Love weekend brunch?
Frank Kelly and Shelley Gentry certainly do.
“I think of mimosas, bloody marys, fun, live music and of course good food,” Gentry said.
In fact, the two love brunch so much, they — along with their spouses Sandra and Eric — have brought it to Cape Coral seven days a week.
Welcome to BARunch, a new breakfast and lunch restaurant in the former DIY Yogurt space off Cape Coral Parkway, between Stones Throw and No. 3 Craft Brews. From 47th Terrace, it’s in Big John’s Plaza with ample parking.
“I feel like our focus on breakfast food, mimosas and Bloody Mary’s is unique to the area,” said Gentry, who is also a local Realtor.
BARunch got off to a quick start, opening during the annual Cape Coral Art Festival weekend in mid-January.
“We had 350 tables the first day,” said Kelly, who has previous experience as a restaurant owner with three restaurants — a French bakery, a pizza place and a café — in New York. “And that was a soft opening. We did a limited menu.”
The bright, trendy, chic space seats about 70 inside and another 60 on the well-shaded patio fronting Cape Coral Parkway.