The grilled cheese is awesome. I thought they could give you more tomato soup with it for the price.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
fizzypopcorn
Super nice and kind staff. But the food was not great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Brittany Fagan
Really enjoyed this spot for breakfast! I got the Hen’s Hash and the Buttermilk Poppyseed Pancakes and both were great! We did sit in the back of the restaurant on small stools at a very awkward bar that made dining with others very difficult and was very uncomfortable for my 7 month pregnant sister. Definitely make a reservation to get yourself a table!! I can’t wait to go back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lena Y
Service was quick. Would recommend making a reservation. Food was on par with other brunch restaurants.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Frank Jordano
Great food. Great service. Great atmosphere. Would come here again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sarah Yun
The food is so good! Exceeded my expecations
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jason Donald
Me and my wife tried this for the first time and loved it!! The food was great and the service even better. We will add this to our rotation of breakfast places we frequent.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Amin
The service was prompt and friendly, the atmosphere was lovely, and the food was delicious. I truly enjoyed my visit. If I could suggest one thing, it would be to add more variety to the vegan options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sebastian Alden
Reviewed December 6, 2025 (visited this morning)
I’ve been to The Speckled Egg multiple times over the past year and have always left impressed. I regularly recommend it to my 10k+ followers on my Pittsburgh food account because the smashed-potato benedict and lemon-ricotta pancakes are legitimately some of the best brunch dishes in the city.
Today, however, the experience at the host stand was frustrating enough that I have to speak up. We arrived at 11:10 for our 11:15 reservation—five minutes early. We checked in and were immediately told, “We’re still waiting on some 11:00 parties,” and asked to step aside. Over the next ten minutes I watched:
• Several parties who arrived after us (clearly late for their 11:00 reservations) get walked straight to tables.
• Another couple with the exact same 11:15 reservation time walk in at 11:16 and get seated instantly while we continued standing there. We were finally seated at 11:20. No apology, no explanation—just a ten-minute wait while later arrivals were prioritized.
Here’s the thing: almost every popular brunch spot in Pittsburgh now requires a credit card on file and charges $25–$100 per person for late arrivals or no-shows. The Speckled Egg does not, which is totally their prerogative, but if you’re going to run without that policy, the very least you can do is treat everyone fairly and seat people in the order they check in (especially when someone shows up early and others are late).
A quick “Hey, we’re running a few minutes behind, thanks for being early—we’ll get you in as soon as we can” would have completely diffused the situation. Instead it felt dismissive and inconsistent.
I hope management considers either implementing a credit-card-hold policy (like the rest of the city) or at the very least training the host team on basic fairness and communication. The Speckled Egg is too good to let ten awkward minutes at the door overshadow an otherwise excellent hospitality.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 1
Charlene Lariosa
I eat at speckled quit frequently and I usually come by myself and sit at the bar. This time, my friend made a reservation for the two of us for 11:15am. We arrvied at 11:10am and we both had arrived on time. We checked-in and I asked us to be sat. The host said she couldn’t sit us until 11:15am. Then another couple walked in at 11:12am and got told the same thing. At 11:14am they got called first then us.
I just think there is a better way to make your guests feel welcomed and say “will get a table ready for you” and we got sat at a table that has been empty since the time we got there. I think there should be better customer care from the host.
No better spot for good food, drinks, and service! Absolute fire!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Adam Boyd
amazing breakfast cocktails, incredibly friendly staff. Ethan was especially welcoming and knowledgeable. very filling and tasty healthy food
Ray Diggs
The food was actually really good. I had the French toast and I thought I would need extra syrup. Absolutely not. The compote with the brown butter was tasty. My scrambled eggs were made precisely to order. The coffee was just okay, but the food was really good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
John Watkins
The system is terrible. We had a 12:30 reservation and still were not seated 30 minutes after our time slot. Walk ins being seated at the same pace as reservations. There is no area to wait comfortably just a mess of people crowded around the door waiting for a table. What’s the point of a reservation if they still make you stand around for 30 minutes? Food is good but not worth the hassle
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
elaine ng
Second time here, made reservations and they still make you wait for your table. At this point, it feels like I could just walk in and put my number and join the crowd to wait for table :) Most likely won’t be returning unless they fixed their queue system.
The grilled cheese is awesome. I thought they could give you more tomato soup with it for the price.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Super nice and kind staff. But the food was not great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Really enjoyed this spot for breakfast! I got the Hen’s Hash and the Buttermilk Poppyseed Pancakes and both were great! We did sit in the back of the restaurant on small stools at a very awkward bar that made dining with others very difficult and was very uncomfortable for my 7 month pregnant sister. Definitely make a reservation to get yourself a table!! I can’t wait to go back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Service was quick. Would recommend making a reservation. Food was on par with other brunch restaurants.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food. Great service. Great atmosphere. Would come here again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food is so good! Exceeded my expecations
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Me and my wife tried this for the first time and loved it!! The food was great and the service even better. We will add this to our rotation of breakfast places we frequent.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
The service was prompt and friendly, the atmosphere was lovely, and the food was delicious. I truly enjoyed my visit. If I could suggest one thing, it would be to add more variety to the vegan options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Reviewed December 6, 2025 (visited this morning)
I’ve been to The Speckled Egg multiple times over the past year and have always left impressed. I regularly recommend it to my 10k+ followers on my Pittsburgh food account because the smashed-potato benedict and lemon-ricotta pancakes are legitimately some of the best brunch dishes in the city.
Today, however, the experience at the host stand was frustrating enough that I have to speak up.
We arrived at 11:10 for our 11:15 reservation—five minutes early. We checked in and were immediately told, “We’re still waiting on some 11:00 parties,” and asked to step aside. Over the next ten minutes I watched:
• Several parties who arrived after us (clearly late for their 11:00 reservations) get walked straight to tables.
• Another couple with the exact same 11:15 reservation time walk in at 11:16 and get seated instantly while we continued standing there.
We were finally seated at 11:20. No apology, no explanation—just a ten-minute wait while later arrivals were prioritized.
Here’s the thing: almost every popular brunch spot in Pittsburgh now requires a credit card on file and charges $25–$100 per person for late arrivals or no-shows. The Speckled Egg does not, which is totally their prerogative, but if you’re going to run without that policy, the very least you can do is treat everyone fairly and seat people in the order they check in (especially when someone shows up early and others are late).
A quick “Hey, we’re running a few minutes behind, thanks for being early—we’ll get you in as soon as we can” would have completely diffused the situation. Instead it felt dismissive and inconsistent.
I hope management considers either implementing a credit-card-hold policy (like the rest of the city) or at the very least training the host team on basic fairness and communication. The Speckled Egg is too good to let ten awkward minutes at the door overshadow an otherwise excellent hospitality.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 1
I eat at speckled quit frequently and I usually come by myself and sit at the bar. This time, my friend made a reservation for the two of us for 11:15am. We arrvied at 11:10am and we both had arrived on time. We checked-in and I asked us to be sat. The host said she couldn’t sit us until 11:15am. Then another couple walked in at 11:12am and got told the same thing. At 11:14am they got called first then us.
I just think there is a better way to make your guests feel welcomed and say “will get a table ready for you” and we got sat at a table that has been empty since the time we got there. I think there should be better customer care from the host.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Restaurantji Recommends
No better spot for good food, drinks, and service! Absolute fire!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
amazing breakfast cocktails, incredibly friendly staff. Ethan was especially welcoming and knowledgeable. very filling and tasty healthy food
The food was actually really good. I had the French toast and I thought I would need extra syrup. Absolutely not. The compote with the brown butter was tasty. My scrambled eggs were made precisely to order. The coffee was just okay, but the food was really good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
The system is terrible. We had a 12:30 reservation and still were not seated 30 minutes after our time slot. Walk ins being seated at the same pace as reservations. There is no area to wait comfortably just a mess of people crowded around the door waiting for a table. What’s the point of a reservation if they still make you stand around for 30 minutes? Food is good but not worth the hassle
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
Second time here, made reservations and they still make you wait for your table. At this point, it feels like I could just walk in and put my number and join the crowd to wait for table :) Most likely won’t be returning unless they fixed their queue system.
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