Eastern Railroad Discussion > My favorite depot restaurant

We had lunch at my favorite depot restaurant. . . . In Berea, OH. Great burger and fries. Lots of trains. Warm sunny weather. Doesn’t get much better than that.

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you should give them a good revue on trip advisor , help increase customer base , 

engineer_rich Wrote:
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> We had lunch at my favorite depot restaurant. . .
> . In Berea, OH. Great burger and fries. Lots of
> trains. Warm sunny weather. Doesn’t get much
> better than that.
>
Does that place still have the same owners as the place in the ex-Erie station in Kent, OH?

For those of us that don’t know, what is the name of the restaurant?

Appalachianrails Wrote:
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> For those of us that don’t know, what is the
> name of the restaurant?

Berea Depot Bar and Restaurant

Thanks

exopr Wrote:
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> Appalachianrails Wrote:
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> > For those of us that don’t know, what is the
> > name of the restaurant?
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> Berea Depot Bar and Restaurant

Thanks for posting.  I will be in Cleveland next month and will add this place to my list of dining options.  Perch on the menu is a big plus.

Here's the website:

https://www.bereadepot.com/

Berea Depot Restaurant

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Hey! I just spent 20 minutes looking at the depot and its surrondings. Nice!  I found the Bearea, Oh railfan guide, very well done.
It just went on my "Places to Visit" list. How busy is CSX through there these days? Does it fluctuate with new car model shipments, winter, etc?
Thanks for starting this thread, I just learned a bunch

CSX: 28+ per day;   NS: 40+ per day

Thanks MEKoch!

MEKoch Wrote:
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> CSX: 28+ per day;   NS: 40+ per day

njmidland Wrote:
> Does that place still have the same owners as the
> place in the ex-Erie station in Kent, OH?

A.  If the Kent restaurant you are referring to is the Pufferbelly, it closed on 1/1/17.  The restaurant that has taken its place is Treno [ how imaginative....] with a "northern Italian" menu, more limited [ at least at lunch ] and pricier than the predecessor.
     I did like the Pufferbelly -- but passed on Treno.

B.  I have had two lunches at the Berea Station and did not enjoy either one.  My railfan + boon companion says that's because I ordered the same thing both times;  I don't remember, but it certainly was possible because their menu didn't have that many choices that appealed to me.  However, a look at their menu [ interestingly the same for lunch and dinner ] on line 'just now' shows a number of choices I don't recall, so perhaps a third visit is in order.  On the last visit we tried one of the BBQ/sports bars across the bridge for a change, but that was before football season.

Of course, YMexperienceMV.

Best, SZ   [ old enough to have seen Lou 'The Toe' play -- before the NFL became a sewer....]

I have been to the restaurant three times in the past five years and each time I ordered something different and each time the food was very good.

Richard Hopper
Foster City, CA