. I never got anyone on the phone.. and this after about 10 calls and waiting for minutes.. In short. Better visit the other restaurants, much better service and correct employees.

Everything is great in the best location in Basel. Always my pleasure.....

It is cozy and has friendly staff! It is not suitable for eating.

Nice service, nice sitting outside.

Unfriendly staff, no card payment possible (according to the service person). Maybe I didn't understand her properly because she was too busy chewing her chewing gum loudly with her mouth open. This is about the waitress, black hair as already mentioned several times in other comments, an absolute disaster of an employee who has probably scared away many a customer with her arrogant manner. I advise everyone not to visit this place, after all there are plenty of alternatives! !! Don't support this bar, do yourself a favor!!!

The waitress with black hair was very unfriendly and arrogant. She could tell us kindly and with decency that we can't drink anything here because we are underage. We never had a problem with the male waiters, they were very friendly and made us feel welcome :).

Unfortunately the waitress is very unfriendly and disrespectful. Unfortunately, instead of attracting customers, it scares away customers. It's very strange when you're not allowed to drink coffee at 4 p.m. on a Wednesday as an 18-year-old girl. The waitress has black hair and is arrogant, rude and very rude. Unfortunately, in my opinion and as I see the opinions of others, I don't see a future for this bar.

A friend and I were out in town on a Saturday. We wanted to have a coffee in Steinenvorstadt at around 5:00 p.m. Afterwards we took a seat at Space. As a note, there was a woman with a stroller next to us. (Which is not negative) An employee came and asked us our age. 18 and 19! He told us we can't have coffee here at 5pm on a Saturday afternoon because we're too young! We then told him with a smile that if that happened we would go to the Bücheli :). Such behavior is ridiculous and unacceptable for coffee in Steinenvorstadt.

Bad dealing with customers, very rude would never go back 0/10 stars

The server wasn't particularly friendly and we had to wait to get served and then to receive the bill. Even though we were the only customers at the time. Shame!

Great, thank you very much! Top

Staff unfriendly. 1 coffee 12 min. Wait.

Top service, very friendly staff :) can only recommend it 🤗👍👌

Good selection of drinks, especially cocktails. I really enjoy going there to drink a Cosmopolitan, which is incredibly tasty and at an unbeatable price at 11 francs.

Nigel took away a brand new, very short bike...😂 from the Res.Schlüsel to the village flower shop...🤔

Regular guest i.e. always happy

Good coffee with milk and friendly service

Is very unfriendly, aggressive and arrogant. Hopefully he'll go bankrupt this way.

The staff is often unmotivated, unfriendly and impolite. An older, tall gentleman in particular is very disrespectful and has no understanding. If you come to this bar as a couple, the waiters say the table is reserved. Later, 4 colleagues of ours went to the same table, which suddenly wasn't reserved. They're just out for profit. I come from Basel and know this bar. They don't even deserve one star because of the staff. Is not recommended. 👎🏻

I was today there and my receipt was 37 Franc . I did not have it in frank currency so I gave the waitress 100 Euro so she can give me the rest in Franc or in Euro and what she gave me back was 62 franc instead of 74 franc! I was in rasch to catch the train to Lörrach and have no internet to check the difference! I gave her the trust because I did not except this cheating ! Till I get home and I have this feeling that I should check if the difference so big or if I did not pay her right . Though I gave her Tipps !!! So she stole from me 11 Euro . I do not recommend anyone to go there .

My favorite place in Switzerland

The service wasn't that good, you always had to wait or the cashier forgot something

Good drinks, good location in the city center!

To be in Basel you can consider it a good cafe

Drinks and location is good. Staff is often unmotivated. Especially last time the lady was very unfriendly and rude.

Nice staff , reasonable prices. Only cash, but ATM directly next to the place. Nice huge terrasse during summer.

Drinks were OK but the service had been pushing us out with after we paid... Little signals that we should release our place soon :) no card payment, just cash...

Great cocktails and large terrace

Charming establishment where you can have a drink..

Very friendly staff, nice decor and fast service!

Good, friendly service, orders are processed quickly. Great for a beer outside even in winter.

Disaster....we were waiting 45 minutes for the order (3 coffes and 4 teas ) ... I am recomending to avoid this place

It's ok, the staff has finally become friendlier, prices are too high in my opinion.

Is a nice place, but the waiters never bring receipts and often say different prices...

I wanted to spend my evening with my girlfriend in the space cafe. It was pretty cool and we didn't want to spend time outside so we decided to go inside the cafe, but we were turned away by a very unfriendly man who claimed that only regular customers were welcome during the week . But this is obviously a lie and we left. Conclusion: poor service and highly unprofessional..

Nicely furnished and great for staying longer.

Just like on the weekend, you can also enjoy it during the week and get to know each other

Great service, everyone very friendly and attentive. Beautifully and comfortably furnished. Not too expensive.

Absolute standard bar in the center of Basel. No specific negatives or positives. Completely sufficient for a leisurely drink, but you shouldn't expect anything more here.