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| - Overall: poor service, overpriced, nice atmosphere, food was blah to average. I won't go back and would not recommend to others.
We attended the Fox Chapel Walnut Grill for brunch on Father's Day. The hostess took our party of 5 (4 adults, 1 child) to our booth which was near enough to the buffet area for easy access but secluded enough not to be bothered by the traffic. None of us had been to this restaurant before and we were unfamiliar with the setup, especially for the brunch buffet. I asked the hostess if we needed to wait to place drink orders and where the buffet was located. She waved in the direction of another dining area where the buffet was setup and said everything is in there and walked away. We sat for a few minutes and the waitress came to the table and asked if we wanted anything to drink. We asked what the choices were, as we didn't have menus, and she seemed confused by this question. She asked if we wanted menus and I said we're here for the brunch buffet but can you tell us the drink options. She then said they had Coke products. My husband asked for sweetened tea - they didn't have it. She ended up bringing menus and said we could order from the menu or get the buffet - we didn't know this was a choice as most restaurants serving a special brunch buffet do not also have kitchen service (except for special orders). We took a look at both the buffet and the menu and decided to go for the buffet since that's why we actually came. It's important to note that online the buffet is $17.95 for adults and $6.95 for kids and includes a made to order omelette bar; however, for Father's Day (and possibly other special occasion holidays) it's $23.95 for everybody and there is no omelette bar. Soft drinks and coffee are also extra by the way. I felt the buffet offerings were very limited compared to other brunch buffets, and the area where it's setup was very crowded and cramped. Minimal vegetarian options -fruit tray, garden salad, seafood salad, pasta salad, breakfast potatoes, scrambled eggs, pancakes and French toast sticks. There was also prime rib, some chicken dish, pork bacon and sausage, and a pastry/dessert section. There were no turkey or vegetarian breakfast meat substitutes. I ended up with pancakes (very dry), fruit, and potatoes. We found out after noticing the made to order omelette bar was missing (which our waitress didn't mention) that we could get omelettes made in the kitchen. They had 3 choices: Denver, Veggie and Seafood. The waitress was clearly unknowledgeable about the items being served, I asked what came in the veggie omelette and she said bell peppers, onions and cheese. I said perfect I'll take that with cheddar cheese. She told my dad the same thing but actually told him it came with cheddar cheese standard. My daughter ordered the seafood (crab, shrimp and tomatoes), hold the tomatoes add cheddar. None of our omelettes had cheddar cheese but came with mozzarella (which I personally can't stand with eggs) and the "crab" was actually imitation crab (something important for the server to note I think). Furthermore, the veggie omelettes actually came with red and green peppers (no onions) but also spinach and mushrooms. This was not the combo I'd ordered. Anyway, the server was nice but not a very good waitress in my opinion. For $140 I expect both good service and good food, if you feel the same I would not recommend the Walnut Grill brunch.
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