Basil & Baxter's Kitchen and Cocktails Menu With Prices & Happy Hour

Name: Basil & Baxter's Kitchen and Cocktails
Address: 714 Howell Rd, Niceville, FL 32578, Niceville, FL, US
Telephone: (850) 678-2604
Price range: $$

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714 Howell Rd, Niceville, FL 32578

(850) 678-2604 · tap to call

basilandbaxters.com

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714 Howell Rd, Niceville, FL 32578

Distance from central Niceville2.2 mi

Straight-line distance from the midpoint of our Niceville listings.

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Hours of Operation

Monday4–9 PM

Tuesday4–9 PM

Wednesday4–9 PM

Thursday4–9 PM

Friday4–9 PM

Saturday4–9 PM

SundayClosed

Happy Hour & Drinks

Updated August 2026

4 PM-6 PM

Small Plates

Garlic Olive Oil Dipping Sauce

4 fried rolls served with our house garlic olive oil

Scallion Potato Cakes

Crispy potato cakes topped with aioli

5 GF

Caesar Wrap

Romaine lettuce, grilled chicken, caesar dressing, and shaved parmesan

5 GF

Aioli French Fries

Crispy fries topped with chipotle aioli, bacon, and scallions

6 GF

2 BBQ Pork Tacos

Slow cooked pork butt over shaved slaw with a BBQ drizzle

Fried Artichokes

Lightly breaded and fried artichoke quarters with lemon poppyseed aioli

Stuffed Mushrooms

Baby portabella mushrooms with spinach artichoke stuffing

Shrimp Beignets

Fried dough with shrimp, corn, onion, peppers and served with aioli

Baxter's Tenders

Fried chicken tenders tossed in sauce and served with ranch or bleu cheese dressing

2 Shrimp Tacos

Gulf shrimp grilled over shaved slaw with remoulade

$10

Drinks

Amaretto Sour

Fresh lemon and amaretto stirred over ice

Sangria

House made and seasonal flavors

Fresh Fizz

Gin, fresh lemon, simple and soda over ice

Cosmo

Vodka, triple sec, lime, and cranberry

Cucumber Refresher

Fresh cucumber juiced in house with vodka, lime and simple

Pickled Martini

Olives, okra, pepperoncini pepper infused vodka

House Red or White Wine

Bottled Beer

Budweiser, Bud Light, Miller Lite, Coors Light, Michelob Ultra, Yuengling, Nutrl

$2.50

Draft Beer

Avalanche Amber Ale, Michelob Ultra, Miller Lite, 30A Blonde, Goose Island IPA

Basil's Bar

Handcrafted Cocktails

BAXTER'S OLD FASHIONED

Maker's Mark bourbon, house simple, spiced aromatic bitters, an orange twist and cocktail cherry

$12

BLACKBERRY SAGE SMASH

Freshly muddled blackberry and sage with Buffalo Trace bourbon, fresh lime, and house simple

$13

DARK AND STORMY

Captain Morgan spiced rum, lime juice, and your choice of regular or sugar free ginger beer

$10

PICKLED DIRTY

Tito's vodka shaken hard with olive, okra, and pepperoncini pepper juice

$10

CUCUMBER REFRESHER

Tito's vodka muddled with cucumber, lime juice, house simple, and a splash of soda water shaken hard, served with a spicy rim

$10

BUTTERFLY COSMO

Tito's vodka infused with butterfly pea flower, lime juice, white cranberry juice, and triple sec

$10

RAZZTINI

Tito's vodka shaken with raspberry preserves, simple syrup and fresh lemon juice served with a sugar rim

$10

GRAPEFRUIT SPLASH

Ketel one vodka, fresh squeezed grapefruit juice, elderflower liqueur, and white cranberry juiced finished with rose petals

$12

THE HUGO

St. Germaine elderflower liqueur, Scandi brut, soda water, mint, and a lemon twist

$10

GARDEN PARTY

Freshly muddled cherry tomato and cucumber shaken hard with St. George's Green Chile vodka, fresh lemon, and house simple

$12

Bourbon

Four Roses

Elijah Craig

Buffalo Trace

Makers Mark

Gentleman Jack

Knob Creek 7 yr Rye

Knob Creek 9 yr

Basil Hayden

$10

Woodford Reserve

$10

Whistlepig 6 yr

$10

Whitlepig 6 yr Rye

$10

Bulleit

$10

Angel's Envy

$14

Woodford Reserve Double Oaked

$16

Whistlepig 12 yr Old World Rye

$18

Turn any bourbon into an Old Fashioned

ADD 3

Dessert Cocktails

ORANGE DREAMSICLE

Orange oil infused vanilla vodka, orange juice, whipped cream

$10

KEY LIME PIE

Vanilla vodka, cream of coconut, fresh lime juice, pineapple, simple syrup served with a graham cracker crust

$12

ESPRESSO MARTINI

St. George Nola Coffee liqueur and amaretto shaken hard and topped with a whipped froth

$12

Mocktails

Butterfly Lemonade

Housemade lemonade with a float of butterfly pea flower tea

Pina No-lada

Pineapple, orange, fresh lime juice, and cream of coconut shaken hard and topped with Sprite

The Razz

Our guest favorite, the Razztini, made without the vodka

Beer

ON TAP

16 OZ/22 OZ

30A Blonde

$6 | $7

Big Nose IPA

$6 | $7

Goose Island IPA

$6 | $7

Avalanche Amber

$6 | $7

Guinness

$6 | $7

Michelob Ultra

$4 | $5

Miller Lite

$4 | $5

Seasonal Tap

*ask your server

BOTTLED

Michelob Ultra, Miller Lite, Coors Light, Bud Light, Budweiser, Yuengling, Stella Artois, Blue Moon, Heineken, Heineken 0.0, Corona, Dos Equis, Abita Amber, Goose Island IPA, Angry Orchard, Guinness

Wines by the Glass

WINE ON TAP

6 OZ GLASS/24 OZ CARAFE

Hess Chardonnay

$9 | $36

13 Celsius Sauvignon Blanc

$9 | $36

Oberon Cabernet

$13 | $48

Ken Wright Pinot Noir

$13 | $48

RED WINE

Escudo Rojo Gran Reserve

$8 | $30

Terra Doro Zinfandel

$9 | $33

Chateau Bellevue

$11 | $40

Phantom Red Blend

$10 | $35

Rodney Strong Merlot

$10 | $36

Tesoro Malbec

$11 | $36

WHITE WINE

Marchese De Petrill Valore Pinot Grigio

$8 | $32

Chateau St. Michelle Riesling

$8 | $32

Coppo Moncalvina Moscato DOCG

$9 | $36

Scandi Brut

$6 | $20

Jeio Prosecco split DOCG

Basil and Baxter's Kitchen and Cocktails

APPETIZERS

HOUSE GARLIC OIL AND FRIED ROLLS

AIOLI FRENCH FRIES

1leaping basket of fries topped with chipotle aioli, bacon, and green onion

$10

HOUSE ROLLED MOZZARELLA

Wonton wrapped mozzarella cheese fried and served with marinara

$10

WINGS

10 large wings fried crispy and served with your choice of blackened, BBQ, mild buffalo, hot buffalo, or raspberry haberno, with ranch or bleu cheese

$16

SHRIMP BEIGNETS

6 savory beignets filled with shrimp, corn, red onion, and peppers in a fried dough with our house aioli and green onion

$12

BANGING SHRIMP

Gulf shrimp fried and tossed in a sweet chili aioli and topped with green onion

$14

MUSSELS

Black mussels tossed in a sweet and spicy cream sauce with grilled bread

$12

SEARED AHI TUNA

Black and white sesame crusted 6oz Ahi tuna seared and served over greens with spicy aioli and balsamic glaze

$16

CRAB CAKE

4oz Maryland style crab cake on a bed of shaved slaw and served with remoulade and fresh lemon

$15

SOUP & SALADS

SHRIMP BISQUE

Cup $8 or Bowl $15

HOUSE SALAD

Mixed greens, carrot, cherry tomatoes, and cucumber with your choice of chipotle ranch, balsamic, honey jalapeno or blue cheese

SMALL 5 LARGE 6

WEDGE SALAD

Iceberg wedge, with bleu cheese crumbles, bacon, tomatoes, cucumber and house bleu cheese dressing

$10

CHICKEN SALAD

Grilled or fried chicken over mixed greens with cherry tomatoes, red onion, bacon and chipotle ranch

$12

STEAK SALAD

Grilled filet tips over baby spinach, cherry tomatoes, kalamata olives, feta and balsamic vinaigrette

$19

CAESAR SALAD

Romaine tossed with grated parmesan cheese, house Caesar, garlic croutons and shaved parmesan

SMALL 5 LARGE 10

BASKETS AND MAC & CHEESE

BBQ PULLED PORK MAC

Slow cooked pulled pork on top of our signature cavatappi queso mac with BBQ sauce and green onion

$16

BUFFALO CHICKEN MA

Grilled chicken on top of our signature cavatappi queso mae with buffalo sauce and green onion

$16

CHICKEN BACON RANCH MAC

Grilled chicken on top of our signature cavatappi queso mac with chipotle ranch, crispy bacon and green onion

$15

BLACKENED SHRIMP MAC

Gulf shrimp blackened and served on top of our signature cavatappi queso mae and sprinkled with parmesan cheese

$18

WAGYU BURGER

7 oz wagyu beef burger cooked to temp, on a toasted Hawaiian bun, aioli, mixed greens, tomato and served with a side

$15

CHICKEN SANDWICH

Blackened, grilled or fried and served on a toasted Hawaiian bun with aioli mixed greens and tomato slice, with your choice of a side

$15

MAHI MAHI SANDWICH

Blackened, grilled or fried and served on a toasted brioche bun with remoulade, mixed greens and tomato served with a side

$17

SHRIMP TACOS

3 Toasted flour tortillas filled with shaved purple and green cabbage, red onion tossed in our house dressing and topped with blackened gulf shrimp and remoulade

$16

GROUPER SANDWICH

Fresh gulf grouper blackened, grilled or fried on a toasted Hawaiian bun with remoulade mixed greens and tomato served with a side

$29

GROUPER NUGGET BASKET

Grouper nuggets fried and served with french fries, shaved slaw and tartar sauce

$29

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PASTAS AND ENTREES

ANGEL HAIR OLIVE OIL

Angel hair pasta tossed in garlic olive oil and marinated tomatoes in basil and scallions then finished with shaved parmesan cheese.

$18

BLACKENED CHICKEN ALFREDO

Marinated and blackened 8oz chicken breast sliced and served over a bed of penne tossed in our house made parmesan cream sauce and finished with shaved parmesan cheese

$22

GULF SHRIMP ALFREDO

9 Gulf shrimp seasoned and grilled to perfection and served on top of penne tossed in our house made parmesan cream sauce and finished with shaved parmesan cheese

$26

CHICKEN JAMBALAYA PASTA

Rotini pasta tossed in our spicy house tomato based sauce with andouille sausage and finished with green onion

$22

BAXTER'S PASTA

Bacon cream sauce with tomato, spinach and penne pasta topped with blackened chicken, shrimp and feta cheese

$29

MEDITERRANEAN STEAK PASTA

Rotini pasta tossed in a cream sauce with tomatoes, kalamata olives and spinach, topped with filet tips and feta cheese.

$29

LOBSTER RAVIOLI

5 Lobster ravioli tossed in an old bay cream sauce with roasted red pepper, garlic and spinach, finished with gulf shrimp and shaved parmesan cheese

$29

STUFFED PORTABELLA MUSHROOM

Spinach and artichoke stuffed mushroom over garlic green beans and finished with lemon butter sauce

$18

BOURBON CHICKEN OR STEAK

Grilled Chicken or Filet topped with melted provolone cheese and our tangy bourbon sauce, fried red potatoes and veg of the day

24 CHICKEN 42 FILET

SHRIMP ETOUTEE

9 Gulf Shrimp cooked in a spicy tomato based house etouffee over basmati rice and finished with green onion

$24

SHRIMP AND GRITS

9 Gulf Shrimp grilled over gouda cheese grits and finished with our andouille bacon brown gravy and green onion on top

$24

LEMON GROUPER OR CHICKEN

Grilled Mahi Mahi over mashed potatoes with our lemon butter sauce and finished with sauteed cherry tomato and spinach

34 GROUPER 24 CHICKEN

GROUPER NANTUA

Bronzed grouper over basmati rice and finished with shrimp chowder

$36

GROUPER ETOUFFEE

Grilled, blackened, or fried Gulf grouper oversmoked gouda grits and finished with shrimp etouffee and scallions

$36

GROUPER RISOTTO

Grilled Gulf grouper served over parmesan risotto and sauteed spinach

$34

PANHANDLE GROUPER

Griled grouper on a bed of sauteed spinach topped with grilled gulf shrimp and chilled marinated tomatoes in basil scallions and garlic

$28

CRAB CAKE DINNER

2 of our house made Maryland style crab cakes over shaved slaw and remoulade

$28

8OZ FILET

8 oz center cut Angus filet grilled to temperature, served with the veg of the day and your choice of side

$39

12OZ RIBEYE STEAK

Grilled to perfection and served with veg of the day and your choice of side

$42

16OZ PORTERHOUSE CHOP

Char-grilled 16oz porterhouse pork chop cooked medium and topped with our blue cheese compound butter, mash potatoes and green beans

$28

ADD ON to your entree

ENTREE SALAD

Spring mix, shredded carrot, cherry tomato, cucumber, and your choice chipotle ranch, balsamic, bleu cheese, honey mustard or citrus sesame

WEDGE SALAD

Ice burg wedge, bacon, bleu cheese crumbles, cherry tomato, and cucumber served with bleu cheese dressing

CHICKEN

SHRIMP

$10

FILET

$16

GROUPER

$22

SIDES

FRENCH FRIES

$2.99

SAUTEED RED POTATOES

$2.99

FRIED RED POTATOES

$2.99

GARLIC MASHED POTATOES

$2.99

CRISPY POTATO CAKE

GOUDA CHEESE GRITS

$2.99

VEGETABLE OF THE DAY

$2.99

SAUTEED SPINACH

$3.99

PARMESAN RISOTTO

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Frequently Asked Questions

What time is happy hour at Basil & Baxter's Kitchen and Cocktails?

Happy hour at Basil & Baxter's Kitchen and Cocktails is 4 PM-6 PM.

What are the happy hour specials at Basil & Baxter's Kitchen and Cocktails?

Basil & Baxter's Kitchen and Cocktails offers: Monday – Saturday 4pm – 9pm We want to tell you about food At Basil & Baxters, our food is more tha

Does Basil & Baxter's Kitchen and Cocktails have food specials during happy hour?

Yes, Basil & Baxter's Kitchen and Cocktails offers food specials during happy hour: Monday – Saturday 4pm – 9pm We want to tell you about food At Basil & Baxters, our food is more tha

Does Basil & Baxter's Kitchen and Cocktails have a cocktail or drinks menu?

Yes. Basil & Baxter's Kitchen and Cocktails lists 76 drinks on this page under Happy Hour, Basil's Bar, Basil and Baxter's Kitchen and Cocktails. Amaretto Sour 6, Sangria 6, Fresh Fizz 6.

What food does Basil & Baxter's Kitchen and Cocktails serve?

Basil & Baxter's Kitchen and Cocktails publishes Basil and Baxter's Kitchen and Cocktails, PASTAS AND ENTREES, 50 dishes. Dishes start at $2.

Does Basil & Baxter's Kitchen and Cocktails have dessert?

Yes, 3 on the menu. ORANGE DREAMSICLE 10, KEY LIME PIE 12, ESPRESSO MARTINI 12.

Where is Basil & Baxter's Kitchen and Cocktails located?

Basil & Baxter's Kitchen and Cocktails is located at 714 Howell Rd, Niceville, FL 32578.

Is Basil & Baxter's Kitchen and Cocktails good for groups?

Basil & Baxter's Kitchen and Cocktails is a restaurant in Niceville. For large groups, we recommend calling ahead at (850) 678-2604 to check availability during happy hour.

What type of restaurant is Basil & Baxter's Kitchen and Cocktails?

Basil & Baxter's Kitchen and Cocktails is a restaurant located in Niceville, FL.