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Barolo
398 West Broadway, New York, NY, 10012
nr. Spring St.
212-226-1102
| 7.0 | "Recommended" Average Reader Rating on a Scale of 10 |  |
Always a pleasure
Anet99 from 08701 | Posted on 10/23/09
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Civilized atmosphere, great food and wine. Been here before, but forgot how pleasant the experience was. I need to go more often. The staff and service were great. It was a weeknight during a recession, of course, so the place was not fully booked. We ate in the lovely tree-lit garden, which is such a nice spot in the middle of Manhattan. It's always a pleasure when it's not pouring, snowing or humid in NYC. It feels like you're dining in a secret, special place. The food was excellent. Not too much "drama". Just subtle flavors of rosemary, thyme, sage, butter, wine, etc. The wine list was even better. Once I spilled the beans that I was a humble "peasant" and would not be ordering a bottle of wine that was "perfect" to accompany my meal (and under $50 bucks), our waiter laughed and suggested an excellent wine within our budget. Food, atmosphere and service was excellent. Wine list incredible. Always a pleasure to return. Go there if you like good food, good wine and don't care about the "drama" of celebrity. Of course, you never know who will show up...
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Absolutely horrendous
UES1981 from 10028 | Posted on 9/3/09
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Other than being outside on this beautiful week of pre-fall NYC weather, my dining experience at Barolo was horrendous. I have had better italian for an 1/8th of the price. They must be kidding with that pricing. I hate to waste a meal in NYC ever and this was a complete waste of my time and well earned money.
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Geat meal at Barolo!
foodie1980 from 11231 | Posted on 3/25/09
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I ate at Barolo the other night with a few friends and we had a very lovely experience! The hostess was very sweet and had us seated at a good table right away, even though we hadn't made a reservation, and the place was quite crowded. The sommelier was also very friendly and he brought out the extended wine list for us, which had over 1000 choices! Obviously, we needed his help to sort through it, and he helped us chose a very nice Rose from Provence, which tasted great, but didn't break our bank! Some of our favorite dishes were the “carne all’albese”; (beef tartare) the spinach salad with mixed berries and blue cheese; the linguine with pesto, stringbeans and potatoes; (a Genovese specialty) the filet mignon with Barolo wine sauce, and the complementary homemade focaccia. The food was delicious and didn't take too long to come out. We don't usually go out to fancy restaurants, but we are definitely planning to return to Barolo because they will be opening their garden soon.
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Disappointing
elkane7533 from 10016 | Posted on 9/22/08
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Great Outdoor Garden. Besides that, all the food was salty from bread & appetizer to the main course, and the server didn't know the drink menu. He also couldn't speak any English and it took him 10 minutes to understand that we just wanted the check instead of the dessert menu. There's a slight chance that I'd go there again for a glass of wine, for the ambiance. Definitely not for another meal.
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Wonderful Place
chrisiannu from 10022 | Posted on 9/5/08
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Perhaps I have a slight bias in favor of this restaurant because it is where my boyfriend and I became a couple... but, its just lovely. The staff was very friendly, including if not esp the management, and the garden was very pretty. We got the baby chicken (his) and the Risotto Barolo (for me) and both were extremely delicious! While it's perhaps a little pricey for a casual lunch (which is why we were there), I think its still worth it for what it provides through ambiance, service and food.
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Great Ambience
BritGirl | Posted on 9/25/03
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Great ambience, lovely garden. Top food.
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Nice Ambiance - Inconsistent Food
RogerD | Posted on 1/14/03
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Have been there many times, and it is a great place to take a date in Soho. The food, however, is inconsistent, or has deteriorated. The back garden is still a very nice place,
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