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| - Came here recently with some girl friends for dinner on a rather busy weekday night. It was my first time to the ACE hotel, and first time at the Whitfield. I had high expectations because my friend always raved about the ACE hotel, but my experience was quite underwhelming.
Value: 3/5
We ordered some appetizers to share, an entree each, two desserts to share, and one bottle of wine to share. The appetizers were around $10-12 each, but were so tiny that I thought the beet salad looked more like a side than a full-on appetizer. We split everything equally, and at the end of the night my bill came to be $58 (before tip). For the experience I had, I've had better for that pricepoint elsewhere.
Taste: 3.5/5
Overall: everything was as expected of a restaurant at the price point and ambiance of the Whitfield. Nothing special. I could get a better meal elsewhere in Pittsburgh for the prices, though.
Appetizers: Oysters of the day - they were okay; normal tasting; beet salad - it was alright, the cheese was good on it
Entrees: Rainbow trout - pretty good, except a little too salty; pork chop - good texture, and the charred bits are good
Desserts: Chocolate-covered cheesecake - the texture of the cheesecake was very nice, presentation was good, and taste was good; rhubarb pie deconstruction - it seemed like the restaurant tried to copy 'oops i dropped the lemon tart,' but the composition and the balance of flavors was not there
Experience: 3.5/5
Our overall dining experience lasted for two and a half hours - mind you, it was not fine dining so we did NOT expect to stay at the restaurant for that long. Most of the time, we were waiting for our entree to arrive. Between the time our appetizers were finished and the entree's arrival was around an hour. By then the crowds of people had trickled down to a minimum, and our table was one of the last tables still having dinner at the Whitfield. The server was courteous throughout the dinner, but the whole experience of waiting really killed my mood.
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