The Pickle Barrel - Markham

The food was acceptable, but the service was awful. Our server did not introduce herself and seemed to be in a hurry to take our order, even though the restaurant was not very busy. After placing our order, she never came back to check on us and other employees brought out our food (who were very friendly). We had to ask another staff member for our bill since our server never came by to see if everything was alright with our meal until we were ready to pay.

There was fruit flies everywhere. There was no one to great us, we had to wait a little bit before we got seated. We were never started with water when we got to the table. We had to wait a while before we were even able to order out drinks and food. The waitresses never really check up on you. Booths are a way to go because the chairs arent as comfortable.

My family and I went to this restaurant for dinner and we enjoyed the pesto chicken fettuccine, kids burger, south west chicken salad, and the beet and goat cheese salad which were all delicious. One member of our group has celiac disease, and our waitress, Silvia, made sure their meal was gluten-free and well taken care of.

So the food, was good. We had their brunch menu and got the chicken and waffles and the grand breakfast (way too much food for 1 person).However, the environment and the atmosphere could use some work. The floors were super sticky and there were a few flies hovering over our food. We were there pretty early and the place was completely empty but when we asked to change tables, the staff were hesitant. By the time we left, the restaurant was still pretty empty, so not sure why it was a dilemma to move.

Had a latte, strawberry orchard lemonade, Shirley temple mocktail, honey garlic chicken wings and southwestern chicken salad. My server Silvia was really nice. Everything was really good, especially the chicken in the salad. Nice and clean environment with a nice and quiet bar like ambience. Convenient location within Markville Mall.