Alta Via - Pittsburgh (PA)

4 /5 Chiki lucky: I’m not sure about how to rate this restaurant for these next reasons: we ordered pasta which was extremely delicious!!!! The Cesar salad was a little different than other restaurants but good and the tiramisu was fabulous!!!!! The problem was that we had to wait 50 minutes for our food…. I know it was Saturday night but 50 minutes is insane…. Also the bread is literally cold. I think it should be a least warm… the service was good so I’ll give them 4 stars but they to work about timing and the quality of the bread

5 /5 brian hammond: This is the first time that I’ve reviewed any place while still sitting at the bar. Walked in and sat at the bar while out of town for work. I’ll post pictures of everything but the margarita was perfect, refreshing and tart. They brought out bread (warm and extremely soft) with a scoop of butter in oil….flakey salt on top with finely diced garlic and seasoning, it was unreal. Appetizer was the tuna tartare which was ideal before the pasta. Light and fresh with bread that still smelled like the grill it just came off and warm. Last, the bartender recommended the vodka sauce which is one of my favorites to begin with but all I’ll say is that I used the last two pieces of prosciutto as mops to clean up the rest of the sauce in the bowl. Then used my last piece of bread so that it went back clean. I wish I knew the bartender’s name because he was on point as well. Perfect drinks, polite and helpful. Update, I decided to get the tiramisu. Only enhanced the meal. Bartender is Mason

5 /5 J L: We had a wonderful experience during the light-up night. Our server, Julia, was exceptional. She was friendly, personable, and provided excellent descriptions of the menu items. Despite it being a very busy evening, we did not have a long wait for our food. The portions were quite generous. The Burrata was good. The Meatballs were quite good. The Brussel sprouts were delicious. The Chicken Parmesan was not to our preference, though it was a very large portion. The Branzino was truly delightful.

3 /5 kait miles: I ordered takeout from here tonight. I was told it would be ready in about 20 minutes, so I decided to walk over and have a glass of wine at the bar while I waited. Unfortunately, the experience wasn’t great. The bartender took quite a while to acknowledge me and when he finally did, he seemed almost confused as to why I was sitting there. He never introduced himself, simply handed me a wine list, and it took even longer to actually place and receive my drink. By the time my food was ready, nearly 40 minutes had passed. The food itself was good, but the overall atmosphere was disappointing. I am staying at a hotel and I don’t pack plastic ware with me when I travel so it would common sense to provide a to-go order with some utensils, right? It feels like so many restaurants in Pittsburgh lack warmth and genuine hospitality. I don’t expect over-the-top treatment, but I am spending my money here, and I’d like to feel welcomed and not like an inconvenience. Mind you, this was my first visit, and unfortunately, it left me with a pretty negative impression.

5 /5 Amy Matura: We were greeted at the door with Extremely friendly staff. We were seated at our table at our reservation time. Our server, Michalena, was amazing! They helped us select the perfect wine. The appetizers we had were the mushrooms and potatoes. Then we tried the soup which was freshly made. My pasta dish with lobster was Awesome! My husband had the rigatoni with meatballs and that was out of this world. We will definitely go back when we were in the city the next time.