The Pickled Onion Restaurant & Bar

Really nice dinner here on a Sat night over Labor Day weekend. The restaurant is very spacious and they have TVs everywhere, including one at each booth. Would be a great place to come watch the big game or NFL on Sundays. Our server was a little cold at first, but she warmed up and gave us great service. She admitted it was a long day and probably had some rough customers. Pretzel bites and beer cheese were delicious! So was our quarter wedge salad, wings and bourbon chicken. My 9 year old enjoyed the tenders and fries. We will be back to try more menu items. My only complaint is that its not an easy place to walk to from the parking lot. My 81 year old MIL had a difficult time maneuvering through all the tables and chairs and people out front to get to the restaurant.

This place has a ton of TVs. We had the bacon and artichoke dip which was very good. Plenty of pita chips and dip for 2 of us. We also split the Bourbon Street chicken which was 2 whole breasts of chicken which were slightly tough but delicious flavor. The sweet potato fries were ok. The service was done by the whole team which was great.

Wow! I liked it here! Javier was great—thoughtful and helpful as I asked questions, taking my order quickly and being sure it got delivered quickly, too. When I first arrived, I drove around Lafayette Village and saw the Pickled Onion patio with tables and chairs but figured the main door was on the other side, within the inner maze, and it was. I got my order to go and was so pleased when I opened the box! There were chips to go with the chili, and the peppers, onions, and sour cream were on the side for me to add however much I wanted (oooooo! Those jalapenos were a nice touch!). Very enjoyable—the whole experience! Thank you!

The place is clean and a little loud with all those TV's, but it's a sports bar I guess. We ordered and we got the food ...beyond that the wait staff wasn't around, except the manager showed up once just to tell us that a tiny little extra serving of ranch dressing (on the left) with the tiny serving you get (on the right) with 10 wings for $18 will be an extra charge of $0.75 ... thank you for that I guess ... on top of 3% for CC purchases. No water, no asking for refills, no 'how is the food" ... we even had a hard time to get someone over to pay our tab. This place feels to me like the poster book example of "we don't care ... whatever ... just give us your money". And that's too bad because the Wakefield location has great service and food. This one ... nope!! My thought ... no thank you! Not again.

I had the Chicago Beef and Jalapeno mac and cheese. They were great! Also loved the outdoor seating. Will definitely come back.

I was not impressed. This was my first time at a pickled onion. There’s definitely potential so I will try another location. I ordered a drink but they were out of a main ingredient for it. I ordered something without green onions but they were still piled on top. Garlic parm wings didn’t have any garlic flavor at all. Would have let someone know if anyone had come to the table after the food came. We had waited over 30 minutes just for those 2 appetizers and I was hungry so we ate. The wings were great as far as size and crispiness. Would have loved some sauce to add to them. About 10 mins after we finished eating we finally had someone come to the table so we could ask for the check. It was also very loud in there which was ok but then someone started vacuuming on top of it??? Here’s to hoping my next visit to another location is more pleasant.

Huge shoutout to The Pickled Onion & their new location in Lafayette Village! 10/10 recommend checking them out :) (Long story ahead!) For some context, my boyfriend and I were looking for a new close spot for dinner tonight and came across The Pickled Onion on Apple maps. We hadn’t heard of it before, so we decided to check it out… only to discover once we got there they were seemingly closed for a private event. We almost turned around, but a super friendly guy at the door waved us in and welcomed us like we were meant to be there. Welllll…. Turns out that guy was the owner, Greg! He explained they weren’t officially open yet and this was a soft opening for invited guests. But instead of turning us away, he insisted we stay - treated us to dinner and drinks, gave us some fun merch, and made us feel right at home. it was seriously such a kind thing to do and was so unexpected. The food was super good - the shrimp tacos hit the spot (pic below), and my boyfriend’s burger was gone in seconds- and the whole vibe of the place was upbeat and welcoming. The staff were all lovely, and the space had a great energy. It’s also worth noting that (although we didn’t pay for our food this time), the prices were all very reasonable and more than worth it for the quality of the food. I don’t usually expect a lot food-wise from sports bar type restaurants but I was genuinely so impressed!!! We’ll definitely be back once they officially open, and if this night was any indication, The Pickled Onion is going to be one of our favorites for a while to come!!! Huge thanks again to Greg and the team for their generosity and hospitality - what a wonderful evening that made for the highlight of our week!!!

This was my first time visiting the Pickled Onion with my in-laws. Unfortunately, the food was mediocre at best and we were not serviced by our waiter other than taking our order. The restaurant was semi busy, though this does not excuse poor service. The other wait staff, not designated within our zoned checked on us and the food runner served us. Though, it is not fair the initial waiter gets the tip, since others were doing her job for her. They added an extra gratuity to the check with a party of 5, though no where within the restaurant does it state with x amount of parties will be automatically added with a gratuity due to the size of the party. Additionally, we were charged for extra tortilla chips. Which frankly is outrageous, since they were free with the given meal and was not on the menu of said charge of ordering extra chips. Not sure if this has been others experience, though this was mines. If certain things were explained or otherwise stated on website or menu, I would understand the extra charges. Though, given that there was not, this is something others should pay close attention to before going here.

My favorite sports bar in North Raleigh by a mile. The servers take real good care of you, and the food always comes out quick. This place is super clean unlike the Hibernian across the street. Best place to go watch college football or multiple games. Super easy to watch 3-4 games all at once with the arrangement of all the big screens they got. Highly recommend the brisket platter or the philly cheesesteak. The Mac n cheese is outstanding, if you don't want a whole meal you can get just a side order for only $4.

I don't know if it's just this location or bad night or what cuz I've been to other of their locations and haven't had a bad experience. Service here wasn't great. I don't know if it's just cuz it was a busy time or what but the place looked a mess. Food was okay The wings were not dry but they weren't flavored as advertised. We got some loaded fries The fries needed to get cooked more however. I guess this location is great to sit and watch sports cuz Its got plenty of TVs and they're very well placed but it's hard to hear anything except the TVs. We didn't sit outside but there's a lot of outdoor seating that looked like was popular with families cuz they were all sorts of kids running around

09/20/2025 at 12:55pm! Today's hostesses was very rude before we even entered the establishment. I was with a party of three and attempting to dine however when trying to enter the door, the hostess stated to me that I was in the way, and yelled for me to get out the way while also being rude She yelled "If you would get out the way I can help you". She then proceeded to be sarcastic when we left due to the poor service by stating "ok whatever bye then". DO NOT DINE HERE!

I've been a Pickled Onion fan for a long time. Five of us gals tried this new location (Lafayette Village where the Village Tavern used to be) earlier this month on a Tuesday night. We weren't sure what to do at first cause it said to seat ourselves but there appeared to be a Hostess. Turned out we were to pick a seat and she would follow with menus. We didn't see a spot for five of us in the main room, but there's a back room with larger party tables. This location has the same great menu as the others. I love that they all have grilled wings, and I let them know not to hold up everyone else's order cause the grilled ones take 30 minutes, but everything came out together later anyway. Food was good. I had one wing that was slightly under. But the rest were fine and I love that they will let you mix a couple sauces if you want. Service was a bit hit or miss but they were super crowded and had newly opened. We did have a fly that was driving us a bit crazy, but otherwise all good. This is a good addition to Lafayette Village.

This Pickled Onion location is open in the spot formerly occupied by The Village Tavern in Lafayette Village. My friend and I stopped in for drinks and appetizers and sat at the bar. We both ordered beers and split the philly cheesesteak eggrolls and ahi tuna. The food and beer selection were okay. My biggest complaint was the service, it started off good but slowly began to become non-existent.

I was a bit under whelmed by the portion size and taste of this Ropa Vieja bowl for $18.00. This is exactly how it came out before I took a bite. On a positive note, the booths are spacious and when I went it was seat yourself.

This is a new location for a local chain with great pub food, friendly service, and boatloads of TV's for any game you care to see. It's becoming my go-to place when I want to keep an eye on a number of football games and take my time with good food. Try the "Crack Fire" jalapeños if you don't mind a little spice. Unique appetizer. It would get 5 stars from me but for two things. One, it's a Pepsi shop, and I'm a Coke guy. Two, they charge you 3% to use a credit card, which is among my least favorite current trends.

Second time at this location as of writing this and 2/2 times the service has been horrible. First experience was just typical slow service(table visits from wait staff were at very distant intervals). Ended up waiting a while for our food and our check as a result. Second time we were sat quickly on a relatively busy night, and then waited. Took us 10-15 minutes of having no one come up to us to even ask about drinks before we finally left. Service here is horrible, would recommend one of the other locations instead.

SUPER GLAD to have the Pickled Onion back in N Raleigh!! All that it was but improved! The menu is varied with a $10 cocktail list that includes a yummy margarita. Had the Chicago Beef that was very close to the real deal, very good. Friend had ahi tuna tacos - looked fantastic. Will be back again and again {{*.*}}

Chrissy was great and checked on us throughout our large party. CJ the support staff was helping as well. Great new addition to this area.

The food is just not good, the service is weird because the bartenders are also the servers. Not very efficient. It's cool that they have a ton of tvs though probably good for a drink and a game.

Service was lacking. Food took forever to come out and when it did one of the meals was missing. Waited another 20 minutes for the last meal to come out. Food was just ok. Club sandwich had bacon bits instead of full bacon slices.

This is the third Pickled Onion that I have eaten at. It's located in Lafayette Village.It's very large and the food is very good. The only objection that I have is their back room. I was part of 30 people in that room and there's no insulation so the noise was terrible. It used to be The Village Grill and they had the same problem.

Kill the credit card fee, its BS, the place is freezing Loved my fish and chips, my wife had casa dia which was good but not real warm Great set up, nice bar, but next time ill wear a coat

I ordered a Black bean burger with sweet potato fries & onion rings. They both were burnt.