We came on a Friday night-it was very busy. Also there was live music-the place was hopping! The first thing we noticed was a sticker on the menu telling us that 1) it's a charge of $5.00 to share a plate 2) refills on soft drinks are limited to 1 free refill- We found this aggressive and off putting-each entree here is between $15.00 and $25.00 This seems pretty rough as a policy-not like other local restaurants-at all! Seems like the owner is tight-fisted- Is he cheap with the ingredients as well?? Well! The food was terrific! We were all delighted with our entrees-my mom loved the taco salad and my husband loved the broiled grouper! I had the chicken sandwich and it was good! I would definitely order it again! We had a great experience here even on a really busy night!! read more

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Wow! Great place to hang out enjoy good food and watch sports! We thoroughly enjoyed the Fried Fish which was lightly battered and fried perfectly crispy. The Cobb Salad was fresh and had lots of ingredients! Our waitress was attentive and did a great job handling the restaurant guests & bussing tables! We really appreciated her sunny personality. Thanks for a great meal! read more

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Food was great food ! we had the roost beef sandwich and the service was super and loved the Carr yoke music

A bit dark inside. Service was great. Food was okay. Really just okay. Nothing shined. Had a run of the mill burger and frozen French fries. Yawn. read more

Food is below bar food standards. Dark and dingy ambiance inside, minimal seating outside. Service was slow.

We never have a bad meal here. The burgers are big and fantastic. I recommend this place to all our friends.

Cool Pickle in Paradise used to be one of my fav neighborhood restaurants to frequent. The menu is limited and at one time each dish I ordered was good. That has changed within the last six months. For example, last week there were only three in my party. Each one of our orders wasn't prepared correctly and was cold. When we sent it back the food arrived with a warm plate, but food was still not warm. I had to send mine back again due to an allergy that I've stated now twice. This time the hand held was returned and the cheese was literally scraped or wiped clear. I used to love this place. I won't be back. read more

Service was quick and the food was plentiful! Three of us shared an order of onion ring and there were still a few leftover. I had the Seafood Diablo- a mixture of clams, shrimp & mussels in a spicy tomato sauce! Next was a Mushroom, Onion & Swiss burger & fries good value for 1/3 lb burger great flavor cooked to order Third out was the Boom Boom Shrimp, nice deep fried shrimp with a light drizzle of sauce. All in we'll be back cheers read more

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It was just "meh". Should be 2.5 stars - since nothing was "bad", but nothing was really good either. Nothing on the menu really attracted me or my friend - just standard bar fare (burgers, chicken sandwiches, wraps). The price should have included a side - but only chips. Service was slow. Don't get me wrong - food was "okay" - but just not a place I would return to. Mediocre. read more

We stumbled upon this place by accident but ended up having a great time, they were having music bingo which we joined in on. Met some great people there. Good food good drinks. Great place. read more

A good visit I like the name, so I headed down to check it out and eat some food. When I walked in and looked around, I saw a larger than I expected place, spacious really, with a sea theme. This is a no frills space, basic setup with a bar area on one side and dining tables on the other. All the people were on the bar side, so that's where I sat. For dinner I went with a burger, a 1/2 lb Paradise Bacon Cheese Burger. When it arrived it looked basic, plain bun, typical toppings. That the patty was thick did get it to something more towards that 1/2 lb. By the time I finished it I had decided it was actually very good both in taste and size. I liked what I would describe as laidback service, no rushing around, available if needed, comfortable like me new guy was welcome in this room. While I was eating more and more people arrived until the bar area was loud and there were diners in the other part. I don't know how many bar and restaurant options are in the immediate area, this may be the place to go for everyone local. Looking at their facebook page I learned they do have evening activities but you wouldn't know it just sitting in the restaurant / bar at 6pm. No schedule, no advertising items, just a few TVs. I did ask about the Cool Pickle name hoping there was an interesting story, and only learned the new owners liked and kept the name the old owners called it. Maybe someday they can learn or make up something funny and hang it on a wall. The walls could use some clutter. read more

Cool Pickle In Paradise - Paradise Bacon Cheese Burger - Seafood Near Me - Placida, Florida

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Good food, fun place and reasonably priced. Check out their specials. This place seems to be very busy most of the time so plan accordingly. read more

We usually try & give a restaurant 3 times before checking off the list, well today was the 3rd time, bad service! Food is usually good, but service has been bad every time we have been there! Maybe they are understaffed! Like I said food is good, guess she has her regulars, so they apparently get more attention! Personally, think you should treat all customers the same, but that didn't happen! Don't have to give it another chance! read more

I live close by full time and hoped this would be a regular place for us. Problem is that whenever we try to go every table in the entire restaurant and bar has a reserved sign. Apparently they reserve the entire place for some games. Don't know if the people actually show up or spend money but they do not turn the tables. Should have a sign indicating a private place, not open to general public. Hard to see how they can make money this way. We will not be returning. read more

Stopped by for a late dinner around 8:00 pm on a Saturday night. My wife and I ordered pot roast open sandwich. Waitress came back maybe 6 minutes later and told us they were out of pot roast. No problem we said and we both ordered shrimp scampy. I also ordered a cup of soup that was not served yet. Soup came out a few minutes later, immediatley following that our shrimp scampy. I just have to say that this was the most tastless shrimp scampy both of us have ever had. Even the shrimp was bland. We feel they rushed it becauce the fettuccine noodles were very al dente and were sticking together. The garlic was burnt and bland. Garlic toast was so soggy from the garlic butter it was inedible. Just want to say Cool Pickle should stick to burgers and fries and leave the pasta dishes to the italian restaurants. Not a good choice that particular night. read more

So we have given this place 4 shots at getting it right...and after tonight they are 0 for 4 Understaffed every time-more appropriately overwhelmed by the people streaming in the fort for average food and poor service-tonight only half our party got the food they had ordered but because of the slow service just gave up and ate it Will not be back even though they are only a few miles from our house-please sell to someone who can run F$@&ing restaurant read more

Very good food. Friendly service and nice ambiance! First went to another restaurant but they were closed (easter sunday). And my family and I were so happy the cool pickle prevailed! read more

Service was slow, but they did state they were low on staff. The food is sub-par bar food, and not friendly to those with food allergies (I had reactions within 30 minutes). On top of that, the lady sitting behind us was served uncooked chicken! I would be very cautious of eating here. I also thought the place could use a good cleaning! Should have left when I noticed that! read more

This restaraunt was recommended, so we stopped in for dinner. It is a popular spot , very busy, so wait times are pretty long after being seated. We ordered apps, had the mushrooms and clams, boths very good. Ordered our main dish waited for a while...... waited for while, finally when we got our food it was not the right order, at this point we had been waiting for a very long time and decided to just leave. We were not impressed with this place nor the service and will not be returning. read more

Good food, great service, where good friends meet to have a good time!! If you like the local flavor of the neighborhood this is your place to hangout. read more

Surprised when I got there. Beers were ice cold and the food was very good. I got wings and hey were perfect. Prices are great. A great little place for a drink and a bite to eat. read more

Food sucked. Same old sorry dishes. The barmaid bright about this clam stuff. Clams from the New England area. How great they were. Was dry like it's Sahara desert. I couldn't find any clam in it. It was an embarrassment. Really everything I ordered was an embarrassment. Won't go back. read more

Our first time here, been wanting to check it out. In a little strip mall next to Ace Hardware off Placida Road. Menu was a bit limited. Some good apps, sandwiches, seafood and a few entrees, the sandwiches were actually really good. Great cheeseburger and a French Dip, and the fries were excellent. No frozen margaritas, we thought maybe the would make sense to have with a name like Cool Pickle in Paradise and all of the beach decor! Not many people in the restaurant but the bar was pretty busy' read more

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I ordered the ultimate grilled cheese which includes bacon, tomato and avocado. I received a plain grilled cheese. The waitress was new and was very sweet. She admitted that she had turned it into the kitchen incorrectly and would send it back to be remade. The kitchen must have just peeled open the grilled cheese and slapped 1 piece of bacon on each side, a tomato, a slice of avocado. When the sandwich was returned to the table the cheese was no longer melted and the bread was hard. The waitress was so nice I just couldn't return it again. Shame on the kitchen staff for their lack of excellence. read more

updating my review as there is new ownership and staff here. Been in many time since it changed hands. We sit at the bar as we go there for lunch. The burger is great. big, juicy and delicious. We had also had the cheese steak, steak quesadilla and both were very good. Fries are always served hot and taste great. Matt at the bar and attentive and we have nice talks with him when he is not busy. read more

The service here is terrific. Everyone that works here is friendly, pleasant quick to serve us and they just seem good at their job. We have not had anything to eat here yet that we did not really like I would highly recommend. read more

Good food decent drinks service was a little slow but only 1 waitress roomy and seems to be a local watering hole

Cheeseburger is delicious with a great flavor. Excellent. Great size. French fries are seasoned and crips. Excellent. Off the beaten bath. Come from the beach or go out for a drink too. Extremely.casual. Love !!! read more

Stopped here for lunch on Saturday and had a great black and bleu burger, washed down with a Space Dust IPA on draft. Best thing was that on Saturdays, burgers are half price all day. Ate burger and a beer for $12, and pleasant and friendly bartender, Kaylee was great as well. Will definitely come back. read more

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We went with some Friends during a Singo Competition. It was quite a lot of fun. The food was good but not great. read more

Super friendly staff with great service. Can't beat 1/2 off burgers with fries on Saturdays. Will definitely go again! read more

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Great food and atmosphere. So few places in Cape Haze area this is a treat. Especially Monday night music bingo!

Our 2nd visit. First was "ok". Today is awful. Seems like they are having a Trivia Nite...at max volume...and obnoxious. We were made fun of twice for: not buying a ticket; moving to a quieter corner. We wont be back Ps food was good; waitress apologetic We still wont be back read more

Decided to try this place last night for the first time after hearing mixed reviews from friends. Arrived at 5:30pm And was seated right away as there was lots of empty tables. Our waitress came over after a minute to take our drink orders. Very pleasant. She came back and we ordered a couple burgers. After about 20 minutes our waitress came over to check on us and told us that our food should be out soon and that the kitchen was backed up because they had a large party in the next room. About 5 minutes later the waitress came back with two burger baskets and sat them on the table. I told her politely that isn't what we ordered and she replied that's right and took them away. She came back about 10 minutes later and said it should be out any time. A few minutes later the wife of the owner, I assume and checked on us. After another 20 minutes and waiting an hour for our food we left $5 on the table for our drinks and walked out. The owners wife came out the door when we reached our vehicle and said our food was ready, we replied no thanks. She offered to wrap it to go and no charge, we relied no thanks and got in our vehicle. While we were backing out of the parking spot a man (the owner I assume) came out and stood in the parking lot. We rolled our window down and he asked if we were the two that just walked out and I replied "yes, we waited over an hour!" He replied "No you didn't. When you were seated you were told it would be a 35 minute wait and the kitchen ticket says 38 minutes!" I told him "that is NOT true, we were not told anything when we were seated and that he should go ask the waitress. Maybe she is at fault and put the order in late!" And we drove off. I know what time we sat because I text my sister telling her we were just sitting down to dinner so I had that time stamp! 4 other people walked out just before us. The audacity of this person to be combative in the parking lot and call a first time customer who waited over an hour for burgers a liar is mind blowing. Maybe next time they should be more apologetic and ask for a second chance instead of trying to be combative with someone in the parking lot. Still shocked about that. read more

Seemed like new ownership last year or so. Good burgers and GREAT onion straws! Local crowd and laid back vibe.

We discovered this place when first got into the area. We love it. Great staff, great menu and great food. The menu has a nice selection and it's reasonably priced. Karaoke night was a fun time. read more

Great place. Very friendly staff. Good food. Stopped in while visiting Placida. Fun Monday night "singo" game. Something going on there almost every night. Wish this place was in my neighborhood at home. read more

food can be hit or miss depending on who's cooking but the burgers are ALWAYS good and cooked to order... drinks are poured well and relatively cheap for the area... they have about a gazillion TVs so finding a game you'd like to watch is not a problem - unless you want to watch hockey... for some reason this place just doesn't want to show hockey even with all the snowbirds and transplants from the upper mid-west and northeast around... They do a music bingo on Wednesdays and there's Karaoke on Tuesdays. I would like to see management/ownership utilize social media a little more to inform everybody what is going on that night at the bar, what the daily specials are, etc... etc... their last post on their Zuckerbook page is from December of last year... the staff is very friendly and attentive and the bar regulars are a riot - very easy to strike up a conversation with the folks here... I only give it 4 of 5 stars because of the cleanliness (or lack there of) of the bathrooms and not having one of the gazillion TVs on the NHL Network... read more

We go every Saturday night for the hamburger special. Delicious. Homey atmosphere and clean. They have a killer BLT loaded with bacon. Yum. Only once we had questionable service. That's ok. Everyone is entitled to a bad day. I wouldn't count them out. read more

Nice local bar. Was packed the night we were there. Food is 3 star. When there they had live music, it was concert arena loud. If we had not ordered during his break, we would have moved outside. Too loud for dinner. read more