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| - This restaurant restored my faith in finding good food in Pittsburgh.
So, I'm a recently transplanted California food snob and was sure the fare I found in the east would be less than impressive. I was proven wrong by this little gem.
They have an extensive menu along with daily specials at mid-range prices. So far we've enjoyed the fettucini (w. chicken & scallops), french onion soup, crab bisque, chicken marsala, and fish dinner.
Pasta sauces are incredible, serving sizes are very large and the dish flavors have been mostly fantastic. The chicken marsala was a little bland, as was the fish dinner. (The warm bread they serve is also delicious).
Atmosphere is casual, one side of the place is a bar, but it's still pretty quiet in the dining room.
Service leaves a lot to be desired, though and is the only thing breaking Middle Road Inn from a 5-star review. We've had the same waiter both times we dined there, and it's been comically disappointing. Not very friendly, not very knowledgeable, more than a little awkward, and, a big pet peeve of mine: doesn't clear dishes from the table as you finish. Both times we ended up with stacks of dishes from our appetizers, dinners, and drink refills.
But overall the food and creativity makes up for it. Big kudos to the chefs here.
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