Sewickley Cafe

samadams1 

on Citysearch

14 years ago

OWNER IS A LUNATIC! – I also called for a reservation to use the Groupon, on a Thursday evening and felt the pain of others! The manager told me he didn't have any reservations. I asked him when I could use it, he said I should turn it in next week and he'd give me a $20 Sewickley Cafe credit toward dinner. I asked him for a refund, he said no. Back and forth went the conversation and he hung up on me. Imagine that? I think he made it difficult to use Groupon, so he wasn't forced to honor the $45 value. I called Groupon to c... read more

jasonjm 

on Citysearch

14 years ago

Very Unprofessional and rude – Too bad I have to give The Sewickley Cafe a single star. Like others I tried to use my Groupon coupon which I'm sure the rude manager made a lot of of money from but was told I needed a reservation. Funny thing though, there were at least 4 empty tables. When I offered my coupon to some folks sitting nearby the manager started to yell for me to leave his restaurant. What an idiot, why would I ever come back. If you want some good food and meet professional, polite restaurant owners come to Beav... read more

CaleN 

on Citysearch

14 years ago

Rude! Rude! Rude! – I tried to use a Groupon this evening and was rudely turned away. We're new to Pittsburgh, so we've bought a few Groupons as a low-risk way to try new places. So far we've had great experiences at Square Cafe, Blue Water Tavern, and Double-Wide Grill, to name a few. But never have I run into a more pretentious and rude proprietor as the one I met this evening. The Groupon clearly states that reservations are required on the weekends. Being a Thursday night, I didn't think it would be a problem. I was met ... read more

GroovySooz 

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14 years ago

Unbelievably Unhospitable – I really wish I could make this a no-star review. I had a Groupon experience almost identical to CaleN this evening, except the guy actually YELLED at us! We got there around 7 PM and there were four empty tables with no one waiting to be seated. When the guy saw that we had a Groupon, he refused to seat us and said that all the tables would soon be full because everyone was trying to use their Groupons, etc. And then he held up his reservation book to show me how booked up he was (I don't know wh... read more

C Templeton 

on Citysearch

14 years ago

I actually have had good food and service here – I have gone to the Sewickley Cafe for years now and have had good food and service from both the owner and his staff. Though there is turn-over among the staff, I have been able to stop in and have decent customer relationships with the staff. Yes, the lunch food choices in Sewickley are limited but there is not much that can really change about it. A new owner may try things differently but given the crush between 11:30 and 1:15 p.m., I feel any place is going to have problem... read more

ViolaSmithinton 

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14 years ago

Mediocre food and disinterested servers – Disinterested server, and when we complained about the less than adequate food and service we were asked not to come back! I see that another reviewer was told that they don't need their business either so be leery of patronizing this restaurant since it seems management, rather than customer, is right. Our server started out with a significant delay in greeting us and taking our drink order, then continued with low quality attention. It is an awful feeling to watch your food literal... read more

Harden 

on Citysearch

14 years ago

Outrageous Management – My brother lives in Hawaii and sent three $75 gift certificates to Sewickley Cafe thinking this would be an appreciated gift. We went as a family and when we tried to use the gift certificates signed by the manager himself he refused to accept them. This was unbelieveable!! He has $225 of my retired teacher brother's money. We have always had acceptable food and it was a good place to take the family. Now, no one will walk in to the restaurant again and we don't know how to tell my brother. I hate to ... read more

sewres 

on Citysearch

14 years ago

Every time I give them another chance they disappoint – I confess to not being a regular but with good reason. Every time I give the Cafe a try I am soundly disappointed. I so want this place to be good as we have so few choices in town. Last week was the worst and I will never go again. The main problem is a staff and management which seems to know they are one of only a few options in town. The words "I'm sorry" are not a part of their vocabulary let alone "how can we make this a better experience for you". You are more li... read more

zamoti 

on Citysearch

14 years ago

Please go out of business – I live in the neighborhood and have had the misfortune of eating here a few times. Each time I think "that's it, I'm NEVER going back" but because there are few options in town (at least for breakfast) somehow I stupidly go back. Well, I'm finished now. I've been burned too many times by this place and that's enough for me. I'll spare the lengthy review and give you this: It's filthy inside The wait staff is usually rude (high turnover, poor management) The food CAN occasionally be good, but usual... read more