Garden of Soho

Warmer weather is finally here and what better way to celebrate then by eating outside? It's hard to find a restaurant with outside seating that has more than 4 tables and hour long waits so when I heard about Borolo and their outside garden, we had our place. We walked into the restaurant on West Broadway and thought we had hit the jackpot. There wasn't a sole in the ginormous dining room. We checked in with the hostess, told her we wanted to sit outside and she told us to go to the back. Little did we know that no one was sitting inside the restaurant because everyone was sitting outside! We couldn't believe how big and beautiful this back garden was. It was pretty much the same size as the inside dining room and the whole place goes from the front entrance on West Broadway to the back entrance on Thompson. We only had to wait about five minutes for our table and by then we had worked up our appetite.

We didn't want anything that heavy because as you know bathing suit season is coming up fast. So we decided on bunch of things to share - as usual. Unfortunately, the amazing sounding burrata salad with prosciutto and roasted peppers was unavailable so we got the caprese salad, tuna tartare and a spinach salad with feta cheese and strawberries instead. The mozzarella cheese was amazing. It was so fresh and creamy that I almost forgot about the burrata. The tuna tartare was also fresh and light. There wasn't as much avocado as I would have liked but the dish was over all yummy. Lastly, the spinach salad was enjoyable as well. The dressing wasn't over done and there was ample strawberries and cheese for the three of us. The appetizers didn't leave us overly stuffed and we were ready for the next course.

For the three of us we got the sea bass and a side of grilled asparagus. I know it doesn't sound like a lot but the appetizers were big! Two large pieces of fish came over roasted potatoes, olives and olive oil. Not a bone in sight, the fish was moist and very tasty.

Borolo is the perfect Italian spot for a night in the garden. They can accommodate parties of two up to parties of 8 or more (even with round tables)! I am eager to go back to try some of the pastas, especially the ravioli with apples and lamb ragu - intriguing right?