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Had an after work event at the pub. Service and Beer lection were great. Food was good. BUT, this pub did not have many of the drinks requested by our group! THIS was disappointing. As somebody previously said, this put needs to quit thinking it is a local bar!
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McCandless Twp, PA
(02/08/2008) |
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Had lunch here before the Pirates' home opener. I'd heard about the place on PubCrawler and was hunting for it as we walked around downtown. We had made up our minds that if we got to the Oyster House first we'd go there instead. Turns out this is right next door to the Oyster House, on the second floor.
We appeared to be the first of the lunch crowd and thus were escorted to a great table, in a corner with lots of glass and two-direction views of Market Square on a nice sunny day. Very nice.
The beer menu is fairly extensive but concentrates on imports -- pages and pages of them. There was just one page of micros but it contained many good ones -- several Dogfishes, four Victories and Weyerbacher's Merry Monks, among the ones I can recall. I had Dogfish Aprihop and Merry Monks. Counted about six taps from where I was sitting, largely imports.
Had the Ahi tuna wrap for lunch, which was reasonably good. Pile of standard fries and some OK veggies came with it. The waitress was attentive without being intrusive, always the best combination.
Place filled up pretty well during lunch. Bodes well for the future of the establishment.
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Mark Stacy,
Morgantown, WV
(04/12/2006) |
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Cool little place in Market Square. Went for lunch, had the Lancaster Hop Hog IPA with my Buffalo Chicken salad. Very satisfied with both. Waitress was attentive and the place was clean and quite cozy. About 10 taps of good beer, plus many bottles to choose from. I'm definitely going back.
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Sean,
Pittsburgh (not a stillers fan), PA
(05/12/2005) |
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Visited on a Saturday evening, Feb 21, at 7:00 p.m. They were already out of pierogi, crab cakes, crabmeat salad and not one bottle of merlot was in the house. No iced tea was available. Only table for more than four was in the smoking section. This place... as do a lot of Pittsburgh venues... has a lot of potential. They have got to get out of the mindset that they are a corner tavern that caters to locals. Our waitress, who was also the hostess and the bartender, had a pleasant attitude. Too bad she had to apologize so many times for being out of items.
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Don Hanzlik,
Fairfax, VA
(02/23/2004) |
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I had lunch on Thursday. The place was full, not a seat to be had. I was concerned about the service, based on other reviews. My server was a cute girl who had just started that day. She was great, my food came out quick and was quite good, I had the tuna steak. I spoke to a manager and he informed me that they have a beer engine being installed on Monday. Needless to say I'll be there first thing on Monday to have a tasty Speckled Hen
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Dave Williams,
pittsburgh, pa
(01/15/2004) |
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We went down for happy hour on a Friday. The place was packed and I was impressed with the great beer list. They had 15 drafts, mostly Belgian, and about 150 different bottles. We managed to get a table by the window and I had a Corsendonk Christmas ale. We hung out for a few hours before we opted to eat. I had the salmon burger and it was wonderful. My wife had the crab cake salad and she also loved it. Our server was great and really took care of us. Overall the place is great and I can't wait to return
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Nick,
pittsburgh, PA
(01/08/2004) |
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I am glad the beer and bar tender are good (based on other ratings) because the food and the food services are awful.
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Wilson,
Pittsburgh, PA
(01/06/2004) |
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Alright, Market Street opened recently (Summer 2003). I live right outside of downtown and we keep a good eye on the beer scene :)
I hadn't heard of Market Street Ale House until on of the Pubcrawler's sent it in... I had to double check though. I couldn't believe someone opened a beer focused place in Market Square.
Market Square along with the rest of downtown Pittsburgh is a wasteland - empty buildings, no life after 6pm, empty main 5th and Forbes corridor. There has been no reason to go downtown or stay downtown until now.
Market Street Ale House is in what has to be the most prime restaurant space downtown still. It formerly housed one of Robin Fernandez/Sport Rock's restaurants called Siena. Before Siena and after Siena there were a few other dining attempts at this location.
Can we break the tradition of short stays with Market Street Ale House? I hope so.
Here's what I liked about Market Street Ale House:
1. The location and atmoshpere - its a nice second story location overlooking Market Square. Good for people watching at lunch time and a quaint view of the full square.
2. Beer selection - I didn't bother to count or ask how many bottles and taps they had combined - but the have a serious beer list - the best downtown is ever going to see.
3. The bartender - we had a young lady who obviously was hustling to make ends meet. She answered our questions and took time to chatter. She's a hard worker and we saw her working elsewhere unfortunately to make ends meet - keep and respect good help.
Now what didn't we (me and my better half) like about Market Street Ale House?
Well, when we got there at 8PM on a weekday (Monday I believe it was) there was no food available - the cook had left. There was no note of it downstairs (dinner hours). Guess like all of downtown they can't pull a post 6pm crowd - and that really sucks. Listen Pittsburgh and Market Street Ale House - advertise - tell people there is something to do and go after them. Get the place packed and make it a big success like Fathead's in the South Side is (we went there afterwards to get nutrition).
What else? Well a manager type came up and sat down and rather than making conversation he was preoccupied vegetating or breaking at the bar (there is a connected side street building that houses a cigar bar and I believe is part of the same business). I doubt it was so busy that he had to get away :) Maybe it was a bad night. Connecting with patrons is important - it's what can make the difference in them coming back or not.
Would I go back? Sure at 8pm, when my day ends and I am looking for some post crowd dinner. Never during the day when trekking downtown is similar to just about any other city - poor parking options and stressful gridlock.
Will Market Street Ale House make it? Well I saw a full page ad in a newsweekly last week. Let's hope they do. Pittsburgh needs a central downtown beer friendly place.
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paris lundis,
Pittsburgh, PA
(01/05/2004) |
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In addition to the worst service, it must have been the worst lunch ever served in Downtown Pittsburgh.
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D L Hart,
pittsburgh, PA
(01/02/2004) |
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The Ale House, which opened in August 2003, is on the 2nd floor overlooking Market Square. There are 10-12 taps focusing primarily on Belgian and Belgian style (Delerium Noel for Christmas) beer. In addition, there are 50+ beers on the bottle list, again with a focus on Belgian and US microbrews. There is a cigar bar downstairs as well.
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Michael Padgett,
New York, NY
(12/05/2003) |
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Hundreds of bottles to chose from. Alot of Belgians on draft that always change. A great view of Market Square. A casual, comfortable place with a great food menu as well.
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Scott Zmuda,
Pittsburgh, PA
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