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Pickle Barrel Restaurant

Pickle Barrel Restaurant

1 Promenade Cir Thornhill, ON L4J 4P8, L4J7W8, United States

Burgers • Canadian • Barbecue • American


"Last night we went to the Pickle Barrel at the promenade mall. 12 people in all gathered for dinner after attending a wedding rehearsal. The restaurant was fairly empty. We were seated at a long table and ordered our dinners. Despite being fairly empty, it took a very long time for our dinners to arrive. Meanwhile, the diners behind us had left leaving what looked like a good part of their meal behind and nobody came to clear the table for a very long time after these people had left.There were other tables also not cleared where people had eaten dinner. NOT a pleasant sight to see when you are waiting for your food .. One of the people in our party carries an Epi pen due to food allergies and despite telling our server who could barely understand what she was saying, instead of calling the management, proceeded to bring the wrong order to the table not once but twice. Our food was awful. My husband and I ordered different salads but both came with chicken breast the chicken was so dry, it was inedible. No point in asking for another salad each being that time was marching on, it was getting late and to be honest, NO ONE liked their food. However, one person did ask to order a dessert and was told by our server that he couldn't bring dessert as they had to close the restaurant to spray for cockroaches. We all felt ill after hearing this. We just couldn't wait to get out of there. A really awful experience. NO WAY WOULD ANY ONE OF US GO BACK TO THE PICKLE BARREL EVER AGAIN!!"

King Street Blues Old Town

King Street Blues Old Town

112 N Saint Asaph St, 22314, Alexandria, United States

Food • Full • Pubs • Barbecue


"Very nice restaurant/bar. This business has a limited food menu but what they make is quite good and very tasty. For our first trip here we had the Fried Pork dumplings, Arugula Goat cheese toast, Gyro and the Crab Rangoon. All three dishes were very well made and oh so tasty with the Fried pork Dumplings being my favorite of the three. This business also has a specialty cocktail menu where we ordered the Bourbon old Fashion and the Five Points Cocktails. The Five Points was OK but unfortunately the Bourbon Old Fashion was not up to par in my opinion where it comes across as a straight Bourbon on the rocks and was lacking any sweetness where I questioned if any sugar/simple syrup/maple syrup was used in the drink. Also as a pet peeve the drink was missing the signature cocktail cherry that is an integral part of this drink in my opinion and adds the extra texture/complexity/taste that a better made old fashion would have.Relative to the environment/service, it has a dark casual environment with comfortable seating over three floors and is really a great place to hang out with friends for a bite to eat or just drinks. Service was super friendly with great follow up and is definitely a strength of this business. Overall I was very pleased with our first visit here and would have given five stars overall had it not been for the sub par Old fashion. Having said that if you are in the area, you should definitely check this business out as the high reviews in YELP are definitely warranted. Also as a tip they have a Happy Hour menu comprised of some of their drinks and food on Mon to Fri from 5 -7 PM that you should take advantage of."