The PiPress reports on new dining digs in downtown White Bear Lake: Manitou Station. The restaurant is in a large building with a spacious bar and patio, plus banquet facilities upstairs. The menu offers basic American fare, plus English specialties, including fish & chips, Guinness beef stew, and hard-to-find Scotch eggs. 
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We dined at Manitou Station and we were not very impressed. It was beautifully decorated, but very dark. It was hard to read the menu. It was also very loud. It was like you walked into a popular bar on a Friday or Saturday night, but it was a Wednesday night. The food was pricey as well as the drinks. I don't think that we will be returning. Another problem is there is no parking for such a large restaurant/banquet facility.
Posted On: Friday, Nov. 6 2009 @ 2:23PMI LOVED this restaurant. I felt very comfortable and welcome here. The staff is EXTREMELY friendly and the food was amazing. I feel that for the quality of the food and the unique items they make, the prices are very reasonable. The banquet area upstairs is beautiful and a nice size for any occasion. I will definately be returning and recommending this place to friends and family.
Posted On: Friday, Nov. 6 2009 @ 9:35PMWe absolutely loved the service/food/ambience of Manitou Station. The decor is beautiful and the food was absolutely delicious and well priced for what you got. The noise level was no different than any other restaurant. Our server, Beth, was THE BEST!!! We'll definitely ask for her the next time we visit. WB is always in need of good new restaurants. Keep up the good work! The only down-fall would be the parking; however, having to walk a couple of blocks isn't the worst thing in the world and it gets you to see some of the other cute local downtown shops.
Posted On: Saturday, Nov. 14 2009 @ 5:06PMI have lived and worked in white bear lake for years found my way around a few different watering holes and have watched manitou station develop from the empty lot that sat two years ago. I want to love this restaurant, I really do, but I've found myself avoiding it for not yet certain reasons. Don't get me wrong, I've checked it out a few times but there is nothing that draws me to this joint, the food was acceptable but I don't plan to write home about it, the service was hot and cold, and the bar staff was uninformed, they are trying extremely hard, and hopefully within the coming months they find their footing but right now its not on my short list. I would reccommend checking them out in hopes that you might have a better experience but I would probably wait until you're in the area...
Posted On: Thursday, Nov. 19 2009 @ 8:34PM
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