The Pickle Barrel is a really interesting looking spot and I had walked past it a few times but just recently had an opportunity to visit it for the first time. The have two levels with the downstairs having an outside patio area then inside a bar area along with a seating area that goes back to the pointy tip of the building while the upstairs has a small bar area and then a fantastic patio deck. This bar and restaurant is very popular for their great burgers and other good food along with staying open late with the kitchen closing at 1:30am and the bar closing at 3:00am. They do allow smoking which usually would drive me away but there were folks at a table right next to me and it didn't seem to cause an issue as they seem to have really great ventilation in here. They have great drink menu and a nice food menu and I really enjoyed my cup of chili, cheeseburger and onion rings while my friend enjoyed the chicken wings. Overall I really like this spot and will certainly be returning again on my next visit to Chattanooga. My video review of The Pickle Barrel is here: https://youtu.be/s_aFfj9C1G4 read more

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We came early with a party of 8 but only 4 people ordered food-- that we never got. It took awhile to get drinks and one person didn't get her drink; we had to ask again and it took awhile (quit checking after 15 min) to come. Also it wasn't busy when we got there however it was packed an hour and a half later when we left- starving. Michael was a horrible waiter. Large parties who came after us were served. Be warned!! read more

Located on Market Street near the beautiful Tennessee River. In a very unique and historic building. We chose to eat inside and upstairs. It's a simple interior and yet very warm and inviting. I can see how nice it would be to sit outside when things cool down a bit more. The service was excellent. Unfortunately the food wasn't as good as the service. We split a French dip and fries. The fries were delicious but the roast beef was a bit dry and chewy. We will give it another try in the winter! read more

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We came in for a quick lunch before getting ready for an event. We immediately went upstairs to the patio for more seating. They have a good size menu and everything sounded pretty good. We opted to share a basket of fried pickle spears and a BAT sandwich. The pickle sauce was a horseradish sauce, very good. Order of spears is a good size. The bacon arugula and fried green tomato sandwich was nice upgrade from a basic blt. Sandwiches come with chips, we got an extra bag when sharing. Drink menu was interesting, but this time we just ordered a dark IPA off the beer menu. Not too expensive, nice servers and didn't take too long at this time of day. read more

Pickle Barrel Restaurant - Fried Pickle Spears - New American Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Here for the weekend with my son and the food is simply amazing. Great service, awesome server. Will be back for sure. Downtown Chattanooga Tennessee read more

Pickle Barrel Restaurant - Amazing dinner French dip, Wings, fresh Sidewinder Fries - New American Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Fun place and good ambiance. Got the pickle spears and half moons- both were good. Service was good as well

we were turned away at 9:45 on a saturday night due to "full capacity" we weren't offered to be put on a wait, just laughed at. We were then scolded by a guy at the door when we tried to sit at the bar and not wait for a table... when we got back to the car, we called the restaurant. The female that answered told us there was no dress code, no wait, we didn't need a reservation, that there were tables available at that moment. I'm not sure what was going on with the guy at the door, it was a very strange experience. I will not attempt again to try this restaurant. read more

Visited this place for the first time. Came here for a quick lunch and drink. I had a club sandwich and homemade potato salad and both were great. I was impressed as I figuring would of been cheap bar food. It was actually pretty tasty and good quality. read more

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We were recommended this place by friends who had been before. We stopped in for a quick lunch. The food was good! I had the junkyard dog. My husband had the Philly. I chose tater tots with mine, and my husband had chips. read more

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Love this unique bar in Chattanooga! Beware - pickle shots are strong! Food menu is unique and delicious!

Hate to see them On a busy night!! Server said that we arrived at a good time because we had a party of more than 5. The kitchen can only handle 5 tickets at a time ..... really??? My wings were refrigerator Cold and pink. Not eating that. They were pissed about their mistake. Sent them back. It will be an hour for another batch. Said no. So I still need food but can't get it here. Wtf !!!! Manager doesn't show any concern about our experience. he/she may have been doing their best but Server should not be sooooo negative..... fried pickles were the best part of our experience. Don't want to go back .... My recommendations if you want to drink and have a bag of chips this is the place.... Anything else.... Just don't! I work at a restaurant.... read more

My husband and I took a day trip to Chattanooga from the Atlanta area this past Sunday. We had done some research on some of the must-try places in town and Pickle Barrel popped up on the top of several lists. We had high hopes! We walked in at about 1:00 and the downstairs dining room was about 3/4 full so we decided to take a look at the upstairs patio, which was about halfway full in terms of seating. We sat and waited for about 10 minutes to have menus brought to us. The waiter attending to the top floor was running back and forth and seemed to be very busy so we were more than understanding. My husband and I have both been servers, so we are the first to recognize when a restaurant is understaffed and wait patiently. About 15 more minutes went by and the waiter came back to take our drink order. We ordered 2 waters and a spicy pickle margarita. Time passes and more tables fill up around us. Our drinks never come. Drinks and food are now being brought out to tables that arrived upwards up 20-30 minutes after us. We keep trying to find an opportunity to flag down our waiter but he never glances our way. Finally he comes over and asks us if we had ordered our food yet, as to which we answered no. At this point we had been at the restaurant for between 30 and 45 minutes. He apologized for the wait, which we replied "No worries, you seem incredibly busy, we get it!". He said that a few people called out and he's the only one working upstairs. I reminded him we still needed our drinks but all was well. At this point our drinks still haven't come and we're encroaching on an hour in the restaurant. The problem is that it was getting warm out on the top deck and the parking we had paid for across the street was running out of time, so of course we figured we should go ahead and extend it because we weren't getting out of here any time soon. It's 2:00 and we've been here over an hour without drinks. Another waiter, who we find out later is the manage, finally comes to aid his employee on the deck as more people file in to be seated. He lets us know he'll bring our waters, but then he comes back about 10 minutes later with about 6 drinks on a platter and drops them off to tables seated long after us. We wait a bit longer but the frustration starts to set in, as our time is being wasted. My husband decides that maybe if we moved to the first floor indoor seating that someone will serve us. I find our waiter and let him know we're moving downstairs and we still haven't gotten our drinks... We head down the tight spiral staircase (which is the only way up and down the second floor) and grab a seat. A different server walks over to us and asks us if we've been helped, and we explained our situation to him. He proceeds to kneel down by us at the table and says "Well I don't expect you to be understanding, but we've had some people call out today." It came across very rude and condescending. To which we replied that we have, in fact, been understanding... except he kept talking over me and I couldn't get a word in. At least he brought our drinks. At that moment, our original server comes back and delivers 2 burgers that weren't ours. We let him know these are someone else's and reminded him what we ordered, to which he apologized. The condescending server (who didn't even dress like he worked there) came back and said that they could comp our meal for us. We appreciated that but were ready to get up and go at this point, especially after his rude comment to us, patrons who had been waiting for well over an hour to even get their drinks and had expressed understanding. He asked us what we had ordered and said he would tell the kitchen to push the order to the front, like he was doing us a favor. He asked how I wanted my burger cooked, to which I answered well done, and he rudely said "You know that takes the longest to cook, right?" I look at my husband and we both flash the signal with our eyes that it's time to cut our losses of wasted time and find somewhere else to eat. The server then says, "What's it gonna be, do you want your free meals or not? I'm trying to make it right. You know if I had been your server, this wouldn't have happened. This guy's pretty new." Gosh, seemed like he was throwing everyone else under the bus here. As we were about to tell him we're leaving our food is delivered. By this time we had been here about an hour and a half and we're just starving so we of course stayed and hoped the food would redeem this experience. Continued... (1/2) read more

Great late-late night food option in downtown Chattanooga. Half moons were a great app if you like fried cheese. The fish and chips were great and the chicken tenders were amazing! Pickle Brine- yes please! You may have to meld with UT chat students if going late night as it's a bar atmosphere, but we were still able and to grab a table on the first floor after a short wait. Great bar food and service! read more

Ordered the French dip to go. Bread was great, tater tots were great, portion size was great but the roast beef was not fresh and it was definitely microwaved, it was tough to swallow even with the au jus sauce. I eventually had to take most of the meat out of the sandwich in order to eat it. I'm pretty disappointed because the French dip only consists of a few ingredients and the beef is not something you do not mess up on. read more

I fucking love Pickle Barrel. Best black bean burger, best tater tots, best late-night spot in town. Fuck yeah. read more

Terrible service. Bartender & bouncer are complete losers. Would never spend another dime at this establishment.

Came for happy hour that wasn't so happy. Waiter told us their drinks were cheapest in town. Ordered vodka pineapple to find out when we received tab we were charged extra for juice. Sodas are free. What a load of crap read more

Pickle Barrel Restaurant - Charging extra on happy hour wells with juice - New American Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

We wanted to try something different. Upon arrival we weren't sure if we sat ourselves or waited on a hostess. We ended up seating ourselves. We went upstairs and sat on the patio area. We really enjoyed the vibe of it. The server came over and got our drink order and was quick to get mine out, but forgot my wife's water with lemon. We had to catch our waiter as he was going by to order more drinks and food. They were busy though, so we understand. The food was great! My wife had the Hot Chick and got the fries instead of the chips and she really liked it. I got the Pepper Jammer and it was different, but very good! I also substituted the fries for the chips. For dessert we got the fried moon pie with vanilla ice cream and this was amazing! I did try the O.D.P. The Ole Dirty Pickle. The is a martini mixed pickle juice and served with a pickle. Definitely out there, but not bad. Especially if you like pickle juice! read more

I love the food here but they're obsessed with pickles. I'm obsessed with burgers and not a fan of pickles. Hoping the online order function to choose no pickles ON the burger can imply that the pickle spear on the side (a garnish?) would also not be added at that point. That's really it. read more

I used to love coming here (for decades) but not anymore. This is by far the worst service we've had in a long time. The server kept saying that it would be awhile because the kitchen is backed up (which makes no sense because the place wasn't hammered). We've been waiting an hour and a half so far and two other tables that definitely ordered after us have eaten. Finally received our food.... Most of it was cold. Never got refills on our waters, tea yes, liquor orders fast, but water? Not ever. Once the server notice me writing this she all of the sudden became very attentive, too late ma'am, your attitude freaking sucked and your service sucked. But it's our fault , we picked up our own menus! Shame on us! You'll never have to worry about it again, and I'll make sure that everyone I know will be warned about this. This truly is a zero Star moment. read more

We stopped in after a long drive from Nashville. The space is neat with the upstairs and downstairs seating options. It felt very much like a dive bar with the decor and furniture, but it embraced that vibe. It seemed more like a place for cheap beer than for food. Our waiter was very nice and the food and drink came out promptly. However it was exactly as you would imagine. The food tasted a bit old and neither of us ate all of our meal. The drinks were forgettable. Would I come back? Probably not. Would I haunt this place as a college kid that was just looking for cheap drinks? Absolutely. It all depends on what you're looking for. read more

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Typical dive bar. Sat upstairs/outside on the roof deck. Decent view and breeze. Only stayed for a beer and under 30 minutes at that. Service was ok but beer selection was sub par in my opinion. read more

This was so fun. Sit on the top floor on the patio if you can, the weather was perfect. Our waiter was so sweet and helpful and made us laugh a ton. If you like the gritty, dive bar, Tennessee feel, this place is perfect for you. I had the signature burger and I swear it was the best burger I've had in YEARS. We will come back here every time we're in Chattanooga! read more

Yes - this reminds me of my favorite dive bar from my early days in Columbus! (Memories of Lido's) but it was good! All food is mildly flawed with a pickle flavor! Had the Yardbird salad with grilled chicken brined in pickle juice! Even the salad dressing was lightly pickle flavored. It was a nice low key place-enjoyed the food and we could talk without competing with loud music or talk. If you get downtown Chattanooga - check this place out !! read more

Overall my experience was okay. The main reason I came here was because they had Pierogies. I love them and have had them multiple times while in Pittsburgh. These were your average frozen run of the mill Pierogies. Nothing special and plain. The pickle spears were the complete opposite and had tons of flavor. They were super crunchy and the sauce that came with them wasn't over powering. The chicken was similar. Very crunchy and the skin had all the flavor. We did sit outside because all of the indoor seats were taken. It was a bit cold but our waitress was nice enough to turn on the outdoor heater available. Also, the music was hard rock Christmas music and not the over played mainstream stuff which was a good switch up. read more

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The service was atrocious. Our server was both inattentive and blatantly rude when gently reminded for drinks or food. The food took an hour and fifteen minutes to arrive at the table, and was mediocre at best; the building WAS a very interesting place to eat, but I regret to say that we will NEVER be back inside unless it's a different business. read more

A great dive bar, 40 years old or there about, supposed to have a ghosts , I didn't see one , food was great, service was great , cool place

Quite possibly the best chicken tenders I've ever had. Good bar style food. Did I mention how great the chicken tenders are?

Solid sandwich I bit pricy. Buffalo chicken with the hot giardiniera( I thought this only a Chicago thing) was worth every penny. Will be back. read more

Order for food is always wrong. Drinks are fine. Literally every time I call in they mess up my order I'm done ordering food here.

Great little pub! Great 70's punk music, excellent food too! We ordered the Philly cheese steak sandwich, the Black & Blue burger and an order of fried green tomatoes. Very good!!! We will definitely be going back & taking friends! Server was on top of things. read more

Pickle Barrel Restaurant - pickle barrel restaurant - New American Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

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Good food, laid back atmosphere! I had a burger, fries and pickle, and beer. It was toward the end of the night but the food was very good. read more

Visiting Chattanooga and went here for lunch. Interesting atmosphere with winding staircase to outdoor covered seating. Service was not at all good. Ordered the fried pickle spears as an appetizer. They were good but nothing spectacular. My son ordered a burger and he said it was average ... would have been better if the server brought ketchup but we'd probably still be waiting for that! I ordered wings and they were average as well. Chicken tenders were the best item out of our party but again, nothing spectacular. read more

We stumbled upon this gem after a wedding. Drinks: amazing. Staff: so friendly. Building: super cool. It feels like an English pub almost. I highly recommend the spicy pickle marg. read more

What a fun place for drinks and a bite! Who would have known that pickle juice makes for a great margarita! The fried chicken salad is the bomb! read more

I think I'm giving this a a 5 star because of the service and how much of a good time we had. One of our friends was so convinced that this bar was called pickle dickle, and that there was a drink with the name as well, and of course the bartender was extremely confused. We ended up having 3 rounds of pickle back shots . They should definitely name them pickle dickles. Great time - it's a bigger bar but the service is quick! read more

Food was super slow in coming out, but really good when we received it. The staff and service, at best, were poor! Many excuses, but the end of the day the service sucked. Short staffed..lack of caring.. in ability,... don't matter the service was poor!! Great concept but very poorly executed. read more

Stopped by here on a quick day trip to Chattanooga when we were too tired to explore too far off the beaten path. Had driven by it earlier in the day and seemed like a good location, and I noticed a pretty nice looking roof top. When we got there definitely was feeling the rooftop vibe. Good view of the streets below and caught an epic sunset. From there though things sort of went down hill. While the wait staff was nice enough, it did take us about 15-20 minutes just to get a food menu. As it seems to happen in many places we go, shortly after we show up, the crowds come, and this time was no different so I didn't really hold it against the waiter that it took so long, but it was a sort of sign of things to come. Ordered a rum punch type cocktail and it left nothing to write about here, so may be better of sticking to the beer selection. Your experience may vary. When we finally did receive menus (we were told to look online at the menu) we both ordered the French dip. Looking back I wish we had ordered something different for the second dish, but hindsight... I have a hard time even saying this, because it sounds Uber judgmental, but I've tried thinking myself wrong, and I honestly can't. It was the worst French Dip I have ever had. By a sizable margin. The beef was dry and tough. Chewy... and the Au Jus almost tasted as if it were a canned jus that was meant to be watered down before serving. The combination left the sand which inedible. The place seemed to be hopping, so I trust other menu items have to be better. But if it weren't for the rooftop and view I'd struggle to give it 1 star. read more

**If you're allergic or have bad asthma, don't come here. It still allows smoking in the restaurant. My fiance and I were spending the afternoon downtown and wanted to just grab a beer while we waited for another place to open for lunch. We walked in sat at the bar. I'm not a fan of smoke and told my fiance we could stay for one then I'd like to leave. Then we looked at the menu.... not only were we starving but the food looked delicious. We decided what the hell, we're already here... let's try it. The wings are a must and the BLT was awesome. Next time we're wanting to make it our own and add some pimento cheese along with a couple other things. They're open to customizing items just for your. Good, friendly staff and cool vibe. It's an old building that's been around for along time. If they didn't allow smoking, I'd give them 5 stars immediately. read more

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Absolutely a hidden treasure in Chattanooga. I popped in after a party of 25 had been seated and ordered. Even with the chaos, the staff treated me like I was the only customer. They were very respectful of my service dog and went out of their way to keep me informed on my order. The bartender hit a home run with his music selection and that alone had me smiling from ear to ear. I had the Downtowner with the house fries and all I can say is that I regret not finding this place the last time I was in town. The sandwich was perfectly warm and the fries were some of the best I've ever had. I will be back. read more