Pier W
Cleveland, OH 44107
Phone: (216) 228-2250
- Price:
- $$$
- Best of Citysearch:
- Special Occasion Dining 2006, Romantic Dining 2005, Brunch 2004
- Hours:
- Daily 11am-3pm, 5:30pm-10pm
Editorial Review for Pier W – by John Hyduk
The Scene
Perched on a cliff on the ground floor of a luxury lakefront condominium, Pier W is the ultimate dining room with a view: Sailboats glide, power boats race and gulls pester just beyond the edge of your fork. Two generations have come to hold hands, nibble shrimp cocktail and toss wishes into the water just the other side of the luxury-liner windows.
The Food
Pier W brings more to your table than a sunset. The kitchen's strategy is an exercise in simplicity: Procure the best ingredients (mostly finned or shelled) and serve them elegantly prepared and unadorned. The grilled sea scallops come with braised spinach, a swordfish steak is kissed with tequila butter, and meaty Lake Erie walleye is deep-fried in a cracker crust. Classics like bouillabaisse fill the dining room even on dark, rainy days.
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User Reviews for Pier W
10/08/2007 Posted by cs86753098675309
one of the most hyped restaurants in all of Ohio does it live up to the hype? no, but it's got a lot of great qualities very nice interior decor, although I was disappointed it did not have more of a nautical theme. This is PIER W, after all. The appetizer was superb, the bread was superb, the drinks were superb, the dessert was superb, the main course (walleye) was a joke. I realize it was not regular walleye--it was some kind of specialty with a bunch of fried onions or whatever--but it hardly had ANY fish at all! I would rather eaten frozen fish for $3 from Giant Eagle. The service was superb, though, from the maitre'd to the waitress. Very expensive $$$
Pros: service and food (except for the main course), ambience
Cons: main course was a joke
09/01/2007 Posted by bornandraisedincleveland
This restaurant was our traditional family treat just before Christmas. Unfortunately they remodeled it apparently planning on taking a good thing to a new level. Unfortunately, with that remodel, they raised the price to a price point that is over the mark. It is over priced and for the first year this year we will not go back over the holidays. There are other brunch restaurants that are just as good with lovely atmosphere that are by far much more reasonably priced. We noticed this past holiday we could get a reservation very easily as compared to before we needed to plan in September or at latest October for a December reservation. It's unfortunate the owners/management took it to this level. Hopefully they will get more reasonable as the location is lovely as you can look out over the lake. The best reviews I noticed are from those that didn't have to foot the bill.
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