Café Ba-Ba-Reeba
Your health is our top priority in all that we do. Steps we are taking: reduced capacity services, masks on all employees, disposable and digital menus, continuous sanitation procedures hand washing.
To help ensure the safety of our guests and employees during this time, we have set in place new dining standards:
-Guests are required to wear masks while in the restaurant and during interactions with staff, only to be removed while eating/drinking at your table.
- Please note reservations are limited to 1hr 30min.
To learn more about what we are doing to ensure the health and safety of our guests, visit leye.com/coronavirus.
Thank you for your patronage of Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba! ~ A Lettuce Entertain You restaurant.
Private Dining
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Safety precautions
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Common areas deep cleaned daily
- Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
- Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
- Limited number of seated diners
- Distancing maintained in common areas
- Extra space between tables
- Waitstaff wear masks
- Diners must wear masks unless eating or drinking
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
- Staff temperature check required
Popular dishes
Grilled Spanish Octopus, Potatoes, Nduja Vinaigrette & Saffron Aioli
pulpo a la parrilla con patatas, vinagrete de nduja y aioli de azafrán
2 reviews
Garlic Shrimp
olive oil and red pepper flakes
8 reviews
garlic shrimp
olive oil, red pepper flakes
16 reviews
Menu
Our waiter, Jose, was FANTASTIC! He reccomended many Tapas that were his favorites and customer favorites. We enjoyed all of them! The flank steak, chicken piri piri, calamari, brussel sprouts, garlic shrimp,meatballs and oh my gosh the BEST surprise....the chirizo wrapped dates! You must try them they are so delicious! And finally, let's not forget the Sangria! This is our second time coming to Cafe BaBa Reeba and we WILL BE BACK! Thank you for making it such a wonderful, fun dining experience!
We were placed in an area where we were completely alone and completely secluded from everyone else. It was bizarre. We go for the ambiance and won't be returning any time soon because of the strange experience we had. We saw open tables in the main dining area from when we were seated until we left. Very disappointing.
The mango sangria was really good and all the dishes came out quickly.
The food was great! This was my second time at this restaurant and I sure will come back!
The food was wonderful and our waiter was very attentive and helpful. My only complaint was that the music was so loud it was difficult to carry on a conversation.
The food is great ! Service was really good! Very nice ambiance.
Love everything about this place! White peach sangria is to die for!!
Loved being here for our combo graduation and Father's Day family outing. Food always consistent and delicious. Service attentive and accommodating. Love it.
Our waiter Jose was excellent both in knowledge and friendliness. His recommendations and guidance about the quantity of food to order were spot on and he was most efficient about clearing the tapas plates when we finished but not before. All the plates we tried (8-9 for two) were delicious. We especially liked the sausages with mustard seeds. And the mango sangria was a big hit! Thanks.
Such a good rendition on traditional Spanish cuisine. The pinxtos were good, but could be more styled like traditional pinxtos. The tapas overall were very yummy, but some were very heavy and didn’t quite have the taste of tapas (the peri peri chicken tasted more like Buffalo wings). Overall yummy!
We felt like we were in Madrid having tapas. The food and service were excellent. Definitely going back
Every bite I had was amazing!
The staff was friendly and attentive.
The prices are beyond reasonable.
I’d return for the Warm potato and onion omelette alone!
OMG
Everything was great! We had peach sangria which was delicious and an assortment of the tapas. Beef empanadas and the ham croquettes were our favorite. Great service. Lively atmosphere.
Everything was awesome and delicious! It's time to bring back the Curry Chicken Salad!
Really good. Delicious tapas, the mango Sangria also really good.
One of my favorite places to eat in Chicago!!!!!!!
This was one of our favorite restaurants but very disappointed this time.
Dear Cody, I'm so sorry to hear of your recent less than acceptable experience with us, especially in regards to some of our signature dishes you received. We always try to exceed our guests' expectations but unfortunately, sometimes fall short. Would you be willing to provide your contact information so I can have one of our managers get in touch? We truly appreciate your feedback; thank you. -Teresa M.
Delicious food and great service, but we always have to wait for a table even with a reservation.
Amazing place to have a casual dinner. Service was amazing as usual!
The food is always wonderful at Cafe BaBa Reeba. The only thing that led to a lower rating was the noise level. We were getting together for the first time since Covid shut down everything, and it was hard to hear each other because of the noise. Not good!
What a fun treat! perfect for date night or girls night out. Sangria is a must!!!!
My sons graduation
Excellent. Always our go-to place whenever we visit Chicago. Great tapas at a reasonable price.
Always a wonderful experience. One of our favorites, love having our old favorites and trying new things as well
Never had a bad experience. Food came out in a timely manner and staggered. The waitstaff was attentive and very helpful.
We ordered the olives, Spanish omelette, patatas bravas, and the chicken thigh and market vegetable paella. All were crowd pleasers and it was more than enough food for three.
I will always love this place. Perfect for a picky eater because we order a bunch for the table then if you don't like it, other people can eat it!
Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba is exceedingly loud. The Tapas are at best mediocre and provide no sensory reason to return. There are simply not many actual tapas restaurants/bars worth the investment. We triied numerous offerings and only a couple were rated in the ok category. One and done!
Dear Bill, I'm so sorry to hear of your recent less than acceptable experience with us, especially in regards to some of our signature dishes you received as well as the atmosphere. We always try to exceed our guests' expectations but unfortunately, sometimes fall short. Would you be willing to provide your contact information so I can have one of our managers get in touch? We truly appreciate your feedback; thank you. -Teresa M.
Our waiter, Andres was great. We will be coming back soon!
The food and service was amazing. Best place in Chicago for tapas and sangria!
Fun Lively spot for shareable brunch, lunch or dinner.
Wonderful food, drinks and atmosphere per usual. My only complaint is the poor service. Having a time limit of 90 minutes at the table I would expect above par service. Server took our order and then we didn’t see him again until after we were fully finished eating. Didn’t ask to see how food was and we were sitting without drinks for 20 minutes. I had to ask about desert and I asked for a minute to talk it over and then we’d order. We had decided we wanted the chocolate and butterscotch deserts that he mentioned paired well together. However-he never came back until he brought the bill and said our time was up. Very disappointed.
Food and service were great
Sangria pitcher was a great value and all the food was delicious! Waiter was very nice and attentive. I’ll be back soon!
The food is always great but the servers were crowding the service station which ends up hovering over tables. It felt invasive and uncomfortable.
Dear Valued Guest, I'm so sorry to hear of your recent less than acceptable experience with us, especially in regards to the service you received. We always try to exceed our guests' expectations but unfortunately, sometimes fall short. Would you be willing to provide your contact information so I can have one of our managers get in touch? We truly appreciate your feedback; thank you. -Teresa M.
Most of our old favorite tapas were on the menu--and they tasted as good as ever. Service was attentive, professional, and friendly. We were a disappointed with the dessert selection, however. Of the 3 choices, none appealed to our group of 5. Please bring back the delicious small bite desserts!
The food is delicious: crispy croquetas, perfectly cooked seafood, and great sangria. Our server was friendly and attentive. One of my favorite restaurants in Chicago!
The food was great . The server was a little on the pushy side and didn’t offer dessert just put the check on the table.
Dear Valued Guest, I'm so sorry to hear of your recent less than acceptable experience with us, especially in regards to the service you received. We always try to exceed our guests' expectations but unfortunately, sometimes fall short. Would you be willing to provide your contact information so I can have one of our managers get in touch? We truly appreciate your feedback; thank you. -Teresa M.
Wonderful food and servers were great. Masking and personal space excellent.
If we lived in Chicago we would be here all the time. Loved it! Waiter was great
Good place to hangout or date. Love the hanger steak and garlic shrimp
FAQs
You can order delivery directly from Café Ba-Ba-Reeba using the Order Online button. Café Ba-Ba-Reeba also offers delivery in partnership with Postmates and Uber Eats. Café Ba-Ba-Reeba also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (773) 935-5000.
Café Ba-Ba-Reeba is rated 4.8 stars by 7211 OpenTable diners.
Café Ba-Ba-Reeba does offer gift cards which you can purchase here https://www.leye.com/gift-cards/?utm_source=opentable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=holiday%202020&utm_content=cbbr%20confirmation%20email.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable. Due to local restrictions, this restaurant may not be accepting reservations at the moment.
