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| - Overall a good experience, but definitely over-hyped here in Pittsburgh. Great service, immense selection of booze, and wonderful atmosphere/decor/vibe.
The whiskey selection is second to none in the city, and while pricing is ambitious, it was great to try a few things I have been wanting for a long time.
Unfortunately, the food was not up to par to the hype or the pricing. For a place with "butcher" right in the name, the meats selection is just not there. The entrees just failed to impress. While I strongly prefer quality over quantity, the quality was just not there to justify the tiny portions we received.
I had the scallops since again, there wasn't much from the butcher, and the ingredients sounded enticing. What I received was 3 small overcooked scallops on a bed of over-salted risotto. It was hard to judge the flavor of the risotto due to the salt. I forget what vegetable was served, but I remember it was burned.The risotto was cooked well though, texture-wise.
My date had the roasted chicken. Again, enticing description, but over-salted. Fortunately the salt was not so extreme so the flavor came through and it was pretty good and the chicken was cooked nicely. Again, tiny portion. I have never seen my date finish an entree and she finally finished one here.
We definitely had room for dessert, but based on the entrees, we decided to skip that.
I will wrap up on a positive note: the appetizers. We ordered the tartar and the rabbit rillette, and both were just to die for. It's the first time I had an appetizer in Pittsburgh that did what it's supposed to do - it made me look forward to the rest of dinner.
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