The Pickle Stand Delicatessen

My husband and I tried the Pickle Stand for lunch today and we were not disappointed. It is a relatively small restaurant/bar but cozy and nicely decorated. We grabbed seats at the bar, where we were welcomed by the waitress almost immediately. The menu offers a good selection of sandwiches, we settled on a turkey carver (me) and a chicken cordon bleu (my husband). We also got small sides of coleslaw and potato salad to share. They also carry Deep River kettle chips, which is nice that they picked a local brand of chips to stock. They have a good selection of beer and wine. My husband got a bottle of Pabst Blue Ribbon for only $2, can't beat that! I did think the wine prices were a but high compared with the rest of the prices. All glasses were $8 or $9, they should offer at least one in the $5 or $6 range, especially since you're just having a casual lunch, it's not fine dining. It was also not high enough quality wine to warrant those prices. Not enough to ruin my impression of the place, but I did pass on a drink and just had water instead. Our food was awesome! Everything is so fresh. The turkey on the turkey carver was fresh and piled high. The cranberry mayo was yummy and the bread was so fresh. I loves my husband's chicken cordon blue even more. Fresh, hot chicken piled with ham and cheese and some of the best honey mustard I've ever tasted. But for me, the best part of the whole meal was the coleslaw I have searched high and low for good coleslaw. It's always too watery or too dry...too vinegary or too bland...this one was PERFECT. I couldn't help but rave about it the whole time I was eating it. We were told it's made fresh in house and I believe it. This will definitely be my go to place anytime I need coleslaw. The portions are large. We got the small side salads which were definitely big enough to share and were only $2 each. They're the size of the small container you'd get at a grocery store deli. For just $1 more you can get a large, which is the size of the medium container you'd get at the grocery store deli. Definitely a great value because if they charged by the pound like the grocery store does, you'd probably pay a lot more. We managed to polish off our sides but each took half of our sandwiches home. The staff were very friendly and the food was great. We will definitely be back to try out the other sandwiches on the menu. I'm really hoping I can go back to try the meatloaf sandwich that was covered in one of the other Yelp reviews...not that many restaurants serve meatloaf sandwiches and I love them! Pickle Stand is a great addition to Middletown's restaurant community.

Let me start this review by stating the fact that I love corned beef. I went into The Pickle Stand not knowing what to expect from the menu and when I found a corned beef rueben just waiting to be ordered I had to snatch the opportunity. The food was very good, my rueben was really flavorful and fresh. My daughter had a veggie sandwich of which she ate half, she wasn 't crazy about the idea that it was made on rye bread instead of white. My girlfriend had a turkey sandwich and she enjoyed it. All in all, a successful lunch outing. The ambiance of the deli is nice. It 's a modern bar with a fresh deli feel. Not someplace you would expect to find drunken rowdy punks. It 's more of an atmosphere you 'd find hipsters or soccer moms after book club sipping a beer and chatting about their day. It 's definitely a happy ambiance, not that of the depressed man who has been exiled to the dog house by his wife. If you 're looking for a crisp and clean lunch experience or a nice place to have a drink and chat with your friends then I recommend this deli.

Came here on the way back from a round of drinks at Esca. Ambiance is cute and they have great pickles! We tried their kosher dill pickles and they were pretty good. Will definitely have to come by during the day to try some of their food. Unfortunately the wine I drank here was really off and gave me food poisoning, so maybe avoid the wine and go for their bottled beverages and food.

This is a nice little hole in the wall place. The lighting is dim and the food is good. The food is pretty simple, sandwiches. Ruebens, Lauren's, and a few other varieties as well. They have potato salad as well as pickles. The pickle that came with my sandwich (a breaded chicken patty on rye with thousand island dressing and pickled jalepenos) was a typical dill. I didn't ask if they made them there, but I assume they do if you can buy pickles by the jar. The sandwich was a good combination of flavors and a bit messy. The prices are pretty nice, $11.50 includes a drink and a bag of Lays. They do have 8 beers on tap, but it was a bit early for me to have a beer. All in all, it's a nice, cozy place with a neighborhood feel to it. I would go back there again.

The-pickle-stand-delicatessen-tavern- Whoa! was a little apprehensive with the scratchy music but while standing at the bar skimming thru the menu the bar tender looked up, smiled and said, all our corned beef is processed in-house SOLD! everyone has to have something great and I 'm thinking it 's their corned beef. Well I was right! I ordered the corned beef on rye that was pressed on the grill to a medium...i was still able to experience the chewy Rye which I love but enjoy the subtle crispy that marriages with the soft and salty beef. thank you! You 're going to be successful.