text: I heard great reviews about the Walnut Grill and was excited to try the new restaurant in Mt Lebanon I have been to the one in Shadyside a few times and always had a pleasant experience Today was not a pleasurable experience Although the staff was friendly the food was quite disappointing The decor was clean bright and joyous with a great flow between different dining sections Loved the look of the bar It was trendy and a central point of the room but did not overwhelm the spacennThe blonde hostess working the lunch shift made my experience She was nice professional and extremely service oriented Our server was knowledgeable and accommodating throughout lunch service but left us waiting for the check nowhere to be found for a good or so minutes nnThe ahi tuna appetizer was a great light appetizer Although it did not taste like fresh ahi definitely frozen it was seared nicely The bed of slaw could be a smaller portion It was unevenly mixed meaning large full pepper slices among small bitesize slivers of cabbage and carrots The Spinach and Artichoke dip was oily I mean a pool of oil in it It definitely tasted like they microwaved an old batch Although I love large artichoke pieces in my dip the chips were smaller than more of the pieces Maybe pita bread would be better suited for this dish There were too many tortilla chips and crackers for the portion of dip you received The tortilla chips were also stale The side of sweet potato fries were undercooked and unflavored My mother said they usually have a bit of sugar on them but unfortunately not todaynnThe women next to us were both upset about their meals One sent her sandwich back because it was burnt and the others crab cake was overcookednnnMaybe they have a new daytime chef Maybe just a bad day Either way not for me