Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Nov 27 '05
Pros: Mouth-watering tapas, casual atmosphere but good for special occasions
Cons: You may be tempted to take your hostess' pulse
Summary: I had no idea that Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba was part of the Lettuce Entertain You chain until someone purchased a gift certificate for me recently and I saw it on the list. This says a lot because I grew up in the restaurant business and am pretty good at ...
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Feb 14 '07
Pros: Amazing food, great variety, fun atmosphere, quick service
Cons: Our server may have ended up hating us
Summary: I can’t possibly imagine a better place to take a friend for lunch than Cafe Babareeba. This Spanish tapas restaurant can be found in the Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, adjacent to Armitage shopping district and serves both lunch ...
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Oct 07 '01
Pros: Great way to try something new. Fun atmosphere.
Cons: No parking lot, must find your own space on the street or use valet.
Summary: I had reservations for two at 6:30 on a Saturday night. We arrived right on time and were offered our choice of main restaurant or "patio" seating. As the patio was covered and heated (it was COLD in Chicago last night) we opted for the patio. The...
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Dec 02 '00
Pros: food, atmosphere, service
Cons: music a bit too loud
Summary: Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba is a Spanish Tapas restaurant on Chicago's north side, in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. As a vegetarian, it is often difficult to find a large enough variety of veggie dishes to make it worth eating out, but it was easy at Ba-Ba-Reeba....
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Nov 03 '00
Pros: portion size, ambiance
Cons: wait, wait, wait
Summary: Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba is consistently great. The food is terrific and portions are perfect, just enough so you can order several items. Stick with the tapas..paella is good, but not worth expending the tummy room for! Be prepared to wait, although they...
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May 03 '00
Pros: Something new and different
Cons: Stingent rules on how you have to order
Summary: This restaurant has a wonderful upbeat, trendy Chicago atmosphere. The wait to get in lengthens as the night goes on. If you get there before 6 or 7 you'll likely get a table otherwise, be prepared to sip a sangria at the bar for a while.
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May 02 '00
Pros: Great food and atmosphere
Cons: Can be a wait.
Summary: Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba has three great things going for it:
1- A great location. At Armitage and Halsted, it doesn't get much better. Easily accessible to the "el" and easy to walk to from almost all of Lincoln Park, it is very conveniently...
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Mar 02 '00
Pros: great food
Cons: long wait
Summary: Make sure to bring your appetite. While the dishes are appetizer portions, you will find yourself ordering MANY of them. Then there are the dessert. I have never had such a hard time making up my mind what I wanted! And nothing was disappointing....
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Feb 26 '00
Pros: Everything!!!
Cons: Slightly crowded...go early!
Summary: This was my first experience at Cafe Ba Ba Reeba. We were going there with a group of seven and I was slightly weary as how we were going to eat. My sister had described this restaurant to me and I wasn't enthused. I loved the sangria! We started off...
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Feb 07 '00
Pros: Excellent food, fun ambiance
Cons: Often very crowded
Summary: Me gusta mucho Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba!
Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba is one of those restaurants you never grow tired of -- if only for the sheer variety of food offered. Each time I go there, I order a different selection of tapas. I have never been...
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