A delightful and sad moment. We did all of our favorite items, loved our interaction with Laramie, and felt heaviness of heart as we went out the door for the last time. This has been such a treasure in The Valley and we will miss it keenly..
Madison
Wonderful memories made at Goose & Gander! Truly so sad to see it close, as a local this was my top favorite restaurant!!
ana
We let them know we were coming up to celebrate our anniversary and were greeted with "Happy Anniversary " and then when we were seated and handed menus, we saw that we had special menus that said "Happy Anniversary " on them. We were given complementary rose sparkling wine. We were treated like royalty and the food was outstanding as always. It is unfortunate that they will be closing at the end of December. We love Goose and Gander!
Michaeldp89
My first time visiting here and I’ll sure be back! The most incredible mushroom soup! And a tasty burger! Not to forgot the cocktails.
Randy L
STICKY PIG EARS!!!! You must get them! If you google it, goose and gander is the first result. They were so good we got a second order for dessert. I wish they were open for lunch. The other food was really good too.
We went back for more crispy pig ears!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lorraine
We LOVE the mushroom soup-have been enjoying it since the Martini House days. Our server was great and everything was amazing as always.
Brian Hassemer
Excellent dinner and dessert, as was the service. Great selection of whiskey. We'll be back again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Barbara
Everything was amazing. It was my daughter's birthday. The menu said Happy Birthday across the top. Everyone recognized her birthday and commented. Such a nice touch. The Lamb Suco was one of the best things I have ever eaten. My daughter loved her steak and risotto. The cocktails were innovative and delicious. Service was friendly and perfect. Just a wonderful experience. I highly recommend trying it.
Cheri Hall
A flawless meal at an outstanding venue. I was impressed by my experience at Goose & Gander and I will undoubtedly return when I'm in the area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Paul
Was recommended to us by the maitre'd/front desk at the CIA Gatehouse restaurant. Went without a reservation and I guess as it was a weeknight was not too busy so we got in no problem. Nice rustic “cabin on the lake” decor, I really liked the atmosphere. There's also what looked to be a really nice garden-dining area for warmer weather. Service was good. We weren't super hungry so passed on the intriguing-sounding “sticky pig ears” (described by server as slivers of pig ears in a sweet Asian-style sauce) and just did entrees and split a desert. Had the lamb pappardelle - good, with what I thought were some Mediterranean shading to middle eastern/moroccan flavors, which was nice, and the seared halibut with a beurre blanc sauce, which was good but pretty standard and suffered from lack of an accompanying starch - just a couple of small roasted potatoes or a bit of rice concoction would have gone a long way with that one. Glass of Hudson Aleatico went well with the fish, had an Orin Swift, “Eight Years in the Desert ” red blend with the lamb - first taste came off as really tart but it grew on me and finished up well. Dessert was the apple galette, nice individual version, served with whipped cream that should have been ice cream. Overall based on our limited order it was pretty good, solid 4/5, would give fractions upward if I could. Would go back again to try more options, especially some of the apps (sticky pig ears!) and a mushroom soup that was on the menu.
We arrived early to have cocktails at the bar downstairs. We also shared an appetizer of mushroom soup. Top three soups I've ever had. We went upstairs and had dinner. We split a wedge salad, burger, with duck fat fries, and a mushroom side. The burger was one of the best burgers I've ever had! Everything was 10 out of 10. Highly recommend.
Andy M
We sat at the downstairs bar and skipped the wait in the main dining room. The full menu was available and the food was amazing. We split a braised lamb pappardelle and the bone marrow appetizer. Their bar also had the best bourbon selection of anywhere we went in the valley.
T. Horob
Made reservations here for my birthday after visiting the winery. The food, drinks, and the wait staff were absolutely amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ines H
Don’t go there if you are a hungry vegetarian! I really liked the food but the mushroom risotto portion was tiny! About 1” tall and maybe 5” diameter. Even with a salad it was simply not enough food. It’s rice (cheap) - why not a normal portion? What was most interesting- the server did not care. The manager stopped by when we were leaving and I told him as well. His response was that he hadn’t heard that before. Clearly neither cared.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Amy
This was the final meal of our trip and the best by far. My husband and I both made orders of items that we wouldn't normally order and it was the best decision we could've made. My husband had the lamb ragu and I had the fall risotto and they were both outstanding. Our waitress was also very sweet, the overall experience was a dream!
A delightful and sad moment. We did all of our favorite items, loved our interaction with Laramie, and felt heaviness of heart as we went out the door for the last time. This has been such a treasure in The Valley and we will miss it keenly..
Wonderful memories made at Goose & Gander! Truly so sad to see it close, as a local this was my top favorite restaurant!!
We let them know we were coming up to celebrate our anniversary and were greeted with "Happy Anniversary " and then when we were seated and handed menus, we saw that we had special menus that said "Happy Anniversary " on them. We were given complementary rose sparkling wine. We were treated like royalty and the food was outstanding as always. It is unfortunate that they will be closing at the end of December. We love Goose and Gander!
My first time visiting here and I’ll sure be back! The most incredible mushroom soup! And a tasty burger! Not to forgot the cocktails.
STICKY PIG EARS!!!! You must get them! If you google it, goose and gander is the first result. They were so good we got a second order for dessert. I wish they were open for lunch. The other food was really good too.
We went back for more crispy pig ears!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We LOVE the mushroom soup-have been enjoying it since the Martini House days. Our server was great and everything was amazing as always.
Excellent dinner and dessert, as was the service. Great selection of whiskey. We'll be back again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Everything was amazing. It was my daughter's birthday. The menu said Happy Birthday across the top. Everyone recognized her birthday and commented. Such a nice touch. The Lamb Suco was one of the best things I have ever eaten. My daughter loved her steak and risotto. The cocktails were innovative and delicious. Service was friendly and perfect. Just a wonderful experience. I highly recommend trying it.
A flawless meal at an outstanding venue. I was impressed by my experience at Goose & Gander and I will undoubtedly return when I'm in the area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Was recommended to us by the maitre'd/front desk at the CIA Gatehouse restaurant. Went without a reservation and I guess as it was a weeknight was not too busy so we got in no problem. Nice rustic “cabin on the lake” decor, I really liked the atmosphere. There's also what looked to be a really nice garden-dining area for warmer weather. Service was good. We weren't super hungry so passed on the intriguing-sounding “sticky pig ears” (described by server as slivers of pig ears in a sweet Asian-style sauce) and just did entrees and split a desert. Had the lamb pappardelle - good, with what I thought were some Mediterranean shading to middle eastern/moroccan flavors, which was nice, and the seared halibut with a beurre blanc sauce, which was good but pretty standard and suffered from lack of an accompanying starch - just a couple of small roasted potatoes or a bit of rice concoction would have gone a long way with that one. Glass of Hudson Aleatico went well with the fish, had an Orin Swift, “Eight Years in the Desert ” red blend with the lamb - first taste came off as really tart but it grew on me and finished up well. Dessert was the apple galette, nice individual version, served with whipped cream that should have been ice cream. Overall based on our limited order it was pretty good, solid 4/5, would give fractions upward if I could. Would go back again to try more options, especially some of the apps (sticky pig ears!) and a mushroom soup that was on the menu.
Restaurantji Recommends
We arrived early to have cocktails at the bar downstairs. We also shared an appetizer of mushroom soup. Top three soups I've ever had. We went upstairs and had dinner. We split a wedge salad, burger, with duck fat fries, and a mushroom side. The burger was one of the best burgers I've ever had! Everything was 10 out of 10. Highly recommend.
We sat at the downstairs bar and skipped the wait in the main dining room. The full menu was available and the food was amazing. We split a braised lamb pappardelle and the bone marrow appetizer. Their bar also had the best bourbon selection of anywhere we went in the valley.
Made reservations here for my birthday after visiting the winery. The food, drinks, and the wait staff were absolutely amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Don’t go there if you are a hungry vegetarian! I really liked the food but the mushroom risotto portion was tiny! About 1” tall and maybe 5” diameter. Even with a salad it was simply not enough food. It’s rice (cheap) - why not a normal portion?
What was most interesting- the server did not care. The manager stopped by when we were leaving and I told him as well. His response was that he hadn’t heard that before. Clearly neither cared.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
This was the final meal of our trip and the best by far. My husband and I both made orders of items that we wouldn't normally order and it was the best decision we could've made. My husband had the lamb ragu and I had the fall risotto and they were both outstanding. Our waitress was also very sweet, the overall experience was a dream!
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