I'm giving this restaurant a 3.5 star.
My bf and I came here on a Friday night at 7pm. It was quite busy but didn't have to wait long to be seated. We were greeted by our hostess and our server (Julia).
She was very nice and she got our orders right. I believe the head chef (not sure, but he's wearing grey culinary shirt) came to our table and asked us how our food was. He did that to a few tables. It feels nice for them to do that extra step. Service is great in this location! Although the bill did take a while to come.
Food: **we always order tje same thing at pickle barrel** we share everything.
Asian Nachos: good but portions are much smaller than before.
Calamari: no flavour on the breading (I don't taste salt or pepper at least).the sauce is good and the same at othet locations.
Manhattan Steak: Ordered Medium. We got WELL-DONE. The steak was tough amd very dry. I tried to eat it again and again but I couldnt. For a $25 dish, it's not worth it.
Unfortunately, our server didn't do quality check when our steak came so my bf ate it since as he was really hungry.i couldn't eat my portion and eventually, I lost my appetite.
As we were finishing out main meal, our server came to us and I told her that our steak is well done. She apologized and asked if I wanted a new plate. I declined as I didn't want to be a bother.
A few minutes later, she came to us and said that she spoke to her manager about the steak and they wanted to give a dessert on the house. Its unexpected but ordered Molten Lava Sundae. It's good (too sweet for my liking) and big. It can bw shared by 3 people.
Overall, I do hope they improve their quality when it comes to food. But I was happy with the service especially she acknowledged that the customer was not satisfied with the meal.