Nanorestaurant Review: Bon Vivant (Basel)

We did this for my birthday dinner. It gets two quite smiley faces. There's something I really like about the whole no menu thing. There are even bonus points for being reasonably priced (though deductions for the high cost of the accompanying wine pairings, which I'd be ticked about if they hadn't been so good).

• Food: Excellent; straightforward and very well prepared
  
• Service: Quite good; there are only about 20 seats, so the two servers were in no way overwhelmed. :-)
  
• Atmosphere: very good; the decor is great and the overall feeling is open and comfortable

[Update]: Andrea suggested that I list the food. We had:

• Amuse bouche: chickpea soup with fresh marjoram and a drizzle of olive oil (with our apperitif prosecco)
  
• Starter (greg): Goose liver terrine with sweet and sour pumpkin and brioche (paired with a sweet wine from the Dolomites)
  
• Starter (andrea): Lime-curry risotto topped with a grilled jumbo shrimp (paired with a sauvignon blanc from Genf)
  
• Main course: Roasted lamb shoulder with rosemary potatoes and bean ragout (paired with an Austrian(!) merlot)
  
• Cheese plate (paired with an Austrian riesling)
  
• Dessert: chocolate tart with mandarin ice cream (paired with a late-bottled-vintage port)