I went to Bar 25 NBPT located on 38 State St in Newburyport📍for my Mom’s birthday🎂 this week. This spot has mediterranean and middle eastern inspired dishes and of course a great selection of cocktails🍹

For cocktails🍸 we got the Herbie’s Margarita which had tequila, habanero, and watermelon🍉 I loved the fun glass this drink came in and it was the perfect amount of sweet and spicy 9/10. We also got the Ceylon Sour which had bourbon🥃 ,cardamom, lemon🍋 and apricot 8/10. Finally, we got their signature seasonal drink which had everything nice chai infused bourbon 8/10.

For shareable plates we got the Fel Fel which is similar to falafel. It was made of garbanzo, zucchini🥒, carrots🥕 and had a marinara tzatziki dip 7/10. We got the fried artichoke hearts❤️ with lemon 🍋 aioli. I am not usually a huge artichoke lover but I guess whenever anything is fried it tastes delicious 8/10.

The magic mushrooms🍄 were the star⭐ dish of the evening. This plate contained shittake, king oyster, hon shimeji chimichurri, iberico chorizo and parmesan truffle 10/10. If you are obsessed with mushrooms like me you need to eat this! I wish I had access to these mushrooms 24/7.

Their seasonal flatbread🍕 had truffle bechamel, fried oyster mushrooms🍄, smoked gouda, crispy prosciutto and wild arugula🥗 9/10. I think the prosciutto tasted more like bacon but overall the truffle bechamel sealed the deal on this pizza. Really tasty😋

Their Zeitoon mezzo platter which had cous cous tabouleh, roasted heirloom carrot🥕, eggplant schnitzel, shaved radish, fried halloumi cheese, toasted focaccia, olive🫒, apricot, and honey 🍯tapenade 9/10. Everything on this plate was delicious-the fried halloumi cheese🧀 was my personal favorite (because really who doesn’t love cheese?). The only thing is that I wish they made this a bit easier to share amongst the table (maybe a spoon for the tabouleh!)

Lastly, we got to try a variety of their kebabs🍢(shrimp, lamb and beef) and their saffron basmati rice🍚 This rice was another true star✨ of the evening 10/10. You can really taste the quality of ingredients-especially with the saffron!

For dessert we got a Turkish brûlée🍮 made of Himalayan red rice pudding, vanilla bean, turbinado sugar. I’ve never had a turkish brûlée before and this was a fabulous way to end the evening 8/10.

Food: 9/10 Affordability: 6/10 Ambiance: 8/10