Visit to Volt Restaurant

My first blog post! Very exciting. As I was spreading my excitement recently about going to Volt Restaurant, several friends asked me to let them know how I enjoyed it afterwards. So, after a delicious meal at Volt, I decided it would be fun to start a blog to share my thoughts with whoever wanted to hear (read) them. Since I enjoy food a little too much, most of my posts will probably be about food and restaurants, but I will also share my thoughts on other topics, like TV, movies, museums, or whatever else I think of as time goes on. We'll see how it goes. Volt -- it was a wonderful meal and a great afternoon in Frederick, MD. I wasn't thrilled about the 45 minute drive, but thought it would be worth it. I was right. There were 6 of us -- me, Jeb, April, Jen T., Diane and Mike. A good six-some -- and all fans of Top Chef's Bryan Voltaggio - chef/owner at Volt. Volt is located in downtown Frederick -- a cute area of shops -- and I'd never been there before. We arrived and waited in the bar area for a few minutes for our table. Mike and Jeb got a drink and when our table was ready, the waiter took their drinks to the table on a silver platter - no joke. Every bite of the meal was delicious and I highly recommend it. Lunch was a $20 price-fixe for 3 courses (a couple dishes had surcharges). The Saturday lunch is basically the same as the dinner menu (just cheaper); Sunday lunch is a brunch.
My first course was the goat cheese ravioli with mushrooms, squash, sage brown butter. Creamy and delicious.

The bread selection was also top-notch -- i love warm bread at a restaurant. They came to the table with a selection of biscuits and bread -- and they came back later to see if you wanted more. Yes, please! 4 of us had the ravioli and 2 had the tuna tartare dish - really good as well. Main course -- it actually took a while to arrive. My only disappointment of the meal. I do enjoy a relaxing meal, but it took a little too long. My hanger steak with potatoes was really great - perfectly cooked, and a trio of sauces in the potatoes -- sweet raisin, chive and red pepper, plus some good veggies on the side. Others chicken, fish, and burger were equally well-flavored and really good. Good sized portions, too. Desserts -- this was my least favorite part of the meal, unfortunately, but still pretty good. Only 2 choices -- Textures of Chocolate, where the chef created a pretty dish, but not a very good tasting dish (in my opinion; others loved it) -- various textures of chocolate on the plate -- cocoa powder, fudge, ganache, ice cream, and a crisp. The other was a white chocolate goat cheese cheesecake, which tasted better than I expected, with apple sorbet. The meal ended with a muffin to take home, which was just ok -- when I ate it about 3 hours later.

We also got to meet Chef Bryan and take a photo with him! He was very friendly. All in all, a great afternoon and delicious meal at Volt.

# of Dishes: 4 out of 5