savoy restaurant

6 stars!. if you are looking for a perfect night out with your girlfriends or that special guy in your life savoy located in the strip district of pittsburgh is the place. my best friends and i had an amazing dinner filled withgreatcuisine, cocktails, and chit chat. we received all star treatment from the moment that we pulled up to the door. from the complimentary valet service to the professional photographer we felt like we were at an awards show in hollywood.
the friendly and attentive staff was the perfect piece to complete the puzzle and added to what was agreatexperience.
if you loved togreatall dolled up and treat yourself from time to time then savoy will be you cup of tea. we had such a memorable experience that we forgot that we were in pittsburgh for a moment. it was agreatget a way for the night without having to get away. we are already planning a day for our next visit!

love it!!!!!. i have anticipated the opening of savoy for a long time and can say that it was worth the wait. the food was delicious, and there were enough people in my party that we order almost everything on the menu. the service wasgreatand with a party as large as mine, they handle the demand very well. i also had a chacne to tour the restaurant with one of the "men in black" (classy uniforms too) and i can honestly say that no detail was too small for the ownership of this place. the wine lockers and the vip rooms downstairs are "off the hook". i did have an opportunity to let the gentelman giving us the tour know that i thought the cocktails were overpriced, and he assured me that he would discuss that with management (i believed him) and they (management) bought us a round on the house (cant beat that). the crowd upstairs was sexy and the dj was really good...my favorite was the patio, with a fully stocked bar! i will go back as often as i can even if it's just for happy hour or the night time cocktail parties in the lounge upstairs. thank you savoy!

sunday brunch. amazing brunch buffet. they knocked it out of the park! service was attentive and friendly.greatdecor. i couldn't ask for better!

great meal,greatservice!. your review for savoygo to savoy »
link to your review edit your review add to list
photo of chuck b.
0 friends
1 review
chuck b.
pittsburgh, pa
5.0 star rating7/24/2014
my wife and i celebrated our anniversary dinner at savoy recently, and we loved the place! initially, when we booked the reservation, the general manager (tom) took the reservation over the phone, and he was interested in us and took the time to ask questions about his new customers. upon arrival, i appreciated the free parking lot. as we entered savoy, the décor appeared attractive and the greetings we received from the staff were very friendly. the restaurant was pleasantly full for a weekday supper, and we were led to a nice table in the back of the dining room. my wife was glad that she had her wrap with her, as it was a little chilly in the restaurant, but on a hot summer's night, that felt comfortable to me. our wine was very good, especially the red blend ( i wish i could remember the name). my filet mignon was one of the biggest and best i ever had, done perfectly, and my wife's crab cakes were also delicious! we noticed gm tom in action that evening, he offering to take our photo when he saw me attempting a "selfie". the entire service staff worked well together, but i have to offer one more compliment to tom the gm. he's definitely a "lead by example" manager, as no task seemed beneath him, including delivering food and scraping the crumbs off of tables in support of his team. well done savoy...we'll be back!

great food,greatatmosphere!. 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 agreatdining 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

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 wasgreat($20 bottles), but would "strongly" recommend this restaurant & return ourselves because of the people. try it, you won't be disappointed.

good groupon deal. we went here with our groupon. the food was excellent & the service wasgreattoo. it was a fantastic groupon deal, but i don't think i would pay $100 for my meal which would have been my regular price even though it was good unless maybe it was a very special occasion. the atmosphere and tables were very cool too, overallgreatexperience.

nice decor, reasonable food. i went to this restaurant last night with a dining partner. we got there at 8 pm on a thursday night and the restaurantt was fairly empty but as the night went on it started to fill up. the decor is very aesthetically pleasing and the whole restaurant much brighter than you would think from the outside. the feel inside was much like that of a trendy vegas restaurant with dance music playing loud enough to drown out background noises but not so loud as to not be able to hear your waiter/waitress or others at your table.

we started off with the calamari and shrimp appetizer. the appetizer was quite large and came with a side of a flavored horseradish sauce. the breading on the shrimp and calamari was good and the shrimp reasonably sized. my only complaint with it being that the larger calamari were actually cooked too long and were a bit burnt making them very rubbery. othereise it was a solid appetizer. dinner for me was the butter poached lobster and scallops with papperdale pasta. the dish appeared deceivingly small whenever it came but actually contained quite a bit of food. the pasta was fresh and the cream sauce rich. there was also a lot of lobster in the dish with at least both claws, the tail and some other sizable pieces. overall it had a good flavor. my dining partner ordered the crab cakes and the two crab crakes that came out were large and displayed beautifully. i took a taste of one and it hadgreatflavor with enough citrus to make it delightful. with all of the food that we ate for dinner, we ended up being too stuffed for dessert which was a shame since they had a few items that sounded good.

the bottom line for me is that the food was good although pricey, but you get what you paid for. overall it was a pleasant experience and i am happy that i tried savoy but i do not think that i would go back as there are better restaurants in pittsburgh with a better price point.

really enjoyed it!. we had a groupon certificate and decided to try savoy on a saturday. reservations were easy to make via their website and someone called a day ahead to confirm. when we arrived, the valet was courteous and professional. we were seated in the bar area which was fairly small. i felt that the banquette seating was too close to the party next to you, and the dinging from the front door opening was annoying. however, we were promptly greeted by our server and felt welcomed. the appetizer was a 3.5/5 because i am extremely picky about crabcakes and didnt like the crusty, breaded outside. dinner was a 4/5 because my filet wasgreatin the middle but too tough on the outside and the potatoes were not as hot as i wouldve liked. the desserts were delicious and very well presented. we were greeted at our table not only by the manager but the executive chef as well. we checked out the lounge but didnt order drinks. it was a good experience overall.

staff is very professional. free valet parking, food is great. love the cucumber watermelon martini's. i had chicken and waffles and it was delicious. we had a party of 2 and the bill came to $99. this included 2 salads and 2 entrees. if you dont want to spend that much, you can certainly get lounge food (appetizers). it's a little pricey, but if you want to treat yourself, this is agreatplace to go.

my husband and i took my sister to the savoy for a birthday brunch on sunday september 4, 2011 it was raining and one of the gentleman who worked at the restaurant provided an umbrella and walked us in,so we wouldn't get wet, the restaurant is very lovely, the service wasgreat. what a pleasure to meet the chef . the omelet i ordered along with my meal was cooked to perfection. our waiter jarrett could not have been nicer, my sister ordered dessert and it arrived with happy birthday written on the plate with chocolate syrup, after dessert jarrett took me and my sister for a tour of the restaurant . my husband and i plan to go to the savoy for dinner and we will certainly let everyone we know about thisgreatnew restaurant in town. we wish you luck

had a wonderful filet that was a perfect medium. the apricot sorbet was agreatway to finish the meal. every staff member was courteous and knowledgable about the menu. i look forward to my next meal there.