Pickle Barrel

Every place deserves a second chance. We decided to go back and we’re pleasantly surprised how much better everything was. The server was pleasant our food came out at resonable time was hot and delicious. We will definitely go back. Jim D

It’s close to work so it seems we are coming here more often than I would like for lunch social activities. New jobs, good bye lunches, birthdays, etc. This is because if the extensive menu, you’ll find something you’ll probably eat on it.
It’s funny but by saying «We are going to pickle barrel» everyone knows its a two hour lunch regardless of how many people are going.
The building looks really great, modern, classy, and like all pickle barrels with a proper patio, amazing. Best patio in Newmarket, hands down! Lots of plants, palms, comfy seats. Love. Plenty of free parking as well.
Inside it looks great too. Modern, stylish, attractive, and welcoming. Tables, booths, table/​booth hybrids, bar seats. Nice lighting, and there are televisions so you can eat and watch sports.
The service is consistent. Consistently bad. There have been times where et have had excellent service, but that is the exception. You can understand sometimes. Sometimes at lunch its crazy busy and OK, its slow, but after work when there’s 4 tables? No excuse having to wait 20 minutes to order, drinks that never come, 35 minutes to get a bill…
Food is good. Well except when it’s not. It really depends on who is working. I love the breakfast hash. Great most times. I have discovered they used frozen sweet potatoes when I got a skillet of partially thawed potatoes. Another time the egg they tossed on top was too runny, the whites weren’t set. I can’t eat that because I don’t like it. The potatoes were just warmer than room temp. So I sent it back for further frying. Didn’t get it back untill everyone had finished eating and paid. Had to stay behind. Took it to go. Got to the office. The hash was cold and soggy and the egg was really cooked. Rubbery hard yolk. A friend got a raw uncooked Turkey burgers on a bun one time.
So what I’m saying is you get bad service and inconsistent food. When it’s good, its great, when it’s not, watch out.

As a regular as this establishment, my father has been coming to this location since it opened several years ago. So it was a surprise for me to hear the following as I write my super negative review. If you want a nice peaceful meal without being verbally assaulted with false accusations by the wait staff, unfortunately this is no longer the place to come.
Negative stars big time as I listen to the story of the crazy waitress verbally assault and make false accusations of my father. A waitress that he has never seen nor dealt with prior to this embarrassing assault in front of other patrons. She threatened police action if he were to go back, he one upped he and offered that the police come now. If they had anything substantial to back their crazy accusations, why didn’t they call the police? Because they have just lost a regular patron due to a looney toon waitress.
He has been a regular at this establishment since it opened without issue, and is friendly with the rest of the wait staff, unfortunately the manager that he is friends with had recently resigned her position and the new manager, which he didn’t know either, backed up the crazy waitress. Luckily he received supportive comments from other wait staff.
i find this type of behaviour despicable, deplorable, and unprofessional. Outrageous lies by a waitress, backed by a manager new to the position, we think we have an idea of what she was trying to do, but i don’t want to be hit with any slander.
Obviously I don’t even think they deserve the mediocre 2 stars that they do have, but maybe Unilocal should allow at least a zero star rating, as I feel i am over rating them by being forced to give them one star.