Morning coffee and afternoon teas ...

... the Italian version!

Rules are made to be broken, who said you can’t have cappuccino in the afternoon?

Tracy bakes the cakes, biscotti and brownies and we eat them!

The day starts at 10am, but we are here from 9.30, and our lovely coffee community spills out onto our Boboli Garden whenever the sun peaks through.  

And speaking of rules, who said it needs to be coffee? A wee dram of something naughty can warm the cockles of your heart on a cooler morning and a cheeky beer or glass of a favourite tipple can help while away the afternoon.

Chat, community and suitable refreshments… Boboli loves life plain and simple.

The perfect Italian treat for hot weather - Affogato

We've waxed lyrical about this simplest of Italian treats before, but when it's hot outside, Affogato has to be the most sublime way to finish off an Italian meal.

Said to be Milanese in origin, Affogato literally means ‘drowned’; a generous scoop of luxurious Vanilla ice-cream with a shot of good strong Espresso poured over the top.

Here at Boboli we like to serve it with our homemade ice-cream and the Espresso on the side so that you can pour it yourselves, enjoy eating either with a spoon, or waiting until it melts into a smooth luxurious liquid to drink (preferably both). Affogato used to be the perserve of those in the know, but we've made it a little less secret and popped it on the menu. It's no less special, we promise you.