The Pie Place — Restaurant in Bethel Park

I struggle with how I feel about the Pie Place. Why? The inconsistency of their pies--and I've probably tried them all over the years. I can buy the same pie on multiple occasions & it's never the same. I'm sometimes disappointed by a pie I loved before. I adore their cream pies--lemon meringue & chocolate are amazing but my favorite is the banana cream pie, hands down. Their cherry pie is mostly great. I've bought one for a party that absolutely did not have sugar added & was so unbearably tart that it was inedible. I agree with other reviews that the blueberries are tough & off-putting, a texture similar to frozen berries. I tried the forest fruit pie for the 2nd time last week & the tough blueberries and hard peaches have me convinced this is not the pie for me. I ordered a lemon meringue pie this past weekend & the meringue was done in a lattice fashion which left a lot of uncovered lemon curd & tough meringue that it was difficult to slice through. I swear I've bought lemon meringue here with mounds of perfect meringue topped with twists of lemon slices. Their crust can perfectly complement a well filled pie, but overpower when it's too thick. It's usually bland & heavy rather than flaky & light. With that said, I clearly enjoy this place because I get a few pies monthly, typically for holidays, dinner parties or birthdays. I've had some of their desserts--crisps, brownies, small pies (more crust, less filling--just get an entire pie) & bars. They are good portions but the prices are a bit higher, comparatively, but these are clearly made in house (you can watch them working). You can also have parties or attend classes here, pre-COVID & friends have really enjoyed those experiences. Staff are usually very pleasant. They have a fairly impressive menu is espresso drinks.

ETA: OK, I think I've finally been disappointed for the last time. I bought my beloved banana pie (pictured) this weekend and it was totally disappointing. It was beautifully decorated with a perfectly flaky crust but the custard was flavorless. The banana slices were basically non-existent at the bottom of the pie. The banana was unpleasantly sour/salty from whatever it's treated with to prevent browning. The pie absolutely did not taste like banana cream. Given the repeatedly inconsistent quality of their pies, it's hard to justify the $18+ per pie, especially as often as I get them. I've adjusted my rating accordingly. This is disheartening because I've loved them so over the...

I was so excited when I stumbled across this place! I went nuts and bought a little bit of everything. 2 bars, a slice of fruit cobbler, a bag of pepperoni rolls, 2 cake/cookie dough bars, and a few other small individual items.

Everything looked yummy. But the shop smelled so weird- like a really strong cleaning agent. I just assumed they had just cleaned as the place was spotless.

When I got home I dug into the cake balls and they tasted like they had been bathed in that cleaning smell. They were inedible. I tried everything else and they all tasted exactly the same. It’s like the entire shop is doused in this weird smell so much so that the food actually all tastes the same: terrible.

The pepperoni rolls were the only thing that tasted normal and they were in a sealed bag.

I’m not one to throw negative feedback online around a small business bc I like to support local but I called to discuss and nobody ever called me Back. And the girl I spoke with mentioned this was not the first case of this complaint.

I hope they can fix this. It’s a really cute place and everything...

We got a Pie Place blueberry crumb pie from the farmer's market at St. Davids. It looked delicious, but it was HORRIBLE. My husband and I both took a couple bites and ended up throwing it away. It was heartbreaking, as we had heard such good things about the place. As an afterthought, I really regreted not taking it back to the Pie Place, not for a refund but to make them try it because I cannot beleive that they meant to sell a pie that tasted that way. I am fairly certain that they just dumped frozen blueberries in the crust and put crumb on top and baked it- maybe? The blueberries had the wierd frozen texture with the slight bitter flavor that blueberries get when frozen. There was no thickening agent such as flour, tapioca or cornstarch, so when we cut into it, it just drained out, leaving behind soggy blueberries. There also was no sweetener or spice. The crust was soggy, not surprising under the circumstances and the crumb was sort of okay, but also a bit soggy and couldn't overcome the bitterness of the berries. I really hope this...