Central Station Bar and Grill
10 E Main St, Turlock
(209) 669-1010
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Came across this place by accident and it was amazing. Great food, the club sandwich was one of the best and avocado bagel absolutely amazing. Atmosphere was perfect and even had a train that goes around the dining area. Lunch was perfect. Thank you. Also, extra points for the SF Giants shoutouts :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had the Cobb salad and the take them to the station burger. It was really good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
If I could give a zero I would ... They took very long time to come to the front to even see us walk in...we sat outside ordering over price food and they didn't even have all the food that came on the plate?? No mash potatoes no this no that..the fryer was down for fish and chips .... The timing was over 45 min for food .. keep in mind we can only order salads.... Right now the waiter even said .. I'm sorry we usually don't have people... Like really... Over priced with poor food not even a drink variety...def. go somewhere else..we ended up leaving after 1 hour and 7min of not getting out 3 salads... No one was inside the restaurant.. idk if the other reviews are from people who work there. But I promise worse place ever!!!! As we got up to leave there was other people inside the restaurant with there food and fries fish...but they told us that the fryer was down. Please save it money and go to Applebee's like we had too fast and better service the owner doesn't care for his restaurant and it shows as a restaurant manager of 17 years... I would fail this as an audit.
Worst experience ever! What a waste of time! First, we walked in, and no one was there to greet us. We finally got seated. She took our order and came back to tell us that, sorry, the fryer was down; they couldn't make fish and chips. So we all ordered salads; they also told us they had no mashed potatoes. So my friend said never mind on her entire order. We waited for an hour! Still nothing! Worst service ever. I am so mad we wasted our time. Will never give this place a chance again
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The food was delicious will definitely go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
So we stopped in this afternoon to get a quick bite to eat. The service was quick, friendly & very attentive to our needs. When asked what our server (Lacy) recommended she explained she had just recently been hired & had not tried most of the menu but did say the few items she had tried were all very good. Her honesty & friendliness shined. My wife had a pesto pasta & I went with the classic cheeseburger. Both were served timely & hot. The onion rings that came with my burger were diffentily above average & the burger was very juicy & tasteful. I tried the pasta (which I normally don't care for & found it to be a nice surprise). I think the service & friendly conversations we exchanged with Lacy made the food better but will for sure go there again to see if that was the case or if it's always this enjoyable. SEE FOR YOURSELF!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Place was clean, staff was friendly, our waitress sisi was attentive. We ordered the chicken picata and central station burger, both were delicious and fresh. Chicken had such good flavor and juicy. Patty was cooked perfectly, the fries were crispy and flavorful.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My wife and i went here on 5/3/25 for the first time and it was a great experience all the way around, our Server Sisi was excellent, there are not many servers like her left! Shout out to Sisi!
The hamburger was dry. The special sauce... Not so special.
This was our first time here. We chose to sit outside not thinking about the train but I’m really not sure it would matter. That train is LOUD!!! It came by once when we were eating and once as we were driving out of the parking lot to leave. There are also a lot of homeless in the area and they made it kind of uncomfortable. They were yelling and playing music (there is already music playing on a pole near the restaurant) so it was a bit chaotic. The food was good but not something I would go back for. I do love that they have their own parking lot since it’s hard to find parking downtown sometimes. If you’ve been curious and want to eat here maybe eat inside no matter how nice the weather is.
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Went during what appeared to be a very slow night. There was two other tables one with 2-3 people at a table. Ordered chicken picatta and cajun pasta, cheese pizza kids meal and macaroni and cheese kids meal. Waited over an hour to get our food and was told because the doordash orders had the kitchen backed up. Once we got or food, a pepperoni pizza came out to which we just took because of the wait at this point. All of the rest of the food looked as if it had been sitting out for a while. The kids mac and cheese was separated and mostly cheese sauce with hardly any noodles, the cajun pasta was dry, and the chicken on my chicken picatta was as if it had been fried and then sat out for hours it was so hard and dry. Let the waitress know about my chicken and they took it back and i just ended up getting a salad because of the amount of time we had been waiting already. Got a plain caesar salad that was ok. The lettuce was not very fresh. Overall, not a great experience.
How do you advertise a vegan burger, accidentally serve a non-vegan burger instead, let the person eat half of it before realizing the mistake, and then not comp the item—especially on a ~$150 bill? That’s pretty disappointing. The server was kind and apologetic, but this really should’ve been handled better. I won’t be returning, and I’ll be leaving a review on HappyCow so other vegans are aware.
Edit: Since Google reviews doesn’t allow replies—just a quick note for the owner: I didn’t request a lettuce wrap. Your menu says “lettuce wrapped vegan patty with condiments on the side.” What we were served was a brioche bun burger with everything on it, including mayonnaise. So, respectfully, please review your own menu before implying the error was on the customer. Also, the bit about driving in to take photos… I’m not sure what that was about. Were you photographing food from the trash? That’s a bit odd. How would you know what I was served if you weren't there? Lots of people there, no staff. Kinda fishy!
My original review didn’t even include everything that went wrong, but I am adding them since the owner's reply. Other members of our party were also served incorrect orders, and one friend got something entirely different from what they ordered. Our salad arrived 20 minutes after the rest of the food. I chose not to mention all that at first because—hey, mistakes happen, and that’s understandable.
But serving non-vegan food to someone who specifically ordered a vegan item? That’s a serious issue. Most places—even diners—would comp that without hesitation. Denny’s would. Just something to think about.
The owner’s response came off a bit defensive and dismissive. I understand if you take something seriously, and I think it's great you care about your vegan customers... so maybe it would be more helpful to support your clearly overworked staff instead.
Okay, I’ve been here 4 times. The first 2 times awhile ago were good. Third time was a mess. Terrible service, no one checking up on us, food was wrong, they served the cilantro lime chicken salad with Italian balsamic vinegar which tasted terrible with the rest of the dish and when asked about it, they just said that they were out of the cilantro lime dressing (but they did not say this when we ordered and did not ask for a preferred replacement).
Fourth time there was today, and this experience was just SO BAD, we are officially done with this place. We went as a group of 5. We were not served water, our server was missing for long periods of time, and when we tried to establish separate checks at the beginning, we were told that he would divide them at the end.
The singular appetizer was served at the same time as the food (even though all the dishes came out at wildly different times, so we had to sit and wait a LONG TIME for everyone to get their food before eating). Now here’s the real kicker: one burger was served incorrectly with a different burger being served, but the biggest issue is that we had a vegan member of our party who ordered the vegan burger which said it would be served on a lettuce wrap.
Our vegan friend was served a vegan burger on a non vegan bun with mayonnaise which they unfortunately ate a few bites of before realizing that the dish was not in fact vegan at all. We then had to wait again a long while for the food to be corrected. The incorrect meat burger was not remade, and they just added toppings to it, so it was cold by the time it was served again and eaten.
When we were given the check, it was not divided, so we had to ask again for split tabs. The server gave us a pen and told us to divide it ourselves. Then, he still input the tabs wrong, and someone was charged for a meal they did not order.
Nothing was comped to rectify the experience of food being wrong, and the vegan burger being served not vegan. Terrible experience, and we will not be back.
They have a new menu and I really like their new items. We had the Station Nachos and pesto pasta— both were great. I also tried their lovebug Valentines Day themed drink and it was delicious. For dessert we had the bread pudding too. I heard they got a new kitchen manager and I LOVE the changes!
We had a great experience! Group of 9. We all loved our food! The grilled chicken and juicy burgers were amazing, the buns they serve extra delicious. Beer batter fries too! Love the pizza with their rustic crust. And great desserts. We had the fresh baked cookies served in a skillet with ice cream on top, and beignets. I was so excited to find beignets in Turlock and they were extra good! Our server was super friendly, got all our orders correct, and great customer service! It’s one my top places to eat in Turlock now!
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