The French Goat

My wife and I went here today to celebrate her birthday. I expected the meal to be good but it exceeded our expectations in every way: I just got back from a trip to Europe and this place gives anywhere I ate on that continent a run for its money. Great atmosphere, excellent service, and amazing food. We will definitely be back.

This was my first time ever trying French cuisine. Was a little intimidated by the prices, however I must say that I was not at all disappointed. In fact my expectations were beyond exceeded. My only complaint is that I didn’t know what to order because everything looked so good! The whipped goat cheese appetizer is very good. The coffee was also pretty good. However, the real show stopper was the duck Benedict. I had never had duck before so I was skeptical of trying it especially since it is on the pricier side. But my god is it worth every penny. The eggs were cooked perfectly. The duck wasn’t at all fatty. The English muffin was as light and fluffy as a newly formed cloud. And not to mention that heavenly, golden hollandaise sauce. In my opinion the hollandaise was just a tad bit too buttery, but that’s just me knit picking. My mother ordered the quiche. I’m not the biggest fan of quiches but one bite of it completely changed my mind. I will 100% be trying to go there every Sunday for brunch!

This was an experience that will stand out my my memory for quite some time.

To summarize: the dishes were well composed with ingredients of exceptional quality and prepared with flawless technique.

The fois gras was prepared lightly seared and in a way that I'd never experienced before. It was both incredibly rich and decadent while also feeling balanced and not overly heavy.

The mushroom bisque (with local mushrooms) was the best that I've ever had.
I could probably eat it everyday for the rest of my life and die a very happy death.

The duck confi was also a "best ever" and perfectly golden crisp on the outside while all the meat was still meltingly tender and juicy.

Even the cocktails managed to be both innovative, yet still connected to their classic roots....and both delicious and perfectly executed.

The staff was knowledge and personable with made the experience approachable and comfortable without being over-bearing or intimidating.

Turely perfect meals are an uncommon gift and I am grateful for this one.

What could have been a very charming place was quite pretentious. A very beautiful setting but clearly provided levels of service based upon their opinion of whom they were serving. We ordered appetizers, wine, shared an entree, and ordered dessert. The Fillet Grille was served with an Oxtail Carrot, but watch out for pieces of the actual oxtail - I found a very hard piece of small bone in mine that had the potential of breaking a tooth. I let our server know just in case this might happen to someone else and he said the chef said that “you should expect that with oxtails”. REALLY! For $42.00, I paid to have someone make sure there is NO bone!Other than that, it was delicious. For dessert I ordered the citrus tart. The meringue was grainy - the sugar was not adequately dissolved into the egg whites, giving the impression you were eating sand with your tart. What could have been a delightful experience was reduced to what could have been better.

Overall, a very nice experience, and we will be back. Thank you for a fine dinner and a pleasant evening. A couple points, though, offered in a friendly, respectful manner: The tap water should have ice in it (at least in the pitcher). The wine glasses and water glasses should not be the same design. The glasses were not spotless, although I may be incorrect on this because of the dim lighting. The old-fashioned should have been in an old-fashioned glass, and should have filled the glass, not 60% full for $15! The ahi-tuna salad was good, but could have used more of everything, especially the ahi tuna, for $33. Our other entrees were a bit on the small side as well, but well prepared. I presume the hard pea items in the chicken dish are part of the recipe, but quite hard to bite down on. You ran out of bread, which was a shame because it was very good. The wait for the entrees to arrive after our soup was finished was too long, about 35 minutes. Michael was excellent.

So glad to have found this hidden gem!! Planning our next trip to Lewisburg soon just to go back! Our waiter made it even a better experience!

Delicious! I had trouble picking between at least 5 entrées because they all sounded amazing. Our server was polite, helpful, and funny. He even accommodated my 2 children, ages 1 & 3, who entered crying from hunger, by patiently waiting while I chose food items for them. Then he made sure their entrée was prepared and delivered quickly.
Delightful atmosphere and good wines too. I would eat here again and recommend it to anyone.

Best part about the meal was our British waiter, although he got busy and forgot my dessert. But that's forgivable. Our meals were okay but not worth making this our reason to visit Lewisburg - which it was. We would have been happier at Food and Friends.

My wife and I met my sister and her husband in Lewisburg for my 50th birthday, and we had many delicious meals in town, including our brunch this morning at The French Goat. We had reservations at 11:30, but my sister hates to be late, so we arrived 15 minutes early. We were seated, and served water right away, with no complaint.

We tend to “graze” a bit, and enjoy spending time together, so we were there for about 3 hours (which admittedly is less than perfect form on our part), but we were kindly served and never made to feel that we were overstaying our reservation. Service was prompt, professional, and very helpful. I’m sorry that I didn’t catch our waitress’ name, because she was excellent.

As for the food, everything we had, which among the four of us was nearly everything on the menu, was excellent. I had a half dozen oysters, a cup of wild mushroom bisque, had an escargot from my sister’s order, and tried one of my wife’s truffle frites. All excellent. I had the Eggs Benedict as my entree, and a fantastic blood orange sorbet for dessert. We even got a piece of Basque cheesecake to go to share this evening. Everything was fantastic.

As for price, it’s not “free”, but it shouldn’t be. All local and/or very high quality ingredients with excellent preparation and presentation. We don’t eat like this every day, but for a nice occasion, the price is commensurate with the quality.

Overall, I don’t have anything bad to say. It was an excellent place to celebrate a personal milestone event, and I’ll be sure to be back on a future trip to Lewisburg.

Wonderful experience. Service was the best I have had. Complete focus on the customer.
Ask for Inigo!