Finding a restaurant that has a menu that can satisfy everyone in your family or dining party is one of the world’s hardest tasks. Everyone has their own preferences, dietary restrictions, and restaurants that they just don’t really want to go to.
When you are the one that is organizing the meal, it can start to feel a little overwhelming. However, Pickle Bill’s Lobster House could save the day.
Offering a wide variety of dishes that extend far beyond just lobster and shellfish, there really is something for everyone.
What’s more, the food is reasonably priced. In this article, we will look at some of the most delicious Pickle Bill’s menus that are sure to satisfy your whole group.
As we mentioned briefly above, Pickle Bill’s is a lobster house, located in Grand River, Ohio.
Established in 1967, the location and size of the restaurant have changed a couple of times over the years, but it has always served incredible seafood and often even offered a show with your dinner.
In its current incarnation, Pickle Bill’s features the same building it moved into in 1982, with an additional Tiki bar and floating carousel barge that allows you to eat on the water.
Pickle Bill’s boasts great food, great service, and a great atmosphere, the three things that you need to survive in the restaurant business. Their generous all-you-can-eat options are also a pretty strong selling point.
The appetizers menu at Pickle Bill’s starts off strong with six options to choose from. Because it is primarily a seafood restaurant, there is only one appetizer option that doesn’t contain fish or seafood of some kind.
Pickle Bill’s famous deep-fried pickles offer a tasty, indulgent option for any vegetarians in your group.
They are also a delicious option for meat eaters too or anyone who just doesn’t want to go too hard on the seafood too quickly. For the vegans in your party, plain pickles can be requested as a delicious, crunchy appetizer.
If you like to get stuck into your food, the steamed mussels and steamed clams are great options. Served with white wine and garlic or natural broth and butter respectively, providing a gentle flavor.
The breaded calamari topped with cheese is an indulgent choice that is great to share. Or if you are looking for something lighter, the shrimp cocktail is the perfect place to start.
The lobster dip is a wonderful option for sharing among your table mates.
The only soup option available at Pickle Bill’s is the New England Clam Chowder. This is common in many seafood restaurants. At Pickle Bill’s you can order it in a cup or a bowl.
There is a standard side salad that is available, as well as two larger salads that can be made into Entree dishes with additional meat or fish. The dinner salad can have chicken, shrimp, or salmon added to create a substantial and filling salad.
A cobb salad is also available. The cheese, bacon, avocado, and egg come as standard and you can opt to add shrimp, chicken, or salmon to bulk it out further.
There are seven entrees available at Pickle Bill’s, none of which are vegetarian friendly, although the cobb salad can be if the bacon is omitted.
All of the entrees at Pickle Bill’s are available as all-you-can-eat options for an extra price, and you can even add a second all-you-can-eat dish for under ten dollars.
The entrees at Pickle Bill’s range from classic fish ‘n’ chips to Alaskan Snow Crab and Whole Maine Lobsters. Walleye and Perch fresh from Lake Erie are also available in both a single dinner portion and all-you-can-eat options.
Shrimp is available as an entree in either a coconut breaded dinner portion, a one-pound chilled peel-and-eat portion, or as an all-you-can-eat. Deep-fried scallops are an indulgent option, particularly if you get the all-you-can-eat choice.
The non-seafood or fish option that is available on the entrees menu is the prime rib of beef which is available in 12oz, 16oz, or all-you-can-eat forms.
There are two different types of shellfish dishes available at Pickle Bill’s. There are options that offer one or two types of shellfish, and there are options that offer a variety of shellfish in a platter form.
You can order twin lobster tails broiled with butter, or scallops and shrimp scampi cooked in a lemon butter wine sauce.
Then there is the Seafood Sensation option which comes with 1.5 lb of Snow Crab legs and either a 5 oz Maine Lobster Tail, or a whole Maine lobster which you can select.
If you want to go all out with shellfish, you can choose the Fine Kettle Of Fish option. This includes a whole Maine lobster, ½ lb Snow Crab, clams, mussels, and corn on the cob.
You can substitute the whole lobster for a 5 oz lobster tail, or choose a 1 lb or 1.25 lb whole lobster.
The steak menu at Pickle Bill’s is fairly standard, there is a basic option of a simple 16 oz Porterhouse steak or an 8 oz top sirloin steak with fries.
If you can’t decide whether you want steak or seafood, you can combine the two. Pickle Bill’s offers steak n’ shrimp, steak n’ lobster, and steak n’ snow crab. Think of it like a fancy surf n’ turf.
The house specials at Pickle Bill’s are the dishes that they are most proud of and come with a wide selection of sides as standard.
From the house specials, you can order the Seafood Sampler which contains perch, shrimp, and walleye, all of which are battered.
One of the most intriguing dishes on the menu is the Whiskey Island Chicken which features chicken breast, topped with bacon and cheeses with BBQ sauce.
This is the first main dish that features chicken on the menu. Other house specials include salmon, walleye, and classic fish n’ chips.
All of the dishes on this menu are served with a choice of red beans and rice, green beans, french fries, red skin potatoes, coleslaw, or corn on the cob. You can also add a side salad at an extra charge.
All the sandwiches available at Pickle Bill’s are served with a portion of fresh french fries. The sandwiches feature a classic cheeseburger made with certified Angus beef and American cheese.
There is also a Philly Cheesesteak option available. Sticking to their roots, Pickle Bill’s also offers a battered walleye sandwich and a battered perch sandwich.
There is also a sandwich called Landsfall! Which contains battered and deep-fried Atlantic cod and tartare sauce.
The children’s menu is available to diners aged 10 and under and all dishes are served with a single side and a soft drink as standard which makes them pretty good value for money.
On the children’s menu, you can have crab legs or prime rib as the most expensive options that are great for children at the upper end of the limit who have good appetites.
There are also hot dogs, chicken tenders, deep-fried shrimp, and a grilled cheese sandwich that are available at much lower prices that are perfect for younger diners.
The add-ons menu at Pickle Bill’s is a great way to bulk out your meal without paying for all you can eat.
The fish options from the add-ons menu include chilled peel and eat shrimp in ¼ lb and ½ lb quantities, cold water lobster tail, half a dozen fried shrimp or coconut shrimp, and ½ lb Snow Crab.
The vegetarian add-on options include sauteed mushrooms and sauteed onions. Both of these options pair very well with the cherry wood grilled top sirloin steak combos
Pickle Bill’s makes it very clear on their website that any all-you-can-eat orders are priced per person and cannot be shared among customers, nor can leftovers be placed into to-go boxes.
This doesn’t mean that someone in your dining party can’t have a taste of something from your plate. It simply means that you cannot share the all-all-you-can-eat that has been paid for.
You can, however, plate share when you order a dinner option for an additional charge. This is a great option for anyone who has a small appetite and doesn’t want to waste money or have to take leftovers home.
Pickle Bill’s lobster house is a great restaurant that has something to offer everyone. Whether you love seafood, can’t get enough of all-you-can-eat, or love a well-prepared steak, Pickle Bill’s has the dinner for you.
There are a surprising amount of dishes that don’t involve seafood considering that is their specialty, and because they pride themselves on offering great service, they are always willing to work with you to modify dishes where possible to help you have the best dining experience possible.
