The Belted Goat
visit our delightful deli and coffee shop, open seven days a week

BELTED GOAT HIGHLIGHTS

Fearrington Blend Coffee
Soon after the Fearrington House opened in 1980, we created The Fearrington House Blend to share with our guests. A mix of El Salvadoran, Guatemalan and Sumatran coffees, it is a mild coffee with a chocolaty and earthy aroma and a smooth, well-balanced flavor.

Come experience our signature blend, roasted at The Belted Goat, and served in all of our restaurants!

Join our coffee club and receive a pound of free coffee for every 10 pounds you buy.
 

HOURS
Monday-Saturday, 8am-6:30pm
Sunday, 9am-5pm
(919) 545-5717

The Belted Goat offers a diverse selection of coffee, wine, breakfast pastries and desserts from The Fearrington House Restaurant.  You will also find Panini, wraps gourmet salads and freshly prepared meals. Located in the heart of the Village Center, The Belted Goat offers locals and visitors to the area a fun place to enjoy house-roasted coffee, a glass of wine, lunch, a light snack or a cone of Maple View ice cream.  While you're here, browse our fun collection of Beltie goods in the adjacent Beltie Shop.

Why does the Belted Goat dance?
Once upon a time in the land of Arabia, there lived a goat herder named Kaldi. Kaldi was a sober, responsible goat herder whose goats were also sober, if not responsible. One night, Kaldi's goats failed to come home, and in the morning he found them dancing with abandoned glee near a shiny, dark-leafed shrub with red berries. Kaldi soon determined that the red berries caused the goats' eccentric behavior, and soon he was dancing too.

Finally, a learned imam from a local monastery came by, sleepily, no doubt, on his way to prayer. He saw the goats dancing, Kaldi dancing, and the shiny, dark-leafed shrub with the red berries. The imam subjected the red berries to various experiments. Soon, neither the imam nor his fellows fell asleep at prayers, and the use of coffee spread from monastery to monastery, throughout Arabia, and from there to the rest of the world.