Best Lunch Restaurants in Mt. Washington

Wonderful birthday celebration with our son and the view with snow was amazing!

Our first experience will not be our last! We live a few hours away and planned a weekend getaway. Everything from the ambiance, service, and food was impeccable! Check in and valet were seamless. Sitting on the swings waiting to be called to our table was a total vibe! We were seated below the bar right at the entrance. At first I had really wished we were upstairs but the food and ambiance made me forget right away! We started with the bread board appetizer which was delivered by one of the managers, Shakur. This impressed me because he was interacting with the guests and you could tell he wanted to make sure our experience was satisfactory! The breads were delicious and the spreads were perfect compliments! I had the haddock and my husband had the lobster mac and cheese. We were expecting small portions for the fine dining price—we were WRONG! We were shocked at how much food arrived and we had to box up a big portion of everything (appetizer, meals, dessert) that we ordered. To finish, we had to order the Pittsburgh cookie table! Were the cookies the best cookies we’ve ever had? No. Am I still glad we ordered it? Absolutely! I especially liked the heart shaped cookies. They were delicious! I must try brunch next!

We absolutely loved our food. From the starters to dessert was amazing! Our waitress was great, great suggestions, funny, silly. We really enjoyed her. We were a little disappointed that we had to wait 25 minutes after our reservation time but the good food made up for it. I was enjoying my food so much, I forgot to take pictures!

Once again the most amazing meal and experience at Otaru. A beautiful atmosphere (you can’t beat the view of the rivers) and great service. The food is just incredible and the portions are filling. We got the Pork Bao Buns that come with a delicious sauce, Wagyu appetizer, a variety of hand rolls with the freshest tuna we’ve ever had, and the Miso Black Cod that was incredibly flakey and came with a surprisingly well-paired slightly sweet pumpkin purée. We finished our night with some plum wine. If you’re thinking about Otaru, just do it. You absolutely won’t regret it!

Good food. Service was slow at first. I’d go back.