PiDGiN Restaurant

We were a group of 7 and about half of us had the tasting menu while the remainder ordered a la carte. I loved that they offer this option as many tasting menus require whole table participation. It seems we ordered after another large group so we didn’t get our first course for 45 minutes after ordering. After that, the pacing improved. However, the service we received was quite strange. Every single time our server topped off a water glass, he spilled quite a bit on the table and never once acknowledged it. I could see the odd mis-pour on a long table but it was consistent. A couple of us had napkins completely saturated in water from cleaning this up repeatedly. He seemed very aloof and wasn’t the level of attentiveness I would expect at this price point. The portions were great and the mushroom dish and sablefish were standouts. I have celiac and they didn’t need to modify any of the courses that I noticed which was a pleasant surprise. Overall I felt the tasting menu was great value and the ambiance is lovely, just disappointing service.

CELIAC FRIENDLY! I wanted to do a fancy meal somewhere with a set menu and drink pairings for my birthday. My partner, however, has celiac, and anyone with celiac knows how hard it is to find a set menu option anywhere. I emailed Pidgin to see if they could accommodate and they called me within 45 minutes, were incredibly sweet and welcoming and said it would be no problem at all to modify my partner’s tasting menu to remove the gluten. When we got there, they didn’t even need to think twice— the servers already know the modifications they’ll make to make the menu gluten free, and it’s only about 3 small changes. You get the exact same experience. The staff are incredibly nice, the food was great and the experience made us feel so safe and secure that my partner wasn’t going to get glutened. Thanks so much to everyone at pidgin for a great birthday dinner!