Terrace Room

Delicious food, quiet dining room and great service. I honestly expected a little more hustle and bustle but I suppose this place is hopping during conference season. It's hard not to stare around the room while you're eating - it's just stunning.

Pricey as a hotel restaurant usually is, and most staff are great.

I came here for breakfast most mornings while I stayed at the hotel for a conference. Breakfast starts very early (630 or 7) which is great for me.

The dining area is very airy. I liked sitting in the booth opposite/facing the entrance wall.

I ordered several different things:

Two egg breakfast comes with seasoned potatoes. I ordered gluten-free toast. It comes pre-buttered for you which I thought was strange.

Pittsburgh city Benedict on the gf bread was bland but looks good. The sauce really tasted like mayo. At least it had a lot of pastrami.

Buffet on Saturday and Sunday had lots of pastries (I could still order the gf bread without an up charge which was great), multiple kinds of breakfast meat, and 2 kinds of eggs. They also had salmon to make locs if you wanted.

I also each morning got an espresso. Sadly sometimes this was rung up as a "latte" even when I ordered a single. This means $6 just for a little bit of espresso! Makes no sense; they need to have an alternate option to key in or train all the wait staff to ring it in right. Occasionally the bacon came out very crispy too.

We did High Tea. Our server Robert was so sweet and gave us amazing service. The treats were fresh and tasty. Overall a great experience and I highly recommend.

The menu has some interesting options to say the least but I was surprised with how much I actually enjoyed my sandwich. The portion was very filling and the house-made chips were absolutely fantastic. I am staying at the Omni William Penn for a business conference and was looking for somewhere to grab a bite, I was not disappointed with this place. I would not say you should go out of your way to come here but if you're staying in this hotel or nearby, its a nice place ro grab a bite.

A lovely, relaxing space for breakfast or brunch. The William Penn is a perfect example of a grand old downtown hotel that's been perfectly preserved. Brunch is only being served buffet-style due to staffing shortages, but there were multiple options including an omelette station, smoked lox & bagels, and delicious sage breakfast sausage. The service was by far the highlight of the meal -- a professional waitstaff that let no cup go empty! This is always one of our favorite places to stay and eat!

Went for Sunday brunch, and the atmosphere remains perfect. Food was as good as when this place boomed pre-COVID, with the exception that there wasn't an omelet station. Service is attentive.

We had such a great time at tea. This is a fun Christmastime tradition to get dressed up and have fancy tea here. It's not just tea. You will be full afterwards.

I had afternoon tea here on June 1, 2019. I was super excited however, realized that there could be many improvements for the tea service and overall atmosphere. I understand that the Omni William Penn is a historic building however, I think it could use a lot of updates. Just because something is old, doesn't mean it has to look like it. Everything in the beautiful room could be updated. The colors seemed really faded and even the beautiful flowers just blended right into the background.

The afternoon tea was subpar. The service was extremely slow and the pastry chef does not seem to be well versed in simple baking techniques. The scones were way too flat and hard- I think they might've forgot to include baking powder in the recipe. When the food was presented, no one explained what each item was. I was extremely underwhelmed with the food. A few items were decent however, nothing was unique or outstanding.

Would I recommend this place for a tea outing? No. When I am attending a tea service, I am expecting decadent food in an equally luxurious atmosphere. The service was extremely slow and did not seem that attentive. The food was average and the décor was too stuffy and outdated.

Always great food and friendly servers. Beautiful ambiance. In the evening, they have a pub type menu for seating outside of the main dining room. We recommend their kale stew and their burgers.

When I was staying at the Omni William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh, I got to experience a part of their historical part, their restaurant called the Terrace Room. This hotel screamed history from the moment I waked in, which was awesome.

There were plenty of seating, and the architecture was really amazing, They have original molded plaster ceiling with mahogany arches. Beautiful chandeliers and elegant atmosphere. This restaurant was opened in 1916, and I got to peek into the history even just a little but by being in this space.

The variety of the buffet was pretty nice, I was liking what I was seeing. They had eggs, pancakes, bacon, sausage, biscuits & gravy, and so much more. What I enjoyed the most was their smoked salmon. Very fresh and tasty!

Unfortunately, I was not super hungry, so I didn't get as much as I wanted to try. I did get some eggs, breakfast potatoes, smoked salmon, blueberry maple sausage patty, mini muffin and fresh fruits. They were all pretty tasty and I had no complaints. Their special sausage patty was juicy and packed with flavor, and smoked salmon was meaty and fresh. They were not amazing, but I was happy with their offerings.

The server was very nice and friendly. Food was better than I expected, especially the selections. I wish if I was hungry enough to have more... Regardless, I had a nice breakfast here, surrounded by rich history.