Pickle Barrel Restaurant

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#113 of 687 Restaurants in ChattanoogaAmerican, Bar, $

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Pickle Barrel Restaurant

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The Pickle Barrel Welcome to the home of the Pickle Barrel restaurant.. Check out our menu, our history, and maybe grab a t-shirt. We're happy to see you support a Chattanooga original. Be sure to have something to eat or enjoy a drink on or roof top seating overlooking Market Street.

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CUISINES

American, Bar, Pub

Meal types

Lunch, Dinner, Late Night

PRICE

FEATURES

Accepts Credit Cards

American Express

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Full Bar

Mastercard

Outdoor Seating

Seating

Serves Alcohol

Street Parking

Table Service

Takeout

Television

Visa

Location

1012 Market St, Chattanooga, TN 37402-2614

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• Opens at 6:00 PM

Sunday

12:00 PM - 3:00 AM

Monday

6:00 PM - 3:00 AM

Tuesday

11:00 AM - 3:00 AM

Wednesday

11:00 AM - 3:00 AM

Thursday

11:00 AM - 3:00 AM

Friday

11:00 AM - 3:00 AM

Saturday

11:00 AM - 3:00 AM

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BlondeandOpinionated

Atlanta237 contributions

Great Stop While in TN!

Mar 2023 • none

A few friends and I drove up to Chattanooga for a day trip and we selected the Pickle Barrel because we saw that they had deep fried pickles. Once we arrived, parking was easy to find (street parking available plus a pay to park parking lot directly across the street, which we paid about $6 for 2 hours to park). We walked in and it was a seat yourself situation. The waitstaff was tentative and helpful, we ordered the deep fried pickles (yum!) and brie for apps, and then each of us got a burger/sandwich. I had the Pepper Jammer burger and it was so good! The restaurant was 21+ only, so didn't have to worry about kids, it is a tight fit restaurant with close seating, so not having kids there was great. The bathrooms were interesting and the whole building was just historic and so fun to look around. My only suggestion is to add something about Jimmy Hoffa on their menu or something on the wall about him, we had read about him stopping there on their website and would have liked to have seen more information about the times he visited. Overall this place was wonderful and affordable and I would definitely return when/if I return to the area!

Written March 20, 2023

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Valley86 contributions

Good place to go

Dec 2023 • couples

We went twice to this restaurant both times for dinner. Place was open on Christmas Eve and food was good. Had a hamburger and it was amazing. The chicken fingers were house made and really good as well. The second time we went we had the Steak burger which was okay. It was on rye bread (i was unaware of this and don’t care for rye but did eat it and it was good), Philly cheesesteak was good as well. The Old Dirty Pickle martinis was full of pickle juice wife got it cause of its name and she enjoyed it.

Written January 4, 2024

Bethany C

9 contributions

Fun local place

Jun 2021 • none

This was my boyfriends favorite place we ate on vacation. The food was flavorful, hot, and had a lot of pickle options. We had the fried pickle spears, the pickle brined chicken, and the signature burger. There is seating downstairs and a rooftop area upstairs. They had a great playlist going and we enjoyed our dinner here.

Written July 3, 2021

Sadie H

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Avoid this place if you’re from the UK and in a group of more than 4.

Sep 2023 • friends

In the afternoon I went to the Pickle Barrel with 3 friends and had two drinks, we all thought it was a great place, with a good vibe about it. Our server was Ash, she was excellent. We asked her if it would be ok for around 20 of us to call that evening, after we had had a meal, she said it would be ok if the place wasn’t too busy. We are a group of people who are on a motorcycle tour and raising money for impoverished children in the uk. In the end 14 of us walked to the bar from the Blue Orleans restaurant, which was a great meal. We were refused entry to the bar, because one of our group was carrying a bottle of beer, which we were told is illegal throughout all of America, something we didn’t know. Then the man on the door said we were stumbling about, yet no one was drunk, I’ll admit that it may have been me stumbling, but I do have some mobility problems and after 8 operations on my ankles and knees I sometimes struggle with walking. Not one of us was drunk, we all love music and we were looking forward to a great end to our evening in Chattanooga in this little bar. This is the 11th year we have done a motorcycle ride in the US for charity. We have never been turned away from any bar in all that time. The man on the door and the manageress were unnecessarily obnoxious with us, it was very disappointing and upsetting to be accused of being drunk, when we definitely weren’t.

Written September 15, 2023

Dale P

1 contribution

Bad customer service

Nov 2023 • family

Do not buy e-gift cards from this restaurant.!! They refused to honor ours today. We should have known something was amiss with their customer service, when we walked in there were employees sitting at the very best window seat in the house for their break We will never go back

Written November 21, 2023

wjramey

Salem37 contributions

Worst Customer Service I’ve Had in Years

Sep 2023 • solo

The Pickle Barrel was high on my list of places to visit in Chattanooga. I discovered it on an overnight visit back in June while walking downtown and made a mental note to have dinner there when I returned. Last week I walked in hoping to find a place to sit on the upstairs balcony. There was a sign at the entrance telling people to seat themselves, but I thought I’d ask a server if there was any room before walking up. She very rudely snapped at me saying she hadn’t been upstairs in 3 days and that I’d have to see for myself. Had the response been more welcoming and accommodating I wouldn’t have minded at all to check. But I was treated so rudely that I walked out. Apparently customer service is not the order of the day at this restaurant. Don’t waste your time!

Written September 18, 2023

MICHAEL P

Dunedin236 contributions

Eclectic and so cool!

Apr 2021 • none

This is a onehundred year old train terminal with an upstairs patio. Downstairs is a bar and restaurant. Really cool inside and old and historic, stained glass and all. Food is great but not gourmet but for ten bucks you get great handhelds and beer is cheap Love this place, parking across the street convenience Lots to see nearby within a few blocks.

Written April 21, 2021

hailbuzzy11

Austin53 contributions

Great comfort food

Jun 2021 • family

Got takeout when hunkered down at our hotel with a sick family member and it was great comfort food. The pickle brined tenders did not disappoint and both the burger and Reuben were delicious and portions were very large. The sidewinder fries were probably everyone’s favorite tho. Great value for great food. And it was literally the only place in our 2 day stay in Chattanooga where all staff were masked! We’re from Austin where most food service places still require servers and staff to be masked so TN has been an interesting experience!

Written June 13, 2021

Alaa A

Athens90 contributions

Great food

Jul 2021 • none

We ordered food to go since the place is 21+ and we had some younger people in our group. We had a classic burger, a vegetarian burger (black bean patty), a salad, milkshake, and sides. All food tasted good. The fries were amazing. The milkshake was a little disappointing. Overall, the food was great but we wish we could have dined in.

Written July 5, 2021

Hannah D

Landstuhl28 contributions

100/10 Recommend

Mar 2022 • solo

Not only can I rave about the quality of the drinks and the food, but the service... the staff made sure I got to my hotel safe and sound. Avery (not sure on spelling) offered to walk me a block or two because I had mentioned earlier in the night that my walk to the bar was sketchy. He and the kitchen staff then allowed me to exit out of the back because a patron who was paying me too much attention was hanging around out front. I will be sure to visit this place every time I come through Chattanooga from here on out. The food and drinks were phenomenal, but nothing beats a crew who genuinely care about their patrons!

Written March 20, 2022

glipham

Chattanooga302 contributions

Weekend lunch

Sep 2020 • friends

I met a friend here for lunch. We sat upstairs on the outdoor patio. The Reuben sandwich was delicious. My friend got the club and loved it. The fried potatoes were so good it was hard to stop eating them!

Written January 23, 2021

Pilsymiller1970

51 contributions

Great place!!!

Aug 2023 • family

A city shuttle driver suggested this place place to us. What a great suggestion it was!! The food and the service was fantastic!!! Our favorite was the Totchos! So good! Our server Maddy didn’t miss a beat and gave us great suggestions what to order. Next time we are in Chattanooga we will definitely be stopping by again

Written August 21, 2023

Andrea L

1 contribution

Embarrassing

Feb 2025 • family

we were turned away at 9:45 on a saturday night due to “full capacity” we weren’t offered to be put on a wait, just laughed at. We were then scolded by a guy at the door when we tried to sit at the bar and not wait for a table… when we got back to the car, we called the restaurant. The female that answered told us there was no dress code, no wait, we didn’t need a reservation, that there were tables available at that moment. I’m not sure what was going on with the guy at the door, it was a very strange experience. I will not attempt again to try this restaurant.

Written February 16, 2025

supplyguy

Leesburg52 contributions

Disappointing Arrogant Local Bar

Nov 2021 • none

Dropped $100 on appetizers and drinks for a party of three for Thursday Night Football. Waiter cut us off because we went to the bath room too many times, suggesting we had to much to drink. WE ARE 60+ YEAR OLD'S - IT'S WHAT WE DO!. Ignoring the crappy TV for football - it's just a crappy bar. Go somewhere else.

Written November 18, 2021

Jeffrey Koslowski

Canton729 contributions

Nobody Under 21, No Exceptions

May 2022 • none

It was hot and we were in downtown Chattanooga. I had gone several years ago and told my wife I wanted to go back. We went in and were told we wouldn't be seated because my 5 year old daughter was with us. We told them we had walked six blocks from our parking spot (true story) because the parking was packed on Market Street. The staff immediately started blaming each other for the policy and they would "seat us if it were up to them." We were even refused water after our long walk despite them seeing my clearly dehydrated little girl. Disappointing would be the best possible way I could describe this experience.

Written December 20, 2022