With its impressive real-wood smokehouse, and its choice of original and comforting meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the new Pork & Pickle restaurant offers a warm and cozy food experience in the Domestic Area.
Overall, Pork & Pickle at the Montreal airport draws mixed reviews, with some travelers praising fast service, attentive staff, and standout dishes like spicy wings, pulled pork, and a remarkable Dirty Mac and Cheese, while others report rude or distracted service, incorrect orders, and high prices that feel typical for an airport. Food quality ranges from delicious and well seasoned brisket or smoky elements to disappointing portions, dry brisket, cold bites, or missing sides, with several mentions of meals arriving quickly but not always to expectations. The airport setting is a common theme: convenient for a layover and offering a lively beer and bar style ambiance, plus TV coverage that travelers enjoy, yet the price tag and occasional inconsistency temper the overall experience. Beverage service is noted as variable, from welcome refills and friendly bartenders to missing items like Coke Zero or decaf coffee, and several diners emphasize that service quality can swing with busyness. Despite the uneven notes, many guests consider it one of the better airport dining options, valuing quick, friendly service and the ability to grab a hearty meal before boarding.
I love that there is a decent restaurant in the airport for when you want a proper dining experience & have a filling meal.
I ordered the beef brisket with fries & potato salad & it was good! 4/5 stars for food because I was expecting for beef brisket to be juicy soft but only 1 side of each brisket is soft & the rest is dry. I saw a review with similar experience so I think thats how they make the brisket - I hope they change it tho & that would be perfect.
First time here experience that reception was great. Was promptly shown to a table & asked if I wanted a coffee. I asked for decaf. They do not have decaf so I had water. I ordered brisket & eggs. I was served bacon & eggs. I sent that back & promptly received brisket & eggs. Food was very tasty. The server brought me my bill, it had extra items on it that did not belong to me. Overall, not a very good first impression or experience.
The brisket was pitiful. Cut lengthwise so all of the fibres run along the brisket, which is unbelievable that anyone would do this. This makes an otherwise good cut of meat a chewy dry disappointment. Furthermore, they douse it in a disgusting tomato bbq sauce to mitigate how dry it is. This is not brisket.
Nov 26, 2025
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Had the brisket. They topped it with a sauce, not a good sign with me as it's an indicator that it's dry, & i wasn't wrong… it was dry. Lost more points on the service. My 16 year travel buddy, paid in cash, & received change but the server looked pretty annoyed & told him'service is not included'. Heck, i'm all for tipping but tipping culture is getting ridiculous especially when they servers are paid. Tip is for good/exceptional service. Service was NOTHING SPECTACULAR, other than she was friendly until the end. & calling out a 16 year old that'service isn't included' is just pathetic. Pork & Pickle, consider adding a service charge to the bill instead of berating your customers for tips.
Took the brisket, it's ok, not more, definitely not worth the price. My girlfriend took a burger, just ok. The sides (cheesy fries & greens) were just sad! Service was ok, but minimum tipping option was 18%. I would have gave 18-20, but any place that doesn't even present the minimum of 15% as an option doesn't deserve my business.
Aug 9, 2025
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Hands down the worst brisket I've ever had. I'm assuming they didn't get the internal temp anywhere near 203 f (95 c), probably topped it out at 170 f (77 c) at most & did a faster cook. 1/3 of the brisket pieces I was basically fat & there was no visible smoke ring at all. My fault for ordering brisket at an airport, but it sounded when I read it on the menu. On the plus side, the beans & slaw were amazing & the service was pretty good!
Ribs were super dry, brisket was ok nothing to justify a 30$ + a plate.
Tomatoe sauce on the ribs & brisket? Why? Also you don't need to introduce yourself everytime you come to the table...
The smoked brisket was good, a tiny bit on the salty side, but for airport food & portion it was decent. The host/manager was really nice; however the server was rude.
I had come to eat with a friend who already had a takeout container of food & before we were seated, I double checked with the host that it was okay for my friend to sit & eat with me in the restaurant. He said it was okay because I would be ordering. The server came up to kick us out when she saw my friend eating when I explained how the host had said it was fine for us to have outside food as i would be ordering, she took my order. Things took a turn when she was putting down my food & especially when she was taking away my plate. She snatched it away & didn't ask if I wanted anything else or if I was ready for the bill. She came back with the bill immediately which was fine as I was ready to leave but it was unreasonably rude. I could tell she did not like us because she treated the couple that was seated next to us super nicely, wished them to have a good flight etc. maybe it's because we looked younger or maybe it's because we aren't Caucasian 🤷🏻?♀?
Atmosphere was nice because it was fairly empty.
Jun 7, 2025
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Went here yesterday in between flights & got the brisket poutine. Food was very good, service was quick & I was happy to be mainly left alone by the server. Would come here again.
Breakfast poutine was good. Lots of sauce not much brisket the egg was nice. It could use some lemon in the sauce that I am sure came in powder form. Airport food. Expensive & bland.
