Great service. Decent drinks. Food was subpar. Chicken was dry as a bone and the steaks were all over the place. Priced like. 4-5 star for a 2 star meal
Juliann B.
An exceptionally wonderful and memorable experience at Grace Restaurant at Carnegie. We celebrated our wedding anniversary with a special, romantic evening of wining and dining and could not have been happier. Friendly, professional, attentive staff; beautiful decor with lovely lighting including multiple fireplaces to enhance the already lovely ambiance. Expect higher end pricing for exquisite beverages and cuisine. Huge wine selection. We ordered a bottle of Bread and Butter, Cali white at a reasonable price and it was a delicious accompaniment to our meal. (Cauliflower steak was a tad spicy for my liking but that was my only complaint) Kudos to the owners, bartenders, kitchen and pastry chefs! Such beautiful presentations and delicacies made for a lovely evening! Highly recommend from a foodie traveler.
Dianne Alleman
We were looking for a place to celebrate our son's graduation (yay PSU2023) and Grace was recommended to us. We had a lovely time. The food was delicious, and our waiter John made us laugh. It was a special meal for a special day!Dietary restrictions: My husband is gluten free, and they had good options for him.
I took my family there for Thanksgiving this year and was extremely disappointed. The food was atrocious and at the price of $140 or something close to that it did not come with drinks. The staff was rude serving and the reservation team was even worse trying to book from out of state. This place is sure to disappoint.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Mike Herceg
The food was amazing and creative. Had strip steak cooked to perfection, so soft was able to eat with new dentures. Wife had scallops and arugula salad. The apple shaped cheesecake dipped in white chocolate dyed green was amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Day Boat Sea Scallops, Salad
C M
A beautiful evening, from beginning to end. Top notch service. Kind and attentive staff. Extremely clean and well maintained/well appointed surroundings. Very comfy seating. Generously sized tables that don’t get crowded or cluttered. Fresh flowers. Lovely waitress with great recommendations and humor. Delicious and exceptionally well made food. Highly recommend the filet dinner and the chocolate variations dessert. Well worth the money. Easily the very best restaurant in the region. I will be back over and over again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rae Stefaniak
We were there for 2 hours, watching people that were seated after us come and go.We had reservations and were on time!We waited nearly 20 minutes for anyone to come to the table and get our drink orders.We waited nearly and hour for our salads after that.At an hour and 45 minutes, we flagged down a waitress and asked for our meals to go because we were over it.No one checked on us or explained why there was a delay. No one explained why other people had multiple course meals and paid their checks while we were still waiting for salads. No one apologized or made any effort to create a fine dining experience for us. We were essentially invisible. It was beyond aggravating to see people on either side of us being waited on, with no check ins, offers for refilled drinks, or any communication whatsoever.We paid $200 for an anniversary dinner that we ended up eating at home, tired and cranky.The food was quite good but very overpriced and the service was absolutely terrible. There are other far more reasonably priced places to enjoy a romantic meal with excellent service and atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
Jill Brown
We waited years to visit Grace (due to remodeling). We heard it was spectacular. We were very disappointed. We weren't asked for our drink order for 40 minutes after being seated while other tables who came in after received drinks and appetizers before we even placed our drink order. I ordered a Ceasar Salad, which I do often, and it was in the lower 25% of all Ceasar Salads I have had. Unfortunately, we were all rather disappointed. There were a few pretty good dishes. But, overall no where near the hype or the cost.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Jill Leithner
My favorite place for great food and excellent drinks.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
fp344
This restaurant advertises itself as fine dining, which it is not. 5 of us were seated at a table so wide you couldn’t hear each other. The menu did not reflect what was on their website. The portions were tiny. Asking for any substitutions such as potatoes was painful. There is a new chef and the food was salty and overcooked.
Enjoyed my meal there ... bread basket very tasty ... pork belly appetizer not so much (probably spoiled by the amazing pork belly at my favorite Chinese Restaurant back home!) ... main course: scallops were excellent ... ... dessert was very good but coffee was subpar (side note: I come from the SF Bay Area where exceptional coffee is standard at almost every restaurant ... not sure why so many restaurants "back East" have such bad coffee ... especially when there are great roasters popping up almost everywhere!) ... ambiance was top notch, as was the service ... all in all a very pleasant meal ...
Dan Seeley
Delicious food, well designed upscale menu. Great choice for special occasions. Full bar available.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Crispy Pork Belly
L8957
I was excited to stay at the Carnegie house upon hearing rumors of a new chef. Unfortunately, I was very disappointed. The food was a bit greasy and flavorless — far from luxurious. Breakfast the next morning was tasty; it almost made up for dinner. I would not recommend Grace restaurant to a friend.
Maureen R.
Had a graduation celebration of 13 people. Our fabulous server Alanna made it look as simple as a 2 top. Food was excellent. Decor is gorgeous. Music classical pops made a perfect backdrop Had after dinner drinks around the outside fireplace and the chef made a gluten free bun for one guest without our asking when the servers said one guest was gluten free. Can I give it 7 stars ???
TravelMom2021
Beautiful atmosphere and attentive service. The food was really good and there were several attentive waitstaff seeing to our needs. Crabcake was good and steaks were good quality. The steak ordered rare came out perfectly and the steak ordered medium came out rare. Too afraid of getting well done to send it back. The preparation was amazing and the meat was "melt in your mouth" perfection. Desserts were decadant and yummy.
Great service. Decent drinks. Food was subpar. Chicken was dry as a bone and the steaks were all over the place. Priced like. 4-5 star for a 2 star meal
An exceptionally wonderful and memorable experience at Grace Restaurant at Carnegie. We celebrated our wedding anniversary with a special, romantic evening of wining and dining and could not have been happier. Friendly, professional, attentive staff; beautiful decor with lovely lighting including multiple fireplaces to enhance the already lovely ambiance. Expect higher end pricing for exquisite beverages and cuisine. Huge wine selection. We ordered a bottle of Bread and Butter, Cali white at a reasonable price and it was a delicious accompaniment to our meal. (Cauliflower steak was a tad spicy for my liking but that was my only complaint) Kudos to the owners, bartenders, kitchen and pastry chefs! Such beautiful presentations and delicacies made for a lovely evening! Highly recommend from a foodie traveler.
We were looking for a place to celebrate our son's graduation (yay PSU2023) and Grace was recommended to us. We had a lovely time. The food was delicious, and our waiter John made us laugh. It was a special meal for a special day!Dietary restrictions: My husband is gluten free, and they had good options for him.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crispy Pork Belly, Day Boat Sea Scallops, Grace Salad
I took my family there for Thanksgiving this year and was extremely disappointed. The food was atrocious and at the price of $140 or something close to that it did not come with drinks. The staff was rude serving and the reservation team was even worse trying to book from out of state. This place is sure to disappoint.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The food was amazing and creative. Had strip steak cooked to perfection, so soft was able to eat with new dentures. Wife had scallops and arugula salad. The apple shaped cheesecake dipped in white chocolate dyed green was amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Day Boat Sea Scallops, Salad
A beautiful evening, from beginning to end. Top notch service. Kind and attentive staff. Extremely clean and well maintained/well appointed surroundings. Very comfy seating. Generously sized tables that don’t get crowded or cluttered. Fresh flowers. Lovely waitress with great recommendations and humor. Delicious and exceptionally well made food. Highly recommend the filet dinner and the chocolate variations dessert. Well worth the money. Easily the very best restaurant in the region. I will be back over and over again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We were there for 2 hours, watching people that were seated after us come and go.We had reservations and were on time!We waited nearly 20 minutes for anyone to come to the table and get our drink orders.We waited nearly and hour for our salads after that.At an hour and 45 minutes, we flagged down a waitress and asked for our meals to go because we were over it.No one checked on us or explained why there was a delay. No one explained why other people had multiple course meals and paid their checks while we were still waiting for salads. No one apologized or made any effort to create a fine dining experience for us. We were essentially invisible. It was beyond aggravating to see people on either side of us being waited on, with no check ins, offers for refilled drinks, or any communication whatsoever.We paid $200 for an anniversary dinner that we ended up eating at home, tired and cranky.The food was quite good but very overpriced and the service was absolutely terrible. There are other far more reasonably priced places to enjoy a romantic meal with excellent service and atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
We waited years to visit Grace (due to remodeling). We heard it was spectacular. We were very disappointed. We weren't asked for our drink order for 40 minutes after being seated while other tables who came in after received drinks and appetizers before we even placed our drink order. I ordered a Ceasar Salad, which I do often, and it was in the lower 25% of all Ceasar Salads I have had. Unfortunately, we were all rather disappointed. There were a few pretty good dishes. But, overall no where near the hype or the cost.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
My favorite place for great food and excellent drinks.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This restaurant advertises itself as fine dining, which it is not. 5 of us were seated at a table so wide you couldn’t hear each other. The menu did not reflect what was on their website. The portions were tiny. Asking for any substitutions such as potatoes was painful. There is a new chef and the food was salty and overcooked.
Restaurantji Recommends
Enjoyed my meal there ... bread basket very tasty ... pork belly appetizer not so much (probably spoiled by the amazing pork belly at my favorite Chinese Restaurant back home!) ... main course: scallops were excellent ... ... dessert was very good but coffee was subpar (side note: I come from the SF Bay Area where exceptional coffee is standard at almost every restaurant ... not sure why so many restaurants "back East" have such bad coffee ... especially when there are great roasters popping up almost everywhere!) ... ambiance was top notch, as was the service ... all in all a very pleasant meal ...
Delicious food, well designed upscale menu. Great choice for special occasions. Full bar available.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Crispy Pork Belly
I was excited to stay at the Carnegie house upon hearing rumors of a new chef. Unfortunately, I was very disappointed. The food was a bit greasy and flavorless — far from luxurious. Breakfast the next morning was tasty; it almost made up for dinner. I would not recommend Grace restaurant to a friend.
Had a graduation celebration of 13 people. Our fabulous server Alanna made it look as simple as a 2 top. Food was excellent. Decor is gorgeous. Music classical pops made a perfect backdrop Had after dinner drinks around the outside fireplace and the chef made a gluten free bun for one guest without our asking when the servers said one guest was gluten free. Can I give it 7 stars ???
Beautiful atmosphere and attentive service. The food was really good and there were several attentive waitstaff seeing to our needs. Crabcake was good and steaks were good quality. The steak ordered rare came out perfectly and the steak ordered medium came out rare. Too afraid of getting well done to send it back. The preparation was amazing and the meat was "melt in your mouth" perfection. Desserts were decadant and yummy.