Deniz Mediterranean Cuisine

4.5 stars. Ross Cafe serves American and Turkish breakfasts, lunches, and dinners in a casual atmosphere. Customers may eat inside the restaurant or order takeout or delivery. The restaurant's menu lists pancakes, waffles, French toast, crepes, omelettes, salads, paninis, quesadillas, and many Mediterranean foods (e.g., hummus, falafel, kebabs, baklava, etcetera). My husband and I have eaten breakfast and dinner here. Employees told us that we could sit at a table of our choosing. After reasonable waits, two employees brought our beverages, foods, and bills. Here are our ratings for the foods:Pancake tacos - 4 stars - Pancakes were folded around eggs, cheese, and bacon. My husband said that the tacos were slightly falling apart, so he ended up eating the pancakes separately from the other ingredients. He would have preferred that the bacon be cooked longer to get crispy. Nevertheless, the ingredients were very fresh and tasty.Waffle Heaven - 5 stars - This waffle was a large size, and it was topped with Nutella, strawberries, bananas, caramel sauce, and walnuts. On the side was cream. I really enjoyed the flavors.Mushroom sauté - 4.5 stars - This entree had such a wonderful aroma! It contained lots of mushrooms, green peppers, onions, melted cheese, and some eggs (and no tomatoes at my request). It was similar to scrambled eggs with vegetables mixed in, but it contained fewer eggs.Sausages - 4 stars - My husband ate a few small sausages. I took one bite, and I thought that they tasted alright. My husband gobbled them up.Hummus and pita bread - 4.5 stars - The pita bread was fresh and warm and tasted very good. We would have preferred a slightly stronger flavor to the hummus.Vegetarian sauté - 5 stars - This entree contained eggplant, green peppers, onion, garlic, tomato, and potato, and I greatly enjoyed the flavors. The serving size was so large that I had leftovers for the next day.Chicken kebab - 4 stars - Chicken thighs were marinated and grilled with herbs. The meat was very juicy and cooked well, but my husband wanted a stronger marinade and different sauce. Baklava - 4.5 stars - I received a generous serving size of four pieces. I liked the phyllo dough and nuts. Beverages - 5 stars - We drank bottled water, orange juice, and mango juice.

I stopped by here two Saturdays ago for dinner. My wife and I had been eyeing up Deniz Meditteranean since it had opened and this just happened to be a night that we could eat there. After going to their website, we placed an order through there which ended up being slice life. We had chosen 5:15 PM for when the food would be ready and it was ready at 5:20 whenever we arrived. The inside was somewhat small with tables that seated about 30 people. Its decor was fun though with lots of flowers hanging down from the ceiling in the colors of pink, purple and white. I quickly had my food and was on my way when tragedy struck. Since it was icy outside, I reached for the railing and the bag that was given to me broke. Food went all over. Upon showing the broken bag to the hostess/server, he asked if I had time to wait for fresh. They gave me a time of ten minutes and I opted for it. While it wasn't my fault, I still felt bad and likely would have kept a hand under the bag except for step with the snow/ice.For dinner on this evening I ended up ordering the yougurt lamb shish while my wife ordered the Turkish manti dumplings. My meal was described as yougurt lamb shish served over crispy buttered bread and garlic yogurt and served with rice while my wife's was described as Manti dumplings topped with garlic, yogurt sauce, and oil sauce with mint and paprika. Both my wife and I enjoyed our dinners here but we were on the same page that there was just too much yogurt. My lamb was deliciously seasoned and tender and I sort of wish that I could have tasted it more over the sauce. Then the sauce itself was good as I enjoyed the mix of the red sauce and the garlic yogurt, but as mentioned earlier, I think it was a bit heavy on the yogurt. Last but not least I enjoyed the cut flatbread underneath as it added some body to the meal but I would have been hard pressed to tell you if it was buttered or not. My wife also enjoyed her meal here, especially the filling of her dumplings and only wished she could have tasted it more without the yogurt. The bottom line for me is that I would head back here again in the future. Both my wife and I really saw a bunch of potential in the flavors, now if there just wasn't as much yogurt.

What a hidden gem! Probably the best breakfast I've had in forever. Everything was fresh, and my goodness, hearty! The food just kept coming...Service was also wonderful... genuinely attentive and friendly. Hubby and I shared the Turkish breakfast, son enjoyed the French toast platter. Sweet items were perfect.. not overly sweet (just right!).

I have driven by here a couple of times and was not sure what exactly it was. But, I was invited to have brunch. I am so glad I tried it. It is a small place several tables. There were 9 in our party, and they did a great job accommodating us. The food was very tasty and the staff was very friendly. I can't wait to go back and try it for dinner. Please give it a try!

Came upon Deniz during our Memorial day travel day and it was such a good find. Came with a party of 4 around lunch. They have a very extensive menu, with even American breakfast options like crepes, waffles, omelettes and pancakes. I opted for one of the Turkish breakfast options - scorched egg/kavurmali yumurta. Our table again got the Nutella nirvana crepes, cheese and egg pide, chicken kebab and falafel. Also got two Turkish coffees which came in a really cute coffee set. Everything was delicious. It was my first time having the Kavurmali and pide. I thought the dough for the pide was perfect. It was still soft but crispy after a light toast the next day. The pide was a big portion so we had some leftovers. The falafel was pretty good too - seasoned well with a right amount of crunch. Came with a refreshing salad and lots of pita. The chicken kebab was also very juicy. Service was great. It's a small restaurant but felt cozy with cute decorations. I would definitely come back if I lived in Pittsburgh.

Amazing amazing AMAZING!!! This has to be the best restaurant in Pittsburgh! From the service level to the atmosphere, the food was the best thing I've ever eaten

This part of town has more than enough dining places to choose from, so it's often hard to reach a decision. A recently published coupon and favorable reviews of this place helped to make our lunch choice. They recently changed their name from Ross Cafe to its current name in order to help the community gain better insight into the type of foods they serve. Their menu is very extensive and filled with authentic Mediterranean dishes. Our server, as well as most of the restaurant staff, are Turkish. Wise decision to tout who they are and what they serve, but I must add they feature a fairly sizeable breakfast menu that is available all day!Our meal was good, portions were large, and the atmosphere was relaxing. BYOB.

We love Ross Cafe! Everything we have tried here over the last few months has always been amazing. Matt tried the scorched eggs today and I found my new menu favorite in that! Totally getting it next time. The service is always incredible and they just redecorated and it's so cute inside. Happy Eating!

Met a fried here. She got their first and got us a table as it started getting busy. She was instructed to let me know to just park behind here as the parking is very limited. Inside is colorful and full of character. They had a really cool mural painted on one of the walls. Our server was very nice and helped me in deciding what I wanted. I got their manti dumplings as I wanted more of a lunch item. It's a dumpling filled with meat and spices then topped with garlic, yogurt sauce, and oil sauce with mint and paprika. This was phenomenal!! Lived the flavor and it was such a large portion that it filled me up. My friend ended up getting a crepe and really enjoyed it. Will totally have to be back to try some other things!!

Lamb Kabob was cooked perfectly. Restaurant is always clean and service is good. Turkish tea is spot on.