Tail Up Goat

We had an incredible dining experience. The food was absolutely delicious. We did the pre-selected four course dining. Everything from the carefully selected snacks down to the dessert were incredible. I truly believe that this restaurant has earned its Michelin star. If you are debating visiting, I would highly recommend it. 10/10 wonderful dining experience!

We ate there for the first time last night and what a treat. Alexia (I hope I spelled that right!) was our server, and guided us to some perfect picks from the menu. The salt cod fritters are divine, and every dish was delicious, surprising, and fun. Mostly, Alexia felt like a gentle friend guiding you through a fun time, and everyone else that visited the table were great. Beautiful vibes, just a special place. It's pricey, but compared to its peers, it"s a top notch experience. We can't wait to come back!

Update: another thing I love is that they don’t try to add annoying secret feee to your bill. It’s very clear and honest about what is being added and I so appreciate that. I love this place so much. This is one of my favorite restaurants in the city. The service is exquisite and the food is fabulous. I sat at the bar last night so I could order a La carte and still ended up ordering so many things that we probably should have just done the fixed menu hahaha. I appreciate that they can easily accommodate my pescatarian boyfriend while I eat all the meat. My only complaint is that because I live nearby, I wish I could pop in to sit at the bar instead of having to make a reservation.

I went here recently and got the tasting menu. The atmosphere is lovely, reminds me of a beachy theme, and has this ombre blue on the walls. The service was impeccable, every staff member was attentive to our needs and our waiter, Sophia, was polite enough to check with the chef in the back to confirm no items on the menu had an ingredient I'm allergic too. The food was really good but I felt for charging over $100 for the tasting menu it could have been better. I've been to other Michelin starred and Bib Gourmand places in DC and I do feel like the food could be elevated a bit. The crispy salt cod, the cucumber salad, and the sweet corn pasta were the best things I had all night. These were the first three dishes on the menu and oh boy what a fantastic start, that cucumber salad, I was not expecting much as it's a salad but it blew me away. It had an amazing puree on the bottom that I could have eaten on its own. The sweet corn pasta was not the entree portion though I wish it was, I wanted a much bigger portion it was amazing. I could have just eaten that all night. Unfortunately the actual entree menu item, the coffee rubbed strip steak, while still good, was the least tasty item on the menu overall and I was bummed it was the largest portion I had. The dessert was okay I had the berry trifle and it was about average for dessert, nothing too special. I'm usually not a dessert person so that was fine by me, if you're super into desserts I could see it being disappointing. All in all I would return again, maybe not frequently as the price/food are slightly off but I did like that the service was amazing and the staff made my group feel special, and that's always an amazing way to feel. Btw there is a 22% service charge added, which I believe is in lieu of tip, it's on their menu the service charge goes to the non management employees and that any additional tip is distributed amongst a tip pool.

The snacks (crispy potato, pear pate de fruit, and zucchini bread) were delicious and had multiple dimensions of flavor. I highly recommend the crispy salt cod for the table. The yellowfin crudo and seared scallop delightful and light. The coffee rubbed steak was a bit disappointing. I ordered medium rare, and it was overcooked and tough. I really enjoyed the dessert — the berry trifle. While the meal was overall delightful and decent, it is a bit overpriced for the quality of food. The service was decent, however the atmosphere does not feel very upscale.

Great food but giving four stars based on the expectations for being Michelin and for the office. Some of the dishes lacked bold flavors expected based on price (namely squid with sausage). Also, service was great initially but sparse near the end. Lastly, the food took awhile to come out between each course considering we did the tasting menu