Clarksville Station

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  Was asked to try this place on the recommendation, not really what I was expecting. I didn't really find the place all that appealing and was not a fan of the small salad bar with shreded lettuce. Food was good, but not at the price they were charging.

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  Posted on 05.13.13 James B.

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  I live in the area and hadn't been there in 15 years till recently.  Now I know why!  The food was good but nothing extraordinary.  A little pricey especially the kids menu, advertise specials they don't have and then do not offer anything else for that price and broken chairs.  When our large group asked the owner about he special advertised that they didn't have, he was unwilling to offer anything at all .  That was mainly the reason we went there. We mentioned to the owners wife that we wish a special was offered she just stared at us.  She then just said ok.  Our group told her we wouldn't be back and she said ok.  Obviously they do not care about customer satisfaction or their business which would explain why there were only 2 other tables in the restaurant besides our group!

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  Posted on 04.10.13 Lorri D.

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  This is a fantastic place to eat lunch or dinner anytime.  This locally owned place has everything about railroads on the walls. And it actually was a railroad station in Clarksville, VA and moved down to Roxboro, NC and has not one but two railroad cars on either side.  On the menu is steaks, burgers, chicken, soups & salad. If you order a burger or chicken sandwich they have a buffet that you can pick items to put on it.  They also have a salad bar.  The prices on the menu range from $3.50 to $25.00.  T-bone steaks are $15.00 Sunday to Thursday and on Sundays they have $10.00 lunch buffet including entree, drink and dessert.
  
  Food B
  Staff A
  Decor A
  Location B
  Health Inspection Grade 92.5

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  Posted on 12.16.12 Scott K.

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  I love this place. Great food and great service. Everyone is extremely friendly. Being from Roxboro, I have been coming here for quite a while.  They changed ownership maybe two years ago. Sinc then and because I wasn't in town very much, I hadn't been here in a while. I went back last night and the food was just as good as I remember it. I currently live in New York City and am thus very used to having wonderful food.  With that said, if this place were in NYC, I would still seek it out.
  
  Despite all of the positives, I think the prices may be a few dollars too much, and the salad bar was not as good as before. The salad bar just had shredded iceberg lettuce. Before the had bigger pieces of iceberg. Although they never have had mixed greens lettuce as far I can remember, it would be nice for them to have that.
  
  My favorite dish here is the chicken haimson. It is so flavorful. I love it. My parents like pretty much all of the steaks.
  
  I think this is the best restaurant in Roxboro by far.

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  Posted on 03.03.12 Russell M.

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  I dined here, not by choice, today with some clients who chose this place for lunch. They bragged about how great the salad bar is so I was super excited.
  
  First, the place is set off the road in Roxboro where you could almost miss it for being just an old train station, which apparently it is. My dining companions who were from Roxboro told me that it used to be the train depot and that even the train car that is attached to the building is known to be haunted. That's about as exciting as this place gets.
  
  We arrived at 12:15pm and stayed for a lunch meeting that lasted almotst 2 hours. We were one of 4 groups who dined here all day during the lunch "rush". The menu was limited with fatty/dried foods or steaks. I opted for the famous salad bar which was anything but...
  
  I HATE iceberg lettuce and unfortunately, there were no other choices. It reminds me of getting a side salad at a school cafeteria. YUCKO! So I wouldn't embarass my clients, I continued as if it were hitting the spot. The salad bar literally had iceberg lettuce, cucumbers and tomatoes, cheese, croutons, and 5 different dressings. Huh? Where is the fabulous bar? Luckly, I was able to order a chicken breast cut up to add to my salad but after I took a bite, it tasted like it had been marinated in pineapple juice which I also am not a fan of.
  
  The server was pleasant and didn't bug us constantly but was attending and made sure we had refills. This is actually what allowed me to put give Clarksville Station 2 stars rather than 1.
  
  Maybe this place is happening at dinner. Maybe their steaks are the best tasting steaks in the county but I probably won't revisit to find out.
  I went hoping to eat a healthy salad or any other healthy meal, and left starving wishing my poor choice of fast food would have won out.
  
  Oh well.... you can't win them all.

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  Posted on 10.07.11 Shannon A.

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  Well our experience was much better than the last review.  We found the atmosphere very quaint.  The rail car and other nostalgia was very nice.  The staff was great. They were very pleasant and quick to refill drinks.  There was pretty good selection.  In our party we had the steak salad, fried catfish, and the rib special.  Everyone loved their food.  The fried catfish came with excellent fries.  The steak on the salad was great.  The ribs were terrific and plentiful. I would definitely recommend this place.  It is not the fanciest place i've been,but I will be going back tomorrow

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  Posted on 06.05.11 David W.

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  This place is probably a little closer to 2 stars than 3 but since you can't give it a half star I choose the more polite route. Anyway, the restaurant itself is nothing terribly special. It does have an old train car connected to the building but the inside is kinda on the run down side. I opted out of the appetizer as nothing stood out to me, but most of the choices we deep fried. For dinner I ordered the bacon wrapped filet, the cut itself was not the best and it reminded me of the pre packaged cookie cutter steaks you can find at your local grocery store. But I can say it was cooked very well. The meal came with steak fries which tasted like they might have sat in the freezer a little too long and the salad bar. The salad bar itself had quite a few choices although many of them didn't look that fresh, and the only option was some low grade iceberg. Not sure if there is a better option for steak in the area as I travel on business but this place out not be my first choice.

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  Posted on 11.17.10 Matt G.

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