text: In sum the concept is outdated an endless list of menu items which means much is frozen and few are prepared properly which is obvious in the bland dry flavorings Too expensive for the end resultnnI typically will not dine at restaurants that choose the novelstyle menus There is a reason Michelin star restaurants have small menus they can consistently prepare and serve quality menu items each and every time Its a string of arrogance to have a lengthy menu No restaurant especially in Pittsburgh can keep rare ingredients in stock that are not frozen to provide them in a fresh and edible manner Which means one is shelling out dollars a dish for frozen entrees The appeal to this is unknown to me Nevertheless I purchased the living social coupon and I wanted to be proven wrong sadly I was notnnThe bread an overlooked detail at many establishments was not overlooked here The bread was chewy fresh and crispy quite a delightful start to any good dining experience For starters I picked the polvo a marisqueira Grilled octopus with Portuguese blue cheese Fabulous The octopus was simply amazing Even better than the fresh bread The creamy melted blue cheese complemented the grilled dense and succulent octopus The price tag may make ones head spin at However it was worth the one time splurge Food reviewers have suggested the price is due to importing in the specific type of octopus and Portuguese blue cheese Fair enough it was delicious and worth trying at least once nnBrace yourself my friend that is where the kind words will endnnThe entrees my husband and I ordered were a catastrophe In earnest it is an embarrassment to fine dining Jared ordered the suckling pig Hrmp It tasted like the chef sucked all the delightful fresh juices from the meat and crispiness from the skin by cooking this dish days ago and reheating it to order Dreadfully dry bland pork meat smothered in what was likely once crispy now soggy exterior that was overly seasoned with pepper nnI ordered the wild boar Again another dish that sat in the fridge for days The rich game taste was all but absent from this dish How long does a dish sit in the fridge that even a game animal taste domesticated The rice was slightly under al dente which is as disappointing as it was inedible The positive glimmer of hope was the sauce the boar was braising ina cannellini bean tomato sauce It had a rich smokiness flavor with a hint of sweet Yet the beans were the downfall The sauce was bathing the canned beans Canned beansreally I can tell a canned bean from a dried one miles away Not fooling me on this one Soggy baby food style beans on leg shanks cooked days ago Such a shamennI thought the service was as disappointing as the food When we were first seated my husband was looking at the wine menu The waiter asked if he would like anything my husband replied no and the waiter left Um what century did I enter that my opinion matters not I even tried to raise my hand to get his attention Nope No drinks for mennMore fun was in store for us My husband and I sat in our appetizer dirty dishes for at least minutes Until a waitress from another table removed them only after I started to pile them together for us to have to room on the small top Fine dining I think not