Sharp Edge Bistro

I'm really struggling not giving this place one star, but I think the only thing that stopped me from doing that is not seeing Gordon Ramsay come running out of the kitchen screaming at the owners.

We made reservations, and upon arrival, the hostess looked at her book, which was completely blank, and said, "oh somebody must have forgotten to write it down hahaha". After about 20 minutes, we were seated. Our first server came by after a very very long wait and took our drink order. After several minutes, she came back to tell us they were out of the beer I ordered. I ordered something else, this time another woman came out to say they were out of that and half the beers on the list. She then told us that the first round of drinks would be on them. This was a nice gesture, but we didn't come for free drinks.

We got the boneless buffalo bites as an app. Pretty tasty. Two of us got onion soup, and two of us got a beef stew. When the soups came out, she warned us they were exremely hot. My stew was barely warm. Felt like it had been pulled out of a fridge and microwaved for 20 seconds on low heat. The onion soups were very very hot, but the flavor was pretty meh.

As a main course, I went with the small plate crab cakes. They were well-seared, but they were very mushy inside. Probably a pretty low quality meat mixed with a bunch of filler. The sauce on top was the only saving grace. My wife got the chicken salad, and took about two bites. It was served with some pretty sad looking pink mushy out of season tomatoes.

My friend got the beef stew pot pie thing, and they didn't even bring a spoon. It was basically a soup with a crust on top.

Finally, I need to talk about the ridiculous prices here. $4.75 for a Yuengling? Come on. You can imagine how much the imports cost. Thank god our beers were free.

Great chicken, salads and great selection of Belgian beer.

I adore Sharp Edge Sewickley.  Yes, I know...the prices are high - this holds true for all Sharp Edge locations - but for me it's worth it.  Sharp Edge is the only place in the city (to my knowledge) where you can find Gulden Draak on tap (and obviously Gulden Draak = instant happiness).  The managers, bartenders, and waitstaff at Sharp Edge Sewickley are wonderful.  They know their beer, and if you visit more than a few times, they'll know your name.

The food:  Well, the food pairs well with beer, but don't go to a Sharp Edge expecting a gourmet meal... you aren't going to get it.  That is to be expected at a restaurant where the beer menu is 6+ pages longer than the food menu.  

Visit between 4:30-6:30 on Monday through Friday for Happy Hour:  1/2 off ALL Belgian drafts and $1 off all other drafts.  If you're anything like me, you'll only need 1 or 2 drinks (at 7-11.5% alcohol) before you have to cut yourself off.  If you keep that in mind, it's a reasonable happy hour paycheck.  Bud Light is the only domestic beer offered, and they'll charge you upwards of $6 for a bottle (but if you are the kind of person that SHOULD frequent SE, this is a nonissue).