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| - I love Hyde Park and I love Pittsburgh Restaurant Week. After dining at HP twice during restaurant week and many other times, one thing is evident: the Hyde Park servers HATE restaurant week. For reference, I dined at Eddie V's on Tuesday night for restaurant week and the service there was impeccable, as usual. I dined at HP last winter during restaurant week and last night (Thursday). The service is drastically different. When greeted at HP, our server made no mention of the restaurant week menu/special. Throughout the meal, she only offered to refill our alcoholic drinks. We had to ask for more water multiple times and more bread. Our servers were nowhere to be found after they delivered our salads. The dessert course took forever to come out, which makes no sense since the dessert is one set item of flourless chocolate torte. When she finally brought the check she never asked if we wanted one check or split, then acted like it was a hassle for her to split it. As soon as we signed our checks she immediately collected them (a huge NO NO) and never thanked us, a goodbye, nothing. The attitude of HP servers is just so evident unless you're dining off the regular menu. Being a regular diner and a participant of restaurant week, I tip according to what a non promotional meal at a steakhouse should cost, but not when the service isn't warranted like it has been at HP. It's really unfortunate that the servers choose to drop the ball just because people are coming in for the promotional meal.
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