Bill S.
Yelp
The Family and I had lunch today at Palate which is located on the ground floor of the National Museum of Wildlife Art.
Palate is pretty unique in my view being it is located within the walls of a museum, has an incredible view, and has incredible food and service. Their website describes the dining experience as "An Artful Lunch in Jackson Hole". Indeed, it is. Food and art complement each other very well in my view and should be paired as often as possible.
We arrived shortly after noon and were starving from our morning at Jenny Lake. The host sat us at a beautiful table with an incredible view. Palate has a very small footprint and has a limited number of tables indoors and some tables outside. They are only open for lunch.
The menu has a lot of very familiar items as well as some that aren't. The Mrs. ordered the Trout and Chips. A beautifully composed dish consisting of Idaho Red Trout fried in vodka tempura and served with malted onion, tartar sauce, lemon, and a side of house made chips. Kiddo ordered the French Onion Grilled Cheese Sandwich. Palate basically took French Onion soup and broke it down. I've never seen anything like it. Gruyère cheese, Smoked Gouda, and Pecorino placed between two slices of sourdough bread and grilled to gooey perfection and served with a mushroom au jus. I ordered the Smoked Turkey Club and I have to say it was THE BEST turkey sandwich I've ever had. Beautifully smoked turkey piled high with Gruyère cheese, lettuce, tomato, bacon jam, and American Dijonaise placed between two pieces of a thinly sliced baguette. I opted to get the soup of the day instead of the chips. The soup was a mushroom Gruyère and it was incredibly rich and good. For dessert, kiddo ordered the Derby Pie which I won't describe you, but will just say it can't be missed when dining at Palate.
The service at Palate was really good as well. Angelica was our server and took really great care of us.