Farmhouse at Roger's Gardens

The Farmhouse at Roger's Gardens is an outdoor restaurant that smells like sun-warmed herbs and wood smoke. You sit among olive and citrus trees at a table that gleams with sunlight, and the sound is the low clink of plates and quiet conversation as servers ferry dishes plated with obvious care. The grilled Asian beef short ribs arrive lacquered, tender enough to pull apart with a fork, the glaze threaded with a hint of char. The apple salad snaps with a cold, bright bite. Finish with the dense, fragrant truffle cake and a cup of fragrant tea. It feels curated without pretension. Expect a tasteful, slightly fussy menu and a crowd that comes for the setting as much as the food. Bring a jacket after sunset; blankets are offered for chilly evenings.