My husband and I are new to Renton. We decided to search out for something new. We decided on this restaurant because I love pickles and onions in that order. So that's how we choose this restaurant. Its hiding in plain sight. We walked in slowly because we didn't know what to expect. We were pleasantly surprised. We were greeted by the owners. And was welcomed with opened arms. We were seated. And the real fun began. The food was excellent. The onions rings are to die for. My husband loved the steak. Whenever we are back this way we will definitely be back. It was down home service with a smile. Try this place you won't be disappointed. read more

Pickled Onion - Pubs Near Me - Renton, Washington

Not safe for young women. My wife and her coworker went for drinks here after work and got drugged.

If you're in the Renton Highlands, and you're looking for THAT neighborhood watering hole, you can find it at the Pickled Onion. The owner, Sean, has been there for over 16 years, and has create the sports bar, local place, dive-bar, food place for the area. Darts, pull tabs, pool competitions, even a karaoke and trivia night... it's all there. Personally, I'm there on Tuesday's for their Steak Night, for $13.99 you get a ribeye and baked potato (sides are extra of course). Just don't forget to order a beverage from your talented bar staff. Just one caveat, on certain nights, your food will come out pretty slow especially on Tuesday for Steak Night, and Wednesday for Trivia Night. There is usually one cook. It may take awhile due the small kitchen, but be patient, come earlier than expected and get another round for yourself. Your friends are there waiting for you. read more

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Great Bar Food. Definitely worth a try. Will definitely be back to try some other dishes. read more

Pickled Onion - Onion Rings, Steak Bites & Tater Tots, Buffalo Wings - Pubs Near Me - Renton, Washington

As others have mentioned, there can be very long wait times to have your food delivered. The last time I was in, I had to cancel my order after waiting for almost an hour. Other than that, this place is great. The food is really good and the drinks are as well. This bar is filled with regulars who all seem to know each other. Usually that means that others who enter aren't as welcome, but not here. A lot of the customers are very friendly, and I've been here about five times and have had the same experience every time. They have a lot of TVs and a few pool tables if you're into sports or activities. The staff is also friendly. Overall, a very good place to be as long as you're not starving! People are very friendly. Many regulars who are very friendly as well read more

I am sorry to say the customer service was horrible. We were not acknowledged after ordering our first drink. The waitress never asked if we wanted anything else. We ordered food and had to ask for it after forty minutes. The waitress was rude and once being asked about another drink or my food she was only concerned if she was going to be tipped. She serviced all the white patrons with no problem. I guess Being Black means no service at this establishment!! read more

Shooting pool here is awesome especially because they have a great steak stripe special on Tuesdays. Tammy is a super awesome bartender so it makes the experience there much better too! read more

Pickled Onion - a plate of food with fries and ketchup - Pubs Near Me - Renton, Washington

The Food was great, had the steak bites and fries! Some wings, and jalapeno poppers.. Yummy! The Staff were very friendly! The Band was pretty good too! The Bail jumpers . read more

It's a great place overall , but remember that while the food is great , it may take up to an hour, and sometimes over , to get even your appetizers to your table. Otherwise nice staff , comfy atmosphere and overall great location And yeah, the food was really good ! read more

This place is awesome. It is a cheap dive bar with good food and friendly (drunk) patrons. I have had several of the burgers and sandwiches and all of them were inexpensive and good. My neighbors go there for fish and chips once a week and say that it is some of the best they have ever had (but I myself have not tried it yet). If you are looking for a fancy place, this is not for you. If you are looking for a good time and don't mind people partying around you, this IS for you. read more

Pickled onion? More like the Yucky onion. Don't support this small business unless they can get some new staff. With trash food that they don't even prepare properly based on the menu they give you. I got a western burger with literally none of the toppings why? I couldn't tell you. If you ever let someone else pay your tab, their 'lovely' bartenders will harass you on social media and claim you don't pay your tab, as if that's an OK thing to do for a business. On top of that I know someone who got 86 their just due to the pure fact they did not tip. Even if every other restaurants in the Renton highlands was closed I would recommend eating at home before giving your business to the pickled onion. I would attach the several harassments messages from their bartenders but I'm not going to stoop to their level. read more

Pickled Onion - Disgusting "western" burger. - Pubs Near Me - Renton, Washington

Great place for darts! They have live music on certain nights which is a nice touch and the staff and bartenders always friendly. Great local place to meet up with a few friends and throw a few back. As a non smoker, I do wish the designated smoking area was a bit further from the entrance though. Haven't tried the food, but portions look large and will have to try soon. read more

Great food with a great atmosphere. The service is really good and it's right in my own neighborhood.

Soccer themed bar that is actually pretty divey around happy hour. I go here from time to time to grab a quick bite to eat out of convenience and because they have good beer on tap and the happy hour food specials are pretty tasty. I've had the wings (above average), a club sandwich that was very good, and a BLT that is a sandwich that is tough to screw up. They did a good job with it. From a sports bar standpoint, everything is very updated including a pool table, dart boards, and a great jukebox with a huge selection. There are also TV's all over the place. Expect a divey, yet friendly crowd and enjoy a good draft beer and perhaps even a cup of their signature chili. Good stuff. read more

Pickled Onion - Wings and chili happy hour - Pubs Near Me - Renton, Washington

Nice neighborhood pub! Ample space food menu and at least 8 taps. Visited twice on my visit to Seattle. Met the owner Sean and it was a pleasure! They have pull tabs, pool tables and touch tunes jukebox! Can't wait to visit next time I'm in town! read more

I was in the area getting my oil changed and decided to stop it. That was a great decision. Very friendly barback with great food. I had the Wednesday special a steak sandwich. The sandwich came with a side and i had tater tots with the steak sandwich. Sandwich was nicely made and delicious. Definitely a good experience. read more

Pickled Onion - Pubs Near Me - Renton, Washington

We thought this was a soccer bar, but we were told by the bartender that they were playing the fights instead. She apologized, but they were also collecting a cover fee. We planned to have dinner, but we just paid our bill and left. We appreciated the bartender, but wished we had known, so we would not have wasted out time. read more

A fun local dive bar. This is the type of place that attracts fun, social people. The bar staff and cooks are wonderful. Try the Patty melt sandwich, sooooo good. if you haven't stopped by, give it a try. read more

This place is a great local joint to grab a beer or cocktail! Clean establishment. Staff is awesome and super friendly! Bingo night on Thursdays - fun times!! Free and if you win Bingo you win scratch tickets!! darts, pool tables and daily specials for food. Prices are great and drinks are always delicious! Lots of parking nearby. read more

Best EVER fish and chips! Never get fish this good anywhere else. Thank you so much. read more

Great place! Staff and owner went out of their way to help with a 50th birthday party we had there. Food was delish and drinks were outstanding. Would plan a party there again in a heartbeat! read more

Yikes... I"m not sure where to start with this one. I would call this a total dive bar without any saving charm. I went for take-out dinner. While ordering I noticed they have a couple British/Irish beers on tap, so that's a plus. Although the signs outside promise a British Pub theme, the beers are the only thing I could see that were "British". Good food prices, but mediocre hamburger. French fries were soggy, some still cold on the inside. Bartender was weirdly indifferent, never made eye contact, never smiled, didn't talk much. I came from work and definitely looked out of place in my business casual getup, but that's no excuse. Atmosphere/ambience was non-existent. Tables, bar and floors were dated and dirty looking. Lighting was bad. The walls are filled with scratch tickets and game machines. Won't be going back. read more

I am fortunately only in Renton once a month or less. Today was one of those days. I am sure that the PO is filled with chummy high-fivin' regulars in the evening, but man it was depressing as hell at noon on a Saturday. I would rather hang out in the nearby Licensing Office than start considering the nature of these drunk-at-noon, hard-smokin' sots. It was grim, yo: Not Warm. They had a South Park pinball machine, which is the genesis of this tale. It, too, was dysfunctional. read more

I used to come here a lot when i first turned 21. Always had a great time. The live bands on fridays are always fairly good... Dancing is fun there. Mix of a crowd.. all in all, its a fun bar to go to if you are not trying to get all dressed up with your girls/boys.. this place is more the type of bar that you would go to with just a few of your friends to get sloppy drunk read more

I came, I saw, I left. Yes, this is a review on my decision not to waste any time or money here. My man friend (?) wanted to check out this joint, maybe grab a snack and a brew- it was bingo night. The speaker was terrible, the general atmosphere and mood was dank and dirrty and grumpy. I know it was Bingo night but some music might have helped. I am sure they have some regulars who stumble home and really keep them in business- and enjoy bingo night. We won't be back, it was much more like a game-hall then a british pub, although I'm no British pub expert, but I had a vision. C'est la vie!! read more

The whole point in going to a dive bar is for the cheap beer. At $5.25 for a 10 oz glass of Newcastle, why don't I just go to Bellevue? And since it's a dive bar, expect the clientele to be blue collar. I won't be drinking here again. read more

Wish I could have given more stars. My 17year old had suggested we go to Paddy Coyne's Pub in Bellevue, and I suggested we go somewhere closer. When we arrived I checked to see if there were any notices about it being a 21 and up spot. Nope? Only two no-firearms notices posted. Went inside, sat down, and were told they are only 21 and older. We politely got up, and I mentioned that I hadn't seen the posting outside (there doesn't appear to be any inside either). I was assured - oh it's there, we're a "Pub!" Well, I felt silly having missed the posting, so I went back outside to check. Nope, I hadn't missed anything. Went back in to again, just to share (politely) that there was no signage up indicating it was 21 and older. I guess my sharing was NOT appreciated and I was told, but we have PUB in our name, of course we're 21 and over. Well....... I'm sure there are regulations about how the seating is structured that don't allow Pickled Onion to easily accommodate under 21 guests, and that's OK. Pumphouse in Bellevue has good food, and also clearly posts hat they only serve guests 21 and older. Instead of going back to the original plan Paddy Coyne's PUB) we headed to Mustard Seed PUB & grill. Both spots (like other PUB's) serve 21 and under guests. Maybe we'll come back. Maybe we won't. read more

Look, if microwaved TGIF food and watered down tap beers are your thing then this is your place -- or it was, notice this place makes no effort to stay open right now? Waiting for the gov. check? Pure Socialists. The servers were the heart and blood -- fired. While this guy closes shop and waits for a gov. check. Done. Never coming back. read more

Went here Saturday night to see a friend of mine's band play. I'm not much of a bar person, so was really reluctant to go, but did so for my friend. This place was much better than I expected for typical bar atmosphere. It wasn't near as loud and crowded as I expected. It's not like it was empty, just not elbow to elbow. Once the band stopped it was low key enough you could talk without shouting (just talk slightly loud). It was also nice that it was not an all early 20s crowd. I felt more comfortable with the slightly older (e.g. my age) crowd of 30 somethings. The place is in a shopping center that also has a nice large parking lot with plenty of available parking. :) read more

Come in and see Mark or Klaus if you are looking to have a very good time. The place is a dump, the music is bad, the pool tables are worse, but the bartenders and staff are the reason I will keep coming back to the Onion! Drink prices are very reasonable, and while I don't drink the suds, they do have many beers to choose from...One thing of note, the kitchen closes at 10 EVERY night so don't try and stop by to grab food late night. Parking is always free and never a problem (the bar is in a strip mall type place, so they have the entire lot to themselves during the night.) read more

A friendly bar, awesome staff and the regulars are nice as well. You don't get that feeling you're crashing a party, nobody is eyeballing you when you walk in as a new face. It's in a bit of a strip mall and extremely well lit inside. Attentive service even when it's a busy dinnertime crowd. Be patient, it's a small crew but they know what they're doing. Everyone seems to enjoy being there, staff included and that is by far the best thing for a chill but fun atmosphere. Hangout, speed some time here! I'm glad I tried it out. read more

Love this place! Great staff and the owner is very friendly. Darts and food are fantastic! Get the Reuben sandwich with fries! It will change your life!! read more

Fair prices and adequate available parking. First time in tonight and had an OK time. Beer was starting out at just under $3 a bottle. Seemed busy with a lot of possible regulars. We (four of us) got shots of tequila bought for us by a group of other self-proclaimed newbies to this bar. The bar has darts for fun. The mens' room smells as worse as you think the worst mens' room on the planet would smell. Think "Abu Grabe". We might be back. read more

This was the first bar I went to when I turned 21. I loved it immediately mostly because of the staff. The bartenders are great, always remember you, and know drinks well. The bar has the usual pool, darts, jukebox, etc. My only wish is that they served food later. They shut the kitchen down pretty early. read more

I should have done this reveiw a month or so ago, but here goes. We went here for Sounders vs. Man U. game and must say, so glad we did! We were going to hit up Terrible Beauty but found they of all places weren't making it a GAME but a "games on tv but we have a band." WTH? They let us have the game up loud, beer and must say the appetizer sampler was awesome. Fried food and cold beer with a great game on? YA BABY! read more

This was our first time here, and we liked it a lot. Great service, friendly atmosphere, and our drinks were perfect. We had nachos, which were yummy. Looking forward to coming back for quiz night! read more

Pickled Onion - Delicious Bloody Mary and Nachos. - Pubs Near Me - Renton, Washington

It's billed as a "British pub" but is basically just a Sports Bar with soccer on the TV. First round of drinks came out and my beer was flat, tequila had a bug in it. I get that things happen (even sometimes 2 at once) but it wasn't a great first impression. Food was ok.. pretty standard freezer to fryer bar food. If I go back I might get a sandwich or something else. Honestly though there are enough other options I don't see a 2nd trip happening. read more

Fast service. Cold beer. Hard rock music. Not much more you can ask for. Happy hour from 3-6pm

I'm not much on crowds, so I try to avoid the PO when there's live music playing, because it's usually PACKED! But every time I've been here I've had a great time- I love the pub feel, and the darts are great. The bartenders are awesome and they free-pour which is always a bonus. If it wasn't so dang crowded for the live bands I'd make this a 5 star! By the way, the Shepherd's Pie? Awesome. And try an AMF at the bar. But better stop at one. ;) read more

This is a perfect local dive bar! It was cleaner than I expected going in and there is a ton of room. We have twice held a birthday party for my husband there and it comfortably could fit a group of 15. With dart boards, 2 pool tables, and pull tabs there is great entertainment and they even do live music and trivia some nights. The food is exactly what you should expect and is classic good bar food. The bartenders are always really great and will even come around and check on you if it's slow. It has become a great hang out for my husband and I! read more