Pickle Barrel Restaurant

Pickle Barrel

➤ 6508 Yonge St. Toronto, ON M2M 2X4, M2M3X4, United States

Carta • Wine • Soup • Coffee • American

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"When our order was taken, I gave the server a coupon for a free appetizer, which was no problem. The food arrived promptly and was delicious. I was asked if I wanted another diet Coke, which I accepted. As we finished our entrees and the plates were cleared, our waters were refilled and I was asked again if I wanted another diet Coke, which I did. When the bills arrived, I noticed that the price of the appetizer was added to my bill instead of being subtracted. Meanwhile, my friend across the table had the price of the appetizer removed from his bill. I also saw that I had been charged $2.99 three times for the diet Coke refills. The server then informed me that there were no free refills on soft drinks, which would have been nice to know beforehand. In an effort to maintain good customer relations, one of the charges for the diet Coke was removed from my bill. Overall, the food was great but the service was lacking in competence."

Oliver & Bonacini Café Grill

➤ 2901 Bayview Avenue Toronto, ON M2K 1E6, M2K2Y6, United States

Carta • Global • Italian • Vegetarian • Gluten Free

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"Met a first date here for dinner this evening. At first glance nice modern setting interesting decor with a California feel. Waited at the hostess stand for 5 minutes, was first in line and the greeter seated the people behind me in line first. This is where the nightmare began. We both ordered the tuna tartar (rip off of The Kegs dish of the same name) and while fresh and delicious it's a tiny portion approximately 1/4 of the size of The Kegs, which also costs $1.00 less. My date ordered the crab cakes which she enjoyed and I ordered the strip steak with mashed potatoes, Yorkshire pudding and something that resembled a vegetable. They brought the apps and 30 seconds later arrived with my steak and asked me "Where do you want this?" I replied "We just received our appetizers. Please bring our dinners after we finish our appetizers." I received a perplexed look and off he went. I've titled this bring a flag because I had to keep flagging down our server to keep water glasses full, get coffee, etc. The restaurant was not very busy and the service was terrible. When my steak arrived it looked like a prime rib. I specified I wanted it black and blue, charred on the outside and rare in the middle. What arrived didn't even look like a steak. When the server came back to enquire how the meal was I said "I thought I ordered steak" he replied "that is our strip steak". Given my date was charming and lovely I was less concerned about schooling our 12 year old server about what black and blue is and the proper means of cooking a black and blue steak. Earlier I enquired about peppercorn sauce and the server said he'd bring ground pepper. Clearly the server had little to no training. I'm not quite sure what that was I ate but it was red and resembled beef so I dove in. I think it was one of those glued together steaks I've been reading about and it was clearly just sliced off a roast that was precooked hence why I asked if it was prime rib. After flagging down another server (ours had vanished) to get us coffee we had an abrupt young lady with a truck stop attitude deliver our coffees. Since I was having a blast with my date I really didn't care and started sharing funny restaurant stories. When our coffees where gone I again flagged down the server for more and got our bill which was $113 for 3 apps (she is tiny and eats 2 apps for dinner), 1 dinner, 2 cocktails and 2 coffees. As the server stood there I was in the middle of a story about crappy service in restaurants and that I tip 2% when I receive crappy service. You know crappy service = crappy tip. I then tipped the server 2% which he responded with a Zorro like rip of my receipt from the machine and pouted away to wherever it was he vanished to all night. I'm still not sure what the red stuff was I ate but the date was a huge success and I'm picking the next restaurant. Note: I tried to use another word besides crappy but Trip Advisor said "no profanity" the other word, beginning with S, best describes my experience. Don't waste your money."

Milestones Grill + Bar - Pinecrest

➤ 1080 Baxter Rd Ottawa, ON K2C 4B1, K2B7X9, United States

Carta • Grill • Global • American • Canadian

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"Best Bellini in Town Last night I had the pleasure of having one of Milestones’ signature Bellinis, and Thursday nights they’re a special price!! I love the fact that Milestones have their tried and true offerings, as well as Seasonal Menus. I tried the Pumpkin Pie Creme Brûlée which was really interesting! I was there with two other women and we noticed the restaurant was populated by a very high percentage of women. Our theory is that Women are smart and they know where to go for a lovely night out!!"

Milestones Grill Bar Richmond Hill

➤ 30 High Tech Rd Richmond Hill, ON L4B 4L9, L4B4L9, York, United States

Carta • Bars • Global • American • Canadian

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"Since it is a long weekend, I made a reservation in advance. I was seated promptly but no staff acknowledged that I was there. More than 20 minutes passed after numerous attempts to secure a waitstaff and get a cup of coffee. After we actually had a waiter everything was fine, but it got the brunch off to a bad start. In the end we were happy."

Pickle Barrel - Leslie St

➤ 5941 Leslie St North York, ON M2H 1J8, M2H 1J9, United States

Carta • Fish • Soup • Coffee • American

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"We had an exceptional time at the Pickle Barrel. The waitress was one-of-a-kind with her pleasantness and energy and patience and understanding and accuracy; in every way. She even took some group photographs that night. We stayed from until pm. The area we were seated in allowed us to be roaming to speak to others at different spots at the table without disrupting other diners. All round great experience with our friends in a great atmosphere. I doubt it would have happened in any other establishment except maybe someone's home. But we didn't have to do any work except invite the people."