Pickle Dilly is a nice little rooftop bar where guests can come take a break, socialize, or have events. Located on the second floor of the Apex Complex, which is spacious and filled with numerous Pickleball courts. Pickledilly's hosted our most recent Yelp Elite event. I loved the booths and the way the staff greeted us and made us feel welcomed throughout the event. Felt like I was back at SXSW. Enjoyed the variety of finger foods (The Banh Mi was my favorite- definitely authentic if I'd say so!) and dessert. Not sure if I'd ever have the time to commit to a Pickleball membership but I'd be open to coming back! read more

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Run, don't walk, to get to Pickledilly's. You do not have to bring a pickleball racket. You can stay in your street clothes. But if you want to wear athletic gear, That will be completely cool with the maitre d'. * * * Pickledilly's is an amazing concept. It is French Laundry caliber distinguished American cuisine Served at the snack bar of a pickleball complex. Most gym snack bars offer a dreary mix of smoothies, indifferent hamburgers, iceberg lettuce salads and beers. Fancier ones offer chicken wings. The Apex Pickleball people who own the complex asked themselves What if the food at our snack bar was destination food? So they hired a distinguished chef from California and had him create the greatest sports bar menu ever. 2/3 of the menu is classic versions of traditional American cuisine presented at a level of professional polish and magnificent raw ingredient selection that you rarely see in Austin in other settings. The standard dishes include such items as Hamburgers, Nachos, Hanger Steaks, Crab Cakes, Salad Nicoise, Fried Chicken, and Bahn Mi. International dishes that Americans love definitely show up on the menu. One third of the menu is kinky funky originals that the cook made up himself. (Or his team made up. He has an outstanding team working for him.) The regular menu is more like 80-20 Normal-Weird. Buffets and Special Occasions push more to 40-60 Normal-Weird. So if you like innovative eating, come for the buffets and special occasions. (There are many.) If you want to marvel at magnificent execution on dishes you know well, come on a regular day. You can't go wrong either way. * * * I got a wonderful dose of the special menu at a custom catered Yelp event at Pickledilly's. I got a wonderful dose of goes for normal here at a regular Sunday lunch. Everything I have had was outstanding. I will mention three absolute stand-outs. a) They have a full bar here with a significant number of custom designed drinks and a good collection of regular bottles. If you are here to drink - which is a fine idea - they offer their custom Deez Nutz as a bar snack. Deez Nutz are simply the finest bar snack ever invented period stop. If you want to fill up they have nachos and burgers and hot dogs and all that. But for just snacking - the Deez Nutz are as satisfying as heroin ... but you don't pass out and you don't have to go into rehab when you are done. This could be the best addiction you will ever get - since there is no health downside. b) This is a rare offering because it only shows up on some catered menus. Lavender Custard. An absolute positive no ifs ands or buts world-stopper. c) This is a regular offering you can get whenever you want. The Salad Nicoise. This is simply the finest verstion of Salad Nicoise I have ever had ... And I eat a lot of Salad Nicoise. In France, I shovel it down. I eat it at home. It grabs my attention on any U.S. menu where I see it. The Pickledilly version has sushi quality ahi tuna, magnificently cooked to a perfect rare. It is coated in the chef's Dynamite Spice Mix. They would be happy to sell you a can of the chef's Dynamite Spice Mix. If you broil or saute any of your food, you want it. Add really good Kalamata Olives. These are picked for not being particularly heavy tasting but they have a good kick that grabs your attention. Add perfectly sauteed French-style potatoes. Add the only good Hearts of Palm I have ever found in the US. Where the hell did the chef find that one? Canned Hearts of Palm are almost always an abomination. In Brazil, Hearts of Palm are good - but that is often because they are fresh and purchased in the produce section of a local market. I don't think Pickledilly has access to fresh Hearts of Palm unless they have a secret greenhouse in one of the storage sheds in the back. But whoever cans those Hearts of Palm is a canning wizard. Flesh it out with a few more support ingredients. Put a perfect vinaigrette on top. (The chef argues that the secret of the vinaigrette is picking exactly the right vinegar and exactly the right olive oil. He will be happy to tell you what those perfect choices are. He will also tell you what to add. Garlic and shallots just for a start. * * * Prices are higher than your normal snack bar but not as high as suck-the-bucks-out-of-your-wallet Nouveau American prices can be. This is a totally affordable treat. If you like to play pickleball, the courts downstairs are first rate. If you like to watch pickleball, there are huge windows all over the restaurant that allow you to look down from above and see the players on the courts. If you don't give a d**n about pickleball (Samuel C. does not give a d**n about pickleball) The food is such a major destination that it is worth coming here anyway. I don't live anywhere remotely near Cedar Park. But I am thinking long and hard about when I can make another excuse to get up here. The food is THAT good. read more

You don't have to be a member (or play pickleball) to come enjoy the offerings at this nice upstairs bar/eatery ..though the courts are amazingly soft and springy! My first visit was being invited to a "pickleball party" here where I was able to sample some of the offerings and a couple of my favorites were the crab cake bites and the lovely charcuterie board! The D-Willy Mule was my drink of choice ..very nice. Can't wait to come play and eat again! read more

Pickledilly's - D-Willy Mule awesome ! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

Wildly amazing food - and as the name hints, everything has a pickle tickle. Wonderfully talented chef - everything we saw and ate was spectacular. A great hidden gem! read more

Food and service was top notch !! Went upstairs to eat after enjoying 2 hours of pickleball. We enjoyed crispy chicken and burger sliders, parmesan fries with pickle ketchup some deliciously crisp Brussel sprouts seasoned just right. We tried a few desserts and all were delicious. (really loved the espresso crème brûlée ) The drinks were on point and there was something for everyone. Definitely nice to know that you can come in and eat even if you're not playing pickle ball definitely not JUST run of the mill bar food! well done Pickledilly's read more

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Great Sunday brunch. Food was delicious and very diverse. Will definitely come back soon!

Clean, friendly and tasty! Ya can't get much better than that. Cant wait to try more of the menu.

My sister and I are both retired and we like to find new and different places to nosh. This was in a new pickleball facility with its own café on the second floor. The food was delicious and the service excellent. Being a vegetarian, it is sometimes difficult to find something to eat. I had plenty of choices here. My sister had a sandwich lunch special which was amazing and priced incredibly reasonable. Ample parking too! read more

The food was fantastic and a great price for the quality of food you get. We tried a few different flavors of margaritas and they were all delicious! The staff were all very friendly and Meade me want to go back. Love the is place! read more

Just stopped in on our way to Austin - what a great find. The food is excellent and the staff super friendly. Would not have known there's a full bar and restaurant inside Apbut so glad we tried it. Will be back for more!! read more

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