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| - My husband took me here for a birthday dinner on a Saturday night with reservations for 8:15. It's intimate, dimly lit, and we were seated near the window at a table for two. One of us had to choose to not have the window view, and therefore was able to watch the kitchen staff. Attire is "smart business" which is apparently a step above business casual, though I saw patrons wearing jeans and sports jerseys. Our server was polite, helpful with recommendations, and expeditious after we had received our entress. I'll break down our meals:
Starters:
1) Tandoor Naan. This simple bread was delicious, and the cheapest (and probably most filling) on the menu. It comes with garlicky hummus, cucumber sauce (think: tzatziki), and a very gingery berry sauce. Probably too much ginger for my taste. Also, don't do the hummus if you plan on being, erm, intimate with anyone. Within the next week or so. Just being cautious.
2) Burrata. It had a great smoke taste in the tiny creamy portion and was accompanied by crisped pancetta which was more akin to burnt bacon, to be honest. The honeydew and tarragon jelly were scant and really didn't impact the dish other than to provide some color on the rim of the dish.
Entrees: I enjoyed a nice glass of flowery moscato. Best part of my meal.
1) Black cod. Fish was great, well cooked with a crisp skin. Lobster ravioli was one large ravioli with small chunk lobster meat. Not worth $34.
2) Jumbo Scallop. The scallops were very gritty. I kept biting into it and experiencing the painful crunching of a scallop that was probably not soaked long enough. And it was all of them. They had a beautiful sear on one side only. The succotash was terribly over-salted. I like salt, but I couldn't eat it because it was just too much. The greens were relatively on-existent in the succotash. The cauliflower puree was missed, as it was just an empty promise on the menu to build up the description. The two 1/8th-1/4th cup portions of the risotto was also disappointing in that I relied on them to fill me up in the absence of edible succotash.
Dessert: Served with over-brewed, strong coffee, though we were given an urn to split between us, about 2 cups each. Served with homemade sugar cubes, sugar packets, and cream. Oh, coffee was additional.
1) Sticky toffee pudding. Delicious. Small portion, delicious ice cream. Sticky.
2) Confused pineapple cake. The pineapple was not sufficient to help me down the overly dry, crumbly, and dense butter cake. Neither was the artsy presentation. I don't remember the vanilla cream. The tart cherry puree was used by myself in a desperate attempt to help me eat the stale yellow cake. Waste of a good $9.
All-in-all, it was an OK dining experience in a great atmosphere. I agree with others who feel it's over-priced based on quality. I'm sure it's costly due to locale of the restaurant. We easily spent over $150 between two of us based on the meals above. But, if you like expensive food served in beautifully displayed elf proportions, then this place may be right for you. I think we may try it again, but only after we experience some of the other dining Pittsburgh has to offer.
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