Basma Cafe — Restaurant in Somerville

I was excited to try out this new neighborhood spot especially after seeing all the great reviews. I enjoyed my meal and the nice atmosphere, however if you are going to spend $20-30 on a meal there are some considerations. The Farmer's plate has very small portions given that it's $18 I thought it was a little odd that a cafe had 0 specialty coffee drinks, just hot and iced coffee Coffee did have unlimited refills which is awesome but there is no waiter so you have to physically bring your cup up the stairs for a refill. No napkins anywhere to be found The pancakes I got with my meal were half batter. They very kindly remade them for me and were fantastic after

Also more of an amusement - the hot sauce they provide is in nondescript glassware

I heard other tables positively raving about the breakfast sandwiches, so something...

Don't trust the web site. The hours are currently wrong compared to what's posted on the window (which match what Google currently thinks they are), some of the dish descriptions are just Latin placeholders, and they don't even have the current name of the restaurant (it changed from Crave to Basma, according to Instagram). Could not find a beverage menu on their web site, so I went there in person to ask. There were no customers in there 20 minutes before closing, which is not a good sign. The person at the counter said there was supposed to be a beverage menu online. They only have coffee, tea, and bottled drinks, so not much to tempt me here over Diesel or...

I've gotten take-out twice from Basma and it's become my favorite new brunch place! The French toast is generous and delicious (with VERY tasty whipped cream), the Irish benedict flavorful, the breakfast burrito is huge and comes with home fries. I'm really looking forward to exploring the menu more over the next few months. In all my interactions with the staff they have been communicative and thoughtful. My only wish is that, once the weather warms up, they'll find some space for...