Open Wednesday to Saturday, 4:30 to 10 on the north end of town
Hand-cut steaks, a long wood bar and a relish tray on every table
The Basin has been feeding Harney County since 1961, when Walt and June Pruitt bought the old highway cafe and put in a grill. The booths are the same red leather. The prime rib recipe hasn't changed either.
We cut every steak in our own kitchen, grill it over oak and let it rest before it goes out. Come early, have a drink at the bar and stay late.
See the menu
supper is served
The menu
Every dinner comes with the relish tray, warm rolls and soup or salad. Sample prices.
Ribeye, 16 oz$42
Hand-cut and grilled over oak
New York strip, 14 oz$38
Salt, pepper and a pat of butter
Bacon-wrapped filet, 8 oz$44
The one the regulars order
Top sirloin, 10 oz$27
Add grilled onions for $2
Bone-in pork chop$26
Apple butter and fried sage
Steak and shrimp$39
Sirloin with six garlic shrimp
Prime rib, queen cut$38
Friday and Saturday until it runs out
Prime rib, king cut$46
For the truly hungry
Friday fish fry$22
Beer-battered cod, rye bread and slaw
Chicken fried steak$21
Country gravy and mashed potatoes
Relish trayAlways free
Pickles, radishes, cheese spread and crackers
Grasshopper$9
Mint, cream and a little chocolate for dessert
Brandy old fashioned$11
Sweet or sour, muddled fruit
Manhattan$12
Rye, sweet vermouth and a cherry
Tom and Jerry$9
December only, out of the big bowl
Local draft$6
Ask what's on from Bend this week
House red or white$8
By the glass
Root beer float$6
For the kids, or anyone
Our beef
Raised twenty miles out, not two thousand
Our beef comes from two family ranches in the Harney Basin, both a short drive from our back door. We buy whole sides, age them 28 days and cut them ourselves on Tuesday mornings.
Ask about buying a boxHow a night at the Basin goes
- An old fashioned at the barSit a while before your table's ready.
- The relish trayPickles, radishes and cheese spread, on the house.
- Soup or saladSoup changes daily. The blue cheese is homemade.
- The steakCooked the way you asked, rested before it's sliced.
- A grasshopper afterMint and cream in a cold glass. Then home to bed.
The bar
Pull up a stool at four thirty
The bar is the oldest part of the building, a long run of fir with a brass rail. Ranchers, teachers and the volunteer fire crew all end up here by seven. There's a pool table in the back and the jukebox still takes quarters.
- Happy hour4:30 to 6, Wednesday to Friday
- Old fashioneds$8 during happy hour
- Bar menuBurgers and fries until close
The Steens Room
A private room for thirty
Rehearsal dinners, branding crews, retirement parties and the 4-H banquet. The Steens Room has its own door, its own bar and a long table that seats thirty, or round tables for forty standing.
Room fee is waived when food and drinks come to $600 or more.
Ask about the room
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"We drove ninety minutes for prime rib on my dad's birthday and it was worth every mile. The waitress knew half the room by name and treated us like we were the other half."
Sample review
Visit
Come hungry
- Wednesday, Thursday4:30 to 9
- Friday, Saturday4:30 to 10
- Sunday to TuesdayClosed
North Broadway, Burns, Oregon 97720
541-555-0187
Walk-ins are welcome at the bar. Parties of nine or more, please call.