My dear friend and I met up in Ajax on Saturday. It's midway between our homes in Peterborough and…read moreMarkham, respectively. We were at the box stores, saw this LCBO, and walked in. I had a rough week last week. I ended up soothing my frustration consuming a few alcoholic drinks on Thursday night. I wanted more! I wanted to check out the latest new flavour, watermelon, from Cottage Springs vodka coolers. I thought that I didn't need a basket. I found my watermelon vodka coolers and grabbed a couple of cans. I then found Georgian Bay smashed tea and vodka smash cans, and picked up a couple. At the back of the store, a cheerful woman was dishing out samples of cabernet sauvignon and chardonnay. She asked how I was. I said that I felt like a clown juggling cans of cooler, which made her laugh. My friend is a keeper. She went looking for a couple of baskets for us. She saved the day and my arms when I loaded all my cans into one of them. I sampled the cabernet sauvignon first. It was so good. It had hints of blackcurrant (love!) and blackberries. Both my friend and I sampled the chardonnay. It was light and crisp. As much as I loved both, I went with my first love, the cab, and grabbed a carton, which is recyclable. I then wanted to see if I could get sangria in a can. A helpful customer overheard me and pointed out the cans for me. Nice! I got the white sangria. I swiped my Air Miles card and paid for my goods with my debit card. I was so happy with my purchases. I got everything in a trusty brown paper bag and we both walked out with our goodies. I like this store. I'd come back here again for more alcoholic beverages. (175)

This location has the friendliest staff!…read more They are taking such great COVID19 precautions here as well. It's a small store but they still have a great selection here.

Tip: Collect Aeroplan points here…read more My rating is four stars for selection. It's the female cashier that rubbed me the wrong way - literally with her gloved hands. Yesterday, I was at Baywood Centre grabbing a takeout order for dinner at Quesada. Next door was this LCBO. I frankly don't visit LCBO often. Considering that the Minnesota Wild made it to the second round of the playoffs this year, which the team hasn't done in eleven years, I felt like getting some alcoholic beverage for game 1 of the second round. I put my food in my car. I then entered this store. I noticed that you could collect Aeroplan points here. I last set foot in an LCBO when it had a partnership with Air Miles. Yes, it has been that long ago. I had to find my QR code on my Air Canada app on my phone. I eventually got there and was happy. The wine section greeted me, with cases of seltzer and vodka water also getting into the act. I saw these clear skull bottles by the checkout. It had Crystal Head vodka in them, which looked cool. I ended up in the seltzer and vodka soda area. I like Cottage Spring drinks because they don't have any sugar and I like the flavours. I saw raspberry vodka soda, which was new to me. I got a bottle. It had a twist-off top that was also new. There were two other flavours and I ended up getting a bottle each. One was lime with yuzu. The other was peach. I lined up at the checkout. This store had steady business. I liked the cooler bags that were in front of me. I couldn't find the price, though. I got a female cashier. I said hi to her. She did not respond. I had my Aeroplan QR code in front of her. She didn't scan it. I was putting down my first vodka cooler bottle. It wasn't even touching the counter and she took it from me, making contact with my hand with her glove that had grooves on it. I did not like that contact and how it felt. I did the same thing with the second bottle. Same outcome. I hadn't even placed it on the counter and her gloved hand touched my ungloved hand. For the third bottle, I put it down on the counter closer to me, and retracted my hand. I didn't ask for a creepy, bumpy touch interaction with this woman. I don't know if this action of hers is second nature or deliberate. Either way, I didn't ask for it and it was such a negative, uncomfortable experience. She finally scanned my Aeroplan QR code. Thankfully, she didn't touch my phone. She asked me if I wanted a paper bag. I asked her if it was free. It was. I said sure. I paid with a credit card. I tapped. Done! I wished her a nice day despite the touchy-gross treatment. She said nothing. Why do I bother being nice to such an unpleasant staffer who likes to initiate physical contact with her gloved hand when it is highly unnecessary? The selection of booze is wonderful here. Sadly, this woman put a damper on my experience here. (181)

Family owned and run pub in the heart of Pickering Village. This place looks like a small house,…read moreand you will definitely feel at home when you walk in. Lots of regulars here - it's a true neighborhood pub. If you frequent this place, the owners will remember your name, and what you like to drink and eat. The patio/deck has been renovated for Covid restrictions and is good, even in the colder weather. It's covered, heated and quite comfortable. In the summer, it's a great place to enjoy a beverage and get some sun, or hide under an umbrella. The menu is not expansive, but has surprising variety and includes such items as calamari, edamame, antojitos along with sandwiches, wings, burgers etc. All the food is super fresh and very high quality - burgers are fresh, never frozen, Cuban sandwich is hearty, and the club is just delicious on the brioche bun! They even have a Vegan burger on a Vegan bun. Oh, and drinks. The Guinness is always fresh since they serve to much! Last summer, they got the Bees Knees drinks (it's a Killer Bee with an extra shot!!). Your glass will not go empty with the fast service! Highly recommended. We will be back there are soon as the restaurants re-open!

Was returning empty bottles and decided to buy some beer. There were only two people working there…read more One guy in the bottle returns and one person in the cashier. Once you walk in there are pallets of 24's or 28's of mainstream brands like Molson, Labatt, Coors Light, Budweiser, Heineken, Sleeman, etc. I went to the import section and decided to buy my favourite Italian beer Peroni. 24 case was $53.95. Also bought 3 Bud light lime tall boys at $2.80 each. Great selection of beer in this location. They have lots of single tall boys for purchase by the cashier in a refrigerator. Will come again. Hopefully they have my Peroni on sale next time.

Looking for a good wine to have with rack of lamb. Gentleman that assisted was bang on with a…read morereasonably priced wine that paired perfect Spanish cabernet sauvenage Gran Coronas. Thank You

Now that the Sobey's is gone, there is parking galore at this LCBO which is located in the…read moreSmartCentres Pickering location. There are baskets and carts located at the front of the store. Everything is labelled pretty well. Keep a lookout for the sales and the items with bonus AirMiles - these deals should be displayed right by the normal price tag. We were hoping to grab a case of wine since we needed 12 bottles. We asked one of the staff on the floor who did a quick scan with a machine and was able to tell us that they only had what was left on the shelves. We wound up clearing out that shelf and he helped us load up the cart. If you're stocking up for the party season, they have empty boxes up at the front that you can carry your goods out in. The cashier asked us if we needed one and helped us look for one that could hold a dozen bottles of wine. She also helped us pack up our wine to go. Nice employees and good prices.

Small store with limited beer on display, the rest you have to request and staff bring out…read more The belt for returning empty bottles is also small and quickly fills up. Unless you live very close by there's better stores to utilise.

5 stars for customer service! Have to make my way to a Beer…read moreStore regularly and been serviced by many different clerks But always received the same excellent service. And the ample parking area is always a bonus.