Vallozzis Pittsburgh

This is one of my go-​to spots for happy hour downtown. Great drink and app specials. All of their apps, including the fresh mozzarella bar and oysters, are great. Beef entrecôte is tasty and fun, but for the price I’m not sure that it is worth ordering more than once. I was a little less impressed with the dinner entrees that I’ve had (bucatini carbonara and suckling pig pappardelle) but they were still pretty good. Very good service, too.

Great location in the business district. The atmosphere is welcoming and luxurious. Prices trend higher than alternatives for lunch in the area. Salads and appetizers are well portioned. Flavors in the pasta dishes play well together. High quality ingredients in every dish. Service wasn’t the most friendly and the speed of services was slow. An overall good experience — but leave yourself enough time for the full meal.

Great restaurant right near market square. The entrecôte appetizer is unbelievable. It comes out with 6 – 8 pieces of thinly sliced and tender beef. You cook it on a hot salted Himalayan rock. It comes with dipping sauce and hard crunchy bread. It’s worth the trip just to eat it. The gnocchi was very soft and the meat sauce was very tasty. The Caesar salad was incredible and comes out with a soft cooked egg on top. So yummy. The pasta carbonara was also very tasty. The prices were very reasonable. I would recommend trying it if you haven’t. You can also valet your car in market square so you don’t have to drive around looking for a spot in a garage.

Headed to Vallozzis before a show last evening. The food was delicious, the flavor was present and the authenticity was evident. Wait staff was very accommodating and professional. The ambiance of the restaurant was above par and very inviting. The only reason that I am rating this restaurant four stars is for the price relative to food served. Be willing to spend a bit for generally smaller than average portion sizes.

Had a snack of a cheese platter and meat platter which was fantastic. In addition, the Motto Cabernet was very good with a touch of berries and chocolate. I would like to go back for a full dinner…

Valentine’s Dinner. We had the Buffalo 2 ways appetiser as well as the tuna tartare. Salads and a house made pasta with suckling pig that was delicious. I had crab cakes as my entrée and the husband had the veal oso bucco both were very good. Service and wine recommendations by the GM made the night at extra special. A wonderful evening, the perfect place for a special dinner.

Stopped in at 11:30 for lunch with my coworkers. Our table reserved for 7 was set-​up and we were sat immediately. We definitely beat the lunch rush, as it didn’t start to fill until closer to 12:15. Simple breakdown…
Service: Excellent. The waitstaff is well-​educated about the menu and as a former server, they hit all the marks for fine dining. The staff is friendly and make for a delightful experience. They offer complimentary coat check upon arrival.
Food: Our table ordered 3 chicken Parmesans, a spinach pizza, a chicken Waldorf salad, seared tuna salad and a grouping… the grouping meal is a neat concept. They have 4 groups to choose from and each group has 3 different types of food. You order one item from each group. For example, the dish at our table included beef tenderloin, shrimp with salsa, gnocchi and mozzarella basil salad. The portions are all tapas size but all together, it makes for a solid meal. Great way to sample different parts of the menu. No complaints about the food. I had the seared tuna salad and the taste was better than expected. I do not usually mix citrus with in my salads but the glaze on the grapefruit and oranges in this dish paired nicely with the bitter punch of the arugula.
The only reason I cannot issue 5 stars is that my meal was the priciest… and the smallest, with limited variety. The salad is served on a plate and not in a bowl. The only toppings are tuna, oranges and grapefruit. I would have felt that I got my moneys worth if the salad was arugula plus mixed greens with select vegetables mixed in.
Décor: classy and rustic. Exposed stone walls and dried flowers pressed into the doors. Beautiful!
The menu lists an option for GF pasta and for that reason, I will probably go back. Their pasta dishes sounded amazing and I love any chance to try a restaurant that caters to gluten intolerance!

Is probably give them a solid 3.5 stars. Excellent service, reasonably priced drinks, and OK food. We had a late night reservation for a family dinner and they were still fairly busy.
My wide and I decided to start with entrecôte, which is basically little pieces of sirloin that you cook table-​side on a pink sea salt slab. Came with some toasted bread, 3 fantastic spreads, and some seasoned arugula.
We also split a caprese salad and their soup special which was essentially French onion. I enjoyed both but my biggest complaint about the Caprese was that it must have been prepared in advance because it was VERY cold, which made it hard to enjoy the flavors.
For dinner I had a chicken dish that was stuffed with prosciutto, cheese and basil. While the fresh squeezed tomatoes were nice, I didn’t love the dish. The chicken was rough and didn’t have much flavor. Portion size was good though.
Highlight of the meal: the bread pudding. Some of the best I’ve ever tried. Wish it would’ve had some raisins but aside from that, perfect.
We were seated in the middle of one of the back rooms where they have a large bussing station right next to the table. This was a little odd to me and lead to some instances or loud noise right behind me.
Our waiter was pleasant and I enjoyed both beverages I had. Would certainly we back again to try a different entrée and maybe their Happy Hour. With tip, our meal cost about $ 70 per person, so be prepared.

Eat there New Years Eve. The service was good, for the food not impressive
at all over priced for the quality. I did have oysters they were good and my wife had the Rockefeller and enjoyed them. She had the Gnocchi and eat very little of it Gnocchi were muss and tomato sauce tasted like it came out of a can. I had the Suckling Pig Papardelle unimpressive. Will not eat there again.

Delicious And Elegant! My girlfriend and I started our first Light Up Night at Vallozzi’s and it was a great start to the evening! Great wine selection helped us kick things off before our main courses of Crab Cakes for her and The Study of Prime Rib for me! The seasonal sorbet dessert was excellent! Our waiter Rick was On Point! Great time was had by all! I highly suggest this place for a nice night out!

What a gem! We had amazing service in this gorgeous and elegant restaurant. We had a bottle of wine and a cheese platter to start. The cheese was excellent and our server was knowledgable about everything on the menu.
I ordered the Funghi pizza for my meal. It was very rich, but good and not too large. My boyfriend had an amazing pasta dish with suckling pig. We finished with coffee.
As a huge bonus, it was never very loud inside, even though the restaurant became fully booked while we were there. They have carpeted floors (chic and modern) in the main dining room, which I think helped absorb the sound.
I highly, highly recommend this restaurant.

A very nice Italian restaurant and the food was delicious, the service was also very good. The salad I had was so good and different the dressing was fabulous. The attire for this restaurant is casual work.

I have eaten here several times and wonder each time was … my meal a fluke? I have ordered the house salad, wedding soup, asparagus, and crabcakes each time … why?
Because it is one of the best meals that I have ever eaten in my life.
The crab cakes (2) are held together by … more crabmeat and are between the size of a baseball and softball … so come hungry.
The wait staff are attentive and review your reservation … your show is at 7:30 … I’ll make sure you have time to enjoy your meal and walk to the theater.
Soft music … slower pace … everything is just done well …
Highly recommend for a romantic dinner or to impress business colleagues …

Had a fabulous meal here when in town for a conference recently. 4 of us shared the mozzarella sampler and the meat one as well. All went quickly and were amazing with the ricotta being a surprise favorite for me. The standard salad is delicious with a lemon vinaigrette, crushed pistachio and Parmesan. My entrée was simply brilliant. Homemade pappardelle with suckling pig, mushrooms and fennel. The sauce was amazing and the portion was substantial. If I ever find myself in Pittsburgh again I will go back here just so I could eat this dish again. I can taste it right now… I’m sorry, where was I?
My dining companions loved their dishes (gnocchi, raviolo and seafood risotto) and I tasted a pistachio cannoli at dessert. They have a wonderful truffle menu with $ 2.50 options. Who can say no to that?
Service was great, wine flowed. Awesome experience

We went last night for my parents 40^th wedding anniversary. It was a great dinner.
Our waiter (Greg) was excellent.
Started with:
Polenta — Fabulous.
Taste of Mozzarella — Not great to share with 5 people, better for 3.
Arancini — Excellent
I had the Ravioli with Ricotta, basic but very good.
Risotto Seafood was excellent. Scallops were cooked perfectly.
Great meal, I will be back.

Went here on the recommendation of the hotel concierge, not really expecting a whole lot. The Buffalo Caprese was an amazing start. The Pizza Roma was decent– the crust is unexpectedly crunchy, but tasty.
And if you don’t save room for the bread pudding, you’ll miss the best part.
Good stuff. Good service. Buon appetito!

Great experience! Lovely entrees! Great crème brûlée burnt orange– will be going back

I will never patronize this restaurant ever again! My friends and I have been treated rudely by the vallet staff. When I complained to the on duty Manager his smug response was so arrogantly delivered, basically a «too bad so sad… not our emplyees» that it was the first time in a very long time I actually was going to use profanity towards someone!!! I have filed a complaint with Mayors Office.
I will eat Sheetz hot dogs off of the sidewalk, in my underwear, before I ever set foot in that restaurant again!

I really enjoyed my experience at Vallozzi’s and would highly recommend it to others. I noticed a lot of the less favorable reviews mention price in proportion to the food. I think it’s important to note that this is a fine dining establishment and the price you are paying is for the quality, not the quantity. This isn’t the Cheesecake Factory.
We ordered a lot of plates and shared among the table. The beef entrecôte was really cool. They bring it with a piping hot Himalayan salt stone to cook the meat. I can also recommend the shishito peppers, burrata, prosciutto plate, roasted beet salad, and the suckling pig papardelle. Everything was exceptional.
The server was also very attentive and accommodating. We requested toasted bread with one of the appetizers in lieu of the regular bread and the server quickly obliged. Also, I liked that they serve ricotta with the bread.

After unexpectedly ending up Downtown on a Wednesday night and not being able to get a table at Butcher and the Rye, my husband and I decided to try Vallozzi’s for dinner. On a few previous occasions, I had appetizers and wine in the bar area during happy hour with friends. The bar service was always good, the wine delicious, and the apps tasty, but I had never actually eaten in the dining area.
After my dining experience last night, I think I’ll only be returning for drinks in the future. Let me first say that the service was probably the best part of the meal. Our waiter was polite, amiable, and very attentive. I didn’t have to flag him down once, although he was taking care of several tables around us.
The food, on the other hand, was a different story. Dinner started out well, as I ordered the shishito peppers and was in heaven. They were perfectly cooked and appropriately salted/​oiled. For my meal I had butternut squash soup, which was so sweet that I couldn’t finish the small bowl. I also shared brussels sprouts with my husband and was pretty disappointed by the amount of oil and butter in the dish. (I didn’t even realize that sprouts could taste unhealthy until I had these!) My husband had the pork chop (which was fried) and he was generally happy with his selection.
Overall, our experience was okay, but I certainly won’t be rushing back anytime soon.