After a long day of skiing, nothing tastes bad.That's the one caveat that accompanies this review, which is entirely favorable.
We spent the day at Steven's Pass, enjoying the perfect Winter Wonderland that puts all previous ski seasons to shame, and headed straight to our newest local restaurant, Le Cote.
It occupies the space that was previously St Germain, and has been reincarnated into a delightful, casual French creperie. According to our friendly and efficient server, one of the owners left the business, leaving the other to reinvent the theme. He also owns Voila, down the block.
The menu is radically different than St Germain, but thankfully retained that simple, yet elegant green salad with butter lettuce and slightly sweet shallot dressing. Sounds boring, tastes stupendous.
The crepes are buckwheat, bucking tradition, and are quite good, but the fillings are show-stoppers. Many choices are offered, but only a few without dairy (even the crepes have a tinge of cream), but what do you expect from the French?
I ordered the Ratatouille Crepe, which sounds weird and unappetizing, but was assured by the server that I would love it. She was right. The filling was rich and hearty, the perfect answer to a cold night. I can't wait to go back and have this again.
My daughter ordered the French Onion Soup, which was delicious with that perfect savory, sweet balance, though we were both not fond of the bread immersed in the broth. We each picked our way around it. This accompanied a cheese, egg, ham crepe, which was good, but FAR too much food for us.
Overall, I welcome a new restaurant into the mix in Madison Valley, and love the idea of a relatively inexpensive, friendly place that serves easy, quick food to please the whole family. Match that with beer and wine service and you've got yourself a regular!
(photo above taken with the iPhone)
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