I found this restaurant featured on the Top Restaurants in Pittsburgh 2016 and figured I should give it a go!
Let me start by saying if you are going to eat here, sit outside. The patio has a cozy, romantic feel with brick floors and trees with lights through out them. It is a perfect place for a date night.
My boyfriend started out with a golden monkey and I ordered a peach bellini. My drink was ordinary- nothing to rave about or get again, but not terrible.
The bread and oil beforehand was alright. The bread seemed like it was not made in house and we were not given more than a tablespoon of plain dipping oil for two people. I would have liked to have seen homemade bread and oil with spices and/or vinegar in it.
We forewent an appetizer (which was a mistake since our food took a little bit to come out) and decided upon the salsiccia e rapini pizza and pollo marsala. The pizza came out blazing out. When we were finally able to try it, we both agreed that it was flavorful yet we have had better pizza elsewhere. The pollo marsala on the other hand was out of this world amazing. It was be difficult to come back and not get this every single time.
The reason for the star deduction was due to three things. The service was suboptimal- our waitress was not very present and seemed to be spending a lot of time at tables near us instead. I was also disappointed in the experience as a whole due to the positive reviews I have read. Lastly, it was a bit pricey- one round of drinks was over $20 and the (small) pizza was $19.