Tried the new venture The SK’s pub lunch’ with friends and we had a really good time. The carriage was warm and toasty on a cold but dry January day the staff as usual were lovely and our meals enjoyable. First time I have had crispy eggs and they were excellent with a runny yolk and perfectly cooked white will have them again! The sharing plate also looked great as did on the all of the food we saw going to other diners always good to see what food is available!
Andrew W
We have visited this restaurant on 2 or 3 occasions and we have had beautifully cooked, flavoursome meals in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere every time. This restaurant has become a nostalgic favourite to us, as a couple, as every visit has been consistently enjoyable (for food and atmosphere). It is so well received to find a restaurant that is unimposing and welcoming (for dogs also in the old station building rather than in the carriages although we have eaten in both) yet does not break the bank and serves meals with such a well derived menu of interesting ingredients and flavours, without over-complicating matters. The venue is quirky, vibrant and of a 1920s, art deco design (I think). The setting is unique, being set in the the old railway station (and carriages on the old tracks) with a chef that understands flavours and hosts a good combination of meals, with the Penang Seafood curry a firm favourite. Love this place. Our favourite restaurant in Bridport and we will be back soon. In a couple of weeks actually, and we live in Hampshire. ;)
Rex 247
Amazing place! Very quirky. Although the food is on the expensive side, it is fantastic! The service, atmosphere and train coach setting are amazing. Staff are also great (especially Lu Lu). It was my wife’s and I’s wedding anniversary and the staff even made sure there was an anniversary card and small gift on our table (nice, personal touch). We’ll be coming back again.Parking: Free parking after 6pm
Jack Indge
My partner and I attended for New Year’s Eve dinner. Lovely quirky setting. However service was really bad and my beef wellington was served to me with the beef still wrapped in plastic from the cooking process. Not much of an apology given. Ended up leaving without eating a main it was that bad an experience. Wrote them an email complaining about my experience and gave them a week to reply. Nothing. So here’s my review I guess. Wouldn’t recommend.
Departure00750504934
A very mixed experience. The carriage we dined in (Brunel) I think, was quirky and the theme and decor certainly different and interesting. However the menu was disappointing. Starters were tasty but a very limited choice of main courses. Although seen on line beforehand I had assumed specials etc would have complimented the choices. I hadn't expected the pizzas to be be available in our A la Carte carriage but am guessing as it's a very quiet time of year all guests were in the one carriage. However spending £38 for a beef main course for example, served alongside pizzas........that didn't feel like a "special" dining experience.Although I appreciate the fine dining and pizza style dining are probably separate in high season. It's a great venue with huge potential but perhaps needs more reasonable priced innovative dishes on the a la Carte dinner menu to sustain local revisits which really are needed during the low season. Service was odd - too much clearing whilst eating - and not up the standard expected of the main menu prices.
mcompton42
We came here for lunch after reading an article in the Dorset Magazine. Wonderful quirky carriage and the food was excellent. We had the Mediterranean Moussaka - delicious - not really like a moussaka at all and my partner had the veggie curry - wonderful flavours and tastes. Staff were excellent. Will be back soon.
Mike B
The prices here are comparable with London restaurants, but this is just Bridport where prices are mostly about 50% lower. That gives an expectation of attention to detail, which was sadly missing. Clearly the chef is talented, but the rest is frankly shambolic. The menus have some imaginative touches and the food is nice, but that alone does not justify these prices. Where do we start? The web site describes their beloved antique railway carriages, giving the impression we would be dining in comfortable passenger coaches as commonly used for dining on many heritage railways, but in reality they are parcels vans with random old tables and chairs inside - and no windows! Much is made of their hand-made special focaccia bread - we were given one very small piece each, which was indeed delicious but no second piece was offered and the bread plates were taken away before the starter even arrived! This seemed very mean. Soup (veloute) was nice but served with no spoons, and waiting staff swiftly disappeared! So we had to wait for someone to come back and ask for some. Then dessert spoons were brought, and left in a stack on the table, not laid. Eventually someone else came with some soup spoons, by which time we had started. Main courses arrived at different times, although we were only a group of 3. The waiting staff had little idea of how to wait table with any sort of formality, reaching over customers to serve others, and generally demonstrating a total lack of training in proper waiting etiquette. Toilets are outside at the end of the platform, basic Portaloos decorated with a vase full of dried rushes! This would have been tolerable except that being a very wet night, it was necessary to put a coat on to get to the toilet, and when you get there, there's nowhere to hang your coat! My wife complained that she had nowhere to hang or place her handbag other than on the wet, dirty floor. Not good enough! When a gent takes a lady out for what is anticipated to be an expensive meal, she gets dolled up and gets out her best accessories, not expecting to have to put a £500 handbag down on a wet floor and drape her dress coat over a sink. All of these seem like small things, but overall it demonstrates complete lack of attention to detail which is not good enough at these top-dollar prices. The place could easily be so much better if they had a good Maitre D' in charge who would deal with all these issues. As it is, I'm sorry, although the food is good, the experience is just not worth anything like the money charged.
Emily Bendall
Unfortunately not a good experience. Cost us £160 for very little food. Kids chips were £6-7 in a tiny dish and the cheese board for £7 had 6 grapes and charcoal crackers. I wanted a meal off the kids menu as the locals dishes 2 for £19 only had two options. This was frowned upon when I asked. Kids meals at £15 each is far too expensive. The added service charge of £18 was really shocking. In totalwe spent £160 for 4 adults, one being a kids meal and I wish we went somewhere else. A lot of the dishes were extra too, for example if you wanted the salmon as a starter that wasn’t included in the locals deal despite being listed. Save your money and go elsewhere. We booked because we wanted the pizzas but these are only served in the evening which isn’t made clear. We wanted to cancel but would have cost us £10 per head.
Lovtheatre
Absolutely superb. Great service, amazing decor, fabulous food. Not first visit, would recommend without hesitation.
Selina Anderson
After two weeks coming to you as half way point to take my elderly mum to Cornwall and back. We thoroughly enjoyed our roasts with you and desserts. However I decided to have the port which was beautiful. Please could I ask where you came to find your port glasses which made the port go down very nicely.Many thanksSelina.
Well what can I say, most of us only write a review when you've had a fab meal or poor experience this is true and I'm afraid ours was poor. My brother in-law was down from Manchester loves trains and worked for many years on the Northern Bell as a waiter as second job because he loves trains. We are not snobs but all have been in the catering game for many years having fish knifes as butter knifes wasnt a good start. We all went for the locals deal £19 for two courses which only had two choices per starter and main course non-veggie and veggie. The starters were ok but the main course well we ordered corn fed chicken more like a chick. The drinks are over priced and wasn't impressed with the whole experience was more of a tourist rip off and added 12.5% service charge which was optional and we declined. This place is over rated so unless you have deep pockets or on diet give it a swerve.
David A
Arrived early but got to spend time alone taking in all it has to see!!! It’s one hell of an experience I’d recommend as a treat, we loved it, so full of character and a nice atmosphere. If you love trains then test yourselves.
Jacob B
Best roast we’ve ever had!!! would definitely recommend going here for a Sunday lunch. The carriages are a fantastic place to sit and enjoy a great meal, Credit to all the staff, really friendly and very attentive, Extra credit to the chefs, beautiful food cooked to perfection
Jo C
Well, what can I say. The Station Kitchen is outstanding in every way. The food is fantastic (freshly cooked, locally sourced ingredients and interesting menu), the wide variety of drinks on offer, the ambience is amazing from the decor to the lighting to the music, just perfect. But the best part is the staff who go out of their way to accommodate any requests and make your evening a special one. Claire was wonderful in organising our booking and dealing with the many questions we had but Sophie made our night! She was attentive, fun, knowledgeable and even joined one of our guests in a ‘rap’! Can’t wait to return soon.
Grandabe
Great food in an old railway carriage. Good service, a little chilly but warmed up as more people arrived. A plentiful Sunday roast with all the trimmings, hot and tasty.
Tried the new venture The SK’s pub lunch’ with friends and we had a really good time. The carriage was warm and toasty on a cold but dry January day the staff as usual were lovely and our meals enjoyable. First time I have had crispy eggs and they were excellent with a runny yolk and perfectly cooked white will have them again! The sharing plate also looked great as did on the all of the food we saw going to other diners always good to see what food is available!
We have visited this restaurant on 2 or 3 occasions and we have had beautifully cooked, flavoursome meals in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere every time. This restaurant has become a nostalgic favourite to us, as a couple, as every visit has been consistently enjoyable (for food and atmosphere). It is so well received to find a restaurant that is unimposing and welcoming (for dogs also in the old station building rather than in the carriages although we have eaten in both) yet does not break the bank and serves meals with such a well derived menu of interesting ingredients and flavours, without over-complicating matters. The venue is quirky, vibrant and of a 1920s, art deco design (I think). The setting is unique, being set in the the old railway station (and carriages on the old tracks) with a chef that understands flavours and hosts a good combination of meals, with the Penang Seafood curry a firm favourite. Love this place. Our favourite restaurant in Bridport and we will be back soon. In a couple of weeks actually, and we live in Hampshire. ;)
Amazing place! Very quirky. Although the food is on the expensive side, it is fantastic! The service, atmosphere and train coach setting are amazing. Staff are also great (especially Lu Lu). It was my wife’s and I’s wedding anniversary and the staff even made sure there was an anniversary card and small gift on our table (nice, personal touch). We’ll be coming back again.Parking: Free parking after 6pm
My partner and I attended for New Year’s Eve dinner. Lovely quirky setting. However service was really bad and my beef wellington was served to me with the beef still wrapped in plastic from the cooking process. Not much of an apology given. Ended up leaving without eating a main it was that bad an experience. Wrote them an email complaining about my experience and gave them a week to reply. Nothing. So here’s my review I guess. Wouldn’t recommend.
A very mixed experience. The carriage we dined in (Brunel) I think, was quirky and the theme and decor certainly different and interesting. However the menu was disappointing. Starters were tasty but a very limited choice of main courses. Although seen on line beforehand I had assumed specials etc would have complimented the choices. I hadn't expected the pizzas to be be available in our A la Carte carriage but am guessing as it's a very quiet time of year all guests were in the one carriage. However spending £38 for a beef main course for example, served alongside pizzas........that didn't feel like a "special" dining experience.Although I appreciate the fine dining and pizza style dining are probably separate in high season. It's a great venue with huge potential but perhaps needs more reasonable priced innovative dishes on the a la Carte dinner menu to sustain local revisits which really are needed during the low season. Service was odd - too much clearing whilst eating - and not up the standard expected of the main menu prices.
We came here for lunch after reading an article in the Dorset Magazine. Wonderful quirky carriage and the food was excellent. We had the Mediterranean Moussaka - delicious - not really like a moussaka at all and my partner had the veggie curry - wonderful flavours and tastes. Staff were excellent. Will be back soon.
The prices here are comparable with London restaurants, but this is just Bridport where prices are mostly about 50% lower. That gives an expectation of attention to detail, which was sadly missing. Clearly the chef is talented, but the rest is frankly shambolic. The menus have some imaginative touches and the food is nice, but that alone does not justify these prices. Where do we start? The web site describes their beloved antique railway carriages, giving the impression we would be dining in comfortable passenger coaches as commonly used for dining on many heritage railways, but in reality they are parcels vans with random old tables and chairs inside - and no windows! Much is made of their hand-made special focaccia bread - we were given one very small piece each, which was indeed delicious but no second piece was offered and the bread plates were taken away before the starter even arrived! This seemed very mean. Soup (veloute) was nice but served with no spoons, and waiting staff swiftly disappeared! So we had to wait for someone to come back and ask for some. Then dessert spoons were brought, and left in a stack on the table, not laid. Eventually someone else came with some soup spoons, by which time we had started. Main courses arrived at different times, although we were only a group of 3. The waiting staff had little idea of how to wait table with any sort of formality, reaching over customers to serve others, and generally demonstrating a total lack of training in proper waiting etiquette. Toilets are outside at the end of the platform, basic Portaloos decorated with a vase full of dried rushes! This would have been tolerable except that being a very wet night, it was necessary to put a coat on to get to the toilet, and when you get there, there's nowhere to hang your coat! My wife complained that she had nowhere to hang or place her handbag other than on the wet, dirty floor. Not good enough! When a gent takes a lady out for what is anticipated to be an expensive meal, she gets dolled up and gets out her best accessories, not expecting to have to put a £500 handbag down on a wet floor and drape her dress coat over a sink. All of these seem like small things, but overall it demonstrates complete lack of attention to detail which is not good enough at these top-dollar prices. The place could easily be so much better if they had a good Maitre D' in charge who would deal with all these issues. As it is, I'm sorry, although the food is good, the experience is just not worth anything like the money charged.
Unfortunately not a good experience. Cost us £160 for very little food. Kids chips were £6-7 in a tiny dish and the cheese board for £7 had 6 grapes and charcoal crackers. I wanted a meal off the kids menu as the locals dishes 2 for £19 only had two options. This was frowned upon when I asked. Kids meals at £15 each is far too expensive. The added service charge of £18 was really shocking. In totalwe spent £160 for 4 adults, one being a kids meal and I wish we went somewhere else. A lot of the dishes were extra too, for example if you wanted the salmon as a starter that wasn’t included in the locals deal despite being listed. Save your money and go elsewhere. We booked because we wanted the pizzas but these are only served in the evening which isn’t made clear. We wanted to cancel but would have cost us £10 per head.
Absolutely superb. Great service, amazing decor, fabulous food. Not first visit, would recommend without hesitation.
After two weeks coming to you as half way point to take my elderly mum to Cornwall and back. We thoroughly enjoyed our roasts with you and desserts. However I decided to have the port which was beautiful. Please could I ask where you came to find your port glasses which made the port go down very nicely.Many thanksSelina.
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Well what can I say, most of us only write a review when you've had a fab meal or poor experience this is true and I'm afraid ours was poor. My brother in-law was down from Manchester loves trains and worked for many years on the Northern Bell as a waiter as second job because he loves trains. We are not snobs but all have been in the catering game for many years having fish knifes as butter knifes wasnt a good start. We all went for the locals deal £19 for two courses which only had two choices per starter and main course non-veggie and veggie. The starters were ok but the main course well we ordered corn fed chicken more like a chick. The drinks are over priced and wasn't impressed with the whole experience was more of a tourist rip off and added 12.5% service charge which was optional and we declined. This place is over rated so unless you have deep pockets or on diet give it a swerve.
Arrived early but got to spend time alone taking in all it has to see!!! It’s one hell of an experience I’d recommend as a treat, we loved it, so full of character and a nice atmosphere. If you love trains then test yourselves.
Best roast we’ve ever had!!! would definitely recommend going here for a Sunday lunch. The carriages are a fantastic place to sit and enjoy a great meal, Credit to all the staff, really friendly and very attentive, Extra credit to the chefs, beautiful food cooked to perfection
Well, what can I say. The Station Kitchen is outstanding in every way. The food is fantastic (freshly cooked, locally sourced ingredients and interesting menu), the wide variety of drinks on offer, the ambience is amazing from the decor to the lighting to the music, just perfect. But the best part is the staff who go out of their way to accommodate any requests and make your evening a special one. Claire was wonderful in organising our booking and dealing with the many questions we had but Sophie made our night! She was attentive, fun, knowledgeable and even joined one of our guests in a ‘rap’! Can’t wait to return soon.
Great food in an old railway carriage. Good service, a little chilly but warmed up as more people arrived. A plentiful Sunday roast with all the trimmings, hot and tasty.