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| - Another 5-star addition to the Calgary food scene. What an amazing place!
My boyfriend and I recently went to Borgo one fine Saturday evening. When we got there, there was no lineup, but sure enough, there were no empty tables. We were offered bar seats, which we accepted. Borgo is a bustling bistro-style restaurant. Super high ceilings, lots of light streaming in. Very very cool atmosphere.
While perusing the menu, we kind of went hog-wild and ordered almost everything. In fact, our server, a nice Greek man even went so far as to say "maybe you should just have 2 appetizers instead of three..." We decided to listen to him and not stuff our faces. Upon our request, he also recommended a bottle of wine for us, which we must say, was perfect. A hint of smoke, and very easy sipping - it was exactly what I had in mind.
All the waiters seemed to be European, and VERY well-trained, which added a touch of cool.
So, for appetizers we had the risotto balls and the sauteed wild mushrooms. AMAZING. The mushroom appetizer was earthy, flavourful, creamy and had the most aromatic sauce. I wiped my bowl clean. The risotto balls were also great. What a fantastic start to the meal. My tastebuds had already started celebrating.
For the main course, we had the 'Veal Dish for Two'. It was HUGE. The MASSIVE plate consisted of a thin but large piece of veal steak, a heaping portion of fries, and a heaping portion of salad. The fries were good, and the salad was phenomenal. It was a simple salad with lettuce, tomatoes, etc, but the dressing was delicious. Perhaps a mixture of olive oil, balsamic vinegar and a secret blend of herbs. In fact, I joked that if I could discover how to make this salad dressing on my own, that's all I would eat everyday. While I was indulging in the salad, my boyfriend grabbed the lemon and squeezed it all over the steak before I could say "NO I HATE LEMON ON MY MEAT!" I sat miserably looking at my steak, but decided to eat it anyway, and it wasn't half bad. But in a mere moment, another member of the staff (we assumed the manager) came up to ask whether the lemon is a real problem. We assured them that no, the veal was still tasty. Five minutes later our Greek waiter also came over to explain that the veal was served with lemon because it was the summer. I was very pleased with how attentive they were with my observations, even though I had not even mentioned it to them!
Our lovely Greek server came by and marvelled at how we cleaned the plate. He looked very surprised at us being able to stomach this much food. And then we decided to ask for the dessert menu. Our waiter seemed even more surprised but more than happy to get it for us. We glanced at the menu... so many delicious choices.. and knew what we wanted right away. "Let me guess.. you want the sampler tray, am I right?" He had caught on to our indomitable stomach capacities. We laughed, but yes, that is exactly what we wanted.
The dessert came, and it was a sight to behold. 4 gorgeous mini-desserts on a beautiful platter. We dug in, and all my senses collectively set off the grand finale fireworks. This was the PERFECT ending to a PHENOMENAL meal.
Borgo was perfection. We had an overwhelmingly great time and left extremely pleased customers. On the way back home we laughed about how we bet our endearing Greek waiter's only regret was misjudging our appetites and not letting us order the 3rd appetizer!
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