Pickle Bill’s

A 2 lb. lobster for my birthday dinner makes me a happy girl!. it was perfectly cooked & came cracked & ready to devour to my table. free champagne & little cake for those celebrating a birthday or anniversary. service was excellent. a bit bothered by the nude painted pictures of children in the ladies room. true their décor is eclectic but I thought that was just distasteful. that kept them from getting that 5^th start. those paintings need to be taken down. they are not tacky. they are offensive

I don’t often write reviews but tonight was the worst. I have eaten at Pickle Bills since it opened. Never again.
We arrived at about 8:30pm and the place was more than half empty. The hostess was too busy talking to a friend of her’s to seat us immediately. But after a few minutes her friend had to leave so she was free to seat us.
Just for reference I could play middle linebacker for the Cleveland Browns. So she seated us a booth that my 5′-0″ wife couldn’t even fit in. So we had to find a table with some space. The table was suppose to be clean except for the used lime on the appetizer plates, a fresh layer of grease on the table and a bucket with one napkin and one place setting of silverware. I won’t get into the chairs with four uneven legs.
We ordered the vegetable deep fry basket for an appetizer. When it came out the vegetables were stuck together into several big lumps. The crust was way over done and the vegetables raw, a sure sign the oil was way too hot. A real disappointment. They weren’t even salted. The honey bread was not round balls but shaped like small hot dogs and must have cooked in the same too hot oil. They came out burnt on the outside and almost raw inside.
The salads were a mess like they had been scrapped up off the floor. Greens, lots of cheese mix, no cucumber or pepper, one tomato and lots of croutons. My cat make a more balanced salad.
For entrees we order broiled crab stuff shrimp and crab cake dinner. Let’s start with the crab cakes. Raw inside and almost cold on the inside. No crust to the crab cake. The fries had the correct crunch but we’re also cold. The coleslaw was not crisp but limp floating in slaw mix. The crab stuffed shrimp was not even cooked (almost raw)‘and had been over seasoned with a ton of salt.
We had to leave without barely eating our meals. They were quite uneatable. A complete waste of $ 90.
Before somebody says anything… why didn’t I send it back. Because I shouldn’t have to beg somebody to their job. I won’t. I just won’t deal with them anymore.
The entire time we were their we saw our waitress three times. I get better service at my self-​serve Getgo station.
It is hard to believe
include this as one of the places you must visit. There must be a fix in with
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This was my favorite restaurant… Key word «was». Myself and a party of 6 were out last night (Saturday) for AYCE crab legs. Most of the food was great… Aside from the whole redskin potatoes that are the size of apples un cut and un seasoned thrown onto a plate that were served as a side with my prime rib.
Our waitress was friendly and attentive no complaints in that dept. All seven of us ordered separate entrée sized (and priced which btw has almost doubled as of recently) meals but we’re then told we couldn’t pay full price for another AYCE crab leg dinner for the center of the table. I understand where this wouldn’t be alright if only one dinner was ordered and then everyone wanted to share crab legs but every head at the table was already spending $ 25+ at least (including two AYCE crab dinners). We get our food and everything was pretty good until our waitress comes over to tell us that she «got in trouble bc her manager was watching us share crab legs» we then asked for the creeper to come over to our table who had apparently been watching us. The «manager» was rude as hell and kept talking over everyone like she knew everything… the dumb bitch didn’t even know how long the restaurant had been open and clearly doesn’t know how to handle situations in which customers are un happy. The fact that it was 8 p. m on a Saturday and we were the only people in a section with about 25 tables as well as surrounded by multiple empty sections throughout the place gives you a good idea of the business they do.
We definitely won’t be back any time soon… If ever. So disappointing I had been looking forward to dinner there all week.
P. s. Gas blower style heating is for garages and barns NOT restaurants. No one wants to feel hot air being blown in their face or on the backs of their necks while eating. If a door to the outside has to be propped open with a chair to be able to breath you may want to invest in a better heating system. What a joke… Stay clear of the lower seating section with the plastic windows!

Simply the best Seafood! AYCE crab legs, perch, walleye or shrimp is where it’s at! Don’t bother with the lobster bisque. Clam chowder is good.
The view of the boatyard on the deck out back are great. Pull up on your vessel & drop anchor.

Pickle Bills is an institution, from the eclectic décor to the unique location on the Grand River. We often bring friends on the boat in the summer for the overpriced food but being November that was off the table. My past experience has been good service and decent food. On this night however we were meeting friends to hear Alex Bevan play. The upstairs room with the cozy fireplace and candles was a side of Pickle Bills I had never experienced. Service was great. Apparently, Pickle Bills isn’t just for summer anymore. Just don’t ask the staff to say a nice word about the owner, that’s another story.

Fun place with cool décor.
We went to Pickle Bills for the all you can eat options, and quickly found out that when it comes to prime rib and crab legs, you really don’t need to invest in the AYCE option. We ended up spending about sixty bucks per person, and ended up not even eating the amount of food to justify the 2lb price on the menu let alone the AYCE price we paid. I’m sure that someone out there can get value out of this option, but for those of us out there that don’t eat with a hole in our stomach, you’re going to be overpaying. Definitely a lesson learned.
The prime rib was okay, but lacked seasoning on all fronts. The meat didn’t even have salt and pepper on it — Or if it did, you couldn’t taste it. The crab legs were hit or miss. Some were steamed too long, other’s just right. This mix match in quality actually brought me to a point of boredom with them to the point that I didn’t even make it through my refill.
To be honest, the most enjoyment I got from being at Pickle Bills was tossing bread to the birds and ducks that gather around the seats — From the water of course. The server came by and asked, «Do you need anything else?» I replied, «More bread for the ducks?» Yeah, she didn’t bring it, but never hurts to ask.
Overall, we didn’t get the value from Pickle Bills we were hoping for. However, this basically comes down to the fact that we didn’t eat and eat and eat.

Food was good. Service so so. Haven’t been to Pickle Bills in a little while. Didn’t seem to busy. Still, will we come back? Sure. Were we a little disappointed? Sure.

Seating not a problem. We sat outside under the awning where flies bite you occasionally, but we got over that. Service was fast, but server should bring more items at once rather than make so many trips. No
Music…though speakers are hung. Lots of jet skis and sailboats going by. Salad just ok. Cole slaw fresh and good. Fried dough ok but just «junky.» Lobster mac n cheese just ok and no salad included (?). Lacked flavor. Seafood sampler just ok. With panko you can’t taste the fish. Prefer beer batter. Pricing seems high for level of satisfaction. We figure there are better places. In fact we know it. Guess we’re done here.

Not sure why some posted negative reviews of this place because it is on point. My girlfriend and I had dinner there last night, with reservations set for 6 p.m., were seated by 6:05. Our server William was awesome, was fast, attentative and really was one of the best servers we’ve encountered and we dine out a lot. We both ordered all you can eat crab legs and they were fresh, hot and delicious. I do feel the sticker price was high but we must have had 5 buckets each so it equates to 10 bucks a pound.
The only negative I did feel could be addressed is the tables are made of some type of epoxy resin so being outside, May be melting or something because there was a sticky residue on the table top. I just played a napkin over it so it was acceptable.
My girlfriend and I will definitely be returning to pickle bills, we had a fantastic evening. Last thing to note, the service was great even though the place was packed!

Terrible! I wish I could give them zero out of five.
Frozen fresh! Freezer burn seafood isn’t what I ordered but what I got. Lobster bisque was horrible. I would suggest grab some McDonald’s instead and head to the river. At least u would save money and have better quality food.

It’s a good seafood place but way over priced. And the parking is terrible. The outside bar is neat.

Several friends told us we just had to go to Pickle Bills so my husband and I decided to make the long drive (over an hour) to the Restaurant thankfully we had been told to make reservations. We got seated immediately while others were told there was an hour wait. The atmosphere was fun & eclectic and the staff very friendly but we found the food to be mediocre I ordered a cheeseburger Med\well and it came very well done. Husband got the breaded walleye and was disappointed to find the skin is left on which made it a little tough to chew we did enjoy the fried dough and I found the salad very good so I can’t say we won’t go back but we will have to have another reason to make the trip besides just dinner to go that far again

Nice floating bar and restaurant on the lake but foods n services are not impressive. I give 2* for location!

Despite being on the shores of Lake Erie, there aren’t many waterfront restaurants in northeastern Ohio. Pickle Bill’s is on the western bank of the Grand River with outside seating on the waterfront. Sadly, that’s about the only distinction this restaurant can claim.
Pricing is a little high but not unreasonable. The food is OK; many restaurants in the region have far better seafood. I had deep fried shrimp and, though the portions were of average size, the shrimp themselves were on the small side. I’m not a fan of the décor but that’s not a deal breaker by any means.
The service was somewhat disappointing. It started with having to wait 10 to 15 minutes for a table. I’m OK with that until you walk into the dining area and see multiple vacant tables in the section you’re seated. Pickle Bill’s also has this process where the staff at the front hosting station directs you to stand in the middle of the doorway to the dining room to wait a few more minutes to be seated. You’re left standing in the direct path servers must take to and from the kitchen. I bet they just love that. Our server provided adequate service but it must have been towards the end of a long day for her. At least I hope that was the case because neither friendly nor congenial are words I would use to describe her.
If you’re expecting ‘wow’, forget it. That ship set sail long ago. If you’re looking for ‘It’s close, we can sit outside by the water, and it’s not terrible’, then Pickle Bill’s fits the bill.

Best all you can eat crabs legs for your dollar hands down. Crab legs come out immediately. One after another without hesitation. Staff is very friendly and the environment is great. A little pricey but well worth the extra cash if you’re looking for a great food and service. I would gladly pay more money for better food and service than get a smaller bill with lower quality crab legs and service… Anyone who believes that bumpers in willoughby can hold a candle to pickle Bulls in the crab leg department is delusional.

Sometimes a review might be low because of poor service or the place was a bit dirty or boring with how they decorate — but the worst review is always when the food is horrible. Though this place has mixed reviews — let me assure you it most likely is not because of the food. My crab — bucket after bucket (I was doing a deep and thorough job and taste testing) was excellent. There were three of us who ordered the all you can eat crab and no one was disappointment in the crab. Another had the all you can eat shrimp and wasn’t disappointed — the other had something else I cannot even remember, but he said it was great!
The place has a lot to look at too — fun — interactive stuff for sure and the place — for the type of restaurant this is was as clean as it could be. The price for what we all ordered was within our company policy, which means there wasn’t anything that was higher priced than it should be. There is also plenty of parking — just open your eyes!
Finally the service — I have found that if you start off the night with YOU being nice — things go extremely well. However, you start off by being a dickweed — then it will most likely be not so good — only the very best of servers will put up with someone condescending attitude — my advice — think of that server as your mom or dad, brother or sister and things just might turn out better.
I will happily go back to this place — and I travel a lot — so I’m not anyone that has anything to gain or loose by my review!

way overrated, owner and manager have a seriously lousy attitude. Overpriced for sure. Bumpers is the place to go for the crab legs, not mushy like Pickle Bills. They have the river right outside the place so they feel they can justify the increased pricing.

Wow! Never a disappointment! Service is always phenomenal and the food is awesome. Fun place to eat with lots of cool décor. They have this amazing $ 40 deal which included an appetizer, bottle of wine, and main course. We added a lobster tail. Crab legs are amazing. I tried the Panko breaded Lake Erie perch which was light and tasty. The fried dough with cinnamon butter is one of our favorite things to eat. Seriously? Cinnamon and butter!!! Love this place! We drive almost an hour from Twinsburg to eat here!

The food is so good the customer service is good too. Nice atmosphere not too loud. Many all you can eat specials prices are average compared to most seafood restaurants. Hostess was really nice

Pickle Bill’s is seriously the best place around this part of town to get all-​you-​can-​eat crab legs! I come here every single summer and cannot wait to come back here again this summer.
The crab legs are fantastic, the wine is delicious and affordable and the vegetables/​side dishes are always served hot. Oh and you can’t forget the doughy bread that they give you with cinnamon butter! It’s out of this world.
I’d say be sure to take your friends here on their birthday. They sing for them and give them an awesome mini cake!