Friday, February 19, 2010

Red Pony

Posted by Heather / 3 comments » / american, franklin, romantic

It can be difficult to dine out on holidays. It seems as though a lot of places are closed (which we would expect, because who doesn’t want to have some down time?) However, if you do want to eat out it is often challenging to find a place, and to find a great place is even more difficult.  We found ourselves wanting a meal out on New Year’s Day but almost every place we looked was closed! Happily, we found success at Franklin restaurant Red Pony and serendipitously chose a restaurant to which we’ll be sure to return. Josh and I had a great meal there with some members of his family.

We started our meal with the beef tenderloin pizza ($12), and we really like the flavors it contained, especially the bleu cheese and caramelized onion. The pizza was great, but I would have been happy with just the bread basket that was also brought (and is included with your meal). It included a wide variety of tiny savory muffins and slices of bread along with some inventive spreads, such as one made with lima beans.

For entrees, I ordered the Red Pony “BLT” ($27), which is Red Pony’s twist on the term. The dish is comprised of ravioli stuffed with Yukon Gold potatoes, topped with bacon, lobster, and tomato. A corn cream sauce finishes the dish and is a nice change-up from stuffy alfredo-type sauces which often accompany pasta dishes at some restaurants. Josh had the wood grilled beef tenderloin ($28) which came with bleu cheese-sweet corn risotto and asparagus, topped with a lemon butter. I was holding my breath on this one, because Josh is known to not really like dishes that include lemon flavors, but he pronounced it just right.

The service was great at Red Pony. Our server was attentive but not hovering or pushy. Overall, we had a very nice, pleasant evening, and recommend Red Pony if you’re looking for a Franklin restaurant.

Red Pony Restaurant
408 Main St
Franklin, TN 37064
www.redponyrestaurant.com
(615) 595-7669

Red Pony on Urbanspoon

Photo credit: Flickr user LAYeiser

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    Beth — February 22, 2010 @ 10:13 am

    I love that Lima Bean spread!! The last meal I had there was also a beef tenderloin dish, and I was blown away. May well have been one of the best steaks I’ve ever had.

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    Laura — February 28, 2010 @ 9:09 pm

    I love your site, but I have noticed one change. One of the reasons I started reading was that you almost always had comments on the vegetarian side of the menu. Lately, this has not been the case and this is disappointing. My husband and I are mostly vegi and while he eats chicken now and I eat both chicken and fish, we often like to try the vegetarian dishes. Most reviews don’t mention these at all and if we can’t preview a menu then trying someplace new is a gamble. I think maybe you used to try new places with a vegi friend? Maybe you could at least mention if there are any vegi options? thanks!

    • Heather replied: — March 1st, 2010 @ 7:30 am

      Hi Laura,
      Thanks for your comment! You’re right, one of us is a vegetarian, but she hasn’t been able to post as much lately. However, others of us do often try out the vegetarian options. In the future we’ll try to post more about the options that are available at the places we try.

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