Susan M.
Yelp
The French Goat is the prettiest restaurant I have eaten at in the last year. A gorgeous little cottage, that from the outside looks tiny, but inside has at least three spacious dining rooms done in pale yellow with blue accents and loads of mirrors. There is a romantic outside seating area with a fountain as well.
The hosts and servers are extremely friendly and welcoming. Definitely gave us the right amount of attention throughout the meal with regular checking but not being obtrusive. I gave my bariatric spiel to the waiter so they don't get concerned when I sit there not eating, or eating verrrrry slowly. Tonight I ended up being not that hungry, so I am glad I gave the heads up.
We ordered drinks to start, and the Colonel had a delicious concoction with bourbon ginger ale, and lavender sugar. I stuck to water this time, and the Sprossling had Sprite. They brought some delicious warm crusty bread with butter sprinkled with lava salt. Perfection!
We skipped appetizers, and went straight to entrees: I ordered the steak frites with truffle fries, medium rare. The colonel ordered the Diver Scallops with potatoes dauphinoise, and the Sprossling had salmon, with I believe new potatoes (I know one was purple!)
I did not taste the other meals, but my steak was perfectly done and very tender. The fries were great, reminding me how much I love truffle fries. These were especially good as they had used a light touch. The Colonel said his scallops were good, not amazing, but he loved his potatoes. He voted my steak the best and he tried everything. The Sprossling cleaned his plate, so I assume he liked the salmon. We had grilled asparagus as our side, and Sprossling also had some. The verdict was that it was good fresh baby asparagus, with a nice grilled taste maybe cooked a touch overlong, however delicious dipped in the bearnaise.
The men had dessert, a very generous two scoops of pistachio ice cream with whipped cream for Sprossling, and a "shallow" Creme brûlée with lavender and caviar for the Colonel.
We asked and much of the food is local, including the steak. I would say, maybe when in cattle country, skip the seafood and focus on something that can walk itself onto your plate. A very nice meal, would definitely return.