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BARACA

129 Charminster Road, Bournemouth, England
01202515144
Ranked #52 of 230 restaurants in Bournemouth
4.0 of 5 stars 31 Reviews
Price range: £6 - £9
Cuisines: Mediterranean
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Restaurant details
Good for: Child-friendly, Romantic, Groups, Outdoor seating, Cheap Eats
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations, After-hours
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31 reviews from our community

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lm1986
Bournemouth
Contributor
16 reviews
13 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 January 2012

Seven of us went for a birthday meal. The service was good (although the restaurant was fairly empty as it was a Tuesday night). The food, for all of us, was delicious and good value for money. Nothing to fault. More

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aeloygut
Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Top Contributor
55 reviews
44 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 January 2012

Lovely atmosphere, lovely food and well priced. Have been twice now and the portions are on the small side but the flavours make up for it. More

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charlotte977
Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Senior Reviewer
6 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 January 2012

lovely food really authentic, as well as a good choice for veggies. More

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bettybee3
Christchurch, United Kingdom
Top Contributor
57 reviews
81 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 January 2012

Have been here many times over the years mainly for lunch. Fantastic lunchtime mezze..lovely selection, authentic and good value. Not the best decor and it's quite dark inside the restaurant but it's the food makes up for that. More

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bellydancer09
bournemouth
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3 reviews
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 December 2011

We have paid several visits to baraca as a group of dancing friends, and we are always greeted with a welcoming smile. They let us play our own music and are happy for us to get up and dance, they are always very accommodating. The food is good too and the prices are not high, do try the humous with... More

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handydorset
dorset
Reviewer
3 reviews
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 November 2011

Now my story starts with a visit with some friends, there were 4 of us in total, we had been drinking before hand so didn't notice any problems althought I was sure that a dish or to were missing from the table from our order which WAS on the bill, now I have lived in turkey for about 5 years... More

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Lipthelion
Bournemouth, United Kingdom
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 October 2011

Eaten here lots of times, plus some of the best restaurants in the world on my travels and have never had a bad meal of service at this restaurant More

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Alphabetti1
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 October 2011

Probably my favorite place to eat in Bournemouth, the vegetarian mezze platter and vegetarian moussaka are amazing. I don't normally do reviews but to see someone has put its terrible is just wrong. More

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HappyCustomerFZG
Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
1 review
1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 October 2011
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Went there with my husband and toddler. We booked a table in advance to avoid disappointment but disappointment is all we got. We arrived to be asked to stand by the door and wait for a table to be free, to eventually be seated in a tiny table squeezed to an inch of its life in that corner, three feet... More

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jrprk
Dorset
Top Contributor
51 reviews
54 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 October 2011

Further to my last review, we went here last month and they seem to have addressed the only gripe I had, namely the portion sizes, that were never that big despite being tasty. Food is still fantastic and authentic, and at last the portions are decent! We shared a meze and it had doubled in size since our last visit... More

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