Jack Astor's Bar & Grill Pickering

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Sheila dupuis

We dropped in around 12pm. It's located in a plaza with lots of parking. There are 2 TVs on the outside patio. And about 4 inside with neon signs and comfortable seating. The hostess seated us. The menu had pasta, salads, steak, fish and burger dishes. Then we ordered the chicken parm $28 and hunters chicken $27. The portions were large. I only wished there was a piece of garlic bread with my chicken parm. The server asked if I wanted anything else and I said cheese. It would have been nice to have actual cheese shredded over the parm instead of the shredded parm. We found the music suited for a club. I didn't mind at first but later it was too distracting, loud and annoying. Maybe it’s more suited to younger crowd. The hostess was friendly but the other server was not the friendliest. There was no personal touch. I mean telling us the specials of the day, do you care for dessert. Would you like to see the dessert menu? What are your plans for the day? The usual phoney banter I come to expect at the end from servers who don’t really talk much during the meal. This restaurant is called the social bar, so be more social. It makes a difference to my returning. And that's not happening.

Sakar Pahari

TikTok Lied to Me. Save Your Money. I genuinely cannot understand how this place is all over TikTok with thousands of “amazing” reviews unless they’re paid or sponsored, because my experience was nothing short of awful. I came here because TikTok made it look like the spot to try. Beautiful plates, “authentic flavors,” influencers raving like it’s the best food in the city. Let me be very clear: none of that matched reality. Appetizer #1 Chicken Wings The moment the plate hit the table, I already smelled something off. The chicken wings had a weird, funky odor like they weren’t stored properly. Even the waiter smelled it, agreed it was spoiled, and took it back immediately. That alone should have been my sign to leave. Appetizer #2 Nachos We ordered nachos as a replacement and honestly, I wish we hadn’t. The edges were literally burned and tasted like they had been thrown into a microwave and forgotten. Hard, bitter, and inedible. Main Course Jerk Chicken I’ve had jerk chicken many times from actual Jamaican restaurants. What I got here? Not jerk chicken. The only thing I could taste was black pepper no seasoning, no flavor, no jerk spices, nothing. Completely bland, dry, and disappointing. Main Course #2 Pesto Chicken Pasta The chicken in the pasta had the same spoiled smell as the original chicken wings. At that point I was just done. It’s honestly disturbing that multiple dishes came out with chicken that smelled off. At this point, I’m convinced the glowing TikTok reviews are just paid promotions because there is no way people are naturally praising this place with food coming out like this. The only good thing I can say is the ambiance it looks nice, that’s it. Everything else was a huge letdown.

Nithya A

We decided to brave the weather today and come here for dinner...it did not disappoint! Renita was our server, and she was friendly, knowledgeable about the menu and gave us some great suggestions! The Hunter's Chicken and the Seafood linguine were delicious. We were also able to customize them to add some extra kick and service was warm and attentive! We will definitely be back to checkout more of the menu! Thank you Renita, see you soon!

Katherine Thompson

My partner and I live just down the road from Social and we love it! Every time we’ve dined in the food has been amazing, the servers have been great and we’ve enjoyed ourselves. We had Brynn as our server this time and she was so sweet, she’s an amazing an attentive server and very personable. We will definitely be back just to see her!