Walnut Grill

I was here with family tonight! I’m always thrilled and excited to be here at the walnut grill. Food was good as the usual. Service, was awesome. It was a little quieter than the normal noise but I like quiet. It was easier to here the people. Cnt wait to go back. Even l, the manager came out to our table and asked how we are wow! Also, they redeemed the Unilocal coupon. Definitely dine in hopefully soon

We were here for celebration of my Grandma’s life. We had a large group so things ran a bit slow but the 2 servers were very courteous and never slowed down. The salads were fantastic and I had the walnut salad. I ordered the prime rib sandwich and it was very crunchy from being overcooked and the banana peppers were scorched. The sandwich was very dry which I’m guessing was due to overcooking. My girlfriend has the turkey club and the crust was hard and the taste was mediocre. I’d have to say it’s a very nice restaurant but on this particular occasion the chef failed. Therefore the 3 star rating.

This was the second time I have been to this location. We came dor lunch on a sarurday afternoon. The service and food was as good as I remember. I ordered the turkey burger with a side salad. Our waiter was perfect! I will return!

Good location, quiet restaurant for a quick lunch. The food was really good. Our server was very pleasant. We tries the chicken fingers and french fries for our toddler and had the chicken and brie quesadia and the chicken flat bread each was equally good. I will note that the chicken fingers were a good size not too much breading. Great experience

Meh. A not too dreadful happy hour. Extremely loud with a crowd. Could be located anywhere. But hey, they sell alcohol.

The food is in fact good. but the portions are small and the prices are steep considering what you get. The staff is friendly and good but it seems they are trying to be a bit more than they are. Place is good for drinks with friends and seems to draw a good bunch of locals.

I keep going back to Walnut, hoping things will change, but they don’t. I wish I could give them no stars, but I can’t.
We went in for happy hour Friday. The drink specials are great, with $ 3 glasses of house wine and $ 3 drafts. BUT that’s where it ends. We sat at a bar table for 2 hours and only received three rounds. The service was that bad. And to top it off, we were charged full price for our last round. We had been searching for the server for at least 30 minutes, but she doesn’t show up until happy hour was over.
We had the chicken and cheese quesadilla that night too. Wasn’t good, wasn’t bad. Just your average grilled chicken and bagged shredded cheese.
The next night we had reservations for Il Pizzaiolo and showed up a bit early, so we ran over to walnut for a quick drink. There was only ONE other table occupied in the bar, and no one sitting at the bar. It took 5 minutes for a server to give us menus. I ordered a Sauvignon blanc, but informed they were out of it. The server then read off a list of every alcohol they were out of; there were about 10 things listed. If you ask me, that’s not good business and not a good sign.
Anyways, we order our drinks. Scott’s father orders a negroni. The server writes it down, only to show up 5 minutes later confessing she has no idea what the drink is. Why not just look it up on your cell phone? Oh well. We continue to wait another 15 min with no drinks. The one bartender was flipping through a magazine and the other was organizing straws. Sitting there with no drinks, watching this, is very frustrating.
After about 20 minutes got up to leave since our reservation was close. We informed them that they should cancel our order. We received dirty looks from both bartenders and the manager who was sitting at the bar drinking a cocktail. The one bartender yelled out, «here’s the Guinness!» As if that would get us to stay. We ordered a beer and three glasses of wine (Scott’s dad took back the negroni order after they admitted they couldn’t make it). That should take 3 minutes to get together.
Overall we were very disappointed. We give this place second chances over and over. But this was it. The service gets no stars and the food gets maybe 1 star. Previous visits for dinner resulted in inedible meals. It’s too bad because who wants to pass up $ 3 glasses of wine?!

Everything I personally had was so salty it was hard to eat really. But staff was pretty nice and the environment wasn’t too terrible. But good sweet lord the salt… If you have a heart condition please don’t eat here.

We just went for lunch, and the strawberry balsamico salad with salmon added was really REALLY good. I got the smaller portion — wish I had gotten a larger one. The strawberries were plentiful, and the goat cheese was creamy. The balsamic dressing was really great. Overall, a very enjoyable lunch.

Centered in uptown Mt Lebo, this restaurant is a regular stop for us due to the casual atmosphere, varied menu, consistently good food, and moderate prices. Service tends to be casual too (not in a great way) but attentive. The manager-​on-​duty usually stops by the table and if anything is needed they will run to get it.
I appreciate the food quality and the menu has whatever you’re in the mood for; well prepared entrees, salads, even burgers and wraps. I’ve never had a disappointing experience, and considering the number of times I’ve eaten there, I would have been due at least one by now. We’ve taken family and friends and they’ve all enjoyed the place, without exception. Bar atmosphere is fun and sports oriented (lots of tvs).

We went here for Xmas Eve dinner. We faced something of a challenge because our family consists of 5 adults & 3 children (a 2-​year-​old & twin 7 ½-​month-​olds) & we only had an hour & a half to squeeze in dinner between church & feeding time for the babies. The folks at Walnut Grill couldn’t have been more accommodating – high chairs & car seat racks for the babies + candy canes for the toddler. We made it through dinner on time & had a lovely dining experience. My filet mignon was excellent, as was my husband’s ravioli. I heard good reports from the other family members on the stuffed flounder, flatbread & gyro. The 2-​year-​old enjoyed his buttered noodles, too!

First off, the staff was very pleasant. The staff gets five stars.
We got the sangria and buffet for Sunday brunch. Our sangria came with a fly, which the waitress immediately and apologetically took care of. However, I’m still unsure since the fly was originally in the pitcher, why the whole pitcher wasn’t replaced, just the glass that the fly was poured into was. We were comp’ed another pitcher. Didn’t actually taste like there was wine in it.
Every single plate on the buffet table was dirty. We looked through the stack of about 30 plates and while the tops were clean, it looked like no one had even bothered to wipe off the backs. We noticed that the smaller plates on the fruit buffet were clean so used those instead.
We got there right at 10, so the buffet food wasn’t even all out when we arrived, yet when the sausage was brought out it was difficult to impale it with a fork. The hash browns were underdone.
I guess we figured out why the place was so empty…

Went for lunch and ended up with an awesome Martini special. Surprise! We all ordered salads. All were fresh and dressed properly. Not too much dressing.
Our service was awesome! I love when a restaurant trains well and hires great staff. It definitely makes the experience worth it.

Came in on a quiet Sunday night for my first time with some family. Here’s how the meals went…2 pasta dishes, both room temperature, 1 pear salad in which they forgot the pears, one fish and chips which was ok, and the best of all… a children’s corn dog served STILL FROZEN!!! Yep, the corn dog was still ice cold and frozen! The server said something about problems in the kitchen (really?), but that doesn’t help me.
We sent EVERYTHING back. Second time around everything was better, but by then…
The server was good, and the manager gave us desserts for our aggravation, but I still don’t think I’ll be going back any time soon. It was a $ 90.00 meal that was not worth it all. Rather than giving us desserts, the meals should have been comped, in hopes we would try again. But I won’t.

My mom took me here for lunch one day after she had a great experience there with her sister and mother for some occasion or other. I feel kind of bad because my experience here was very nice, except. it was the first time in my life I’ve ever sent food back because I couldn’t eat it.
Service was quick and efficient and we were seated right away. My mom ordered the crab cakes (which I almost ordered, and bet that if I had, this review would be 4 or 5 stars) and a side of fries. I got the fish tacos with a side of fries. Food came out pretty quickly, and my mom and I were both completely in love with our fries — they had this almost crumbly, crisp coating on them that just made them heavenly, and the right amount of seasoning. My mom raved about her crab cake, but my fish tacos were inedible. :(
I discovered fish tacos last year when we visited The Goat in Put-​in-​Bay and have been getting them every time I see them on the menu someplace ever since. I’ve loved them every time, but this time I got a mouthful of dried cabbage and nothing else for my first bite, and my second bite was filled with VERY fishy, off-​tasting fish. I’m known to be kind of picky, so I thought it was just me and tried another bite. Still off. I had my mom taste it, and she was kind of appalled — so that’s when I knew it wasn’t just me.
I explained this to the waitress, and she said she’d talk to the kitchen. When she came back, she said she had taken the fish tacos off the bill and that the kitchen would be happy to make me something quick. Honestly, I was full on those fries, so I said no – but she must have apologized a hundred times, and was very sweet about the whole thing. So. being my first experience sending something back, I was nervous, and it couldn’t have turned out better.
I honestly think that I just got a mistake. And it happens. I don’t live in Pittsburgh, so I don’t know if I’ll ever get the chance to go back and give them a second chance. Given the rest of my experience, though, I definitely would if the opportunity arose.

Came here to celebrate our son’s college graduation. From start to finish our experience was great. We all ordered diff dishes and everything was amazing. I had heard good things about the restaurant and our experience lived up to that. It’s a great place for a casual lunch or a celebration.

I somehow ended up with 2 $ 15 gift cards for Walnut Grill, but there was a catch: I couldn’t use them both during one visit, AND they were only good for the Mount Lebanon location.
So, on back-​to-​back nights, we used those gift cards, splurging on meals that had few gaffes.
Dinner #1 began with fresh bread accompanied by a smoky, piquant roasted pepper hummus, and a sinfully sweet cherry brown butter that was custom-​made for pancakes.
The exquisite Walnut Chicken Salad Sandwich came on an elegant baguette and contained candied walnuts, tomatoes, field greens, bacon bits, and pepperjack cheese for for some bite. Flanked by one of their impressive baked spuds and a dijonnaise-​smeared, no-​filler jumbo lump crab cake that would make Chef Michael Lomonaco grin…
Dessert was a Funnel Cake A la Mode that was a state-​fair treat gone upscale. Topped with chocolate sauce, pureed raspberry, and a gob of vanilla ice cream, it flooded my head with visions of ferris wheels, games of chance, and warm summer nights.
Dinner #2 started with a fine ranch-​dressed garden salad and ended with a mildly delectable Caramelized Walnut Ball that was a twist on the pecan version. Garnished with whipped cream, chocolate sauce, melted caramel, and a fanned strawberry, it served as a pleasant end. The middle, however, proved to be a battle. The Shaved Prime Rib Sandwich, also served on a baguette, was filled with magnanimous levels of protein as well as hot pepper rings, mushrooms, and provolone and couldn’t be eaten by hand. In such posh surroundings, one doesn’t tackle such a grinder without the use of silverware. The fact that a greasy, guilt-​ridden pleasure can be had at Walnut Grill is somewhat mystifying, the crispy edges of each flap of prime rib taking me to the streets of Philly with a chip on my shoulder.
The service during our first meal was stellar all ’round, but the second time, there was a noticeable decline. We were not given the complimentary bread. Refills and our check required a bit of a wait despite the house not being very busy, and a number of the listed menu items I was interested in (the Chocolate Cobbler, for example) were no longer available according to the server.
Nonetheless, Walnut Grill still exceeds expectations. I only wish those gift cards were good at the Bridgeville satellite so I could hit up that one. Hell, at least the parking’s free over there.

«Meh. I’ve experienced better.» The Unilocal caption already said it all. It looks upscale and nice from the outside but inside, it is just another typical bar with too many empty tables and slow service.

Modern and upscale décor. The service at the bar was super friendly and excellent. The fried pickles were good. The drinks, fast, tasty, reasonably priced.
We only spent about 45 minutes there, but I wouldn’t hesitate for a second to go back.

I recently went here for a family dinner and was very excited to finally try this place after hearing good things about it.
It’s…ok. On a good day.
The highlights of the Walnut Grill are the fantastic drink menu and interesting menu items — seriously, the ingredients used in some of these dishes showcase that the menu creators were very creative people.
At the same time, for me, the drawbacks include those interesting menu items and ingredient choices; this is another place I’ve been to recently that for whatever reason decided to dedicate itself to a few items and feature a short, two-​sided menu, which is chock full with some… well, interesting food item choices.
And sure, this is also a good thing, especially for the adventurous eater; the problem with this is that with a two-​sided menu that features non-​standard menu items — as opposed to simple, classic menu items — you better be in the mood to spend money, eat a lot, and try something new if you’re going here.
This wasn’t a major problem for me while I was there, as I happened to be in the right mood for a non-​standard dinner item; I also happened to eat here while one of their featured items was crab-​stuffed salmon, which I’m partial too. But even this item was just ok; I’ve had a much tastier version of this same item at another restaurant nearby. Here, I got a lot more salmon than I did crab in my dinner, and the seasoning used was so bland it may as well have not been used. So basically, I paid a lot of money for a fancy dish that didn’t even taste like one of its ingredients was really there. My family had no problems with their dinner items, for what it’s worth.
I’m sure I will return for a happy hour, as the drink menu really did look enticing, and I do love a good happy hour (who doesn’t?). But still: this is also a restaurant, and I don’t think it’s too much to ask for a chain restaurant to have a menu that’s longer than two pages (not to mention making the food taste good enough to be worth the money) — and I truly believe every restaurant should be required to have at least one simple, classic comfort food; sometimes, that’s all a person wants.