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Our Inspector's Highlights
- The view is among Basalt’s greatest assets. Expansive windows look across Black Desert Resort’s greens and lava fields toward Southern Utah’s red-rock mountains, with select tables offering especially striking sightlines as daylight fades.
- The Ivins, Utah, steakhouse dining room takes a contemporary approach to steakhouse design. A colorful linear ceiling installation adds visual drama overhead, while arched banquettes, sculptural chairs and dark surfaces create a polished setting that lets the surrounding landscape shine that much more.
- The beef program puts regional sourcing front and center. UT 47 black angus from Logan appears in cuts such as a 22-ounce cowboy and 14-ounce New York strip, while a 12-ounce Heritage wagyu zabuton comes from the Bryce Canyon area. Steaks are grilled over mesquite wood.
- The menu radiates a sense of place. For example, funeral potatoes, a Utah staple, arrive with pork belly, herb purée and Fresno chili, while other options span duck tacos, hamachi ceviche, Chilean sea bass and vegan miso eggplant.
- For a larger-format meal, the Basalt Experience brings together an eight-ounce beef tenderloin, 22-ounce cowboy cut and 12-ounce wagyu zabuton, accompanied by the table’s choice of two sides and two sauces.
Things to Know
- A window-side reservation is worth pursuing, particularly around sunset, when the expansive views add another dimension to dinner.
- All fried menu items are prepared using 100% beef tallow. Diners will find it front and center in options such as the tallow fries, served with sea salt and rosemary and available with an optional truffle addition.
- The dress code at Basalt is business casual.
Amenities
Bar
Dinner
Gluten-free options
Kid friendly
Outdoor seating
Private dining
Reservations recommended 
Resort casual
Self-parking
Valet parking
Vegetarian options
Getting There
