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| - Somewhere between 3 and 4 stars.
This is one of the best locations, if not simply the best, for a restaurant in Pittsburgh, and if you are lucky to be close enough from a window (as we were), you will impress your dinner guests! Now, not all tables are close to the windows, and some tables don't benefit from the view at all. I wonder how people are assigned to tables.
The food is based on fish, and the menu is impressive, with a beautiful list of fish. We had various fish dishes, but the clear winner was the sea bass (with pineapple - usually I am not a fan of pineapple in my food, but this dish was very successful). The other fish were good, but not nearly as tasty. Some were a bit bland. The risotto was good, the lobster mac and cheese not impressive.
The desserts are decadent - in a good and bad way. They are really very sweet and heavy, too much for the taste of our table. I'd recommend to share a few (we had 3 for 5, and this was too much, including angel food grilled cheese sandwich and macadamia mousse).
Overall, the food was decent, but the prices - very high for Pittsburgh - call for something better and more interesting. Too many fish dishes were good, but a bit bland.
Finally, our waiter was terrible. She pushed to consumption, insisting that we take some appetizers; she lost track of our bottle, and pretended it was empty, while we had only drank half of it; she put water on one of us...
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