Just spent three nights at the Doubletree Hotel in Pittsburgh, where the Bigelow Grill is housed. We had dinner and breakfast there, and that was more than enough to send us out to find other dining establishments. \n\nThe Appetizers at our Group's Table (providing the only truly tasty items in our experience with the menu):  Roasted Brussel Sprouts - simple, tasty, and cooked to perfection; Spicy Tomato Bisque - as advertised, spicy and a good soup; Winter Squash - sweet, cooked well, and a satisfying level of sweet to complement the natural sweet of the squash; \"Artisan Cheese Plate\" - consisting of exactly three pieces of uninspiring cheese, four pieces of toasted bread, a bit of jam, and a fresh berry or two (this one was particularly disappointing at its $11 price)\n\nNext, our Entre Selections (which left MUCH to be desired):  Duck - uninspired and strange flavor and texture combinations with a sweet rice and sweet paste beneath an unseasoned, undercooked duck; \"Gourmet\" Macaroni & Cheese with \"smoked chicken\" - elbow macaroni noodles with a small amount of, again unseasoned, cream, a hint of non-de script cheese, and a few chunks of chicken, the predominant impression being \"dry\"; Spanish Canelones - flavorless and dry as well; Lemon Risotto - the only bright spot in the entre selection tried at our table\n\nFinally, our breakfast attempt the following morning: all I can say about the buffet is, Just Don't. Everything else off the menu was neither inspiring, nor awful...with the exception of the congealed lump of raisins that was passed off as \"craisins\" served with the mushy oatmeal.\n\nBecause there are not a lot of dining options within a few blocks of the Doubletree on the weekends, our group really wanted to like the Bigelow Grille. They get two stars for the servers, who were friendly and helpful. However, the quality of the menu hovers between uninspiring, just bland, and awful.  NOT recommended.