My much-anticipated visit to the Barbary Fig was good ... but left something to be desired. Also, the place has changed somewhat since the original write-up. Those bold blue walls are now aggressively textured, swirling with orange and yellow paint, and the restaurant's closed on Tuesdays, possibly more.\r
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We chose a bottle of wine, the North African Red, which was reasonably priced and would go well even with lighter dishes. We chose specials for our appetizers and meals (the latter took a while to make it to our table). The appetizer nicely grouped crunchy baked apples, crumbled feta, and comforting polenta ... but the ""sauce"" it was in made everything soggy. Our tuna dish creatively combined squash, dates, orzo and the fish ... but the fish tasted a lot more ""fishy"" than a tuna cut should, and was particularly tinny with the wine. The lamb went well with its potatoes and other sides ... but was more rare than I've seen lamb before and was a bit salty.\r
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Overall, I liked the place and would probably go again ... but for you more picky folks: there were a few too many ""buts"" about it.
Pros: Something different, unique pairing of ingredients
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