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.
An utterly uninspired & dissapointing meal. The bar for a meal at an airport is very low, & the Pork & Pickle failed to reach it. If you are in the market for cold fries that are also overcooked somehow, & a vegetarian "Bahn Mi" that had sweet potato fries as the "protein", then this place will scratch that itch for you. I regret not eating at the McDonald's instead.
I had the most pricy burger & was expecting something good as a burger lover. For my surprise the burger had weird mix of tastes that didnt go together as i expected. Very bold & untasty, dry, reaching top 3 worst burgers i had. Fries were good, ketchup was nice, mayo was weird. Also i expected great pickle's, but no. I ordered cocacola that tasted & smelled like pool water. Good customer service.
Oct 8, 2024
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I ordered a burger & fries. The burger was fine but not the greatest I have ever had, just OK. However, the fries were terrible. They were limp & had no seasoning. Avoid the fries. My wife had a salad & it also was flavorless. The local Montreal draft beer was good. Total bill was $73.43 Canadian (airport robbery). Next time I am in Montreal I will order something else or try another place. Service was good. Too bad the food was meh. Not recommended.
Service was perfect. I ordered a smoke salmon salad & one half of the avocado was rotten, the crispy capers not fried . Table was not very clean, the plate was not super clean either & the menus sticky. Obligation to leave 18% tip. I would not go back
Was pretty excited after seeing the menu out front. I got the Smoked Brisket sandwich, as a BBQ fan I couldn't say no to a brisket sandwich. Unfortunately what showed up was a hot bun with cold brisket & only one small & cold piece of meat in this massive bun. I asked the waiter if the meat was supposed to be warm to which he replied, warm but not hot. I was given a new sandwich after about 10 minutes, this one had less meat somehow, though it was warm, it was dry & rather flavourless. Maybe the brisket was just bad the day I went, but I won't be going again. The saving grace was honestly the fries, they were generous with the portions. The service was okay, once I had the issue & asked for a new sandwich the waiter ignored us for the rest of our meal.
Jun 18, 2024
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I really distasted the food. I ordered the salmon which was horrible & bland. I could taste the bitterness & fishiness of the salmon. I also did not enjoy the salad which was served as a small portion size. However, our waiter was really attentive & friendly.
I went in for lunch. The service is excellent, but I ordered the Club Sandwich. The meat was extremely dry & difficult to swallow. The fries were nice & hot & a big portion. The menu is relatively small & the prices are a bit high, but it is the airport. They should have more small plates as the sandwich & fries were a bit too much for me.
Food was mediocre at best. I don't mind paying $25 for a sandwich & fries if the sandwich is good. It was cold & just slapped together with zero presentation. Fries were cold too. The beer was nice though.
Feb 23, 2024
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For an airport restaurant, this beats all the odds for a delicious meal. The menu is excellent, & when the ordered food arrived, it looked great. & it tasted great, too. The grilled meats get top marks. They are tender & delicious. The side salads are fresh & tasty. The sauces on the meat are yum. Staff are very attentive & friendly. There are different sections to sit according to your preference. There is also a bar area of you just want to drink & nibble.
I was almosr expecting to see Gordon Ramsey jump out to say shut it down. There was nothing redeeming about the 1/2 BBQ chicken with slaw, French fries & a pickle. The BBQ chicken was a dried out, oven baked bird with a ladle of BBQ sauce poured on top. Not appetizing looking at all, but hang on to that sauce, you'll need it to choke down the dry bird. The slaw had stems & other flotsam in it. The fries appeared to McCain's coated super fries & were cold. & lastly, with pickle in the name of the place, yould think the pick would be fresh & crisp. I don't know where they found the mushy spear they put on my tray. This place surely is only around because there are precious few eateries after security. Do yourself a favor & grab some St Hubert before going through security.
The brisket was quite nice & their IPA was good. Unfortunately the server was terrible. Among other things, she was very abrupt, I had to ask for mayo twice & my beer sat on the counter for 5-10 minutes before I finally asked another server to bring it over. That server made it quite clear that my own server was out of line. I had the feeling that I’d done something wrong. French fries were excellent though.
This restaurant was unfortunately quite underwhelming given the price. I would not recommend the ribs since they were very dry. The fries were crispy & service was nice though.
Oct 10, 2023
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Ordered mac n cheese for kids my 3yrs old & they put chilli powder in there. That's kid menu but not kid friendly. My pork n pickle is just alright, dried because sit out too long, probably take them 5mins to microwave n serve. Fries is good.
Pick up weird vibes from the server. She gave us eyes n acting like we r stranger. At the end after i paid she asked loudly where i am from? Phillipino? & she said "have a good day lah". Regret gave her tips.
Beef brisket & pork were really tough & dry, must have been microwaved. Should have microwaved the cold fries while they were at it. Small portion for $35. If this is your number one dish...
