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| - My friends and I went here for restaurant week and I was excited to try it since I had never been there before. It's on an upper level inside a hotel and did have a bit of a hotel restaurant feel to it but the modern ambiance and spacious seating area with plenty of windows overlooking the city was very nice. I also enjoyed being able to see into the whole kitchen.
However, there were some issues with the service and parking. When we pulled up there was a sign about parking for the hotel and restaurant and it said $7 and there was a valet stand right there. No where did it say that valet was a different price so we assumed it was $7. It was not clear that self park was even an option, and we passed the initial entrance and followed the sign that said to pull up ahead for the restaurant/hotel parking and the valet guy greeted us. I told him we were going to dinner at the restaurant and asked about parking validation, which he said wasn't an option, but I figured ok $7 no big deal. He never once mentioned the parking rate is actually $20!! I only found out when I went to pay after dinner. $20 is absurd for Pittsburgh and way higher than any other nearby parking options. I would've never parked there had I known, as there are many other nearby options or I could have apparently self parked, which was not clear at all. $20 for 1.5 hours of parking when my friends and I spent several hundreds of dollars at your restaurant, really?! This isn't NYC! Fortunately we were able to negotiate a lower price after some arguing, but it was not easy.
When we get in the restaurant there is no host/hostess to great us. We stand there about 10-15 minutes before anyone arrives. We tried to get attention of other staff but no one was paying any attention to the host stand. Another group was also waiting that arrived just after us. When she did finally arrive she did not apologize about the wait and tried to lead us to a 4 person table when, we clearly had 5 (and had a reservation). Fortunately this was quickly corrected. Then it took us some time to get our drinks and get our entrees ordered. It was also odd that the waiter wanted to description in detail certain menu items, but did not indicate any specials, as someone else noted here.
I had the restaurant week menu with my choices being the risotto, the black cod, and the dessert (forgot what it was called but there was only once choice). All were fantastic and I have no complaints. My friends also enjoyed their dinners. And the presentation was beautiful. However, their normal prices are quite high and I don't know that it was worth what I would normally have to pay, especially given that the service wasn't up to par for the price point.
They do also have a decent cocktail, wine and beer list, though some of the options are quite pricey and the wine by the glass list was rather limited, as were the more affordable bottle options.
In sum, I enjoyed going here for restaurant week, and the food was all excellent, but I don't think it was amazing or interesting/unique enough or had good enough service to warrant the extremely high prices of ~40 entrees, which aren't filling enough on their own, so you have to pay another $10-20 for a side and/or appetizer.
I'll also note that on their regular menu they offer some additional categories that might appeal to some eaters with special needs, such as vegan/raw, gluten free, macrobiotic, and diabetes/heart healthy.
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