Walnut Grill

I went for happy hour with my boyfriend two weeks ago and he ordered a Miller Light for happy hour (14-​ish ounces for $ 3.50). It wasn’t until after he ordered (and I finally found the specials on the menu) that I noticed a 22oz Miller Light was on special (during and outside of happy hour) for $ 3. When I asked the waitress, Claire, to clarify the special, she apologized and said it was ‘her fault’ and she hadn’t noticed the new menu changes that recently took place. Not a big deal, we figured it’d be corrected. Food was good. When we got our bill, there were no adjustments to our drinks. This could have easily been resolved had a manager got involved.

I got the most expensive thing on the menu. I expected better. My filet mignon was charred and fatty. Worst filet I ever had. Side dishes came out after our meal. My husband’s NY strip was raw when he ordered medium. How can a chef screw up so badly? On a better note, my wine was delicious. But he couldn’t screw that up.

Dinner for my birthday. Not too busy on a Monday night. Quiet, nice atmosphere. The Balsamic Grilled chicken was moist and tasty. Really good Cream of Mushroom soup, a little different than most places.

The late night 9−11p menu is well worth the trip — ½ off flatbreads + boneless wings. If you time it just right and down a couple $ 4 Long Island Iced Teas… you, too, might become part of the off-​shift entertainment.

So our experience starts with filthy menus. Really Walnut overpriced Grill??? Do you know the median salary of the people you are serving in Fox Chapel with your nasty food stained menus? Anyway, our waiter was very nice Brian. Very attentive. He got our order and special requests correct. The music sucks, the age of your clientele does not fit the genre you are playing. Seriously pay attention to the clientele you are serving. And clean your menus. Food quality, ok. Still small for the price. Better off going to Chilis. Amazing service and great food. Always consistent. Chilis that’s is, not Walnut Grill.

Walnut Grill has a nice happy hour and environment. I have not been to the Wexford one but used to frequent the Fox Chapel location. It is a little overpriced for the food. The food isn’t bad but for what your whole bill ends up being, you could probably go somewhere nicer. They have a great cocktail I love called a St. Germain Champagne. It’s delicious but case in point, it is a $ 12 cocktail that a suburban restaurant.

I wouldn’t even give it one star but as you know, Unilocal makes you give some sort of rating.
My fiancé and I just walked out after sitting for 15 minutes at the bar and got no service.
There was one bartender on staff and she could barely keep up to her duties. She kept disappearing and the bar was getting packed with more people and again, no one was getting waited on.
Don’t waste your time, the bad reviews are right.

I will NEVER eat here again for lunch. Got the worst peice of salmon for lunch today. Food is mediocre quality w/​4 star price tag. Damn at least give me what u gouged my pockets for. Total rip off.

I had my rehearsal dinner here for my wedding and it was great! The patio area is awesome with firepits and sometimes live music. If you want to go on the patio in the winter part of it is enclosed w/​heaters which make it more of a private dining area. Happy hour tends to have some good drink specials. We really like the menu and drink selection. The only reason I’m giving this 4 stars instead of 5 is every once in a while we get a bad server or the food just isn’t on point. Overall I would recommend it.

This is a decent place for brunch on the weekend. I went here expecting to order off the menu, but was informed they have a brunch buffet. After looking at the menu, there was nothing that I appealed to me. Most of the items did not sound appetizing or were too expensive, so that left me with brunch. The service was good. The waiter came and and cleaned the plates and refilled our drinks throughout the meal.
The brunch was better than I expected, but not great. They had a carving station with prime rib. The prime rib was very fatty and cooked to a medium rare. Their Greek salad was very fresh. The rice pilaf was hit or miss. One batch was great, very flavorful while another batch was tasteless. Finally the cookies were great while I did not care for the apple cobbler or the brownies. Other items for brunch included — fresh fruit, bacon, sausage, home fries, Eggs Benedict, bass in a curry sauce and chicken parmesan.
Overall it was an okay place for brunch. The items for brunch were either good or okay, nothing was amazing. I feel for $ 18.00 I could have gone elsewhere for a better meal. I don’t think I will come back here.

While visiting family on a recent trip to Pittsburgh, we decided to have dinner at your restaurant. We found the food to be very average, but that is not the reason for the low star rating.
It was during happy hour and our waitress (Ariana) pointed out the drink specials and prices. I was uncertain about ordering the sangria after hearing her description but was assured that if I didn’t like it that I could order something else. When she brought our drinks to the table I took a sip and decided that it really wasn’t what I was looking for and asked if I could get a glass of house wine listed on the happy hour menu. She said sure and came back with the wine. At the end of the meal my husband picked up the tab so I did not have an opportunity to look over the bill. After returning back to our hotel room I realized that not only were we charged for the sangria but we were charged full price (not the happy hour price) for my glass of wine.
One mistake, maybe, but two, I think not. This was an attempt to pad the bill in order to receive a larger tip. I’m guessing that the establishment did not tell her to do this. If you decide to eat here, be sure to check your bill before paying. My suggestion, find a place that is more honest with better food!

Went to eat dinner with my family. I ordered a salad. As I mixed the greens, there was a long strand of hair in my salad – disgusting. However, the waiter took my salad away – and said «sorry.» We ate and finished our dinner. I asked to speak to a manager. I told the manager «Scott» that it as very unusual for a manager to never come to the table and apologize. I thought it would be customary for a manager to approach the table and share that he/​she spoke to the kitchen, and maybe say this «is unusual» and maybe offer a free appetizer. Nope, «Scott» replied I thought «Brittany» (the 12 year old waitress) handled it. I am very disappointed-​even Wendy’s would have handled this better. Customer service is everything-​all consumers should be treated as such.

The food is okay but nothing special and over priced. I’ve been going here sporadically for years and seem to have bad service no matter how much turnover there has been. It could be rude personalities one time then forgetting the bacon on an item to giving me chicken in a salad instead of steak the next. I don’t see the staff write down any orders which I think could attribute to some of the food errors but in general the drinks aren’t refilled and the smiles are missing. The atmosphere is the best part, inside and outside are both very nice. I’d recommend sitting outside and keeping your expectations low if you are going to eat here.

Outdoor deck is excellent for cocktails, good beer, and even Susie b’s! Excellent bar food within a late night menu. One of the best hang outs in the doc chapel area!

Overall: poor service, overpriced, nice atmosphere, food was blah to average. I won’t go back and would not recommend to others.
We attended the Fox Chapel Walnut Grill for brunch on Father’s Day. The hostess took our party of 5 (4 adults, 1 child) to our booth which was near enough to the buffet area for easy access but secluded enough not to be bothered by the traffic. None of us had been to this restaurant before and we were unfamiliar with the setup, especially for the brunch buffet. I asked the hostess if we needed to wait to place drink orders and where the buffet was located. She waved in the direction of another dining area where the buffet was setup and said everything is in there and walked away. We sat for a few minutes and the waitress came to the table and asked if we wanted anything to drink. We asked what the choices were, as we didn’t have menus, and she seemed confused by this question. She asked if we wanted menus and I said we’re here for the brunch buffet but can you tell us the drink options. She then said they had Coke products. My husband asked for sweetened tea — they didn’t have it. She ended up bringing menus and said we could order from the menu or get the buffet — we didn’t know this was a choice as most restaurants serving a special brunch buffet do not also have kitchen service (except for special orders). We took a look at both the buffet and the menu and decided to go for the buffet since that’s why we actually came. It’s important to note that online the buffet is $ 17.95 for adults and $ 6.95 for kids and includes a made to order omelette bar; however, for Father’s Day (and possibly other special occasion holidays) it’s $ 23.95 for everybody and there is no omelette bar. Soft drinks and coffee are also extra by the way. I felt the buffet offerings were very limited compared to other brunch buffets, and the area where it’s setup was very crowded and cramped. Minimal vegetarian options –fruit tray, garden salad, seafood salad, pasta salad, breakfast potatoes, scrambled eggs, pancakes and French toast sticks. There was also prime rib, some chicken dish, pork bacon and sausage, and a pastry/​dessert section. There were no turkey or vegetarian breakfast meat substitutes. I ended up with pancakes (very dry), fruit, and potatoes. We found out after noticing the made to order omelette bar was missing (which our waitress didn’t mention) that we could get omelettes made in the kitchen. They had 3 choices: Denver, Veggie and Seafood. The waitress was clearly unknowledgeable about the items being served, I asked what came in the veggie omelette and she said bell peppers, onions and cheese. I said perfect I’ll take that with cheddar cheese. She told my dad the same thing but actually told him it came with cheddar cheese standard. My daughter ordered the seafood (crab, shrimp and tomatoes), hold the tomatoes add cheddar. None of our omelettes had cheddar cheese but came with mozzarella (which I personally can’t stand with eggs) and the «crab» was actually imitation crab (something important for the server to note I think). Furthermore, the veggie omelettes actually came with red and green peppers (no onions) but also spinach and mushrooms. This was not the combo I’d ordered. Anyway, the server was nice but not a very good waitress in my opinion. For $ 140 I expect both good service and good food, if you feel the same I would not recommend the Walnut Grill brunch.

Half decent food but overpriced. Have been here a couple of times but my favorite memory is when my friend who was in the middle of a 4 day blackout binge started to hit on a 50 year old woman and told her I want to fuck you! That was enough to get us kicked out. I guess they don’t appreciate a good straight forward flirting lol mind you we were 25 lol

Met some friends here for dinner Sunday night. Service was friendly but extremely slow. Waited 40 minutes for our meals which were followed by the appetizer which came with the jalapeños we had asked to be omitted.
I expected the appetizer would be comped since it didn’t arrive until after our meals, but it wasn’t.
Our meals were good and the server was very friendly, but overall the experience was lacking.

Walnut Grill is one of my favorite spots for an afterwork drink or a quick, fresh meal. Their menu is American fare with a twist, their wine list is excellent, and the atmosphere is always fun. They recently expanded the bar area to have more seating and comfy booths. The servers remember you if you’re a frequent flyer and are always efficient. They have great live music some nights, too! I’ll pretty much always be a regular here!

I’m still working this one out. There is some good potential here, though.
The food is pretty good, if a bit predictable. I like the Pittsburgh Salad, for example — traditional greens, plus grilled chicken an some crispy fries.
Service has been spotty. Some servers seem to have half the restaurant. You’ll get one shot at a drink. Run out and you’re out of luck till the check comes! A disappointment. Sitting at the bar results in much better service.
But in an area without many traditional, sit-​down restaurants, this one is worth a try. See how your experience goes and post a review of your own.

Here’s the thing that peeves me a little about this restaurant chain. Why can’t they open a restaurant closer to me? I know that I only have to cross one river to get to the nearest Walnut Grill, but can’t they open one up the street from me? :-)!
Me, my family and friends have been to this restaurant many, many times and I can’t believe that I have never written a review since it’s one of my favorite go-​to places. I think that I have had every single appetizer on the menu, with the exception of the stuffed banana peppers or Seared Tuna Tacos (I just don’t like stuffed banana peppers or seared tuna). My favorite appetizers are the Pork Dumplings, Fried Pickles and Cheese and Fruit Plate. You can’t go wrong with any of these choices and if you go during their «Happier Hour», the prices are reduced to $ 5 or half. What’s not to like about that?
My favorite go-​to dish is the Wild Mushroom Chicken. Is it a cutting edge dish? No, but I still love it and I usually add one of their delicious scrumptious crabcakes to go with it. (I hate crabcakes with a lot of fillers and vegegies. Theirs has neither and «I die» for both dishes. Also not to be missed, if they have any kind of meat shank in season, just order it, eat it, pay for it and go home to recover from a meat coma. They’re just that good.
My daughter usually orders the Buffalo Chicken Wrap or Shaved Prime Rib Sandwich. Both are delcious and very filling with your choice of a side dish.
For the desserts, you can’t go wrong with the Brownie Works or Walnut Turtle Meltaway. The devil is a liar if you don’t think either of these desserts are yummy!