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| - If I was just rating the magnificent space I would give The Grand Course more than 5 stars, but unfortunately this rating is for the food and I am compelled to not give the restaurant anymore than 2 stars.
What a shame that the most beautiful room in Pittsburgh does not have food that is on par with the stunning architecture.
Do I recommend going there? Absolutely yes, for drinks or desert to sit in the grandeur of the main room, but not for a full meal. I have eaten Brunch, Lunch and Dinner twice here in the past month and the food is consistently mediocre and greasy. Yesterday I went for brunch at 1pm. The food was horribly picked over and not replenished, most of the food was just the remains of what had been sitting out for too long. They did eventually replenish the food, but after we had all eaten. They shouldn't wait until every last drop has been eaten, it should be a constant process of making the food look presentable. Most of the cooked foods were too greasy and overcooked. The Omelette bar was instead a big griddle where the cook was pouring out long strips of egg enough for 10 omelets or so. Then he'd put your toppings onto a section and would cut it off for you. Because the omelets were not individually made to order in separate frying pans, by the time you got your omelette the cheese wasn't melted, the toppings weren't cooked and it was like rubber, I took one bite and that was that.
I took a friend here for her birthday and was truly embarrassed by the whole experience. My friend's son is a chef at a famous restaurant in a large city. I kept feeling like I had to apologize for how awful the food was. Why is this not on par with a classic Ritz Carlton or Four Seasons brunch experience? Instead it feels like a brunch that's a bit better than a college cafeteria. Most of the main food is cramped into a small side area with deserts being spread out to the other side of the room. They should create a larger dedicated space for brunch where everyone is not cramped like sardines into such a small unimpressive area. I know they have a private room adjacent to the main room, this would work perfectly, but of course then it would be much more obvious how few choices there really are. The best thing about desert was the homemade donut making machine. If you wait you can watch your donut being made from start to finish, brilliant! The English Trifle was awful. It would be better to not serve something that is such a traditional dish if you don't at least look at a recipe for how to make one. I have had trifles all over the world and this takes the cake for the worst one ever.
I wish that I could say this place was fantastic all around, but it is not. The room is already fantastic. It's time to take charge and get the food up to par.
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