I was in the GTA, visiting family and friends for a couple of days and my sis and friend were all about going to "The Pickle Barrel." Apparently, what 20-year olds want, 20-year olds get. Our two families, 8 people, all headed out to there to the Bramalea location. We were seated promptly and then forgotten equally promptly. It took our server, Nina, several minutes to get to us and then several more to get us water. Two of us who didn't want ice in their water had to wait close to 40 minutes for their tepid H2O. It wasn't that busy either dudes. I don't know what the hell was taking this chica so freaking long. Then we ordered the hummus (meh) and the calamari (yay) for appetizers. The squid came within 10 or 15 minutes but it took a couple of inquiries before the hummus made it out to the table. The special drinks of the day were Bellinis and please, allow me to ask Signor Bellini for his forgiveness now on behalf of The Pickle Barrel because what the eff was that shit that they passed off as a Bellini, I don't know... It was this blended wanna-be-a-margarita-but-ain't-got-'nuff-attitude fail of a whale. Everyone at the table ordered different things and I would say that: 2/8 raved about our meal, 1/8 wished she'd ordered something else, 3/8 were happy about their food, and the last 2/8 wished their food had been cooked to their specifications (egg white omelette, not whole egg and crispy fish for fish 'n' chips not some soggy p.o.s.) The shiitake gnocchi were so freakin' good that I have visions of gnocchi dancing in my head. The lobster and jumbo shrimp pasta was seriously muy delicioso (and I don't bust out my rudimentary Spanish skills on just ANY occasion!) So, with the exception of those two amazing dishes on that EXTENSIVE menu, I'd say go somewhere else where you can get better service and good food for a better price- Jack Astors, maybe? read more

I enjoy coming here because I can have breakfast for dinner while my company can still enjoy regualr dinner foods. Menu has been revamped so it's not as extensive as before. There are a lot of new items as well. Tried the fried mac and cheese balls and they were delicious. Come in five with spicy ketchup and perfect to share. The lobster benedict had a decent amount of lobster for the price. Eggs were poached the way I like it. The mini desserts are the perfect size to end the meal with. Server was very attentive and friendly. Without being asked, she comped the smoothie when she noticed we didn't drink it due to its off taste. read more

The Pickle Barrel - Deep fried macaroni and cheese balls with spicy ketchup - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Brampton, Ontario

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner we have tried it all. My boyfriend and I are regulars. Service is great (Ask for Scott, he is one of the best servers they have. He's knowledgeable, friendly and efficient) I've never been disappointed with their food quality save for one time and they did not hesitate to take it off my bill, the waitress was very kind and helped me choose another item that morning which was quickly brought out. I enjoy their extensive drink menu, we normally get a bottle of malbec with our red meat oriented meals, but end happily with one of their delicious mixed drinks. They have daily drink specials as well, which offers you a chance to try their more popular drinks at a reasonable price. I am enjoying their current tiki taco and drinks (worth paying extra to keep the cute glasses if you collect such things). For an appetizer I suggest the Asian Nachos or the calamari. My staple meal tends to be the PB house burger, meatloaf, the steak or steak sandwich. I can safely say the steak sandwich is addictive, as it comes cover in mushrooms and sautéed onions. We don't generally have room for dessert, but I have had the lava cake and it's very good, there is also a lovely pumpkin spice cheesecake for a lighter fare. In all, I have always had a pleasant experience at the Pickle Barrel and it has become my go too place when we head too the mall. read more

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Food is consistently good, decent assortment of beer on tap, staff are friendly, large tv by the bar for sports. I've never had to wait too long for food or drinks and really can't say anything negative. Love LOVE the appetizers. read more

Service a little slow, but sincere and attentive. Consistent food taste and quality. Bar drinks always great.

Not the best Pickle Barrel location... Working in a restaurant myself, I'm pretty lenient on mistakes being made on the job as I can understand where restaurant staff are coming from. But when these mistakes are being made over and over and over again, that's when it becomes a problem. Common problems that I face at this Pickle Barrel location are: - long wait times for appetizers and entrees to come out - really hard to find server sometimes - twice my appetizer came out after my entree - forgetting salads (they comped dessert for me) - unenthusiastic hostesses - burnt take out sandwiches Those things aside, food is great. My favourite things on the menu are the deep fried calamari and the iced cafe mocha. Sooooo good. As well, the restaurant is quite large so wait times are basically non-existent. Atmosphere is great too. So yah, I give this Pickle Barrel 3 Stars. read more

Fantastic bartenders @ This location. Great food & enjoyable atmosphere! Ask for Vishal next time you go! He's great! read more

enjoyed our Sunday afternoon visit here! was fairly empty that day....clean dining area & chic decor. Extensive menu so the choices are endless....and easy for everyone to find something they would like. Good for a casual dining experience:-) Great matcha green tea/acai berry smoothie, coconut shrimp, steak sandwich & risotto rice balls! The grilled cheese with lobster - not likely to have it again (what lobster??) bc it was rather dry, like it was missing something in its toppings...ordered a bit of BBQ sauce on the side for dipping to help with that!! The food was served rather quickly & was good quality, well worth the money. Our server was friendly & helpful. Will be back to this location for sure! read more

Great ambience, Plenty of choice to cater to every taste... all of this despite being in a mall. The Citrus Salmon (in a bowl) is recommended for being filling, yet adequately healthy. The Burger was good but a bit on the salty side. read more

The Pickle Barrel - Sundried Tomato Burger - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Brampton, Ontario

I liked the caesar salad better than the steak, that's saying something. Waiter Amanda was super sweet though and accommodating. Wouldn't reccomend going here for good food. read more

Honestly, this restaurant is nothing special. The menu is the same as every single other Canadian/American food restaurant in town and I think there are less items to choose from. The prices are higher too. The atmosphere is nice. Staff is pleasant but service was so slow and it wasn't even busy while we were there! I won't go back. read more

I haven't been to the pickle barrel in roughly 3 months because every time I go I am always disappointed. Disappointed strictly with my meals not necessarily the service or atmosphere. But today, Sunday, April 30th, 2017, I went with my bestie and enjoyed 4 appetizers which came in a speedy manner. We had the Baja Fish Tacos, Zuch's and cheese curds, Moroccan beef cigars and the Thai chili cauliflower. It was absolutely amazing. The only thing that was not the greatest were the deep fried zucchinis, they weren't bad but nothing special. Probably won't get them again. Other than that, this late dinner date was great! Excited to come back :) Thanks, Kris read more

Pickle Barrel befuddles me! Over the years I've eaten here a handful of time, never having had a negative experience, but it's never something that pops into my head when trying to figure out where I want to go to eat. The menu is vast covering pretty much everything you could want. And all of it is done reasonably well. Marketing perhaps? read more

This is my second time at a Pickle Barrel and you will note on my other review that I wasn't all that impressed. But today I went again, not my choice it was a "going away" lunch for a co-worker, but I'm really glad I went. What I ate: Triple Bacon B.L.T. (from their menu description, applewood smoked bacon, peameal bacon, prosciutto, crispy bacon aioli, tomato, lettuce, artisan bread) What I thought: Delicious flavours, from the crispness of the bacon to the savory aioli. This sandwich was so good. I paid the extra to have the sweet potato fries (glad I did) and was completely full. Price: Well, I'm a little frugal (that's just me) but this place fell within my accepted lunch budget (less than $15). Service: Our waitress, Janina, was attentive and made sure that we were kept up-to-date on our order delivery time (i.e. when she'd walk by, she would take a moment to let us know our lunch would be ready soon). Our glasses of water were filled, the table cleared and the bills taken care of in a professional manner. I will definitely go back and plan on taking my husband, next time he's out in Brampton. read more

I was shopping with a friend so we stopped in for a small bite to eat for lunch. We chose Pickle Barrel because of the convenient location. We were seated quickly but the service from the waiter was a little slow. We ordered deep fried pickles and the fish tacos. We also wanted just some pickles on the side like you'd get with a sandwich and were told they now charge for that. I thought that was a little odd considering we were ordering meals and I've asked for a few extra before and never been charged. Just seems like subpar customer service. As far as food goes the deep fried pickles were good, they're actually the only reason I didn't rate a 2. Nice and crispy and good pickles inside. They gave us a good amount as well. However the fish tacos were a let down. I could have made better at home easily. One of my fish tacos was half batter with nothing inside and the toppings were nothing special. Kind of bland. The tortillas tasted raw like they weren't warmed up. The waiter never came back after bringing the food so we didn't get a refill on our drinks and had to finish the meal thirsty. I don't expect to have to hunt down my server for a drink mid-meal. I felt like the waiter could care less about us. Turns out when we got the bill they charge 1.50 for 4 extra side pickles. Just disappointed all around, subpar service and food unless you only want an order of deep fried pickles. read more

We decided to have lunch here on a Thursday afternoon. When we arrived the restaurant was not full although there were a few large parties. We were a party of three. We were seated promptly. Our server was very sweet but seemed to be stretched a little thin as her appearances were very far and few between. Our drink order was placed about 10 minutes after we were seated. Our drinks came quickly after the order was placed. My boyfriend (who had eaten earlier but came for company) ordered a poutine. He said the gravy had a "tangy" taste to it that he did not really enjoy. But that could just be personal preference. I ordered the BBBLT. Which was Apple Wood smoked bacon, back bacon, prosciutto, lettuce, tomato, avocado and a bacon aioli as a dressing. The prosciutto was honestly inedible. It was like leather that had been salted for 10 years. I couldn't even chew it. There was no apple smoked bacon on it. When I asked the server she claimed she "thought it was in the sauce". The bread was cut very unequally, the top bun was so thin it was falling apart, making the sandwich almost impossible to eat. Maybe I should of used the prosciutto to hold it together. My friend ordered quesadilla with no chicken because she's a vegetarian. When it came, she took a bite and the immediately had to spit it out (ew) on her plate because it was loaded with chicken. She got it sent back. The server was very apologetic and asked her if she was okay, which we truly appreciated. It took them quite awhile to bring her a new one, but when it arrived she said it was tasty. Everything was fresh and well made. All in all, for the price we paid I can not post a good review. Pickle barrel is supposed to be a high quality, high profile restaurant and I feel like they did not perform to their potential today. I am very disappointed. Even though our server was a sweet heart, the service was slow due to understaffing. The food was not the quality I expected. The restrooms were not stocked properly with soap or paper towels. I will unfortunately not be returning. read more

WARNING! DON'T ORDER THE LETTUCE WRAPS!! After already eating half of our lettuce wraps, something black caught my eye on my lettuce leaf. I looked closer and realized it was DIRT! I went on to inspect the rest of my lettuce and found DIRT on every piece, but that wasn't the worst of it... I also discovered A DEAD INSECT on my lettuce leaves! My girlfriend's lettuce was just as dirty. I shudder to think what I already ingested unknowingly. We were horrified and requested to speak with the manager. She showed up, apologized, offered us some water, told us we wouldn't have to pay (duh!) and said she'd be speaking to the kitchen manager. I'll be speaking to Peel Public Health. I have pictures! Absolutely unacceptable! read more

The Pickle Barrel - DEAD INSECT! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Brampton, Ontario

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excellent restaurant, by far the best chain to come to Brampton. fantastic children's options with many healthy and delicious choices. condensed their main menu which was enormous but now features all the best eats. personal favs: turkey avocado burger, chicken souvlaki, chicken hummus wrap, bunless sundried tomato burger and the mini desserts perfect to finish off a meal without overdoing it. try the all day breakfasts you won't be disappointed. read more

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Food and dessert is good. What I hate most about the restaurant is waiting for the staff. Sometimes I would have to wait 15 minutes because there is no one at the front counter to show us to our seats. Also, the waiters/waitresses never seem to give re-fills unless asked or they wait until the end of the meal to give you another drink. Another time, they were training a girl and I told her my order. The guy that was training her came back JUST in case she got the order wrong, he asked for the order again. I got a sandwich and wanted a cesar salad instead of fries. I got both fries and salad. In the end I got charged for both on my bill, and obviously when I wanted to talk to a staff about the mistake, they were nowhere to be seen. I only return for the food, not the staff & the staff is usually horrible at every pickle barrel. read more

When I ate here, the host/waiter was dressed extremely casually for the prices of the dishes. He was very friendly though. But he also didn't inform us that they were closing in 30 minutes until we had already been seated. So we had to rush to order, and felt like we had to rush to eat as well. My husband and I both ordered steaks, which I found tough and flavorless. They were terrible. The server also forgot my husband's side order of french fries. But by the time we were served, the kitchen was already closed. The nachos and drinks were the best part of the night. I would go back for the nachos but my husband refuses to because of poor service. Definitely wouldn't order the steak again. lol read more

My boyfriend and I used to go to this location daily after work to grab a drink and talk about our days, we became regulars and the staff was amazing. Last night we decided to go for his birthday with his family, and don't get me wrong, as usual the food was great. The kitchen knows what they're doing and prepares for you an amazing meal. My pasta wasn't dry, like most places that serve pasta (and aren't Italian) - it was nice and saucy. Food = great. No complaints there. The issue we had yesterday however, was they were low on staff, there seemed to be a lot of people dining in last night. The bar was slow, and appeared to have a lot of new staff in who were under trained. We had no utensils at our table from the start, til we got our main meal. Luckily our appetizer was nachos, so we didn't exactly need forks for that. The food runner had to bring us our utensils, because the waitress appeared to be too busy talking with the bartender, who also, had a lot of evil eyes on her for not serving drinks quick enough. Don't get me wrong, I love this place, but when the clock hits after 7pm and you have a bar to run, please have faster bartenders, and please ensure your staff knows to restock a table with utensils and napkins after cleaning it off, so we don't have to stare at our food for 10 minutes waiting for the food runner to go get it. read more

Absolutely one of the worst experiences I've had. We walked in on a Tuesday night we waited to be seated for about 10 minutes until we finally asked someone they told us to just sit wherever we picked a table right next to the bar so we get noticed we got stared at by a few servers after another 15 minutes and asking servers that were punching in orders for some service no one came so we left. We came back the next day during lunch hours we waited with about six other people again everyone working there avoided three different couples that waited to be seated we left after about another 20 minutes of waiting. Avoid this location we had better service at a McDonald's that had a 2 star review. read more

So for mothers day my husband and daughter took me to the Pickle Barrel. Now maybe it's not the entire franchise but this particular restaurant wasn't all that impressive, it was okay but not extravagant. I had ordered their mushroom swiss burger that didn't have too much mushrooms. I even asked if they could make sure I had like double the mushrooms, I love mushrooms! But no, that's okay though it happens sometimes. Their milkshake was awesome though! I loved it, get the huge one it comes in this giant glass and they get whip cream and a cherry on it, so good! I had calamari as an appetizer, it wasn't the best that I've ever had but it wasn't the worst, still equally as delicious though. I think I just went in thinking this place was amazing because of everyone I knew telling me how great it was. My expectations might have been too high lol. But I mean it wasn't bad, the prices are good and the service is quick. Our waitress was really great too, always talking to my daughter and got her some crayons and something to draw on. It was a good atmosphere I would go there again, might try one of their pasta dishes!! read more

The food compares to any other Pickle Barrel but they play the radio on the patio, forcing diners to listen to five minutes of annoying ads every 15 minutes. Why can't they play their own music like other restaurants? Is it because they don't want to shell out for SOCAN fees? I will not return. read more

So the nachos was very dry & it lacked the chicken I wanted on it, (just few pieces) and the over all service was blah. I will not name or describe the waiter/waitress so they don't get in trouble but I will never revisit pickle barrel again. read more

We just thoroughly enjoyed our meal here tonight. We had nachos for a shared app and then entres. The service was quick friendly and our orders came out fast hot and delish! On a side note there were two scammers at the next table complaining about everything so they could get free food drinks and desserts and the servers, manager and waitstaff had their hands full with these two con artists. Especially SCOTT two remained cool calm and collected! The two con artists were high fiving each other with every free item they received. They clearly were there on a mission without enough money to pay for their meal. Way to go to the staff!!! read more

This place is consistently awful. I'm easy to please, so it takes a lot of bad for me to complain. Moreover, washroom was disgusting, every time. read more

To be honest...this location is far superior to the one in Vaughan Mills and that to say that they're the same company should be considered blasphemous. This location has got the VM location beat on every aspect...especially in the service department. I met a friend for lunch on a Monday afternoon....at around 12:30pm. The restaurant was fairly quiet and ample searing was available. We were given a booth for 2, close to the entrance to the outside patio, and close to the bar. Our waiter was over a few minutes later and took our drink order. He made a few recommendations for lunch and off he went to get our drink order (a diet coke and an iced tea) He popped by several times in the next 1/2 hr to see if we were ready to order and when we finally did, he did all the right sells..bacon on that, Caesar salad instead of fries, gravey for the fries, etc. he was excellent. I ordered the grilled cheese with bacon with fries, my dining companion ordered a Club on flatbread with a Caesar salad. Food portion size was excellent....my GC was wonderfully flavored and the bacon (applewood bacon) added a nice smokiness to it. The fries were cooked perfectly. My friends salad was fairly large and her club was large. She couldn't finish her meal. We finished off with a coffee and tea. Total came to $35...good value for what we had. Great service, great food...I'll come back to this location. read more

We came here last night (September 17) for dinner. The food is in small servings and very expensive. It's ok to pay that kind of amount if the food is worth (delicious) but not.We waited for our food for almost 1 hour and then when we asked our waiter, Justin, he said food is coming soon coz he has other things to do that's why he can't check the food. He should not even say that to us. Customer is more important and they have only very few customers last night. But we just keep quite. Customer service sucks and so with the food. We'll never come back here anymore! read more

This place is horrible. Horrible food, okay service. Ordered the paella and the calamari , both were COLD and looked microwaved. DISGUSTING. It's every location that pickle barrel is horrible. I went to the one at yonge and dundas and again my food, the meatloaf, was cold and stale. The service there was also trash. The bartender took 1 hour to make my drink. HORRIBLE. read more

I've never been a huge fan of pickle barrel but it just happened to be where I ended up with two friends today for lunch. I like that they actually have items that are labelled gluten free, as well as a list of foods on the website that are naturally gfree or modified ways to order meals. Simple pleasures ;) I ordered the santafe bowl, which was quinoa, avocado, tomatoes, corn, chicken and black beans. It was supposed to have some sort of lime dressing but I didn't taste it. The meal was good - very filling and very tasty. It was also a fairly decent price at $15.99. My biggest complaint would be the incredibly slow service we received. It took about an hour to get our drinks and my friend ordered a dry white wine and was brought a warm, fruity wine. White should never be warm, but it also seemed like he just didn't know what dry meant (in which case he should have asked for clarification instead of assuming). She sent the wine back and it took at least 20 minutes to get her new wine. A little ridiculous. I had no qualms with my delicious Bellini and my other friend enjoyed her martini. Overall, the gfree options would probably tempt me at least a few more times, but my overall opinion of pickle barrel is still just meh. read more

First and last visit. We ordered a kids chicken strips and two fish & chips. Order took forever to come with kids meal (what little chicken there was was overcooked) coming a full 6-7 minutes before ours, which arrived undercooked and oily. We ate the fries and left the fish. The server was pleasant and apologized on the meals without our saying a word. Never again. I would no star this place if I could. read more

So so restaurant. Slow service tho. Food is not bad after all, but not as good as the other Pickle Barrel locations

Horrible! We've tried this location so many times we've decided to give up! Food- horrible Menu- too many options (probably why the food is so bad, they just can't figure out what they are doing) Waitstaff- very busy hanging out with each other at the bar. Atmosphere- dirty and old, omg the bathroom was disgusting Never again not worth it read more

As always an enjoyable time. Patrons turned off a tv when his team lost, seemed weird.

Very disappointing. Our steaks were full of gristle, and my sweet potato fries were so overdone the only thing I tasted was unidentifiable burnt matter. The fish tasted cheap and the regular fries were soggy and oily. One person actually gagged on the vegetables and another felt sick to his stomach after eating. Not one of the five of us actually finished their meal. The worst meal we've ever had from a restaurant. read more

Seated quick. Served promptly. Huge menu of great items at very good prices. Delicious food... great drink selection. We had Montreal smoked meat on rye & a lobster Brie grilled cheese. ... love this chain. read more

Greasy, burned food. One morsel tasted like it had mold. Had to wait a long time for a coffee refill. The waitress was very polite, but I asked for a quiet place in the corner somewhere so that I can read and was placed right near the kitchen, which was noisy and strange in an almost completely empty restaurant. I wouldn't reccomend it. read more

Terrible service. My friends and I came around 9:30pm. The server we had a large group of 8-10 people that came in after my group of friends. Besides that we were the only other table. Waited close to 30mins just to get our beverages and yet another 20 for small apps. When finally getting our bills waited so long just to get our server to get the bills. Food was mediocre and didn't save the poor service I received. read more

My family and I came here for a nice hot meal but instead got the exact opposite and also waited for over 45 minutes for our food to even come out. Bad experience overall read more