Had dinner here this past week and really enjoyed it. The name threw me at first and the inside is a little strange, but they have some great Italian food. I started off with French onion soup, which was delicious. The soup had a great flavor and paired well with their homemade bread. For my meal I went with the medley number 2, which was a stuffed shell, eggplant parm, and ziti. The best part was the stuffed shells. I did enjoy the other two options, but they were pretty standard italian. read more

Pleasure Bar and Restaurant - French onion soup - Italian Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Many experience: Quiet and pleasant atmosphere. One great waitress. Filthy men's room. Gloppy food. Ridiculously high prices. Living off it's glory days. read more

Unsure of what happened here and I can only blame myself. First off, our server was TOP NOTCH. Knew everything, was quick, agreeable, helpful etc. However, this is exactly what some other reviews are saying; good enough cheaper Italian food. I like veal a lot and that is what I got and I would say it was good enough. I did appreciate the noodles and sauce for sure - very good. The breaded crust on the veal was also tasty. Wish the bread they served was even close to warm, though. This reminds me of a place that neighborhood people frequent. read more

Pleasure Bar and Restaurant - a stained glass light fixture - Italian Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Stopped here on a Saturday night on our weekender, in search of Italian. The outside looked cool - brick corner with a nice clean sign. However, walking in - the bar area, it reminded me of a bar rescue location. We scampered to the dining room, which wasn't too big and were sat. There were several areas inside that there was NO ONE dining in. Never a good sign if you're dead on a Saturday night. Anyway. The waitress was a younger woman who was really attentive and very friendly. She was handling three tables (only three occupied) and doing it with a smile. We passed on appetizers mainly bc there wasn't much to go with there - and ordered entrees - me a chicken parm (to those who read my stuff: yes shocking development). It came with a small salad, which was standard. The chicken parm was ok. The penne pasta sidecar was good - al dente and the sauce was a nice tangy gravy. The chicken was ok. They were trying atleast but it was very bland, and the fry didn't stay on the chicken. Flaked off very easy. Don't know. We decided to share a cannoli, which I took one bite of and the mascarpone obviously had curdled or spoiled but I spat it out. And for me to spit out a dessert - that's not good. At all. Just ok. Seems like they may need a renovation or a burst of energy other than our waitress. read more

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That soup was gulptastic. Service was nice. The environment was very calm and intimate but the servers were kinda loud for no reason but I got over it. Prices not too bad either. Bunkle P. Dunkle approved read more

Incredible manicotti! Best my wife and I have I've ever had !! Highly recommend this dish and the small back room where the service was as good as the food. If ever in Pittsburgh a must visit. read more

I saw a video from a food influencer about this place so I wanted to give it a shot. When we arrived we sat ourselves and there were only 2 other tables sat...being a Wednesday evening I just assumed that's why it wasn't busy. The waitress was amazing and had a great personality...which really made up for how bland the food was. She offered us bread which was just slices of white bread. Our meals came with either a soup or salad so I got the wedding soup which was actually probably the best part of the meal. For my entree I got the chicken Alfredo with penne noodles. The pasta was drenched in Alfredo and the sauce had a very bland taste, the noodles were pretty hard and the chicken came as little chunks. Ended the meal with dessert. The lemon berry cake was pretty good and the cannoli tasted absolutely terrible...I believe it shouldn't be on the menu. The best part of the entire dinner was the server! read more

We held our 60th high school reunion dinner at the Pleasure Bar last night. We ordered a four-course meal off the Family Menu. For a price of $25 per person, you couldn't beat the taste of the food and the excellent service.The chicken parma had a tender breading with just a right amount of sauce under the cheese. Usually this dish comes swimming in overwhelming amounts of sauce, which is a mistake in my kitchen. I made all the arrangements by phone since I live in California. Betty, the owner, accommodated our every need. The waitress even helped people figure out how to use the parking machine in the lot out back and how to call Ubers. Hey, I mentioned it was our 60th reunion, right? We were all born before technology was invented. I recommend this place for small gatherings and family parties. Plus, how great is it to support an historic Bloomfield business! read more

Food excellent. Very consistent. Staff attentive throughout the meal. Highly recommend

Service was good. Food was good. 2 major criticisms: 1)prices on website are much lower than prices on menu. You need to update website. 2) what you are calling puttanesca is NOT puttanesca. Change the recipe or stop calling it that. read more

I was in the mood for some inexpensive Italian food on a Sunday afternoon. I found the Pleasure Bar on Google and gave them a try. I ordered the Baked Ziti, (Cut ziti noodles layered with hot sausage, pepperoni, Mozzarella, Romano, and Provolone cheese baked, and topped with tomato sauce). I asked the waitress if I could get some 'Riggot' on the side in my NY Italian accent. Unfortunately, no ricotta. Bottom line, good basic inexpensive Italian fare and great service. read more

Pleasure Bar and Restaurant - Baked Ziti - Italian Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

I've been here probably three or four times and I really like it. I only had one poor experience when I ordered the Pasta Carbonara, but last time I went I don't recall seeing it on their menu. I definitely recommend the baked rolled eggplant as an appetizer. read more

This place is so cool. It smells nice and the waiters and waitresses are super attentive. Me and the waitress even had a conversation about sec workers haha. (If you read this, my names Mel and my number is 2342756743 :)) read more

Pleasure Bar and Restaurant - Their lasagna. Is pretty good. - Italian Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The friend who made our reservation had heard about this place from someone else. I had never tried it, but I am glad that we did! While the bar area is very loud, our party was seated together in a quiet side dining room. Our waitress was pleasant and knowledgeable. And the kitchen can be very quick. FYI, they can't split checks for larger groups. Now for the food. The Pleasure Bar house salad puts other restaurants' house salads to shame: mixed greens, pickled red pepper, pine nuts, mozzarella cheese, and not one but two kinds of olives. Classy. The kalamari came out hot, with a light breading and chewy center. All of the various pasta dishes we ordered were delicious, and generous servings. It's a good price if you count the leftovers. I was pleasantly surprised and want to come back. read more

Pleasure Bar and Restaurant - Pasta piatta - Italian Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The food was mushy and bland, don't know if I'll be back. The people are nice, but seemed short staffed. Also pretty expensive for what you get. read more

Not what it used to be. Overpriced mediocre Italian. Had some issues with our food and they didn't care much to fix it. The manager's an asshole. read more

Service was great waitress and staff very friendly! Wedding soup good!... wish it had noodles but still really good! Veal Parm was on point! Great spot! Nice chill ambiance in dining area and fun bar in the front!! read more

We stopped in here for lunch one day. I believe this place is family owned and while it is a no frills restaurant, it is super cute and "homey." We started with the Italian pizza bread. It contained all of my favorite things: bread, cheese, and sauce, so of course I really liked it! For my lunch, I ordered a chicken ceasar salad and my fiancé ordered a fish sandwich. Everything was good! We had good service. The ambiance was chill. It wasn't the bed Italian food I've ever had, but it definitely wasn't the worst. I would definitely come back here again! read more

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First of all the food was delicious. Hopefully they won't have a limited menu in the near future. Need veal back. That's where the positives end. Service was bad. Bar looked to be closed but wasn't! No AC, fans and all the TVs off! Empty. Looks like they want to go out of business read more

Came here for a small dinner while visiting Little Italy Days! We sat in the back room, which is very adorable dining area that reminds me of a grandma's dining room- that's not a bad thing! Maybe you wouldn't come here with a hot date, but I would absolutely come back with my family for some delicious (non-authentic, but still delicious) Italian food! We ate a light meal, as we were trying a bunch of different things from vendors at the festival. I went with a side salad, the wedding soup, and we split an order of fried zucchini. The side salad was delicious and a generous portion and the wedding soup was quite good. The fried zucchini was some of the best I've ever had! I would come back for the fried zucchini alone. Service was also wonderful during our visit. Worth a visit! read more

Awful disgusting food. The chicken parm tastes like frozen tasteless rubber chicken. The service was great because they were shocked they got a order. That was the mistake. The ambiance should have been enough but I didn't want to judge a book by its cover. read more

Don't get confused. This place is NOT fancy. NOT trendy. This is NOT authentic Italian. However, it is damn good Pittsburgh Italian food. Sometimes you just crave the American version... The ambience is , old school, has not been updated in 30 years. Walk through a bar to get seated. But it's part of the charm! They have solid bread to start, very tasty. I always get a salad because the ranch is really good. The bread dipped in the ranch is even better. I generally get the chicken parm with fettuccine Alfredo instead of spaghetti. Their chicken parm is super tasty and I like the mix of their tomato sauce with the Alfredo. read more

The food at Pleasure Bar was really good! My boyfriend and I went here for a Saturday date night and were pleasantly surprised with the food quality! I wish I could give this place a 5-star rating, but I feel that the prices were a little high, food presentation was poor, and the environment was a little outdated. I think with a little improvement, this restaurant could be one of the best in Bloomfield! read more

Closed at 7:30 Update your hours. This is crazy. How hard is it, really. Mediocre food last time I was here anyhow. read more

Fantastic. If you're a big fan of Italian food and more specifically anything red sauce. This is a gem in the middle of Bloomfield. My family had the Italian egg rolls made out of zucchini, the Chicken parmigiana and the lasagna. All pictures are below. Highly recommended. read more

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It had been 8 years or so since I last found myself in the curiously named (Mariani's) Pleasure Bar of Bloomfield, and that last dining experience was rather flat. With nothing to make for dinner, I brought Kay here one Friday afternoon for a post-workday meal and to get on with some unfinished business. The peevish reviews the restaurant has received recently would not keep me at bay. I'll own up to having dealt with slow service, which was inexcusable considering that the dining room was no more than half-occupied. That notwithstanding, the above average food and familial ambience made up the deficit. Exhibit #1: The Italian Fried Greens. Amazingly, this was my first encounter with the traditional side dish. Embellished with chunky medallions of juicy sweet sausage, the wilted cabbage, chard, onions and heaven knows what else, made this a steamy salad that Kay and I shared ravenously. Adding some noodles would have turned it into haluski. Exhibit #2: A house salad. Dressed with a properly zesty house vinaigrette, I found it cleared my palate well for what was to arrive next. Exhibit #3: Gnocchi. Arriving at the right balance betwixt doughy and delicate, the alabaster, oval bombs of love, labor, and starch were coated with a fiendishly blood-rich tomato sauce that came close to conjuring mole, parsley also being added for effect. Customization entailed the inclusion of a mammoth of a meatball made from the purest of ground chuck with minimal filler. Exhibit #4: Spumoni. Served sundae-style with whipped cream, it made for a delectably creamy, pistachio-hued, and generously scooped ending to what was fine Italian meal. Kay and I basically ignored the so-so complimentary bread and the somewhat dated decor, relishing our dishes and the entertaining clientele aIike (the family sitting across from us would be good candidates for a reality television program) without a care. I suggest that my readers do the same and appreciate this venerable neighborhood eatery for what it is and for as long as it lasts. P.S. The restaurant was clean during our visit, and we saw not one roach. read more

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I feel like it's kind of hit or miss here with regard to the food. There are times I've been and the food was so good I'd felt like I was inhaling it. Other times it's been bland and boring. read more

You want people to keep coming back here? Keep doing what you are doing here. A comedic performance will definitely keep me coming back. I'm not even sure if the lady I saw behind/by the bar even worked there, but she definitely entertained me. The atmosphere is light and fun inside making it feel like you are possibly at somebody's house party rather than at a bar. I only came to partake in libations, so I cannot speak to the food here. This place seems to be a favorite haunt for the locals that live nearby as everyone seemed to know everyone. It was like one big family get together. Kind of like Cheers meets Central Perk. read more

More like DISPLEASURE bar. Stood at the host stand for 10-15 minutes and didn't see an employee the entire time. There were 5 people sitting at the bar and not one of them were waited on in this time, nor were any of the tables we could see in the dining room. Does ANYONE work here? We even checked their website before going and noticed it hadn't been updated since 2014. We should've taken that as a sign not to go. Lesson learned. read more

Take a quart of wedding soup home with you. There has to be a little Italian mama in the back making sauce. Traditional Italian cooking .... you know what is for lunch tomorrow. ... leftovers from dinner ... huge portions. I took a 300 lb football player (lean mean fighting machine) there for dinner he couldn't finish the lasagna ... it's that big. [Parking is an open metered lot behind the restaurant ... people walk their dogs on the sidewalk and through the lot ... watch your step ... there is always a pile.] read more

This is a pretty solid family run Italian place. It isn't fancy or trendy, and the ambiance is very out of date. But I love the old school local vibe. They seem to get a lot of locals coming here. The menu is extensive with a wide variety of pasta and other italian dishes. I had a tortellini special which was delicious and portions were generous. I wouldn't call it amazing but it was a solid good dish. Our server was fantastic, and prices were quite reasonable. With all the super trendy modern places in town now, it's nice to have options like this still around. read more

Pleasure Bar and Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Very disappointed with our meal. We took my mother here for Mother's Day and it cost $72 for the three of us. My mom and I had the Seafood Alfredo and my husband had the Linguine Lucy (the worst meal he's ever had). All three of our meals were swimming in sauce and hardly edible. I'm surprised we didn't die of clogged arteries during our meal. The shrimp were the smallest I've ever seen and the scallops practically invisible. We really weren't sure if this is their usual food or if the cook just didn't care that night but it doesn't matter. Definitely an unpleasurable experience. We won't be back.. read more

Pleasure Bar and Restaurant - swimming in alfredo sauce - Italian Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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The dining entrance is on the side of the building. The food is a bit pricey, but filling. Italian wedding soup was a bit salty, but the meatballs were tasty. Eggplant parmesan was really tasty. Fish sandwich wasn't my thing. read more

Service was good but unfortunately the entree or appetizer was really subpar. Not much taste.

My family has been going here for years. I remember when I was a child, going here. It was packed!! It's not as busy as it once was, but the food is still terrific. When you want old fashioned Italian-Pleasure Bar is a great choice. We've gotten a variety of items on the menu. The only thing I didn't like was the beans-n-greens. Otherwise, their sauces are good, salad and dressings, chicken dishes, eggplant rolls, etc. All good. You can't go wrong with your order. read more

This little place has a surprisingly cozy upscale dining area in the back. Serving traditional Italian dishes, it may be worth the splurge since the menu is a bit pricey. I enjoyed the Fried Ravioli. read more

Pleasure Bar and Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Excellent homemade Italian food. Kind of an old-school environment. Superb red sauce. Lots of creative dishes. The food is fresh. The back dining room is very pleasant and much quieter than the bar area. Attentive staff. Highly recommend a eggplant and veal parmesan combination. I've never had that anywhere before. It is excellent! read more

Since moving to Bloomfield, this restaurant has become a staple in our dinner routine. However, we are creatures of habit and have only gotten two things on the menu :D but also that is a testament to how good the dishes are! We always get the Penne Christopher and the Carbonara with wedding soup as the appetizers. The portions are HUGE, and you get an soup or salad and bread! I can get 3 meals out of mine, and my boyfriend can get 2. Three meals for less than 15$??? You can see why its a staple. During Little Italy days, I've also had, and loved, their hot sausage sandwich! The staff have always been polite and helpful, and super busy, so getting their attention took effort. A minor inconvenience as you're stuffing your mouth with pasta. read more

The service was not that good.Tell me ever have your food (main course) before the Salad u got. I mean the salad wasnt even fresh stuff... It was valentines day and it wasnt even super busy. had a moldy orange with my drink I really like going there but It got to improve. I told the manager and they said sorry, didnt take anything off bill or give discount. The food the main coursre was good. But il try it again hope its better server was good. read more

Amazing authentic Italian and great service! One of our go-tos! Great wine list and menu.