Mitchells fish market
6: 45, the 6: 30 reservations were still waiting to be seated. 6: 30 came, same amount of people still in waiting area. We arrived at 6: 25 and immediately checked in. Upon entering the restaurant was extremely busy, with a good bit of people in the waiting area. We had dinner reservations for 3 at 6: 45PM. This time it started off as a miss but finished with a homerun. This place has been hit or miss the last few times. Since Mitchell’s went corporate, it has gone downhill from the quality and service customers used to receive. The fish was as noted very tasty, but the price is reflective of a special occasion dinner option. 88 at the Giant Eagle! So other than the mix-ups and the asparagus situation of 2016, I really enjoyed my meal and time at Mitchells. 00, and I just bought a bundle of asparagus for 1. So was it just me or maybe they need some help executing in the kitchen and in service. Weird thing was, my friend’s other friends date ordered asparagus as one of his sides and got 4 pieces. My fellow diners felt sorry for me and offered up some of their veggies, very sweet of them. So a single order is 2 and ½ pieces of asparagus right? That’s bunk. That to which she said, «That is a double». Before the waitress left after bringing the correct order I said something to her about it. However, my «double» order of asparagus was FIVE spears. Nice thick portion, and once I cut into it, it was beautifully cooked and seasoned well. I only waited a few minutes and she brought me my correct meal. There was rice on the plate, and I don’t know what fish since it only sat in front of me for a few seconds before being snatched away. The waitress quickly grabbed it up after I said to the guy this isn’t what I ordered. They just straight up brought me someone else’s food. Ok so now he gets both for same price, so I guess another easy fix. My husband wanted fries, he got potatoes.
However, 3 out of 6 of those contained mistakes. We didn’t wait too long for our 6 meals to arrive. I decided on a yellowfin tuna, prepared medium rare, and for the sides I requested a double order of asparagus. Once settled in we all placed our orders. We arrived a little after my friend, but waited about 15 minutes for her other friend and date to show. The menu isn’t too big, which is good, and they allow you to choose sides vs giving you what they deem you should have with your meal. But like my friend I love seafood so there was no objections there. I have been there before but is has been several years and really didn’t recall much. She has been to Mitchells several times and speaks highly about it. We went to Mitchell’s last weekend to celebrate my BFF’s birthday. In light of its poor quality of food at upscale prices, Mitchell’s Fish Market deserves to fail and close. We were told that this place had changed management in the past 5 years. Others in our party of six had similar experiences with just plain tough batter-dipped and greasy fried fish for one and cold, dry, small portion of «fresh» fish for another. MY partner’s fillet of beef ordered «medium rare to medium well with some pink» was black on the outside, dry, cold and very well done. Both my blackened cod, the steamed vegetables with it and the side of asparagus in hollandaise were ALL cold, dry and hard. The shoe really dropped when the food came. The lack of availability of the first 3 choices we made from the menu was the third clue.
The misunderstandings about the reservation and being treated accusingly by the front greeters who were arguing with each other was the second clue. Wow, were we disappointed!!! The near-empty parking lot at 8: 00 PM on a Friday was the first clue. We had remembered Mitchell’s Fish Market as excellent for seafood, as well as (surprisingly) steak. We were really looking forward to the acclaimed restaurant scene in our hometown of Pittsburgh, after having retired to Arizona 6 years ago.