Barrett's Quality Eats
3242 Crosspark Rd, Iowa City, IA
Crema's Take
“This Iowa City gathering spot excels at the full day experience, from excellent morning coffee and fresh pastries to surprisingly impressive dinner options like shakshuka and seafood dishes that punch above typical café expectations. The aesthetic and atmosphere draw people in for long sits whether they're working solo or meeting friends, and there's a thoughtful, unpretentious quality to how everything is executed—the coffee is smooth and well-made, the food tastes genuinely fresh, and nothing feels overwrought. It's the kind of place that works equally well for a quick pastry run or lingering over a full breakfast, making it a reliable anchor in the community.”
What to expect
Classic coffee drinks done right. A slow-sit spot, good for meetings. Full breakfast, pastries, and light food on the menu. Family friendly. Parking available.
Google Reviews
I Came here on two separate occasions while in town on a work trip. A lovely little spot with a great aesthetic and atmosphere. The food is good and very flavorful! I had shakshuka and avocado toast with a side of scrambled edds. Both delicious options. Coffee options you really…
I want to start by saying I have had 3, 5 star dining experiences at Barrett's before and love their food, service, and ambiance! While this dish was alright, it was a total disappointment in portion size and value. This was an $80 beef Wellington for two. The smallest scoop of…
Wonderful experience for DINNER tonight at Barrett’s. They are generally known as a bakery/coffee shop but I have been wanting to try dinner here and so glad we did! Being a cold front in January, it was peaceful and not crowded at all on a Friday. Parking was a breeze. I…
Barrett’s Quality Eats is such a great spot. The coffee is amazing, smooth and well made, and the pastries are seriously good. Everything tastes fresh and thoughtfully done without feeling fancy or over the top. Super easy place to stop in, hang out, and enjoy something really…
We were there for dinner time with good flavers on the tuna or the lobter. The desserts were very tasty too but a little too big for one person. There was only two choices for the kids (not really a place for them at dinner I think) but they enjoyed the good pasta plate with…
Crema Reviews
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