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| - Wanted to try somewhere a little more upscale downtown and decided on Butcher and the Rye based on reviews. Glad we did!
Reservations are encouraged, especially for the weekend. We made ours two days ahead of time via Yelp and got great seats on the 3rd floor, where it was more quiet. If you have a specific time you wanna come, I suggest making the reservation further in advance. The earliest option for us was a 9pm reservation, so that's what we did.
Ambiance - It's pretty dark inside, but it was definitely more casual than I thought it would be. The interior reminded me of the inside of a Victorian home with their wallpaper, wooden staircases, and taxidermied animals. It stays true to the Americana theme they are going for.
Service - Hosts, waiters, staff were all great and super helpful. Service was attentive, but not intrusive.
Food - Came here with bf and we split everything.
Pig Candy: Pork belly served with apple kimchi. This was my least favorite dish, but it wasn't bad, it was just very average. I appreciate the thought behind this, where they took a very Asian inspired dish and made it their own by swapping out Asian ingredients for American ones i.e. switching out napa kimchi for apple kimchi, daikon radish for red radish. I felt like the pork belly could've been more melt in your mouth.
Charcuterie Board: I was surprised at all the stuff you got for $20! There's even foie gras! The foie here was a little gamier than the ones I like, but spread over toast, it was still pretty good. The spread included multiple kinds of pork, duck, pickled fennel, peppers, cauliflower, whole grain mustard and pork fat butter. Aside from the meat, the cauliflower and mustard really stood out. We didn't really like the pork fat butter. It was cool how they made something so heavy tasting super light and airy, but it still felt like you were eating fat.
Steak Tartare: This was my favorite dish. I love anything tartare. It was light, sweet, and flavorful. I really liked the perfect consistency of the egg yolk that came with it, but wish there was maybe a second yolk since it was such a big serving. I was scraping up any bits that we dropped and we ate every last bite. I would still have to say that I prefer horse taretare over steak tartare, but I'm not sure you can find horse tartare in the US (had it in Europe & Asia). But steak is still yummy.
Dirty Pasta (w/ Ground Duck) - Such a HUGE portion for $20. The pasta noodles were excellent!! I loved the texture and chew. Overall the dish was good, but also really heavy since duck is surprisingly fatty and all the cheese and stuff. If you're also getting small plates, I highly recommend splitting this. Would absolutely not have been able to finish this on my own.
Drinks- Didn't try any of their whiskey, but they have a great beer selection as well. Well priced.
Price - I'm from D.C. and I'm used to paying big city prices. I love coming out to Pittsburgh to visit the BF because we get to indulge in decadent meals and not bleed our wallets. After drinks, food, tax, tip, our total was something like just under $120.
Definitely recommend!
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