The Station Hotel Pub and Kitchen — Restaurant in England

We decided to visit Bella Italia as it is known for its good Italian food selection at a fair price and they offer student discount which is a bonus!

However this Bella Italia was not the best one I have visited, but we still had an enjoyable meal. It is very quaint Italian style inside which is lovely but I did feel slightly cramped in and it did feel slightly dated and worn. The food that was served was of good standard and was what to be expected however the service was not too great. The staff were polite and friendly however they served half of the main meals while we were still eating the starters and then the remainder of the meals did not arrive for another 5 mins. I imagine this was a timing error in the kitchen so perhaps better communication between the floor staff and the kitchen staff may be needed? We also ordered a bottle of wine which did not arrive till we reminded them 3/4 of the way through the mains - perhaps another communication issue? We also found that at the end of the meal they had charged us for 2 bottles of wine and not one!

The food itself was presented and cooked well and the 3 courses were enjoyed by all. The cocktails were not as a great as other similar chains but we did still enjoy them. It was a nice evening out but would say no more than an average meal and certainly not the best Bella Italia...

I visited this pub for a meal with my family on a Monday early evening. The young lady behind the bar was welcoming, happy and friendly.

My teenage son is somewhat fussy and his meal, unfortunately, was not to his liking. I’m sure he’ll grow out of it (one day) but not before the chef had replaced the meal with a new one and without any fuss. The young man working there insisted that the chef wanted my son to be happy with his meal.

I have to say, the service and friendliness that I experienced today was exceptional. We were really made to feel welcome even though I was worried we may have been perceived as problem customers.

We all enjoyed the food which was to a very high standard. The food surpassed my expectations and the staff are friendly, helpful and appear to genuinely enjoy working there. I would like to say a big thank you to the chef and the two young people running front of house. You really excelled today.

This is a pub that I look forward to visiting again. I think they deserve my custom and I think they deserve yours too. I recommend you...

So, it turns out that in 20 plus years, I've never used 100% of the foot passage at Preston Park Station to go from one side of the tracks to the other. Up til now, its been halfway through then up the stairs to the platform level. What an exciting opportunity for a little midweek adventure that will include lunch, I thought. First surprise was that once through the foot tunnel and up the stairs on the other side, there was a footpath I wasn't expecting, so i probably wasn't going to be where I thought I would be and just because I hadn't told anyone where i was going, I was about to be kidnapped, or at least about to be faced with a dystopian flight of steps up to the posher end of Dyke Road and get whipped across the face for looking in the window of Mr D'Arcy's Horseless carriage and opium emporium. Pleasantly surprised to find the station house was directly opposite the end of the (admittedly short) footpath, no Led Zeppelin stairways at all. Unfortunately, Not open for lunch when I visited. Kitchen reopens at 4pm...