Ambience 5 stars- this place doesn't feel like Pittsburgh, food 3-4 stars, service marginal 1-2. With all the buzz, I had reasonably high expectations. I booked a reservation for 12:30 brunch today (Sunday). Throughout the meal, our waiter primarily ignored his tables and chatted with what I assume to be management throughout our meal. At one point, another patron actually got up to ask him for something because he had been so neglectful of his tables. I could see the waiter stand from my seat and watched him spend most of the time chatting. I typically tip 20 to 25% and he certainly did not receive that type of compensation for his blatant laziness.
The food was quite good. There are a wide variety of brunch and lunch options. Everyone at the table enjoyed their meals. However, the timing of our food took exceptionally long for brunch and was debatably worth the wait. No apology from our waiter or assurance that our food was on the way. He wasn't paying any attention anyways.
The ambience goes without saying. The drink menu looked to be interesting and creative but the attitude of the staff (I won't get into the blah reception we received from the hostess - not even a hello?!?) will ensure that I don't break my neck to get back here.