After a long awaited wait, Merchant Oyster Company is finally open!
We went this morning, and for a Sunday, it was not too busy at all. We seated ourselves. The menu is pretty small, and self explanatory. The oysters are written on a mirror above the bar. From where we were seated, we couldn't see the oyster menu at all, so we had to get up from our table which was kind of awkward.
The waiter was great, and was able to recommend oysters despite us struggling with seeing the oyster menu! We ended up getting 12 oysters (at 3-4 dollars a piece), a pound of peel shrimp ($13, $7 for half a pound), a lobster roll ($23), and blueberry pie ($6).
The oysters were great--some of the cleanest I've had in the city, and the lobster roll that I got was amazing. I opted out of the aioli, so the version that I got was hot and buttery. The lobster and the roll melted in my mouth, which was amazinggggg. I wasn't a huge fan of the old bay chips that came with the lobster roll, but that was a very minor part of the meal.
All in all, glad that we went, and we'll be back. It is rather pricey, as our meal was over $100 for two people, but worth it for good seafood in PGH.