Chelsea Station Restaurant Bar & Lounge — Restaurant in Chelsea

Pros: Extensive drink selection Often empty, so you feel like you have the place to yourself 80s music Sriracha Wings

Cons: Ownership (ineffective, and often inappropriate) 60% of Kitchen & Floor Staff (Exacerbated by the above) Extremely inconsistent operations (as a result of the 2 points above) Stale and poorly executed menu Lack of fresh and quality ingredients Overpriced (despite all the above points)

While I've had my fair share of 0 -1 star experiences at this place over the years, I've refrained and soldiered on simply because I'm local to the area and can often find this place empty and can curate my experience by overriding their menu and customizing dishes to my liking, including step by step instructions for the kitchen staff; the only way I justified returning after the countless experiences that would have turned away any level headed consumer long ago.

Experiences like unsolicited complaints from staff about ownership/management, complaints from ownership/management themselves on everything from their numerous negative reviews to reverse racism. Having a bartender begrudgingly prepare my meals citing the kitchen staff as busy, then presenting me with foul and expired reheated slop disguised as soup or a $30 salad featuring undercooked, over-salted chicken and greens that looked stomped on by a construction worker. I asked the bartender, who felt she was doing me a favor by horribly preparing my meal, if she'd feel comfortable with the security guard at her OBGYN administering her mammogram since the trained medical professionals "were busy," but she failed to grasp the analogy.

One of the owners is often found at the bar incessantly spouting factually devoid nonsense while patrons feign indifference, masking their skepticism with the occasional raised eyebrow pretending as if they're not both wary and weary of his tall tales. He is also too unbothered and without pride to refresh ice or replace limes in the routinely ordered cocktails.

At one point, the other owner, previously the more obnoxious of the two, accused me of leaving a negative Yelp review, only to realize he had mistaken me for another black guy : ) This is the same fellow who shared an unsolicited account of supposed reverse racism he encountered while dating a "black lesbian." This monologue went on while I awaited my meal, which unsurprisingly required sending back due to the prevailing issues plaguing the establishment.

Another disappointment is witnessing one of the owners give inappropriately close and prolonged hugs to younger female staff, who then cringe in disgust, then complain amongst each other the moment he slithers away.

Regrettably, it seems unlikely that any improvements...

Man, this is an awesome place!! The surroundings seem like a work of art. From the look of the facade that knows its history, to the organization of the bar in its colours and asymmetrical symmetry of its lines and shelves to the power of seeing the beauty of upcycled ornamental displays. Owners Mike and Mark are welcoming and friendly.

Mark is quick on a quip and a smile. His hospitality is top notch and makes you feel like you're meeting an old friend for the first time.

Mike is equally as hospitable, and is knowledgeable and proud of his craft. A master barman like none that I've ever met. If you like a cocktail, try his whisky sour it's good enough to make me question my favorite drink.

When we first entered, we were greeted by Mark at the host/hostess station, and had a simple welcoming conversation, on the way to our table.

We started with brunch. Chicken and waffles and coffee for me, and s'mores waffles and a mimosa flight for my wife. The waffles and chicken were perfectly cooked, and the cinnamon creme, Sriracha honey and real maple syrup sided it perfectly. A favorite mimosa from the flight could not easily be chosen.

After speaking with Mike for a short time about many things, food, drink, and otherwise, I decided that he sounded as though he knew exactly what he was doing, and I knew right away that I wanted to come back for celebratory drinks later that evening.

When we returned, I realized that I was right in doing so. Mike first made me a great classic old fashioned which I had ordered by name, then I asked him to make me something delicious. He came back with the aforementioned whisky sour, which was the best I've ever had.

With such great experiences, we decided to go back one more time on St Patrick's Day for an early dinner. The duck confit quesadilla was, again, delicious. The young server also made me a fantastic whisky sour and a nameless gin drink that was a great new cocktail. He was also very friendly, and was eager to help with anything that he could.

I could not say enough great things about this restaurant and bar and will be recommending it to anyone that I know that will be traveling to Boston in the future, and if you find yourself at one of the many great hotels in the area, do yourself a favor, and stop in for brunch on the weekend or dinner and a cocktail in...

I searched out "poutine near me" and came across this place in Chelsea I hadn't tried yet! I was excited to try it, and I specifically went for poutine! We ordered the poutine for an app, two burgers and fried chicken sandwich. There were three of us splitting the poutine so we only had a small helping for each of us, so we ate a few bites, but then we realized the poutine was missing an integral part of what makes a poutine! There was not a drop of gravy in the pan. All we had was fries, cheese and short rib and a couple quail eggs. When we informed the bartender that "Although it was good, It was missing an integral part of a poutine - the gravy!" and that's what it says on the menu. We didn't get any apology, or an "I'm sorry, how can we make it right for you?" or "Let me see if I can get you another one with gravy", or "let me take it off your check for you since it's not what you were expecting" which you'd typically get in a place with impeccable customer service, we just got "I haven't seen them use gravy in the last 3 years that I've been here" and that's it. Well if that's the case, then please don't call it Poutine, and take out the beef gravy in the description on your menu! I hate it when restaurants advertise something and that's not what you get. I see a couple pics of their poutine on Google. One does not seem to have any gravy, but on another pic I do see some. We were pretty disappointed not to have gravy with the fries. That IS the definition of poutine. [pou·tine/po͞oˈtēn/noun-CANADIAN - a dish of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy.] - If that's what you're looking for then don't go here because there is no gravy served on their poutine despite the description on their menu. {Their description: Le' Station Poutine - 18 Herbed truffle fries with shredded braised beef & short rib, cheese curd, quail eggs & beef gravy.} That being said, everything else - the burgers and my onion rings and the fried chicken sandwich were...