Set in a cutesy part of Newton Centre, exactly where the green line stops, is the local favorite, Deluxe Station Diner. The old train station is a beautiful building, everything is mahogany stained wood with decor back to the glory days of train travel. The owners of Deluxe Station Diner remodeled the building in 2010 to create an eatery that is anything but a stereotypical diner.
The menu has some things on it that you might expect: meatloaf, chicken pot pie, fish and chips; and a few that had you go 'really?': vegetable curry, spaghetti and 'meatballs' (made with eggplant instead of meat) and a Thai noodle dish. As you people watch waiting for your meal to arrive, you realize that the menu is a reflection of the clientele, and it is as eclectic as they are. People of all ages, dressing styles, social classes, and professions frequent this stop - probably due to the ease of access and the high quality of all their homemade-made from scratch dishes.
I ordered the waiter's recommendation of Broasted Half Chicken which came with two sides. I choose mixed greens (which was exactly that, with a few grape tomato halves thrown in). When I asked the waiter to choose between the mac & cheese and sweet potato fries he gave me a look as if I must be a moron, he wrote down and muttered "mac & cheese" without letting me get another word in edgewise.
He was very correct in his recommendations though! The broasted chicken was a cross between broiled and roast chicken, so it had a crispy outside as if it had been deep fried, but the meat was juicy and pulled easily away from the bone. I was pleasantly surprised. It was also not over seasoned which was nice. Some places salt the heck out of the poor bird or cover it in thyme and then it also comes greasy. DSD let the quality of the meat shine through, which I really appreciated! The mixed greens were fresh and a nice thing to break up the cheesey deliciousness of the mac & cheese, which was creamy and saucy, with extra cheese melted on top. I was to full to finish it and it made a fabulous lunch reheated today!
The Deluxe Station Diner also has a selection of microbrews and small batch wines to go with the food. The choices fit the character of the place with things like Alagash White (ME), Smuttynose IPA (NH) or Original Sin Cider (NY).
The atmosphere of this place is fabulous, the location is great with plenty of street parking, the noise level is good (the T came by multiple times during the 2.5 hours I was there, and you never heard it once), and the food is fantastic and reasonably priced (dinner for 2 with 2 beers = $42 + tip).
Deluxe Station Diner gets an A most definitely.
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