Cappy’s Cafe

You get what you pay for. Went for brunch and spent $ 6. Wasn’t great. Was there for over 2 hours because service was so incredibly slow. It wasn’t even super busy. We had to get up from our seats to find someone to ask if we could have our check and then it took 18 min for them to bring the check to us. For 4 girlfriends, they brought 1 joint check. We weren’t about to ask them to separate it because we would have been there for another hour. Inconvenient. Definitely not my favorite place and I doubt I’ll return.

Cappy’s! We went here for karaōke night and stayed til close. We didn’t try any food, but ordered plenty of drinks. We sat at a table and the waitress was super attentive and checked back often to see if we needed another drink. It was a full house, but not too full where you can’t move. The Karaōke was good and you could tell there were some regulars hitting the stage. There were a few times they didn’t have songs someone in our group requested, which we thought was a little weird because they were top 40.

Came in for a late lunch and got a bacon cheeseburger. The burger was cooked exactly the way I wanted and came out pretty quickly. Wait staff is very friendly. Kind of a dive bar, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Should be called crappys. So disappointed in food and its cost. The area and patio earned these 2 stars.

The food was terrible. I would rather have eaten a McDonald’s burger and fries. The fries, which are an up charge, tasted like they were store Ore-​Ida brand and had not even been fully baked in an oven or possibly just microwaved. Also ordered a medium burger and it came out well done with burnt bacon. Overall terrible over priced food experience. I would recommend never eating here. I didn’t get a drink but the bar looked okay.

Easy, simple and quaint. Stop in for Trivia night or during Sunday morning Brunch and you should not be disappointed with the local Shadyside cornerstone. Try the wraps, they are great and make sure to stop by for weekly Cappy-​oke on Fridays!

My Mum came into town and wanted to go to Cappys. She heard about it from someone on facebook. We went right after it opened so we were the only ones in there. My Mum got some kind of Mexican soup and she loved it. I ordered the turkey pesto hoagie and Mum got a BBQ chicken wrap. We split our sandwiches half-​and-​half. I ended up enjoying the BBQ chicken wrap more than my hoagie. Overall lunch was pretty good and not to bad priced. We want to go back again to try some other choices they had on the menu.

I’d give this joint zero stars if it was possible. This is the worst spot on Walnut St! I’m not even sure where to start. The bar is small and overpriced. I had a steak fajita wrap that tasted microwaved. The vegetables weren’t even cooked. This is a place no one wants to – or should ever want to go.

I’ve been eating here on and off for the better part of two decades. There’s nothing really special about the food, but it’s full of good reliable staples. The coffee is always fresh and the Bloody Mary’s are very good. Plenty of horseradish if you want it!

Came to check out karaōke night. It was really packed, we were lucky to get seats because a lot of people were standing while we were there. A server came right up to us to get our drink orders, which came out quickly. She checked on us frequently too which was nice.
Karaōke was okay. The crowd was mostly around college age, and the singers picked fun songs so it was definitely entertaining. No terrible singers. The host was nice and energetic, but he was lacking a lot of newer songs in his catalog, and he definitely plays favorites with regulars and people who throw a few bucks into his tip jar. There was over an hour wait to sing, and yet there were a handful of people who went up to sing 3 or more times while we were there. A good host will make sure new entries get in before people who have gone already get to come up again (and again… and again).

I’d give it 4 stars for being a smaller place and the food takes some time. However, the food’s tardiness is excused by how delicious it is. I had brunch there and the prices are moderate/​cheap and it’s yummy! Good service, good food. I can definitely see myself coming here again.

I was visiting Pittsburgh to see some friends and family of my fiancé. I had the privilege of eating here a couple of times during our stay. Both times were absolutely delightful experience!
The food is fantastic. I ate a breakfast burrito the first time and a salad the second. Both were really well made, fresh, and generous proportions. On top of that the servers were phenomenal. Really down to earth, friendly, and welcoming the minute you step in the door.
The inside of the restaurant could use a little updating eventually. It feels and looks inside like it probably did since the day it first opened its doors. I do love the atmosphere, the people, and especially the food! I guess the owners figured, why change a good thing? It’s great place to eat at, I’ll definitely be back again!

Many great memories here when my Dad used to live in Shadyside! Very friendly staff and always make you feel welcome.
Food is pretty good and the atmosphere is a breath of fresh air from how corporate Shadyside has become.
Seriously yinz guys, this is Pittsburgh not New York. Anyway if you’ve never been to Cappy’s, it’s a really good time! Go for the Big Mountain sandwich or one of their burgers!

Food is.decent. karoake is the best I’ve gone to in a long time. The place is super small.though. that is the biggest disadvantage and why I give it 3 stars. You are practically sitting on top of people.

In my opinion, the is a prime example of a bad Shadyside bar. It’s right on Walnut, too small, always too crowded, and I feel like I’m a 21-​yr old college student when I go out there. It’s miserable to be there on the weekend when it’s so crowded because it’s such a small space. The only reason I’m giving this bar 2 instead of 1 star is because the karaōke on Fridays (if you can handle the people and the crowd) is pretty good– although there are half a dozen better places to karaōke in Pittsburgh. Furthermore, I have sat on the patio table for a nice chill happy hour once watching the craziness of Walnut Street happen in front of me– which was oddly relaxing.

I’ve been coming in here a lot since Shadyside Saloon closed. I enjoy chill bars where the employees actually get to know you. It reminds me of where I work, where our regulars and the employees actually probably cross the line with how close we get to our regulars. Haha. Of course, I’m kidding.
Anyway, I’ve seen how busy the place gets on trivia night. I’ve also seen the place completely dead. I still love to come for breakfast on weekends, but I’m also enjoying the nightcap. It seems a lot of the bar customers are regulars. I like this, too. Conversation is more fun that way.
The food continues to be good, the drink specials are nice, the drinks are stiff, and I finally found a replacement for Shadyside Saloon. Now if only Cappy’s could have a dart board…

I came
Here for breakfast so When you first walk in I asked myself am I in the right place, I was … Starters food is nothing outta the ordinary, one funny thing that stood out was when we asked our server if they served any other meats aside from pork based meats she responded BACON! And no not turkey bacon… So clearly lil off there… Other then that we order common breakfast. Which was ok… I had the western omelette with turkey sausage … The peppers and the onions were not sliced small enough and were overpoweringly huge … Lil less On that lil more on the egg,. Which I wonder if the eggs were made from liquid base out of a carton … Yeah so place was ok if u wanna eat in desperation …

Cappy’s is a rarity on Walnut Street: it’s as close to unpretentious as you’ll ever get in this affluent and often snooty shopping district. As others have noted, it’s a dive bar that happens to serve pretty decent food; my wife thinks that the Big Mountain sandwich is to die for (and I’d agree). The service has always been friendly, and it never seems to get as loud in here as it gets in some other places (Shady Grove, I’m looking at you).
I know it might sound strange, but one of the things that I appreciate the most about Cappy’s is that it treats its waitresses as waitresses, not as sex symbols. I’ve always found the skimpy outfits that waitresses choose to wear (or are made to wear) at some other places to be rather insulting — these women are there to do their job, not to be ogled at by everyone in the area. So thumbs up, Cappy’s, for treating your female employees with some respect!
My wife and I moved away from the Shadyside area a few months ago. Cappy’s is the one thing we miss. Big Mountain forever!

Yum yum yum. I will admit to being a fan of the dive bar/​restaurant aspect of Cappy’s. I had wanted to visit it for awhile and finally got the chance over the weekend. I always forget about this place when I’m in Shadyside, which is sad because I usually avoid Shadyside for food as I think most of their options are too pricey majority of the time.
We ordered the skillet w/​sausage and the corned beef hash and eggs. Of course, this Florida girl doesn’t understand how so many places serve corned beef hash and eggs WITHOUT GRITS, WTF, but I keep reminding myself that I live in the north now, y’all. Our breakfast was tasty tasty tasty. Sure, nothing seemed fresh (or not out of a can, etc.), but it hit the spot. Nice and greasy and filling. We supplemented our meal with some mimosas, which were quite tasty, but those are hard to screw up. Our waitress was attentive and seemed rather nice. We sat by the windows, which is my second favorite spot in a restaurant/​bar after the actual bar. I’d go back as I have now found a cheap alternative to the pricey (and sometimes pretentious …) Shadyside restaurants that I like!

Cappy’s is a dive in the middle of a very nice area. For that feat alone, I give it 3 stars. The bonus star is for cheap drinks and decent food and having outside tables.
There are only a handful of beers on tap ranging from the Pittsburgh regulars to a 2 – 3 seasonals. While there’s a good mix of high-​low liquors, there are no specialty cocktails. Yes, you can order a boilermaker but no pomegranate crantinis here. Respect.
The sandwiches/​wraps are totally decent – meaning better than fast food but not gourmet. You get a good amount of food for ~$ 8 and it’s tasty.
The best part about Cappy’s is that it offers a reprieve from the jam-​packed bro bars on Walnut St. Yes, Cappy’s gets crowded on karaōke night, but generally there is room to breathe inside and there are a half dozen outdoors tables that are perfect for laughing at the drunks stumbling home.
P. S. The pictures above are in not of the Cappy’s on Walnut St. I’m not sure why they are posted here.