Station House Wine Bar & Grill

Having been a long time diner at the former Shell Station, I was happy to finally get to the totally redone restaurant. The decor is much updated (and it needed it), but the eating tables are much more crammed and claustrophobic due to the ginormous bar that was added. I suppose alcohol is much more profitable.
On the last 2 occasions, I just got appetizers - love the mussels. They were very good. I called on Wed. eve to get a reservation for Friday, knowing they might be crowded before the Square One show down the street. They were already closed so I left a message with my request and asked that they call me to confirm. Thursday came and nearly went until I decided to call back. A very confused sounding person said, "I got you covered." No apology for failing to return my call.
When I came for the 6:30 reservation, with 1 1/2 hours allotted for dinner before the show, they were running late. Still, there should have been plenty of time, except that we sat for 25 minutes without anyone coming over to serve us. Yet the table for 4 next to us, who sat down 15 minutes after us, was already getting food when I asked the bartender to please send someone over.
We ordered, then waited quite a long time for our soup. By then, we had to rush our entree out, shove it down and leave for the show. Not the best way to enjoy a meal.
When I told the owner on the way out, his response was inappropriate for the situation. Something about that he should be better at this.
To it's credit, the food I have had there to date has been good, but the whole pre-dining and dining experience leaves a lot to be desired.

I enjoyed the food at the station house but I am not happy about them trying to rip off their customers. I paid the check with a credit card but paid the tip in cash. When I got my credit card bill I noticed the charge was higher than I remember it being. Luckily I saved my receipt and saw that it didn't match. When I called the restaurant I spoke to the owner who when found the receipt saw that where I had written 'cash' for tip was crossed out and a tip had been written in by the server. Instead of being apologetic or even upset that his servers were ripping off his customers, he was rude and annoyed with me. For this reason I will never be back to the station house.

If your coming for Italian the food is fantastic! Homemade sauce is amazing. If you are coming for sushi.. Go someplace else. (For Example Tengda in Milford) Rolls were small and not as described in the menu.