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| - If you're looking for brunch with a twist, this may be the place for you.
For Saturday and Sunday brunch, they offer up a prix fixe menu that gives you a sampling of appetizers and a choice of entree for $14.50.
The apps include (from the website) honey and kaymak (like a clotted cream), olive mix, tomato and ricotta salad, nuts and dried fruits, homemade nut spread (like Nutella), homemade jams (we got orange and some sort of berry), and bread. The honey and kaymak is the star of the plate - I could have eaten the stuff by the spoonful, but I decided to be lady-like and ate it with bread... which was also very very very good.
Oh, the bread. I have no idea what kind of bread it was, but it was crusty on the outside, tender on the inside, and had this wholesome nutty flavour. Yum. Thankfully our server was super nice about giving us more bread whenever we ran out. (I can't stand places that are stingy with bread, ugh.)
On to the mains. Much deliberation was needed, as all of the mains sounded delicious to me. Ultimately, I decided on the shakshuka. The eggs were just perfectly set, the tomato sauce delicately spiced, and the whole dish finished with just the right amount of herbaceousness. Others in my party ordered the borek and lamb meatballs and they were all pretty happy with their choices too.
I love brunch and I love that Barbounya serves up something different from your standard brunch fare. Everything I had tasted great and service was fantastic. I will definitely be back!
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