Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba

Please come back!!! This is by far the most tragic thing that’s happened to Vegas! This place is the best tapas place with the best white peach sangria EVER! My hubby and I used to go there every time we go to Vegas (which is a lot). I mean, there were times when we craved BabaReeba so much that we took a trip to Vegas because of it! We would order pitchers of the white peach sangria and I would get tipsy and then go shopping at the fashion show mall! How much better can life get? :P
anyway, please please reopen it or open one in LA! The new restaurant in place of it sucks!

Yay! I’m a fan. I mean I USED to be a fan. This is one of those places that make you a little sad when they close the doors. Hubby and I used to ritually come here for lunch and drinks while in Vegas every trip. I’m going to miss those little tomato toasts with the Serrano ham. They were the MOST PERFECT hangover food EVER.
RIP, you will be missed!

Had some good times and great happy hours here. Sad to see it go.
This place has been CLOSED since February 15^th.

The tapas here were whateves, nothing really stood out to me, the menu was very limited and simple, I think I’ll stick to Firefly on Paradise Rd., my first love. But I must admit it was a cute restaurant with nice romantic lighting, cute décor, and decent service; doubt I’ll be back for tapas though.

Good place to get tapas on the strip.
If you like cured meats and cheese they have a good variety here. Good selection of Spanish cuisine.

Poor ba ba reeba, setting up shop in a veritable ghost town that is Fashion Show Mall.
We entered this area only to sample the restaurant’s happy hour, on recommendation from a friend.
We’ve been to Spain, and had tapas from a variety of regions. Of course it’s not the same. We’re also from a town with a Spanish theme that serves tapas so painfully unrelated to Spanish food that Ba Ba Reeba is doing a decent job of Spanish tapas in a tourist strip of shiny lights and gut busting edible junk.
And the happy hour prices are very good deal, especially given the area.
Just my luck that I enjoy sitting and dining at the bar, since that’s where the happy hour prices apply.
If there’d been four of us, we’d have gotten a portion of every item on the happy hour menu, and two rounds of the pintxos. But there was just two, so we sampled perhaps half the menu.
Favorite pintxos were the egg salad and shrimp on toast, and the fried goat cheese.
Favorite small plates include the meatballs in tomato sauce, the jamon with cheese and olives, and the bacon-​wrapped dates.
We didn’t go anywhere near the paella. That’s one item I don’t take risks on, for fear of disappointment.
We shared three glasses of sangria: peach, passion fruit and cava. The cava was our favorite, light and not cloyingly sweet.
My top pick, though, was the bread and olive oil that comes to the table. The bread really did remind of eating in Spain. A little firm, a little chewy and the olive oil had a strong nutty, grassy flavor, like the simple rustic oil I had in southern Spain. Put some better salt on the table, a little wild thyme in my pocket, and a sherry in my hand, and I’m back in a café in Las Negras.
Our bartender did everything right, coming by just when we may have needed her, fretted on our behalf that the bread hadn’t come out yet, asked how we liked this and that, and never hovered.
Bonus: once you’re inside, no obvious noises and lights of casinos.

This was def the best choice to in that mall plaza section on Las Vegas Blvd. I’ve only had tapas a few times and I’m not completely drawn to it because it sounds like I’ll order a bunch of things and still not get full. WRONG. Well we ordered a lot BECAUSE we were afraid of not getting full.
Walked over here Sunday afternoon and there was no wait. Awesome. We got bread and some olive oil right away. The olive oil was kinda bitter but I don’t think its my thing.
This is what we ordered:
— Mahi Mahi Tapa (which was the special of the day) very juicy with yummy veggies with it
— Steamed mussels (my bf said it was good)
— beef skewers (I like this one because of the carmelized onions and the spicy horseradish)
— Salmon with veggies
— Seafood Paella (soo yummy but remember it takes about 30 minutes to order)
— Black Raspberry sangria half pitcher 16 bucks (this was my favorite part because of the fresh fruit! You HAVE to order the SANGRIA!
I really enjoyed the food, had lots of great decorations in the restaurant, and played Spanish themed music in the background which was awesome. Its just a bit pricey. It was a lunch for 2 for 75 bucks not including tip. I will probably come back for the happy hour!

Wonderful experience. Celebrated bf’s birthday and everything was perfect. We had a light dinner to save room for drinking later at the club. Great service and delicious food.
We ordered:
Paella
Stuff Mushroom
Short Ribs
Chocolate Cake — on the house for bf
Food — 5 stars
Service — 5 stars
Parking — 5 stars (plenty of parking spots)
Restroom — didn’t go
Wait — 5 stars (no wait, we had reservation)

I thought people came to Las Vegas for good food but I was extremely disappointed by this Tapas bar. Yea sure the happy hour is good but the food sure isn’t.
All I can say is PASS. And go to Mi Luna in Houston, Texas.

Omg. This place kicked ass. Not only was the waiter really nice, he gave us the happy hour discount even though we didn’t sit by the bar (my sister is 15 so we couldn’t sit there). That’s 50% off for our pitcher of sangria. We had the white peach sangria and it was extremely delicious. The tapas were wonderful too.
From the Pintxos menu we ordered the shrimp and egg salad on toast and the goat cheese croqueta. The flavors were simple and done perfectly. We savored our two bites. We then ordered the tomato and cheese Spanish flatbread. It was oblong shaped and really pretty. The crust was thin and crispy with a little bit of chewiness.
My sister was most excited about the chicken paella. It had chunks of chicken and artichokes. Mmm my mouth is watering as I type about this dish. I do wish there were a little more crispy pieces since that’s what differs a paella from a rice pilaf but the flavors were there so I’ll let this one slide.
Overall, this place is perfect. Cool ambiance, great food and really nice service.

Its not easy finding cheap eats and drinks on the strip. That’s why we love to hit up Ba Ba Reeba when we come to Vegas. 4 – 7 Happy Hour, the website says M-​F but we’ve been there twice on the weekends and they were running the happy hour. $ 3 Tapas and ½ pitchers of Sangria, which is a Great deal in Las Vegas!
My favorite Happy Hour Tapas: Spicy potatoes, Mushroom Empanada, Bacon-​wrapped dates and the fried peppers. I didn’t really like any of the skewers.
The classic sangria and the peach sangria were my favorites! Take a pitcher to go! They will even give you to-​go cups!!! Gotta love Vegas!!!

I had such a great time while eating at the Ba-​Ba-​Reeba. One was because of the great view of the Encore and the Wynn as well as location on the strip. Most important reason of all why this place was soooo good was the quality and variety of the food.
For drinks you must try the white peach sangria by far one of the best sangria’s I have tried before. I don’t know if its because of the fresh cut pieces of peach in the pitcher or the quality of wine they use to mix but what ever it is you gotta try it.
For tapas we shared the following:
— PINTXOS which are six small bite size tapas ($ 8.95) great to order because of the variety of small tapas it comes with.
— BAKED GOAT CHEESE with tomato sauce and sic pieces of garlic toasts. The entire combination was to die for. Garlic toasts was fresh and the goat cheese tasted as if it was just cut from the block ($ 7.95).
— MANCHEGO which is an assortment of Spaniard meat. Included in this order are 4 small pieces of bread with a good spread, 2 types of cheese and a side of olives which all calls for a great combination ($ 10.95).
— BEEF EMPANADA thick crust and full of meet ($ 8.95)
— TOMATO and CHEESE FLATBREAD kinda like a thin crust pizza, very salty but full of flavor. The fresh cut tomatoes on the flat bread makes its oh soo juicy.
With all of what we ordered (drinks + tapas) the total came out to $ 85 included tax. Well worth the money because of the quality of the food and service.
With all of the drinks

I cant believe Café Ba Ba Reeba was one of the best meals I had in Vegas. The food and drinks were really good and our service superb, much better than at the Chicago location. I had two different types of sangria to start. The passion fruit and blackberry. The blackberry was definitely the better one. For food, we started with the Pintxos platter which was so good that we ended up ordering another before leaving. The quince and cheese is not to be missed even if it sounds like an odd combination. Another seemingly odd combination that works is the shrimp and eggsalad pintxo. Yum! We ordered some standard tapas restaurant fare such as bacon wrapped dates and empanadas and others. Good times. Good food.
Overall, Café Ba Ba Reeba was one of the less expensive but very enjoyable restaurants we enjoyed on the Las Vegas strip. Also, hit up their happy hour for a delightfully drunken time. Or so I hear…

If you’re weary of the high end expense account restaurants on the strip and just crave something that’s fun and flavorful, this is a recommended restaurant. Shop first in the mall — inside are fun stores like Zara and Diesel — and then enjoy the tapas to your stomach’s content.
This was our second trip in two years, and the experience both times was good enough to keep us coming back.
Recommended if you’re looking for something under $ 50 per person on the strip, including drinks.

Was surprised to see that Café Ba Ba Reeba had a lower average rating than Firefly on Paradise. We went to Firefly before and were really underwhelmed by the food there. In fact, every dish we tried (and we tried plenty) was on the average or under average side.
We’re always on the hunt for tapas and hubby was adamant about NOT going to Firefly. I had bookmarked RE Tapas, but hubby wanted to try Ba Ba Reeba while we were at the mall so we thought we’d be smarter this time and order only a small selection in case it wasn’t all that great either.
The restaurant shares its space with Stripburger — very strange because it’s so damn confusing. I wanted to sit by some natural light for the purpose of taking photos but wherever I pointed out was not part of Ba Ba Reeba.
The menu wasn’t very big so it was quite easy to decide. The young man wanted a pizza and there were only 3 or 4 to choose from so we went for the chorizo. I got some garlic shrimp, sea scallops and Padron peppers as well.
Sangria is not bad here — it’s not sickly sweet and had a nice balance of the wine to fruit/​juice. Very refreshing accompaniment to the meal.
Padron peppers were grilled well with a sprinkling of sea salt to give it flavor. Seared sea scallops were fresh and juicy, well prepared, but the couscous and sauce was what brought this dish down. The flavors were underseasoned and did nothing to enhance the scallops. My favorite were the garlic shrimps. The shrimps were plump and extremely fresh and had a hearty helping of garlic in the dish. The olive oil was infused so strongly with the garlic we all used the bread to soak it up and wiped the dish clean.
I wouldn’t ordinarily order pizza at a tapas place but the one here wasn’t bad as far as pizzas are concerned. The crust was very thin and the toppings of chorizo, cheese and cherry tomatoes were balanced correctly — not too much and not too little.
All in all, I’d have to say, I thoroughly enjoyed this meal. I’ll even go as far to say that the garlic shrimps were better than at my favorite tapas place in SF — Zarzuela. Yeah, I said it. It’s better! We ended up getting an extra order of the shrimp since none of us felt we had enough.
The meal wasn’t cheap — a pizza, 4 tapas and 2 glasses of sangria came to almost $ 80 with tip included. Still, for a highly satisfying meal, I don’t really care if it was on the high side.

We walked by this place and saw the nice patio outdoor seating area so we stopped by for lunch. The menu consisted of mostly tapas around $ 7 – 10. Paella was about $ 15 per person. They had various flavors of sangria, but I just ordered the regular red sangria. It wasn’t as fruity flavored as other ones I’ve tried. It just tasted like red wine with chopped fruits inside.
For tapas, we ordered grilled beef skewers, which was cooked really tender. It came with caramelized onions and horseradish cream sauce. Didn’t care too much for the onions. I’ve never seen such dark caramelized onions before. We also ordered a salad with green apples and manchego cheese. This was very tasty as the dressing was nice and light. We tried their seafood paella which the server advised would take about 30 minutes to make. It did take about 30 minutes. We just ordered for 1 person, which ended up being perfect for 2. It came with shrimp and scallops. The flavor was good. Service was kind of slow at times, but overall food was good. Perfect for a light lunch.

A friend of mine gave me the tip of Café Ba Ba Reeba’s Happy Hour so my husband and I looking for a place to grab some dinner on Friday night went with my friends suggestion. Half Price Tapas and Pitchers of Sangria in the bar area.
We ordered a butt load of apps and I had two Sangria’s for less than 25 bucks. It was a steal. There was probably only one tapas dish that I didn’t particularly care for but for the price… I would definitely recommend the Happy Hour and I would definitely go back.
Cozy atmosphere and great service.

I went to Café Ba-​Ba-​Reeba for light lunch and the famous sangria recommended by fellow Unilocalers. I sat in the patio where breezes from Wynn accompanied me during this warm afternoon. I absolutely love my Peach sangria which was more fruity and sweet compared to my friend’s raspberry sangria which tasted more red wine. For tapas, we ordered seared sea scallops and chicken & ham croquettes. The scallops were good, crispy and have nice texture and favors. The croquettes and sauce made good toppings with the complementary bread. (See food in my pics)
I want to thank the waiter and manager who served my table and made this a five star experience. After drinking much sangria, I dropped some croquettes sauce on my white top while I was eating it with the bread. I asked the waiter if it would be possible for me to clean the mess when I asked for the bill. He told me I should try using soda water. To my surprise, he actually came back later on and brought a table cloth with soda water and let me try to remove the spot. Service does make a difference in a place like Las Vegas where good restaurants are everywhere. Thank you Café Ba-​Ba-​Reeba!

So I figured Vegas would be a good place to watch the fireworks on Independence Day… in 104 heat…
The misters outside suckered me into this place… however, where ever I sat… they stopped working…
So I moved inside. The waitress was great, the sangria was one of the best I ever had, but other than that… the food was so-​so and as for the dessert… you could easiliy confuse it with a candybar that melted on a small plate. Um, no thanks.
I’m starting to wonder if the whole point of tapas is that everything is so average that nothing is outstanding?

Went here my first day in Vegas in February with a friend.
We ordered a little bit of everything:
* mushroom empanadas,
* baby spinach salad, chorizo bits, piquillo peppers and egg
* seared spanish sausages — chorizo, txistorra, butifarra & morcilla
* salmon, artichoke & fennel confit
* skewered chicken & chorizo sausage
Everything was absolutely delicious. A great lunch. Service was fabulous. Very attentive. It was crowded at 3 p.m. and we still got great service with a busy afternoon.
Our bill was $ 70, without the tip, but it was all well-​worth it because it was one of the best meals I have had in a long time.
Everyone should stop by while in Vegas.