Eleven

This is one of the nicest places in Pittsburgh. The atmosphere is very nice, high end Christmas decorations. The food is very good. Nice variety of appetizers, main dishes and desserts I have tried the meatballs and they are one of the best I've had, the calamari is very good as well. The swordfish was large and very tasty. They do have a valet for parking and a coat closet which is very nice. Not kids friendly

Went on Sunday for brunch. They have a prefix menu price that includes a cocktail on the brunch menu. An appetizer and an entree. I had a Bloody Mary! Delicious but…the Polenta waffles were amazing. Came with candied pecans and bacon. I opted out of the bacon and got the fingerling potatoes. If you have never been for brunch you should go! The atmosphere is warm and inviting the wait staff is friendly and the food fantastic!

I was in town for work, which just happened to be on my birthday, so I stopped in for a special dinner at Eleven. I learned about this place from social media, it was referred to me by someone I trust, who knows the food scene in the Allegheny/PGH area. I got here around 8PM and it was packed, but I was able to find a single seat at the bar. I tend to enjoy dining at the bar when alone, as the bartenders usually chat and do a great job with keeping up with dinner and drink service and this was no exception… There were three bartenders and each were interchangeable, meaning they each gave great service, like they were the primary server. I love when restaurants offer team service like this! I had a glass of wine while deciding what to order, which was nice and their menu had plenty of nice options, which made it hard to decide what to order. I ultimately opted for their Hanger Steak & Fries and the steak’s temp was prepared perfectly! Only issue was it had slightly too much finishing salt on it. The fries were outstanding! Their table bread is also excellent! I opted for their dessert called Banoffee Crème Brûlée, which is described as a mix of everything from crème brûlée to banana cream pie… it was amazing and definitely shareable, even tho it appears small. I’ll definitely return and highly recommend stopping in, but make reservations, they are quite popular!

We dined at Eleven for our anniversary yesterday. The service was great. Our glasses got filled up with water all the time, bread was served immediately after we placed our order, waiter helped packing leftovers…I saw people saying that the food was flavorless when they visited, and they were indeed not very flavorful last night. The oysters were fresh and the hot sauce was great. The crab cake in seafood tastings was huge, the skin of sea bass was crispy but meat was a little fishy. The short ribs though was tender but flavorless. Candy cake looked fancy but a little bit too sweet. We were sitting next to a big group of people so it was a bit loud there. There were also fruit flies bugging us all the time. Our favorite part was the cocktails and we decided that if we ever come back again we will sit at the bar. So this will be Bar Eleven to us!

Dining at Eleven was heaven! The food. The service and the atmosphere was devine! I ate two appetizers the veal and pork meatballs that were cooked in a creamy lemon sauce and a world class crabcake! For dinner I had the Elysian fields lamb, and the dessert was the candy bar! Thanks to Katya, the server who overheard us talking about my birthday and put a "Happy Birthday" chocolate on my dish. Such a nice surprise! This is fine dining and well worth the money.

Went out with a friend to have dinner and drinks before seeing a play at the Benidum. She had been before, but this was my first experience. It was amazing. Hands down worth the money. We started with a spring fling and a eleven mule while enjoying the oysters for a starter, the mignonette was my favorite topper. Then on to dinner, I had the swordfish and it was phenomenal. My friend had the black garlic ricotta agnolotti, which she said was wonderful. Of course we both had to get a dessert one candy bar and one strawberry taco. Wonderful finish to a perfect dinner. I cannot wait to visit again. Great place for an intimate celebration or a fancy night out with friends!