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    Barnaby’s Cafe

    3.9 (140 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Alejandro R.

    A true neighborhood gem. We are regulars here and the food and service are consistently outstanding! They serve classic American comfort dishes with very generous portions and great drinks suitable for everybody. Vibe is clean and casual, and the patio is dog friendly. The restaurant is frequented by the locals in the Tanglewood area and you can really feel it in the vibe and warm service. Our favorite foods are the small house salad (technically a starter but large enough to serve as a meal), spinach artichoke dip, basket of fries, Cobb salad with fried chicken, petite steak and eggs, egg salad with bacon sandwich, bacon blue cheese hamburger, and chocolate cake. The strawberry lemonade is excellent and the drip coffee is solid. Don't sleep on the garlic ranch. The portions are so big here that each regular meal usually ends up being split into two for a leftover meal or to be shared at the restaurant (they can even split individual plates if you ask). Their style of fries is one of my personal favorites - stringy thin and crispy fries with Cajun seasoning.

    Green Eggs! With a honey biscuit, potatoes, chicken sausage, and a kiwi slice.. YUMMY
    Christina Q.

    Great food, great service! Super cute vibes. Came for brunch after church and ordered the Green Eggs plate. SO much food for my big appetite.. and delicious!

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    Melissa H.

    The service was great! The food was delicious. The ladies room was clean, and they had complimentary mouth wash with disposable cups available too. Fancy! There's also a baby changer. Plenty of parking! The inside of the restaurant is spacious. Lovely decorations. I tried their Luna pepperoni pizza and it was tasty! I ordered for myself the meatloaf with grilled asparagus - the sauce on the meatloaf was sweeter than I'm used to but the meatloaf was very savory so it was a nice combination of flavors. Great servings! Had leftovers for a couple days. Will return soon!

    Kid's Grilled Cheese - SO CUTE!
    Kate W.

    Barnaby's is consistently great. Breakfast, lunch, or dinner, to-go or dine- in, it really doesn't matter -- we can always count on Barnaby's to provide us with an awesome meal and experience! Stop on by the Fountain View location, it's just as amazing as every other one!

    Kacy M.

    This was my first time coming to this location. Barnaby's has great breakfast/brunch/lunch and is yummy and affordable. I always enjoy the club sandwich even though it's painfully messy to eat. The fries here are pretty bland so you definitely need to douse them in ketchup. Love the big pickle! Our booth seats were dirty/had crumbs when we sat.

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    Vidal M.

    Food, the great customer service and ambiance can NOT be beat. The sweet potato fries are my go to as they are one of my favorites of the many things on the menu.

    Chi A.

    Stopped by for brunch with my friend and his kids and the host was very off-putting from the moment we walked in. They dismissed us until I spoke up as if they couldn't see us standing there. Then tried to sit us by the bathroom, with two kids, which was an absolute NO. We asked to be seated in the "patio" area and ordered right before brunch was over. The food had no taste and the service sucked. Our waiter was decent and the only polite person there but the experience overall was upsetting. You'd think people would be nicer especially when they see you with kids. Sigh.

    Chris W.

    Great food and service at Barnaby's cafe! Awesome menu options! I had the mealoaf sandwich which was huge! Love the Mac n cheese too! Great server!

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    My wife loves this place. I liked it just fine. I think I need to try it more fresh than taking it home.

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    Best Fattoush Salad in Houston. Never had a bad meal. Huge variety and everything is good.

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    The breakfast was OMG my waiter Gerardo was wonderful very professional!! I will be back and the Breakfast plate was Huge

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    Barnaby's never disappoint. Good food and great customer service. And my pup loved the place!

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