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| - The dinner at Habitat was for a 5 year wedding anniversary. My wife and I recently moved to Pittsburgh after having lived in larger, more established metropolitan areas like San Francisco and New York. So finding a great place to celebrate was tough at first. I must say, we were not disappointed. Everything was extraordinary. I am so thankful this is here for us in Pittsburgh.
Upon making the reservations I did mention that this dinner was for a 5 year anniversary. I mentioned it for no real reason except that it was true.
When we arrived the hostess immediately greeted us in a very friendly manner and congratulated us on our anniversary. We were a bit surprised (happily.)
After being seated our waitress greeted us by name (Mr. and Mrs. Kitchen) and also congratulated us on 5 years together. She was very knowledgeable of the menu and the origin of the ingredients making up the meals. Zero stress was placed on us to rush an order or order any drinks. She was timely on water yet not over bearing on caring for our every need. She gave us space.
The food and the customer service is why I give this 5 stars. for two big reasons. 1) There was no need for the hostess, our waitress, the other staff an later the chef to congratulate us on our anniversary, but they did anyway. 2) The fact that the menu changes seasonally and uses local products was a huge plus. Knowing that the food we were eating is extremely fresh an well cared for only added to the experience.
While we ate, the hotel lobby had a jazz band playing for the patrons at the bar. However, we got to enjoy in the music as well.
As mentioned before the chef came out and greeted us and thanked us for dinning with them that night and presented us with a bag of cookies and pastry samples from the pastry chef. Everything was just above and beyond the needed actions.
Over all when writing a review I want to put things into a measure of how your senses will enjoy the experience on a 1-10 scale.
Sight: 8 (great decor, soft lighting and the open kitchen makes for fun visual effects)
Hearing: 7 (the music down stairs adds a nice touch but it also isn't to loud that you cannot hear each other speak.)
Taste: 10 (natural, local grown, excellently prepare food!)
Touch: 4 (not much hear, but the mugs for coffee are Villeroy an Boch witch was fun)
Smell: 6 (just enough of the food in the air without distracting you from enjoying everything else)
I hope this method is helpful.
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