Pickle Barrel - Toronto, Ontario

Arrived 4:30 on sat, not busy, ordered a meatloaf to share with my 92 yr old mother to which waitress said we could as portion size would have been too much for her favorite meal. received 1 plate and 1 napkin, kitchen server came back with another big plate ... only. You would think this would have been split in the kitchen since I only had a fork & knife, that's why we came to a restaurant... but that wasn't the biggy. I always have water and napkins on hand which I needed in this case because there were no refills on water, I left 3 my napkins on the table for my quick reach, waitress dropped off 3 more on table after we were 1/2 way through I told her to take them back as in too late I'm using my own and don't want them wasted. Earlier I'd asked waitress for a pinot red whatever it's called on the menu ... she came back later saying its white grigio ... I said no whatever the red is and she didn't understand so I just said forget it never mind ... annoyed at this point. So mom wants the icecream Sunday with caramel and all she got was 2 scoops of vanilla with caramel drizzle ... really the menu said it was a sundae with whipped cream & cherry ... that's not what she got. 2 scoops of ice cream for 9.99 what a bargain... can guarantee we won't be back. Read more

The food and service was really good. The ambience and their architecture is really something lol 😂 It's not regular at all. I enjoyed ALL the meals I ordered. Their cocktails are the truth and the redwine was good. The waitress was really polite and helpful. MEALS came in good time ... too. My friend and I I had pasta with chicken, ceasar salad, buffalo chicken wings and fries, red wine and a cocktail. All the meals were good and it was quiet enough to have a conversation and seem private without being too expensive. I RECOMMEND. Read more

3 stars: Inconsistent in all respects, but still the brunch spot that my parents frequent. The $20 grand breakfast is our go-to brunch dish, which is usually great, but sometimes only good. Our favourite waitress left, so the service is sometimes extremely slow, and the servers aren't as pleasant or attentive. ... Last time, there was also an odd smell and sticky floors Read more

Very disappointing. I wasn't in the mood for their breakfast so I ordered a burger. Look at the photo to see how small this is. This is what I get for $20? One of our friends ordered French onion soup. It was barely warm. Calamari came and we don't think it ... was quite cooked properly. Two of us have upset stomachs so who knows I might be updating this review about half an hour. I won't attach photos though. Rest of the food was okay, but expensive for what it is. I realized costs of gone up but this seemed excessive. I'm assuming this place is surviving purely on its reputation because there are definitely better options Read more

Where can I begin the service was so slow because they are short staffed but the horrible customer service we received was uncalled for his name was connor c never asked if we needed anything else we tipped him 15% and he rolled his eyes at me and my brother I ... will never return to this restaurant ever again the food was delicious I wish we had better service no smile the waiter who sat us said im working on my own which we felt for her because i work customer service i know its hard when I asked her of there hiring shes like yup always and walked away? Like really? They have no manners at all definitely not returning the bathroom smelled so bad its not good thank god my salad was good as for connor we tipped you even though you didn’t deserve it no smile or welcome feeling and as a customer that hurts when you rolled your eyes at us very unprofessional Read more