Reviews for Sienna Mercato in Pittsburgh, PA
A unique dining experience in the Cultural District. Sienna Mercato is one destination with three separate dining options. The... first floor is Emporio, the second is Mezzo, lastly there is a rooftop beer garden that serves light bites. We dined at Mezzoduring Restaurant Week. First, let me say I love the atmosphere and the interior design. We were seated beside the open windowsoverlooking the Cultural District and it was a perfect evening for pseudo-al fresco dining. The meal was excellent, finecrafted, modern Italian. We had the Italian Margarita which was strong, citrusy and refreshing. First course was salad. I hadthe Arugula salad which was bold and rich. Lots of strong flavor from the peppery arugula, the fresh shaved parmesan and theflavor burst from a pistachio vinaigrette. (Note: if you are not a pistachio fan do not get this ?) Next up was our entrees. Myguest had the Shrimp Fra Diavolo which was spicy ???? but very tasty. I had the spaghetti which was perfectly cooked and tossedin a creamy alfredo with fresh basil and crispy pancetta. It was very good and very filling. We barely had room for dessert butit was Restaurant Week after all so of course we completed our meal on a sweet note. My guest had the refreshing panna cotta. Ihad the parmesan pound cake. Wow what an interesting dessert combination of savory parmesan cheese, savory fresh basil, a dollopof sweet cream and tart raspberry sauce. It was a lovely end to a perfect meal. Read more
This place is REALLY COOL! Been here a few times now and definitely would recommend! The upstairs / outdoor patio is amazing.... Good selection of beers and other drink options. The staff behind the bar upstairs is a little...ummmm...odd sometimes, butmostly gets the job done. Had to wait a little longer than normal a few times to look around and take our order. All thingsconsidered...a great place to spend some time with a cool vibe! Read more
The atmosphere makes up for the quality of food. It's on par with a TGIF. There is a very limited selection of scotch/whisky.... The server we had was very polite but a little bit slow. Dinner took about a 1/2 hour longer than it should have. Over all Iwould definitely go back but not order the same dish. I had the "Bolognese" (photo below). Read more
I think there's more to this joint but I sat at the bar and it was all meatballs. Veggie meatballs too, thankfully. I can't... imagine the whole spot was all meatballs. There were so many people there and that would be a lot of people eating meatballs.Maybe meatballs is just the bar thing. I have no idea. Veggie meatballs were good, tho. Read more
I tried this place by chance when visiting Pittsburgh (we wanted to try the Italian restaurant floor but it was closed for a... private event so we tried the lower level Meatball specialty floor) I tried multiple meatballs (pictured) and have to say itwas a bit underwhelming. It wasn’t bad but wasn’t great. -meatballs were a little bit dry but they were seasoned well -theFrench fries were phenomenal -the cookies were a bit dryer than expected (the waitress told us they’re baked fresh there dailybut they tasted like they had been sitting for a long time) Read more
This is a great place for happy hour. I had a four dollar stout draft and it was excellent. I got the fried pickle chips and the... proportions were quite large. I normally get the pickle chips here and I like them because they are thin and crispy. This time Ithink I got even more than what I normally get. Gmr Read more
Casual restaurant. Friendly staff. Bar on the third floor is loud but good to meet friends. Tables on third floor with high... stool seating though not convenient for anyone in wheel chair. Restaurant, elevator and restrooms are wheel chairaccessible. You can take your drinks from third floor to first floor. First floor seems more suited for dining and convenientseating for wheel chair. Cheese Curd was an amazing appetizer. Vegetarian meatball was not good. Have eaten much bettervegetarian meatballs. Marinara sauce for pasta and hoagie did not seem fresh and tasty. Italian food tastes good when sauce isgood, you see and taste good Olive oil and taste fresh herbs. Was disappointed with entree. Read more
The food was so delicious. They have such great appetizers & the risotto was delicious. The service was definitely slow. We were... celebrating my Birthday & I had heard they brought a Mimosa out to celebrate, but all the Host said was Happy birthday when wearrived. Read more