Thatcher and Rye

[sandynva]

We really enjoyed Volt and were worried when we heard about the new restaurant. However, our meal there this weekend was very good, and it's not as different from Volt as you may expect. Our apps and dessert could've been from Volt. my companion had a gorgeous beet and citrus salad with beets flavored different ways, 3 types of citrus, and fresh herbs. it was so pretty and every bite had a different (and delicious) flavor mix. The little gem salad was very pretty and a very good salad with very good ranch dressing. Dessert was so good--it was called a chocolate-orange "pudding" but it was really like a 2 inch square of the filling of a Lindor truffle accompanied by flavored (earl grey?) chocolate, salted caramel gelato, and a cocoa-cardamom sand. 

The potato puree was also great, like 50% butter with a definite baked potato flavor--it was like the best bite of a baked potato with butter but even better. the Rye bread was fine, it's neat that it's made from spent grain, but was like a good whole wheat roll, not much rye flavor. 

you can get a side of herb biscuits alone (they come with one of the apps) and you should. they are excellent, as volt's were. 

instead of mains we had some pastas which were all very good, especially the goat cheese tortellini, and lighter than you might've expected bolognese and lasagna to be. 

Service was very nice.