Disappointing. That's my one-word review of this place. We came out to Monroeville after having an AMAZING appetizer at the Pittsburgh Restaurant Kickoff Party and we were beyond disappointed.
LOCATION
I'm from the South Hills so venturing through the Squirrel Hill Tunnels is not something that I do willingly. Once we got to Monroeville, we passed it three times because it's wedged between a Petco and Dennys.
DECOR
Old. Outdated. I felt like I was in a nursing home. The outside also had several signs about cat burglars (strange).
FOOD
Disappointing. Our bacon wrapped scallop appetizer was the shining star to our otherwise bleak dining experience. Although the PA Mushroom Porridge was pretty good too! I had the ivory salmon which was overlooked, dry, and VERY greasy. Our other entree was the "Three Little Pigs." The meat was good (although I don't know if I'd cover it all in basalmic) but the potatoes had a strange metal taste to them. Our dessert was supposed to be "macerated berries and grilled banana bread topped with a raspberry whipped cream." The berries were sliced strawberries and blueberries (not macerated) and the banana bread tasted like lemon box cake with bananas on the bottom (absolutely no grilling involved). The whipped cream might not have tasted like raspberries, but at least it had a pinkish color to it?
After our amazing food at the Kickoff Party, we were HIGHLY disappointed. The food has potential but our bill was over $80 (with only one beer) and not worth it.
SERVICE
Our server was nice and pleasant.