savoy restaurant

great atmosphere and awesome food. a must for fine dining.

great food, great atmosphere!. we had dinner at savoy last night with some very special friends. i dine out quite often, but somehow, i just now found this awesome restaurant. i had the butternut squash chocolate raviolis in a lobster cream sauce, and my husband had the veal meatloaf. we were blown away! both meals were superb in every way. the chef came out to check on us and make sure everything was done to our satisfaction. the restaurant is chic, very unique, and also very intimate and relaxing. i would recommend this place to anyone who wants a great dining experience. also, i don't know anyone who owns it, works there, etc., so this is a real review. thanks so much savoy for your professional and excellent chef, wait staff and bartenders. we will be back. joel and sue frye

as soon as we walked in, rumors of the city-lounge feel were immediately confirmed. the place was impeccably decorated. i'll tell you something right off the bat: if you're a fan of "down home" restaurants conceptualized from a mom-and-pop mindset, you just plain won't feel co

great brunch! the executive chef came by our table to say hello. very good service!

i tried out the fish tacos, which were flavorful and light. the food is pre-made, kept hot, and delivered quickly. that involves the risk of dishes getting soggy, but savoy has mastered this delivery and the food had the same texture and quality as though it were fresh out of the kitchen.

hoping the experience is better.... just made reservations for a group of 8 for a friday night at 5:00pm in a few weeks. i had to give them my credit card to hold the reservation - they charged $100 to the card to hold our reservations! i've never heard of this before! they also informed me that they would not allow separate checks - everything would have to be charged to my card. i'm not happy about this treatment - hope the food and experience make this inconvenience worthwhile! will let you know...

fantastic food amazing atmosphere. need more restaurants like this in the pgh area.

seriously, this is a must try. first of all, let me just say that i have started to get jaded with the pittsburgh food scene. i have lived here all my life, and we try all the new restaurants and we have had a string of disappointments. i was not expecting savoy to be one of my new favorite restaurants or it to be on par with toast and eleven, but it far exceeded my expectations. the atmosphere was beautiful and reminiscent of some of the nicer restaurants we've been to in vegas. but there was no snootiness - everyone we encountered from the valet, to the hostess, to the waitress to the bartenders, etc. were just super friendly, down to earth, nice people. the food was amazing. i have celiac disease and must eat gluten free - this is the first restaurant in pgh that brought me gluten free bread before my meal. i had the lamb chops with spinach risotto and baby carrots, and it was seriously the best lamb i have ever had - tender and melt-in -your-mouth. for dessert, my husband and i split the gf chocolate cake with blackberry mousse and pistachios. it was crazy delicious. afterwards, we decided to explore and stopped up to their lounge, where we had some really well-made cocktails. i am sure this place is hopping later in the evening, but we were pleased to have this beautiful place to ourselves and enjoy some lovely drinks before the party kicked in. perhaps some people think of savoy as a nightclub, and i am sure it is fabulous at that, but first and foremost it should be known as one of the best restaurants in pittsburgh. the chef here knows what he is doing.

the restaurant is absolutely beautiful. it’s designed in a way that makes you feel comfortable and never want to leave. everything from the white leather chairs, to the spotlights subtly changing the color of the walls make it beautifully unique. the staff is also so friendly and welcoming. they make you feel right at home.

now, onto the food. first lets start with the bread basket, as even this is worth mentioning. there were four or five different types of bread, that were all amazing. we especially loved one that was cheesy and another that had tiny bits of olives in it. now onto the appetizer. we had the mediterranean platter and it was basically every food fantasy i’ve ever had, combined together. it was also huge! mediterranean food is my favorite, and this is by far the best appetizer of its kind that i’ve ever had. it was filled with hummus, pita chips, olives (and lots of them!), feta cheese and lots of veggies. mmm. finally, our main courses were also completely fabulous. i had the angel hair pasta with shrimp and my boyfriend had the pork three ways. both incredible.

not as good as my first time. i started with the perfect pair martini, which is quite delicious. i had the pear and gorgonzola salad, the waiter and the kitchen were happy accommodate my pecan allergy. i was disappointed that most of the greens were romaine, i was hoping for darker greens, but overall the salad was delicious! for my entree i went for the bbq shrimp and grits - which is gluten free! the waiter properly coursed our meal, making sure our appetizer plates and drink orders were taken before the entrees came out. everything about my entree was bland. the grits were soupy and missing some seasoning. there were five small shrimp on top that were practically drowning in the grits. i told the waiter that the dish was bland and he assured me that that is how it's supposed to taste, and he could bring me more bbq sauce for the shrimp. he also offered to bring sugar to put in the grits, saying that some people like it that way. i opted for the bbq sauce. it helped with the shrimp, but i left 95% of my grits in the bowl. i was happy to see that two of their desserts are also offered gluten free- the cinnamon roll bread pudding and the brownie sundae. i had a dirty martini for dessert instead, the menu boasted bleu-cheese stuffed olives. it arrived with pimentos, actually only two of the three olives had pimentos. i asked the waiter about it and he explained that it is not a popular cocktail and the cheese stuffed olives were constantly going bad, and that i must have had an old menu. although i was disappointed, i totally understand the reasoning, just not why they have not updated the menu. to my complete shock and surprise i was not comped anything on my bill! the waiter was aware of the issues during my visit, which i brought to his attention in extremely polite fashion, and did not offer any type of compensation. the martinis are expensive, but worth it, considering you get top shelf alcohol and very large pours (filled to the top!). my last visit was amazing, i'm hoping last night was just a fluke and a clueless server.

a meal & night to remember. i am not sure where to begin. after reading many reviews prior to our visit, i must say there was some trepidation as to what our evening was going to be like. many said service was slow, or poor & that it was a pretentious, stuffy & overpriced restaurant. i am truly dumbfounded as to how anyone could feel this way.
i can truly & honestly say this was one of the "best" dining & most memorable restaurant experiences we have ever had.
i know i have not traveled as often & as diversely as some foodies or other reviewers. i have however searched high & low for culinary uniqueness in places such as, france, austria, ireland, mexico, san francisco, new york, boston, & new orleans just to name a few.
what savoy offers in culinary & cultural diversity is unfounded in many of the above mentioned places i have been including pittsburgh. however what made our evening so special & why you should go to savoy is the people.
it has been said "you can easily judge the character of a man(or woman) by how he treats those who can do nothing for him". savoy & its staff that served us are the epitome of that. specifically our waitress (carly), manager (tom) & the executive chef mr. kevin watson are truly awesome people that enjoy serving others.
very few times if ever have i left a restaurant feeling as we did, connected to or a genuine bond of friendship formed with someone whom we never met previously.
why you might ask, it really all started with carly our awesome waitress. after ordering our first bottle of wine carly admitted that she was fairly new to the restaurant. as she was attempting to uncork our first bottle of wine it was giving her a difficult time. now instead of creating an uncomfortable moment as many customers may have felt carly's charming personality allowed us to begin our unforgettable evening of laughter & fun. so much so, that tom the manager & kevin the chef stopped to see why our table was having such a good time.
now in most restaurants of this stature having the manager & chef stop briefly to inquire of how the meal or service was is fairly standard. but that is where savoy is different. not only did they stop once, but the chef kevin sat with our table for at least 10-15 minutes and engaged not in small talk but as if a friend that you have known for many years. then he proceeded to the kitchen & returned with a tray of delightful salted caramels for us to enjoy. (not on the menu might i add) after this he then gave us a tour of the private room downstairs, the lounge area upstairs & the balcony outside. along the way stopping & introducing us to others including mr. bettis (jerome's brother) as if he had known us for years or as if we were vip's.

so in summary, although we primarily visited savoy because we purchased a groupon, the food was incredible (tilapia tacos, lamb chops :), stuffed salmon etc..), and wine wednesday was great ($20 bottles), but would "strongly" recommend this restaurant & return ourselves because of the people. try it, you won't be disappointed.

awesome!. went w/ a groupon in hand...........walked out quite happy. mediterranean platter - hummus a bit on the sweet side, which was a lovely change, kalamata olives and grilled veggies, just wonderful. crab cakes and stuffed salmon prepared very well, definitely will return.

place looked nice but food was disgusting.

i had the opportunity to have dinner at savoy restaurant in the strip recently. i wasn't familiar with savoy, but my friend was. "you have to check this place out," she said. i arrived a few minutes prior to our reservation, and got to meet one of the managers, gary white. "if you have a few minutes, let me show you around." "lead the way," i replied. savoy bar gary took me downstairs to a vip room. inside was a long table covered with white cloth; probably big enough for 20 to 30 people. also inside the room were a state of the art sound system, and a huge plasma tv. mr. white explained to me how he could personalize any party, from the music to the cuisine. "you can also have your own personal wait-staff; we assure total privacy in this room." i'm sure there had been many vip's, as well as famous personalities in this room, but mr. white wouldn't spill the beans. outside the vip room was a large glass cabinet filled with vsop cognac, and other top-shelf liquors. if y

loved the savoy!!!. my husband took me to the savoy for my 40th birthday in january. the place is lovely, the staff was attentive and the food was fantastic!!!
my husband is a huge steelers football fan, and as a bonus, we ended up meeting ryan mundy that night! (ryan mundy was having a vip party in the lounge.)
the waiter asked (at the beginning of our experience) what were were celebrating tonight) my husband said that it was my birthday. at the end of our dinner,i received a "happy birthday" cupcake from the waiter. it was amazing!
the only thing i didn't like is the chef didn't speak to us, but he made his way around to the other tables. other than that, we would definitely go back!