Skyvue Lounge - West Mifflin

Customer Service: 2 Value: 1 Food Quality: 2 This place receives a customer service rating of 2 due to the fact that our waitress (probably in her mid-late 50 's) provided ZERO help with recommendations or would even smile or interact with any of my group when trying this place out for lunch. Here 6 people are with corporate credit cards that do not have limits for meal purchases, and thanks to this waitress we will not step foot in this place again! We started off with each one of us ordering a different appetizer so all of us could try out the variety. Fried Green Tomatoes are pretty self explanatory right? Well why do Red Tomatoes show up in place of green ones? Kitchen thought they were gonna try and trick the customer? Who really wins in the long run in these situations? The sandwiches were respectable, but whatever the Spicy Beef Sandwich is supposed to be doing, it isn 't... This thing was nothing but an overpriced Sloppy Joe with no flavor but Hot Pepper flavor. Due to the low quality of food we received during our visit, the waitress that could care less whether we were there or not, and the kitchen trying to send out food that doesn 't match what the menu says it is, I can 't recommend this place to anyone or care to go back to it.

I've eaten here several times. I have to say that they're Glazed Salmon IS TO DIE FOR!! Seriously, if this was my last meal, I'd go in peace!! Plus, make sure you try the Pretzel!! Ugh, food heaven!!

Man, my late grandfather, an aviation buff, would have loved this place for the theme alone... [hidden link] Located near the Allegheny County Airport, The Skyvue, a West Mifflin mainstay that is currently celebrating its 75th anniversary, was fairly recently renovated after having been closed for several years. The small bar was well-attended by what surely were regulars. That dining room, however, was gorgeously and unexpectedly appointed with its bright, hardwood floors, model airplanes, propellers, jukebox, and old, framed photographs. Hit songs from the 1950 's played continuously. Kay and I were the only ones not bellying up for beer. A local food critic who goes by the pseudonym Munch gave Skyvue a favorable write-up as well as a glimpse into its backstory. What...could go...wrong? After being ignored for 5 minutes we were told by an apologetic and cheery barmaid to Just sit anywhere. Hmph. We coulda done that on our own. Sleuthing their menu online before visiting this past Monday night en route to Wal-Mart (ugh , I already knew which entree I wanted: Swordfish! It had been a good while since I had some! No burgers tonight! It wasn 't until I was halfway finished with the slab of fierce sea creature that Kay slipped a Reader 's Digest-worthy factoid into my glass 'o Pepsi. Hon, you should never order fish at a restaurant on a Monday unless they specialize in it. It 's probably not fresh. I would think you 'd know that, Mr. Foodie. I did not know that, I responded, channeling Johnny Carson. Hence the uneven nature of my blackened filet. Some morsels were arid and tough. Others were juicy, fatty, and flavorsome. A stunning remoulade sauce and a tasteful presentation almost made up for the lackluster hunk of oceanic protein. Almost. Seconding my fish was a dish of unseasoned, drab garlic mashed potatoes and a colorful, buttery, tasty, and all too brief medley of red bell peppers and zucchini. A hopeful appetizer consisting of parmesan-encrusted, deep-fried artichoke hearts complete with a side of horseradish mayonnaise only furthered my disappointment with the main course. I had seen Bobby Flay eat these on Food Network special program on carnival food and had hankered for them since then. Apparently, anything can be plunged in hot fat after having been battered, and these fleshy nuggets were indeed a treat. A garden salad came close to winning me over as well, its bold, snappy honey-mustard dressing proving delightful. Dessert for moi was a humble pecan ball in an elegant goblet. A mound of piped on (real? whipped cream topped the cold, golden, caramel-laced vanilla spheroid. 'Twas nothing to salivate nor vomit o 'er. Dessert for Her was an absolute floozy of a chocolate cake cut. Kay refused to finish it, so I intervened, and found its lack of personality striking. The icing tasted like chocolate vegetable shortening, and the cake itself was akin to a dry sponge. Her turn-ons? Greasy hair, barbed wire tats, expensive stuff married men buy for her, reality TV, lonely old millionaires, plastic surgery, and juiceheads. Turn-offs? Reading, thinking, working, and other women. At least she looked good, though. A gal like that needs to make the fellas rubberneck. Also forcing me to reduce my appraisal was the inexcusably poor service. I have to reiterate that The Skyvue 's dining area was empty when we arrived, and not only were we disregarded for a time, but so was another couple who became annoyed and left unbeknownst to the staff! One more party of 2 came in while Kay and I ate, and not only did they eventually seat themselves, but the barkeep waited on them herself. Our actual server, a sweet, pretty young lass, barely handled one group (that 's us! competently and had to enlist the reserves. To be fair, the bartender sort of had enough to deal with. Conversely, the waitress had what any other person in her field would consider a dead night. Moreover, our dishes took much too long to arrive at our table, and we had to remind our server for refills constantly. Crud, did I want to like eating here, especially after motoring past it uncounted times. Well, I kinda did, anyway. I guess I should have ordered a Bacon Cheeseburger like Munch did, and like I do far too often. P.S. Am I being lenient here? Our meal before tip cost $60! And no, I only left a gratuity of 15%. As you may know, I usually give around 20.

I don't often feel the need to update reviews but alas I am compelled. I came here last Saturday with Bry and the boy. Walking in it was smokey. Maybe the ventilation in the kitchen wasn't working right. Anyways we were seated right away and our waitress showed up and took our drink orders. After she returned with our drinks we were ready to order. I went with the coconut crusted mahi mahi and the boy got a cheeseburger. This is where the issues start. So I checked in right after ordering. So 20 min go by and our waitress is nowhere to be seen. My water is empty and my easily served soup is also nowhere to be found along with the table bread. Bry and I are looking at each other like did she leave? Several min later Bryan's soup comes out which is weird because he ordered French onion which goes under a broiler to melt the cheese on top and I ordered a house soup that only had to be put into a bowl. Well 5 min later my soup and the house bread come out. The waitress refills drinks finally as well. The food here has never disappointed and the soup was no exception. Once done with soup we waited and waited. Finally our waitress comes over and says she's so sorry and the kitchen is backed up and asks if there's anything she could get us. So I say yes a Moscow mule. My favorite drink at the moment. Well 15 min later after my son has asked any waitress walking by where his food is. Finally a server showed up with our food. I ask about my drink and she says let me check. 10 more min go by before our waitress shows up and asks how everything is. The food is great but where's my drink. A few min later she comes back and says they are out of ginger beer. Great so I've been waiting 30 min for a drink that you can't make. So I said I'll have an appletini. By the time my drink came out I was already done with my meal and ready to go home. So I pounded the drink and asked for the check. Well check was full price they didn't even take my drink off. So a meal that maybe should have been an hour lasted 2 hours with horrible service and a slow kitchen. I do like the food here. It's fresh and it's very good I just can't get over the horrible service and the wait.

WOW!!! First I must say, everything is so expensive now and to get a little extra to go out and enjoy a meal is a special treat. I am a member to a very nice and respectful motorcycle group. We all ride very expensive bikes. We booked a brunch buffet to have a meeting to discuss club agenda and to enjoy a meal before a ride. The employees were late to work . 25 customers waiting in the parking lot for the restaurant to open. Many of our members are from very far distances away. It was a major inconvenience to wait for a ignorant arrogant person to come to work. When he arrived there was no explanation and no apology. Tiffany our waitress was trying so hard to cover for her lazy co worker. The buffet was not prepared for therefore it was suggested we order from the menu. The service was very slow and unorganized. Tiffany had no help. She was running from room to room trying to get drinks and orders in. The food took over an hour to start to trickle out to our group. We arrived at 11 and left at 2. This is unacceptable it should never take that long for sandwiches and salads. Tiffany wrote our orders down and forgot just about everything that was requested. For example water,ranch sides etc.. At the end of this pathetic visit we were handed one bill about a foot long for 25 people to try to figure out what they needed to pay. It was really one of the worst restaurant visits to date. As our group travels around to different restaurants each month we never have a problem with separate checks. We are a very patient and respectful group. This restaurant should learn from this and try to improve service. We wont be back and I am getting really tired of **** poor service OK food and dirty bathrooms. I don't expect many restaurants with service like this to stay in business. Yelp is our voice to stand up to this kind of ignorance. The customer is your boss, is your paycheck! If you want return visit clean the bathrooms and put out a wonderful delicious meal and hire people who care. Pay them and train them is the basic policy. Everyone is after the almighty dollar but earning it seems to be lacking everywhere these days.