Station Bistro Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Fancy a trip back in time? Then the Station Bistro is perfect."
• "The theme inside the room we ate in was also historic rail themed, with a cute booth for couples and 4 seater for families etc."
• "So nice to sit in the very comfy train seats."
• "The interior is designed like an old station, and some of the tables are set up to look like an old carriage with the old fashioned plush train seats."
• "The aesthetics of the inside, which is made to look like a vintage train coach, just makes the experience a lot more wholesome."
• "Very atmospheric, with interesting photos and memorabilia"
• "Loved the way it was furnished to look like old railway carriages"

Cons:

• "The venue is tired and in need of a face lift."
• "Used to go years ago when owned by David Turner. Loved the mock inside carriage interior. Now all that has gone."
• "Unfortunately we were placed on a tiny table for two despite there being many seats free."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff were wonderful and so friendly."
• "Service with a smile was very welcome too."
• "Friendly welcoming staff"
• "Friendly attentive staff that care about the food and the service."
• "We were greeted warmly on entering and shown to our table."
• "Lovely friendly staff who have great customer service."
• "Service attentive and friendly."

Cons:

• "All staff felt a little downbeat, which does tend to set the wrong tone."
• "Service was a little disjointed, one main meal late coming out, hadn't cleared starter plates before bring out mains."
• "The toasted teacake took so long to arrive we had finished our coffee and it was only luke warm."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The 'Full Steam Ahead' is the best full English you'll ever have!"
• "Good food and coffee"
• "Lovely Sunday lunch as always, this place never disappoints."
• "The food was decent."
• "Good produce and well cooked."
• "Best cooked breakfast I've had in ages!"
• "The food is always well presented, portions are good and the food is tasty and fresh."

Cons:

• "Sadly the baked potato with prawn and seafood sauce did not come up to expectation."
• "My sausage sandwich was barely warm and the coffee indifferent."
• "The pie looked slightly anaemic though didn't taste too bad but the carrots were not happy and looked unclean sloppy and as if they had been cooked the day before."