Dined at Bunky's last week while visiting a friend in Madison prior to a Badger basketball game. The name 'Bunky's' doesn't even begin to describe the food--we were expecting a cafe with a great sandwiches and to be in and out quickly...WE couldn't have been more wrong--but that was okay!
The place was very eclectic and is a true sit down restaurant probably inspired by cafes in the Middle East/Eurasia. The menu was just as eclectic with kabobs, pasta, pizza and plenty of hummus.
They also serve something that I think was called 'table spaghetti' or something like that--anyway we saw a table of 8 served this (the menu says 2 person minimum) and it was quite interesting. Essentially they cover the table with some kind of protective cover (it looked like a piece of marble with a beveled moat around the border--to protect from wayward juices) and then proceeded to dump a huge stainless steel bowl of spaghetti and another of marinara/gravy directly onto the table! It was interesting to watch these people dig in sans plates...yes, that's right--everyone sort of eats in front of themselves without a plate. A very different take on family-style dining for sure.
Anyway, back to our experience...the three of us ordered the chicken kabob dinner, lamb kabob dinner, and some type of penne pasta. The kabob dinners come with rice, hummus, and a couple grilled veggies--I subbed in couscous for rice--it was tasty but $17 for the lamb dinner seems a bit of a stretch for what I got. All of us enjoyed our food and the time there. We'll definitely go back.