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| - This is the best barn you will ever eat in. Seriously. They took a historic barn and transformed it into a two tiered space that is at once rustic, spare and elegant. This would be an excellent spot for a romantic, relaxed date or for a gathering of friends intent on eating some beef.
Yes, the beef was good. It is the reason the place is called strip (as in steak). Sorry guys. With every cut, you get your choice of infused butters or sauces. There were a few traditional choices and a few innovations. I had a peppercorn sauce, a translucent brown gravy that tasted great over my smashed spuds.
They do a lot of other things well, too! The short stack-- cornmeal pancakes with crab gratin-- was rich and mind blowing. The tots with blue cheese and pancetta were cute and tasty. Mon cher chou's Cap'n Crunch crusted chicken was tasty-- but too sweet to eat very much. My daughter's fresh pasta with rosa cream sauce was utterly spectacular-- rich, herbal and savory with strong flavors of fresh tomatoes and sausage over two kinds of Ohio City Pasta.
The service was very friendly, helpful and attentive without being pushy or hovering.
There is no children's menu, but the kitchen served up the pasta with the sauce on the side for my daughter. There are also large side dishes of mac and cheese that might be acceptable. I would only take an older, very well behaved child here-- it's rather quiet, low key and adult.
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