Mitchell’s Fish Market

Great food The staff is super nice… Nice to meet up for a quick dinner/​meetings with coworkers. Great for happy hour Nice mature laid-​back crowd… And date night is a must here…
So check this place out my Unilocalers

We were really looking forward to the acclaimed restaurant scene in our hometown of Pittsburgh, after having retired to Arizona 6 years ago. We had remembered Mitchell’s Fish Market as excellent for seafood, as well as (surprisingly) steak. Wow, were we disappointed!!! The near-​empty parking lot at 8:00 PM on a Friday was the first clue. The misunderstandings about the reservation and being treated accusingly by the front greeters who were arguing with each other was the second clue. The lack of availability of the first 3 choices we made from the menu was the third clue. The shoe really dropped when the food came. Both my blackened cod, the steamed vegetables with it and the side of asparagus in hollandaise were ALL cold, dry and hard. The cod portion was tiny. MY partner’s fillet of beef ordered «medium rare to medium well with some pink» was black on the outside, dry, cold and very well done. Others in our party of six had similar experiences with just plain tough batter-​dipped and greasy fried fish for one and cold, dry, small portion of «fresh» fish for another. We were told that this place had changed management in the past 5 years. In light of its poor quality of food at upscale prices, Mitchell’s Fish Market deserves to fail and close.

Mitchell’s was surprisingly good. Everything I tasted was good or better, and there were plenty of options. Everything I drank was good or better, and there are options for everyone. The atmosphere was great (especially sitting outside on one of the rare nice days), which definitely enhanced the experience (though don’t count on that part being reliable in Pittsburgh…). My dings against the place are mostly minor (e.g., tiny hiccups in service), but for one: it’s a bit pricey for the category in which I’d place it, though it’s still a great option in that category.

We went to Mitchell’s last weekend to celebrate my BFF’s birthday. She has been to Mitchells several times and speaks highly about it. I have been there before but is has been several years and really didn’t recall much. But like my friend I love seafood so there was no objections there.
The menu isn’t too big, which is good, and they allow you to choose sides vs giving you what they deem you should have with your meal. Our waitress was very nice. We arrived a little after my friend, but waited about 15 minutes for her other friend and date to show. Once settled in we all placed our orders.
I decided on a yellowfin tuna, prepared medium rare, and for the sides I requested a double order of asparagus. We didn’t wait too long for our 6 meals to arrive. However, 3 out of 6 of those contained mistakes. My BFF asked for coleslaw. Not there. Easy fix they brought it out. My husband wanted fries, he got potatoes. Ok so now he gets both for same price, so I guess another easy fix. And then there was me. They just straight up brought me someone else’s food. The waitress quickly grabbed it up after I said to the guy this isn’t what I ordered. There was rice on the plate, and I don’t know what fish since it only sat in front of me for a few seconds before being snatched away. I only waited a few minutes and she brought me my correct meal.
The yellowfin looked amazing. Nice thick portion, and once I cut into it, it was beautifully cooked and seasoned well. However, my «double» order of asparagus was FIVE spears. Before the waitress left after bringing the correct order I said something to her about it. That to which she said, «That is a double». Hmmm. So a single order is 2 and ½ pieces of asparagus right? That’s bunk. My fellow diners felt sorry for me and offered up some of their veggies, very sweet of them. Weird thing was, my friend’s other friends date ordered asparagus as one of his sides and got 4 pieces. So was it just me or maybe they need some help executing in the kitchen and in service. Not to mention the meal was $ 32.00, and I just bought a bundle of asparagus for 1.88 at the Giant Eagle!
So other than the mix-​ups and the asparagus situation of 2016, I really enjoyed my meal and time at Mitchells. The fish was as noted very tasty, but the price is reflective of a special occasion dinner option.

Met for lunch with high school friends
We enjoyed Mitchell’s Fish Market.
Four of us arrived around 1:00 pm on a Tuesday and we were seated immediately.
Our server was really nice as she kept checking on when we were ready to order. We were excited and had not checked the menu due to the chatter. A couple of ordered the crab cakes with corn and broccoli. The crab cake was hot and delicious with not much filler. The corn tasted as if it was fire roasted. Yum. One had the salmon and the other had a lobster. Everyone enjoyed their meals. The checks were out promptly and a manager out front actually spent time to take several pictures of our group. Great job. We will return.

Mitchell’s is one of those restaurants that I never find to be disappointing but never have a pressing need to come back. Meals are hit or miss, albeit reasonably priced. Waitstaff is typically pretty good. But they just don’t have the wow factor.
It’s seafood that’s better than Red Lobster, but it doesn’t have much character. Like most seafood establishments in Pittsburgh, they do have a good Happy Hour but I’m never in the area that time of day.
The cod with lobster Oscar topping is a prime example. The bernaise sauce is not very good, and neither is the potato hash, but he fish itself is cooked well. Decent appetizers and a good wedge salad, so at a future visit I might stick to finger food.

Since Mitchell’s went corporate, it has gone downhill from the quality and service customers used to receive. This place has been hit or miss the last few times. This time it started off as a miss but finished with a homerun.
We had dinner reservations for 3 at 6:45PM. Upon entering the restaurant was extremely busy, with a good bit of people in the waiting area. We arrived at 6:25 and immediately checked in. 6:30 came, same amount of people still in waiting area. 6:45, the 6:30 reservations were still waiting to be seated. We spoke to hostess at 6:55 and promised us we were 2^nd in line. 3 tables were seated before us. The hostess looked flustered, confused, and not interested in helping to rectify situation. At 7:05 we were finally sat.
Our server was excellent. Came by often to refill waters and take new drink orders. Helped us with our menu questions and gave suggestions. Our appetizer came out quickly with enough of a gap between our entrees which is always a plus! I got the Shanghai Chilean SeaBass. Cooked perfectly!
The initial experience was setting the stage for an irritating evening but once we were sat the service from our waitress and quality of food quickly made up for the early mishap.

We had reservations for a group of 6, everything went along as it should have, we were seated quickly and had service quickly. Staff was friendly, and somwwhat attentive. We all ordered drinks, the 1^st round came quickly the 2^nd took quite awhile and that was enough for me to stop buying $ 10 a glass drinks. With everyone odering dinners we had quite an assortment. We all concluded that though the food was good, they were served luke warm at best. Portions we also very small. Bottom line is that it wasn’t bad for an average restaurant but for what you are going to pay it is NOT worth it at all. I was so disappointed. We will never be back. The 3^rd star is only for how tasty the smashed potatoes where, and that was the best highlight.

This place is fantastic! If you are a frequent traveler and looking for FRESHLY made food this is the place! It’s a quick walk from the hotels next door. Highly recommend!

So I’ve never been here before, I came with a friend and her aunt. The place is decorated really well, a little dim though. Even the bathroom is really really dim. Like I get the atmosphere you’re trying to go for but I want to be able to see.
I got the seafood stew and it was so good. The scallops were perfectly cooked and the flavor of the broth was fantastic. My shrimp were over cooked though, thus the four star review. They got everything right but that one thing kinda tainted it.
I had the banana bread pudding for dessert and that was also very good. I’ve had a lot of bread pudding and this was one of the best. It was light but also dense and the flavor of the banana came through very clearly.
Overall I had a very good experience! It would have been very great if it weren’t for the over cooked shrimp. I’d definitely go back, but it is pretty pricey.

This is a really hard review for me to write, simply because I cannot for the life of me find the words to explain the food. Lackluster, no, not really… Mediocre…no…Pedestrian/average/common…huh uh. Just ‘eh.’ It wasn’t awful, terrible or even bad, and it wasn’t great, good or even fine. It was just… edible, I guess.
We started with shrimp dumplings from the happy hour menu and the BF got seafood gumbo. I thought the gumbo was decent; he said ‘eh’, however we both agreed the dumplings were ‘eh’.
I got something called the market trio, which came with creole style rice, corn, a crab cake, a hunk of salmon and 5 shrimp. It wasn’t terrible, inedible food, it was just… not good. And for $ 28 I wish I would have just gotten a bowl of the gumbo. The only thing that seemed to have any flavor was the rice. The BF got a crab and lobster stuffed cod, which again, was not bad just not good. It had a lemony-​buttery sauce, that didn’t taste quite lemony or buttery somehow.
I know this is a stupid thing to gripe about, but I hatehatehate when restaurants charge necessarily high prices for pop. Soda, cola, pop, call it what you want, but it should never be more than $ 2.50. I usually just drink water with lemon, but I had a headache, so I ordered a coke. $ 325! And having a BF who works for a restaurant, I know that pop costs them pennies! I see $ 2 – 2.50; some people drink glass after glass of the stuff, but $ 3.25 is simply ridiculous. Especially when the food kinda sucks. And I read other reviews and the décor is not classy. It’s like it’s trying to be classy, but real classy restaurants know its’ not classy. It was a little like an over-​priced, under-​flavored Red Lobster without the kickass cheese biscuits. But when your food sucks at Red Lobster, you can always fill up on the delicious biscuits.

After doing some chores at The Waterfront, we were hungry and decided to try Mitchell’s for dinner. We were seated at a comfortable red booth. The clam chowder was perfect; definitely get it. The mussels were delicious – not as firm as mussels usually are (but in a good way) and bigger than normal. The spicy crispy shrimp surprised me; I didn’t think it would be good, but it was. Boyfriend said his lobster bisque was «funky» and I agreed that it tasted weird, but it was still edible.
The calamari, however, was unseasoned. Maybe they forgot to season it that night? I feel like the way it was served to us is not the way they usually serve it. Also, I was disappointed with the small portion of the calamari. For $ 12, we should be getting way more than we did.
Our server was attentive and noticed that we liked a lot of their appetizers, so she informed us about their happy hour (Monday through Friday 4:30 — 6:30pm) where their appetizers are at most $ 7 each! Tempting, especially after our pleasant dinner experience.
Taste | 4
Atmosphere | 4
Presentation | 3.5
Service | 4
OVERALL | 4

I want to like this place more than I do. Its definitely at least decent. It’s a family style seafood restaurant that has a bit of class to it. Pretty nice visually, and service is good as well, especially at the front desk. I’ve taken a couple of people there for birthdays and they do a nice job with that without being obnoxious with the ceremony. If you make a birthday reservation you can actually get «Happy Birthday Bob!» or whatever printed on your menus for the evening. Nice touch.
Food is just solid, that’s why I don’t give them more stars. I’ve had a few things here and there’s nothing special about their flavors, although their presentations are nice. I’ve been a couple of times and haven’t had anything I’d be excited about. Basically a safe, family style, classier mid-​scale seafood choice.

I have tried time and time again, to get myself to like this place and every time it’s more disappointing than the last time.
I had a take out order today, and when I called to place the order, I could tell that instantaneously, the bartender taking my order was not going to be a pleasure. Well that was an understatement.
When I arrived to pick up my order, there was class A attitude from the minute I walked in with the bartender. Then I had a total of 5 bags and 2 fountain drinks (which she said she had absolutely nothing to put them in for me), and I asked her if she could help me carry the bags to my car. Her reply «no. I have tables I need to take care of.»
I don’t expect over-​the-​top service at this restaurant, but I do expect a smile, a nice and pleasant attitude, along with a little helpfulness. If you aren’t having a good day, don’t take it out on customers.

Mitchell’s…what have you done?! I have been to this location several times and always loved it (just never got around to writing a review). The patio area is great when the weather is nice and I’ve historically loved the fish preparations. This last trip, though, was a pretty steep slide downhill.
First, I went to the bar and ordered a glass of the house pinot grigio… a generous poor from a bottle that was definitely a couple days past its prime. You should know better.
Then onto the table. I’m pretty sure the hostess double sat the server who was supposed to take care of me, because she expressed her frustration right in the middle of the patio area. I waiting a few minutes and then someone else ended up taking care of me. The service was fine, but I was a little put off by the start. What really got me though was the menu. Mitchell’s used to have a great menu and I’ve always been thrilled with my selections. I don’t know what changed, but it was something. I ordered the crispy ginger salmon with stir fried vegetables. The portion was ample, but the fish was sort of mushy and the crispy ginger topping wasn’t crispy at all. The veges were half overcooked and half undercooked.
If I didn’t include this last visit, I’d have given it 4.5 stars. This last visit brought it down. Here’s hoping that whatever changed, changes back.

The food here is good, but also pretty pricey. You might get more mileage and value spending the same somewhere else. However, this would be nice for a business lunch. The décor and atmosphere is classy, and there is something for everyone on the menu – albeit it is all very seafood focused, of course.
I’ve found the wait staff to be professional and personable.
This location has outdoor seating that overlooks the river.

Will not eat here again.
1) Waitress (Angela) could not be found for 10+ minutes at a time. The entire meal was a running commentary on where she was and why we didn’t even get water refills until dinner came. She had to be specifically asked three times for water before we got our one and only refill.
2) Spilled mussel butter on my jacket and although she did apologize no manager ever came over to see if we were okay. When I did complain they offered a $ 25 gift card which didn’t even cover the cost of said jacket, thanks but no thanks.
3) When asked specifically if a dessert was served warm the waitress said «yes, of course» but spoiler alert it wasn’t. Party involved said it was fine and asked me not to say something.
4) When asked if they had a very specific after dessert drink the waitress replied in the affirmative only to substitute Irish coffee instead. If you are out of something just own up to it, don’t try to pull one over on someone.
Long story short — decent if overpriced food, nonexistent management and the worst service I have experienced in a long while. As a server myself I am pretty forgiving but the (non)service ruined a $ 150 meal and Mitchell’s management couldn’t care less.

This was my first time at this location. I’ve frequented the Upper St Clair Galleria restaurant. There’s a lot to like about this Columbus OH based chain. I don’t usually eat at chain restaurants nor will I review them because they’re typically big food corporate run places that don’t care what they feed you they just care about their stockholders. This place seems different to me. The food quality and care seems to be very high.
The staff is always well trained. I like the décor and ambiance. The menu offers many options. I don’t really like the fish preparation options very much and the portions can be small in some of the dishes but overall I am a fan. I do really appreciate being able to buy fresh fish here. I like to buy the trout and prepare it at home.
We were here for a Thanksgiving meet-​up event with 69 other people. The room was a little small and it ended up being too loud too but the staff really pulled it off overall. It’s a tough thing to do. It wasn’t perfect for sure but the food was surprisingly good and came out hot and fresh. Nicely done.

A OK!
Really loved the bacon wrapped shrimp! So amazing with the sauce on the side. This was probably the the best part of the meal.
I also had blacken salmon with a double order of spinach instead of a starch. The spinach was just steamed without any flavoring… Which is better in the long run, but I wish they had options for sauteed with garlic.
The service was great as well! We were always taken care of.
Will definitely bring my bf here in the future.

My husband and I went to Mitchell’s last summer for our wedding anniversary. We both took a half day at work and we arrived in the early afternoon (after lunch but before the dinner crowd). I can’t say enough about this place… we have gone here on a few occasions and I’ve always been please with everything.
Pros: Nice friendly waitress, who took some time to take our picture (since it was our anniversary), food was excellent and not extremely overpriced, restaurant and bathrooms were clean!
Cons: None on this visit or any previous visits