Café Ba-Ba-Reeba

We went for our anniversary and loved every minute. From a complimentary glass of champagne to the superb service, we couldn’t have picked a better restaurant to celebrate our wedding anniversary.

Outstanding overall experience. Bacon wrapped dates, brussel sprout salad, and super tender short rib stood out as our favorites. Service was attentive yet unobtrusive. We can't wait to return.

Always a great time! Great food, wonderful ambience, service was exceptional.

A server did not come to our table for 15 minutes after being seated. Not a huge deal but still annoying. Fast forward to the end of the meal - we did not order dessert - actually when asked we said, 'probably not, but we'll look at a menu.' Then, as a gesture of good faith for the earlier mistake (or so we thought), they brought us two desserts unprompted. I was taking a friend out to dinner that night, so didn't want her to pay. I gave the server my card to run so there would be no argument. When I received the check back, paid, they had charged us for the desserts... that we didn't order...

The food was excellent. We went for happy hour. The bartender wasn't very friendly at first but lightened up as the night went on. (The food runners & bussers we're super nice though.) I really appreciated the remembered birthday as he brought out a flan with a candle even though we opted out of dessert. The drinks were fabulous. The Monday deal is insane. I just wish more LEY staff were trained in their discounts, promotions & app. We wanted to redeem my birthday dollars & of course add our points but it wasn't even noticed. I literally folded it to be overly visible. So we were charged full price, flagged down the bartender & mentioned it to him, he replied that he didn't see it & went on working. Hey, we still want our discount! So we flag him down again to fix it & he begrudgingly complies. It was kind of strange but all in all it was a pretty good experience. Would be 5 stars if it wasn't for those minor inconveniences.

Delicious!

My favorite restaurant in Chicago. The food is incredible.

Really good breakfast tapas! Also had the cava sangria which was great

Great like always

We’ve been here before and it does not disappoint! It can be loud but we had a table in a corner and really enjoyed being able to talk. The shared food is wonderful and fun...that is totally why we come here!! Very fun and enjoyable and great value!

My Wife and I met at this restaurant 28 years ago and went there this weekend to celebrate our anniversary. Our waiter was horrendous, did not pay attention, walked away from our table in mid order several times, and made snarly remarks.. Will never ever return there and was highly dissapointed!

This restaurant knows what it’s doing, as most LEYE restaurants do. The tapas selection is broad and varied. We ordered 7 or 8 for three of us. There’s a reasonably priced and appropriate wine by the glass selection. Service is very good. The noise level makes conversation difficult.

This restaurant is overrated!
It should be rated 3.8 not 4.8

Good food. Great atmosphere. Pretty good service. Small plates add up fast!

After living in Barcelona for a year, I was real pleased with the dishes!

Anniversary

This has been a favorite restaurant of mine for more than 40 years and I can say it is always consistently fabulous! The food is outstanding, ambiance is always inviting and service is typically top-notch. Cheers!

It was nice

Wonderful birthday dinner. Tapas, sangria, and service was all excellent

One of our favorite go to places. Always a great meal and ambiance is among the best in Chicago. This is actually the first time we’ve been there for brunch - highly recommend!!

The tapas were delicious! I didn’t know what to expect for breakfast tapas, but I was impressed with the Spanish influence on breakfast food.

Always good food, but if you go for brunch you MUST get the breakfast Paella. Amazing! Worth the 30-45 minute wait while it's made fresh. Plenty of leftovers to take home for the two us, too.

Food was excellent! Price was great!! Drinks were awesome! Definitely will be one of my favorite tapas restaurants!

An area of improvement would be the host, she was not very knowledgeable about the check-in process. We made reservations through open table and she asked us to wait at the bar. If it had not been for my phone alerting to check-in (again) we would have kept waiting.

Spicy potatoes 5 ever. Bacon wrapped Dates are also delicious.

The Garlic Shrimp was really great. After the first plate, everything else we ordered were okay but no surprise anymore.

Waitperson was excellent. Maggie guided us through the menu and suggested unique and delicious options.

Loud AF. Had to yell to hear my date

Consistently great tapas. Enormous menu.
Good prices. What’s not to love?

Family get together

Took my boyfriend who stated he does not like this type of food and he has been raving about it to family and friends ever since. Great date night spot!

Brunch was fantastic!

Sticky floors make me feel gross and unfortunately the floors were sticky. Otherwise we had a nice brunch.

Love this place. We always recommend to our friends and family.

Outstanding menu and the best tapas restaurant in Chicago!

Loved the restaurant ambiance and tapas. Staff were extremely welcoming and friendly. Portions were decently sized, especially the paella. My only negative would be that our waiter was balancing way too many tables, so there was a lot of waiting in between. Otherwise, had a very enjoyable evening.

The food was delicious as always. It also comes out fairly fast. This is one of my favorite spots in Chicago.

Portions were way too small for the price

The service here is incredible. The food is to die for.

Love the food

We had an incredible evening!! The food was amazing as was the staff!! We were seated immediately on time!! The passion fruit sangria was lovely and the ambiance was great!!