Pickle Barrel Restaurant

The food is much better then the service - every time, it's just not a once off bad service. You can't fault the kitchen nor the deli and salad counters, the food comes out great. I have no doubt their problem begins with management. I give the food five stars, the rest is disappointing. The restaurant could be a lot cleaner was well.

In Toronto and the greater Toronto area there are several of these restaurants with large and varied menu for breakfast, brunch lunch or dinner. The first Pickle Barrel came into existence about 40 years ago. Food is good and tasty and reasonably priced with good and friendly wait staff. Not a foodie Resturant but good place for a causal meal with family and or friends.

Treated a friend to dinner - enjoyed the atmosphere and variety of food to choose from. Always have the cabbage borscht to start and always have a hard choice to make - choose the battered fish and chips (always a winner) served with coleslaw and pickle. Unlimited soft drinks and my friend did have a coctail. All in all - not rushed, cordial wait staff and friendly and comfortable atmosphere. View menu

What a disappointment. They need good management who can ORGANIZE the staff and their duties to keep things flowing. Food was good but the time it took to get it was ridiculous. It wasn't the kitchen, I sat and watched the food come up and sit under the heat lamps for 12 minutes exactly. Naturally I returned the food when I tasted the eggs that were at the best warm. It's a shame really, the kitchen has their act together just not the floor staff.

Living in the area, I frequent this location about 8 times a year.While the food is usually good, I find more often than not, that the service is subpar.From the 5 minute wait at an EMPTY reception desk to 10 minute spans between waiter follow up in a HALF EMPTY restaurant!4 minutes after my table had been served the waiter came over to advise me that they were unable to serve me my main course as they ran out of Pesto sauce.If you've read any of my other reviews you will see I rarely give a negative review.Just horribly dissatisfies and can only say to go if you really need to.

Went here for dinner before going to movie. Nothing fancy, just wanted a good deli sandwich. The original Pickle Barrel on Leslie St was really good. Not this place. First, fire the dishwasher. The coffee cup was served with lipstick. The server should have noticed it. Sent it back. Arrived much later and it was cold. Sent it back again and told that a fresh pot was in the works. The corned beef on rye did not remind me of what a Deli corned beef sandwich should taste like. The fries were cold. The cole slaw was served in a tiny cup not much bigger than a tablespoon. The chicken Caesar salad had so little chicken in it you had to hunt for it under the lettuce. Well you get the point. Stay aw... View menu

After being seated, we had to wait at least 15 minutes before our waitress came to the table. She did apologize, and it was between Christmas and New Years, so they must have been short staffed.The food delivered was not what was on the menu, so it was sent back. They got it wrong the second time as well. The manager came over to apologize...I was finished my dinner when my wife's food finally arrived correctly done.The food itself was mediocre to poor, which is the norm for this restaurant (yeah, I know, why go there?...it is walking distance from home....bad excuse, but it's the default for eat now).When the bill came, we were charged full price...no free coffee, dessert or discount for th...

There are Pickle Barrels all around town. This has to be my worst experience so far. Can't give them a total fail but I won't be going back there anytime soon.The service is slow with less than half capacity. The place is in disarray and maybe they need to look inwards and make some changes.I was there with my wife, Mom, and Mom-in-law for an early dinner. I swear, as we get older, I think Dinner goes from 6-7PM-ish to 4PM-ish!The Ginger Chicken Bites appetizer was horrid - overly salty and no other flavours. The Moroccan Cigars were not worth the price I paid - especially when we all know it's a frozen mid-east spring roll that they deep fry. I only ordered it since I haven't tried them in...

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 a... View menu