Walnut Grill

After passing this place multiple times since opening, I finally stopped in check it out. Glad I did.
I started off with a Tijuana Iguana mule that was made with Patron Silver tequila. The bartender mixed it perfectly.
After quite a bit of pondering over the menu choices, I thought I would pick the simple choice and ordered the classic cheeseburger topped with blue cheese, requested they cook it medium.
I had ordered sweet potato fries as a side. They were very good.
When the burger came out everything about it was appealing. It looked ready for a TV commercial photo shoot. To me, the perfect burger. It was perfectly cooked, and wanted for no additional toppings or condiments. Literally, the best burger ever served to me.
Server, Brooke was very pleasant.

This one star is for the two orders we returned. The cheesesteak sandwich was allegedly prime rib sliced thin and it was raw when I bit into it. Outside seared but the inside just thawing pre-​sliced unknown cut of beef. That is how I saw that the beef was not marbled sliced prime rib. The glutamate was not released from the protein by proper cooking of thin sliced beef and the blood from the thawing part suggested hemolysis of the blood from refereeing.
The Reuben’s sandwich had two slices of marbled rye that were not equally toasted on the griddle. The staff was trying to pass off the inconsistency of the bread as that of the marbling in the dough. Rather than immediately offering a redo of the dishes it took a manager to decide the return.
Half an hour to wait for food. From time order was taken.

Sigh. I wanted to love it here. Don’t get me wrong, its ok, it’s just not what i thought it was going to be. To be fair, this was our first time here. It is our 7^th wedding anniversary and I wanted to go somewhere special and kind of upscale. Well, that wasn’t quite what we got at Walnut Grill.
The place is nice, clean, and cool looking. The bar looked great but we didn’t sit over there; we sat in the dining room. The waitress was friendly enough, never asked us if we had any questions about the menu and when I asked a question seemed kind of annoyed. We got the Ahi tuna appetizer, which was decent, kind of meh. My husband got a Cesar salad, which was crispy and very good. For my entrée I got the crab cakes, which were jump lump but small and the sauce was lacking flavor, the veggie were soggy, like they had been microwaved and a little cold and the rice pilaf was so bland I didn’t even bother eating it. My husband got the rack of lamb, which he really liked! It was juicy, tender and perfectly cooked. His veg was soggy too but he got smashed potatoes that he enjoyed.
For our anniversary they did give us a free dessert which was very yummy. It was funnel cakes with vanilla ice cream and a chocolate and raspberry drizzle. The funnel cakes were hard and over fried, but good none the less.
This places menu reminded me of Andora in Sewickley but the food is no where near as good. Next time we’ll likely go to Andora, same sort of food, similar prices, better service and waaaaay better flavors!

Unfortunately, the Wexford location has turned back to a appetizer and drink only place again. Poor service, food served was cold. Strangest looking french onion soup, two. pieces of bread thrown into the bowl like an after thought. Disappointing…

Started with italian bread and cinnamon butter. Both were much to my liking, bread was super soft on the inside, light crunch crust outside but it was not too hard, just right in my opinion. The cinnamon butter was nice blend of cinnamon and brown sugar imparting distinct flavor and sweetness.
Ordered the Pork Osso Bucco, sweet potato fries and a side Garden Salad with raspberry vinaigrette dressing. Salad dressing was nice, salad was average, fresh but like the kind you get in a prepared salad bag.
Pork was salty but not very tasty. I would not order it again. Flavor did not get into the pork. Sweet potato fries look homemade and were well done.
Bread and butter — 5 stars
Side Garden Salad — 3 stars
Pork Osso Bucco — 2 stars
Sweet Potato Fries — 4 stars

Nice salads. Sandwiches. Comfortable place. A bit pricey but otherwise great experience. Excellent service!

Everything we had was delicious. From the hummus and cous cous platter to the mixed grill my fiancé had. Great service as well.

Great place, daily drink specials and friendly staff, it gets busy at times but I’ve never had a bad experience. They have a beautiful patio seating as well.

Stopped by for Bloody Mary’s on a Sunday morning. They were great. Bartender was attentive. This place used to have a Bloody Mary check list that you could complete and have the drink made to your liking. They don’t offer this anymore. They should bring it back.

Tried the salmon and ravioli. It was very good. A bit heavy on the spinach and I would have preferred it on a plate instead of a bowl but good nonetheless

It was a gorgeous November day today and my dad and I took a break from work to stop in to Walnut Grill on Perry Highway for lunch. My mom gave us a coupon for BOGO lunch. We started by sharing a bowl of the soup of the day — Asian Chicken Noodle. It was made like normal chicken noodle with Asian seasonings and glass noodles instead of standard chicken soup noodles. It was excellent!
I ordered the wild mushroom chicken with sweet potato fries and Dad ordered the light potato crusted fish/​crab on top with a side of coleslaw. As other reviewers mentioned, the lunch portions are substantially smaller, but also cheaper.
Food came out in a timely manner, our waitress was attentive and kept our drinks refilled and it wasn’t too busy for lunchtime on a busy street. Things started picking up as we were leaving so I was glad we beat the rush.
I have been going to the Waterworks location for years — even before it was called Walnut Grill and have always had really great food and service. They have (or had) a nice wine night on Wednesday where they did half-​priced bottles so definitely check that out too. 5 stars!

Good lunch alternative in the Wexford area. I had the Shrimp Scampi and vermicelli noodles. For lunch, the portion is slightly smaller for $ 11 and for dinner, it’s $ 18. You get about 8 medium size shrimps which is pretty generous. The sauce was pretty rich but not overboard. They had a great list of desserts too!
Every Tuesdays, they offer a bogo for active military and veterans. The free entrée is up to $ 20.
The server was polite and took our orders quickly. The food took about 15 minutes to come out which was great since we were on our lunch break.

Walnut Grill has great daily happy hour and drink specials. This location has an awesome patio too. I’ve never had a bad meal, but have had slow service when we went once on a busy Friday night.

Been to Walnut Grill 4 or 5 times and owe it a review. One of the best food and drink Happy Hours in the Wexford and North Hills area for sure, especially when the weather allows patrons to enjoy the spacious patio. Happy Hour here, at least in the summertime, is a popular spot, but we’ve actually never had an issue being seated on the patio – and thank goodness for the huge parking lot.
Love that there are $ 3 glasses of wine during Happy Hour. A $ 3 decent chilled Riesling on the patio in the summer… I’m game. My guy is a fan of the wine deals too and also likes the great bang-​for-​buck Happy Hour beer specials. There are cocktail specials as well, though I haven’t dabbled in those.
Happy hour food is just as good. Our go-​to appetizers/​small plates are the black tip shark bites (love ‘em so much I make my husband order his own so that I don’t have to share) and the really chunky and substantial spinach and artichoke dip (comes with loads of tortilla chips and seasoned crackers).
Summer days are fading fast. I recommend heading to Walnut Grill for Happy Hour on the patio before it’s too late.

We had our engagement party here 2 years ago and the managers I worked with were very nice and made everything within the budget without compromising the quality and quantity of the food. We had the wild mushroom chicken, parmesan crusted chicken, a beef dish and a fish dish. We got the brownie works for dessert, which is one of the reasons why we chose this place for our engagement bc brownie sundaes is our thing. The only thing about that party was that they had one server for our party of 25.
Anyway, I do frequent this place for the food and happy hour. It’s nice in warmer weather where they open the outdoor patio and have a bar outside. The strawberry bellini-​tini is delicious. They have a daily drink special and it’s also one of the ony places that have firefly sweet tea vodka. I recommend this place although they really need to do something about the parking lot because there are times when it’s so crowded that I get turned off to stay. Service is also inconsistent.

Soooo… Walnut Grill. Okay, I know there are naysayers here but relax, chill and hit a happy hour! Nice music, half price drinks, great waitstaff and knowledgable bartenders. Oh… and food! Shrimp and pasta perfection! The Reuben sandwich is a homerun as well.

{Have to start by saying this is the Rt 19 location! Had an awful food /​server experience at the Waterworks location. Foolishly since I’d come to the North Hills WG before and loved it, I assumed the other location would be great too}, Such chic fun interior and interesting menu! Our Server Scott, in spite of a lonnng day (I asked, he didn’t whine about it) was efficient, and professional-​style friendly. Not like the well meaning Server who thinks «friendly» means you came to share the eve with them in conversation, you’ve met them, right? Anyway, let’s move on to food, that’s why we go to Restaurants, right? And yet… ALL of the above matters in the experience, otherwise we’d go get hot food at Giant Eagle!
Best. Roast.Beef. Sandwich. EVER. (Umm, I get them a lot!) Prime rib was well trimmed, with a ton of perfectly carmelized onions, and fresh sautéed mushrooms, generous pepperoncini, lavish amount of provolone, on an excellent baguette… for my side, I chose freshly grilled veggies, yummy. Just right crispness.
Hubby loved his Pittsburgh style Chicken salad, fresh, fresh, and with freshly made Ranch dressing.
When we have twice loved a location, we feel confident it’s not a fluke, but a great place. Our first visit was super good food & service too, and when the manager made the rounds to check on our experience, she was genuinely interested. And «comped» us a free round of Cocktails!!! That never happens, wish I’d have review then, but hadn’t been Unilocaling then…

Fabulous service especially at the bat. Erika and Mike Bailey are the best bartenders in north hills. Happy hour specials are great especially having two options during the day; 5 – 7 and 9 – 11.

I really wish I could give this place a better rating but I just can’t. We tried to get in on Saturday night without reservations and were turned down by a very rude hostess despite there being lots of tables open. Her attitude alone made me not want to go.
We went back Sunday afternoon, and sat in the bar area. We ordered the fruit and cheese appetizer plate, the fruit and cheese was good but the warm Brie they served was horrible. They literally took a piece of Brie with the wax outside on and stuffed it in a croissant. It was bad.
The entrees were okay, nothing to write home about. I won’t be asking to go here anytime soon.

We came to Walnut Grill for Mother’s Day brunch 2014.
I won’t pass too much judgment on service, because having come from the restaurant service industry, I know how awful and different it is when your restaurant suddenly turns half-​buffet half-​menu. It was pretty bold to offer both, so I think our server did the best with what he had to handle that day. I’m not suggesting a restaurant should take on more than it can handle — I just don’t want to blame the waiter for that. That being said, there was a lot of waiting, a lot of empty glasses, and a lot of unanswered questions and requests that afternoon.
One in our party got the buffet, and the rest of us (after viewing the buffet) ordered off the menu, which was much more gluten-​free friendly. They did have a separate GF menu, so I was happy about that, but confused as to why some of the dishes actually cost more, with less food, than their gluten-​y counterpart. I ordered the GF version of the sweet chili mahi mahi which was missing a side and cost $ 1 more. It was all a little confusing — there weren’t any substitutions to be made or anything. Regardless, it tasted just fine.
Hubby got a burger which he liked but it was a little overcooked. Mom got a flatbread which she really enjoyed and Dad was happy with the buffet.
Holidays are always tough for restaurants, but at the same time, it’s what attracts people in droves. Some step up their game, some fall a little short. Walnut Grill did fall a little short, but not enough to keep me from returning. I would like to try it again on some random Thursday and see if the experience is any better for $ 200.