Well I tried the place last night as was quite satisfied. As an initial warning though, it was quite expensive, even surpassing Christopher's. However, the food and service were excellent. I went with my girlfriend and we had very good meals. We started with the sherry bisque, which was quite good. I actually prefer a lobster bisque, but this was not at all bad. I do have a minor complaint in that I didn't actually order the bisque, but since it was so good I didn't feel like complaining (though I did want to try the elk). We both then had the mixed greens with the vinagrette. This was also quite good. Then for the main course I had the Filet Mignon with truffle sauce, which was spectacular. It has a very tasty sauce and the meat was cooked to a perfect medium rare as I requested. It was garnished with an interesting tower of potato chips and mashed potatos. My girlfriend has the bass with the (I don't remember the name for them but they are potato dumplings, of italian origin). This was also very good. The dumplings were actually extremely delicate and melted in the mouth. We then both had desert. She had the Chocolate Martini, which was most impressive in presentation, and she said it was excellent. I had the Creme Brule, which was very good. Their wine list was also quite extensive, as was their selection of cognac and single malt scotches. The service was excellent. Our waitress was very personable, and the mean was served in a well timed manner. All in all I would say it was a very good dining experience. --------------------------------esp------------------------------------------ James Stepanek NRA,SAF Graduate Student Materials Science and Engineering Carnegie Mellon University God created mankind, Samuel Colt made them equal. Thank God I'm an atheist. These opinions are mine alone, others can find their own. -------------------------Don't tread on me-----------------------------------
Pittsburgh, PA
HydeHolde
The HyeHolde has excellent food. Just don't go hungry, because you'll leave that way too.
This wasn't my experience at all. I have only been once, but we certainly left well fed. I still can't say we got our money's worth, but the food and service were very good. Sean H. wrote: >The HyeHolde has excellent food. Just don't go hungry, because you'll >leave that way too. Bob Dickson The secret of being a successful programmer is to never act suprised when something works.
Excerpts from netnews.pgh.food: 19-Nov-96 Re: HydeHolde by Bob [email removed] > > This wasn't my experience at all. I have only been once, but we > certainly left well fed. I still can't say we got our money's worth, > but the food and service were very good. You obviously just returned from a Peace Corps stint from Somalia. I went there once and had the lamb (which was absolutely fabulous, mind you. They are famous for it and with good reason). However, my portion was miniscule to say the least. I'm glad I had pretzels in the car, or I would have been pretty ticked off.