Metro Meals: Barnaby's Cafe

By Sasha Schoch and Allie Schaich     2/15/12 6:00pm

If you're looking for a delicious, hearty meal, Barnaby's Cafe is the place to go. With five locations throughout Houston, there is always the likelihood of a Barnaby's being nearby. They are conveniently open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and serve mainly classic American cuisine. Its prices are very reasonable, especially for the quality and amount of food that you receive.

We visited the Barnaby's in River Oaks. This Barnaby's offers both inside and outside patio seating. For patrons who want to bring their dogs and do not mind sitting outside, the Barnaby's staff will even offer dogs a bowl of water for free.

One of the meals we ordered was the spinach and feta burger. It is layered with fresh spinach leaves and the perfect amount of feta cheese. The burger was cooked well-done but still juicy. The burger had a very fresh taste and was not greasy at all.

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The meal also comes with the option of either sweet potato or normal fries, and we asked for half of each. Ordering the two flavors of fries gives both a sweet and salty option as a side for your meal.

We also tried the Hickory BBQ burger for some Texas-style flavor.  The burger was topped with cheese, bacon and barbecue sauce. The cheese and bacon added to the already amazing flavor, making the perfect burger.  The barbecue sauce came on the side, so we could decide how much we wanted.  The extra barbecue sauce especially complemented the taste of the sweet potato fries.

We also ordered Barnaby's freshly squeezed lemonade. Unlike some restaurants, where free refills are only available for fountain drinks, Barnaby's provided us with an entire pitcher of the tangy lemonade.  

Sasha Schoch and Allie Schaich are Wiess College freshmen. Metro Meals explores the restaurants along Houston's METRORail.

 

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