Aug 16 2009
Barbounia
Our servers turned out to be tremendously generous with the booze – piling on glass after glass once we made it clear (in a very friendly manner) that we really were out for that “never ending flow” of bubbly. The champagne was served in classy, full size flutes and it was of great quality. Certainly no plastic cups or mixed use glasses here. The champagne cocktails also exceeded our expectations- not all juice!
For entrees, Andy chose the Moroccan eggs with lamb meraguez (sunny-side up eggs with tomato sauce, paprika, garlic, and lamb meraguez served in a steaming hot skillet). He certainly won with that dish.
Nathania went for a traditional feta cheese omelet which she said was tasty and which was served with pretty substantial breakfast potatoes and herbs.
I was in the mood for something lighter so I chose the chopped salad (cucumber, tomato, onion, parsley, mint with lemon tahini dressing and sumac). It was fine- but it really was made up of only the chopped vegetables mentioned (no lettuce or extras) and the tahini overpowered any hints of mint or lemon in the dressing. It was a very large salad, but if I am in the mood for a salad next time I will certainly go with the classic Greek or roasted beet options. I certainly want to try the Turkish eggs (spinach, ground lamb, chickpeas, sunny-side up eggs and tahini served in a skillet) or the Poached Egg Barbounia (poached eggs on an English muffin with spinach, grilled tomato and yogurt sauce) next time around. The thin crust brick oven pizzas also looked wonderful (and huge!). Andy and I decided we would split one pizza and one salad or egg dish next time around, though I did notice the burger catch Andy’s eyes a couple of times.
Keep in mind it’s going to cost you more than the typical all-you-can-drink brunch…about $25-30 a person after tax and tip. Then again, not too many places of Barbounia’s caliber even offer an all-you-can-drink brunch option.
All in all, quite a successful all-you-can drink brunch. A nice atmosphere, solid Mediterranean fare, and most importantly, quality drinks that keep on flowing. Cheers to Sunday Funday!







