Station House

What a great addition to the Forest Hills area!  My husband and I stopped by this past weekend to check it out and we were impressed!  This place has a cool ambiance, a great selection of craft beer, and an awesome bar staff!
My husband is really into beer and he loved the beer selection.  I, on the other hand, have never really found my way into beer but I figured I should give it a try and see if within this large beer selection there may be a beer I would like.  I told the bartender that I'm unfamiliar with craft beer, and she was extremely accomodating!  She provided 3 different samples of beers she felt I would like and low and behold we were able to find a winner!  
The only piece of my experience that wasn't top notch was the food.  We ordered a pizza and fried meatballs.  Not only did it take almost a half an hour for the food to arrive, but when it got there we found the pizza to be underwhelming and the meatballs weren't thoroughly cooked.   The bartender (chris) did warn us upon ordering the pizza that it would be small, but it was also soggy and the sauce was a little saltier in my opinion than it should be.  Also, the meatballs had far too much beer batter.  
In conclusion- Station House has a lot of good things going for it.  Once the food catches up with all the other awesome elements this bar has to offer there is no doubt in my mind that it will do very well here in Forest Hills.  As far as I'm concerned- I'll be back for sure!

Never thought I would give a bar five stars, but here I am.  This place is a keeper. So glad we have some more quality choices in the Forest Hills neighborhood.  RIght downstairs from the LIRR and a block from the subway, you couldn't get any more convenient. Add to that an excellent beer and liquor selection, plus some amazing food, you got yourself a winner.
My fiance and I choose to celebrate her birthday at Station House earlier tonight.  We called around six to have a table of 10 set aside for us. Keep in mind, this is a bar that serves food, not a restaurant with a bar, so people tend to linger at the tables and make it harder to find / secure one. None the less, the manager (Bobby) assured us he would do everything he could to make it happen for us.
While waiting for the table, our party made camp at one of the long standing-level wall-side tables adjacent to the bar. These are great, since it provides somewhere to hang out when the bar is packed (which it usually is). Drinks were more than easy to order, seeing as they have a scrolling menu of the day's beer selections right up on flat screen TVs all around the joint. Why has no other bar thought of this?!?!
Knowing we were a large party waiting for a table, Bobby hooked us up with a waitress to keep up with our drink orders (instead of having to go to the bar every time) and to get us some apps while we waited.  Appetizers: Fried Pickles (with amazingly tasty pickles, unruined by the fryer like many fried pickle dishes), Short Rib Empanadas (very interesting mix that works so well in so many different ways), and Bourbon BBQ Wings (these aren't your typical buffalo-wing-sized portions... these things came with the wing, the leg, the shoulder, and half the chicken! excellently flavored, contending with the best.)  
At around 8:15 (only 15-minutes later than expected), Bobby and the staff were able to put some tables together for us in the back. Again, keep in mind, it's tough to set-aside tables for a group in a small bar, but they were able to make it happen. Great waiter and waitress service. Everyone is beyond polite, and they all have the best taste in music.  (I had a bro moment with one waiter who was wearing a Parlor Mob t-shirt.)  The bar itself also has an amazing soundtrack... all good rock / alternative, all the time. Not your cup of tea? Too bad, screw off.
Dinner time. My entire party was blown away by the food. Not one person was left anything to desire. Quotes of the night sounded like "This is the best steak sandwich I've ever had" and "This rivals southern BBQ sandwiches."  Not kidding. I had "The Big Pig"... pulled pig in delectable sauce with amazingly composed house slaw and a fresh-as-hell brioshe bun. I also had a bite of my fiance's "Many Cheese Mac" which lives up to its name and becomes addicting after the first bite. Also tried the truffle fries, which could have been sprinkled with crack the way I was stealing them from my friend.  All around, just great stuff.
Desert time:  You only have two choices.... a Fried Snickers Bar with Bacon and Bourbon Glaze, or a Brownie with Bourbon Caramel and Homemade Whipped Cream.  Not sure who would ever want anything else.  Try them both, but stay for the fried snickers bar.  It's almost too good... until you get a sugar rush and you realize that you just screwed up 3 weeks at the gym.  Whatever, it was worth it. I REGRET NOTHING!!
So yes, they have great food, great beer, great liquor, a great location, great music, and a great ambiance.  But what blew me away more than anything was the staff. Bobby (he's the manager, remember?) hooked us up and made sure we had a great time the entire night.  You just can't be afraid to ask, talk, and be friendly.  It goes a long way with great business managers and receiving great customer service, both of which the Station House has to offer. I will most definitely be returning soon. And I suggest you do the same.

I really wanted to like this place but the foods was just decent.  We ordered some beers and got a nice table in the back.  It was a little loud so we had to shout.  

Things we tried:
Special of the day - Lobster roll for $12 with a fruit cup.  Should've asked if it was real lobster, cuz it wasn't.  It looked unappetizing and dry.  The buttered roll was the best thing about it.

Beet and arugula salad with pan seared goat cheese.  This was very good but there was some grit in it, not sure the greens were washed properly.

The wings:  These were spicy and huge!  About the same size as the ones from Dallas BBQ and they have the baby drumstick attached to them.  The accompanying blue cheese was chunky and satisfying.

Beer battered fish & chips:  the batter was so thick!  I peeled it off and ate the fish which was dry and overlooked. Only the fries were good.

Poutine:  They were good but needed more gravy!

The ribs:  Generous and meaty but not falling off the bones tender or flavorful.  The flavor was on the sauce which it was only coated in.

The prices were reasonable for the portion sizes we received.  We ordered everything off the "sharing" section of the menu but they were definitely sized per person. I'm not sure I'd come here again, maybe just for beer and wings because everything else was just so so.  Our server forgot about us once she gave us all our food so we didn't even get a second round of drinks.

The beer menu selection is extensive and it rotates on TV's mounted on the wall.  We saw them updating the beers using Powerpoint.  The rest of the TV's are for sports.  High stools and high seating with dim lighting, a typical bar/gastropub atmosphere.