Phenomenal cauliflower fritters these things are a have to have appetizer. Great location to relax with friends and enjoys each other's company. You can sit outside or inside. They have a rotating selection of beer and always have some seasonal favorites. The bartenders have excellent cocktail making skills and serve up a good old fashioned. The ribeye was cooked just right and the Gorgonzola cream sauce is a great pairing. My only complaint is the sides were not very good i barely eat any of them and was sad to be wasting food. read more

Olde Hickory Station - Ribeye with Gorgonzola cream sauce green beans and mashed potatoes - New American Near Me - Hickory, North Carolina

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A very traditional place in downtown Hickory. Seems like a popular place to enjoy the downtown area! Wonderfully renovated from an old train station but set up beautifully for a historic feel to the restaurant. Covid restrictions are in place and I do feel safe and comfortable inside. The food and service was a little disappointing. I'm not one to complain but I feel I would not do a researcher justice without letting you know my food experience. I ordered the fried chicken and biscuit breakfast meal. Unfortunately the eggs came out cold, and the fried was dry and didn't taste much flavor. I was trying this place out because I had heard of the popularity from this specific dish, but I didn't get that feel when I tried it. The chicken was cooked too long, making it dry, and it had no real flavor. Much of the flavor was reliant upon the gravy. It felt like a lazy dish and the chicken wasn't even crispy as it should be when fried. Even if it was over-cooked it seems it should be crispy, right? I think this chicken may have been pre-cooked and then oven warmed before serving. Very disappointing. read more

Olde Hickory Station - Fried chicken and biscuits with scrambled eggs. - New American Near Me - Hickory, North Carolina

my boyfriend and I came here for a date night; we sat at a booth in the main dining area. We were told that the server would be right with us... however it took the server 28 minutes before he swang by and said "sorry be right to ya". Our server was a middle aged guy; said he had over 12 tables at that point... he never made eye contact with either of us the entire time. the only time we saw him was when he finally brought my beer 30 minutes after i ordered it; and then dropped off the bill. he never checked on us. he was very rushed; very fast pace; and was not an enjoyable experience. He would run by our table and go "sorry" or "one sec" which was very unprofessional. i'm not expecting 5 star boujee service; but at least to ask us how our food was, to spend more time being personable, and maybe look us in the eyes. as far as food went; we ordered the island of mozzarella which was okay... however cold in the middle. like it had been sitting for a minute.... the main course was great!! i had the buffalo ckn pizza and my bf had the burger. apart from the terrible service, at least the food is good. honestly i enjoy coming here, i wont let this one bad experience ruin that for me bc as a server, we all have bad days and we all get the short end of the stick. i just wished he had explained more and maybe apologized. read more

Just had a fun and yummy dining experience. This was my first time in Hickory and my experience was great. The staff was super friendly and attentive. Met some clients/friends there for dinner. The location is the old train station that runs through Hickory, NC. There is an extensive craft beer list which is a huge plus for me. The wine selection was great and you can pick wine from the market. We opened with Cauliflower Fritters and a Meat and Cheese board. Both were delicious especially the fritters with the yummy cheese. As for the meat and cheeseboard, pickled items from eggs, okra, and pickles were yummy paired with cheese and meets. For dinner I got the Cajun snapper which was excellent! So much flavor and the meat was fresh and flavorful. Asparagus was cooked perfectly and the rice complimented the fish well. We closed out with some yummy desserts. Highly recommend if you visit Hickory, NC. read more

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Amazing food! Margarita pizza was a taste of Italy! Hot wings were a nice size and absolutely delicious!! The waiters are also very attentive! read more

Looking for a St Patrick's day meal. Hickory Station did not let me down. The corn beef, cabbage and roots were spot on. Wife had a ribeye, Mac n cheese and roots and everything was delicious. The only complaint was the tea was way too sweet. Those 3 gallon tea makers you add 5 to 5.5 cups of sugar is all and it will be sweet enough. But the waitress knew it was too sweet and brought over some unsweetened tea to remedy it. The atmosphere was warm and friendly. They were not that busy at 3 pm Monday which was good. read more

Seems very hit or miss these days. Disappointed that as I was about to eat my fruit / yogurt cup there was a black hair in it. I brought it to the attention of our waitress and she said "ok" and there was not an offer to replace it, or adjust my bill. read more

Basically myself and my family were ignored for a inordinate amount of time. When my mother-in-law asked to speak to a manager, the waitress refused. Needless to say, we left. read more

Shrimp and grits were suberb. Cauliflower fritters were awesome. Cuban sandwich with pulled pork was tasty. read more

Olde Hickory Station - Cauliflower fritters and shrimp and grits. - New American Near Me - Hickory, North Carolina

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Really good food. Nice selection of cheese and sliced meat. I'm glad I found this place on my way back to Raleigh from Chattanooga.

Wow just wow and I don't mean in a good way. Waited 40 minutes for my lunch (got there before lunch rush) watched four other tables get served before us and they all had arrived almost fifteen minutes after us. When we complained to the manager and asked for a comp, we were told we were " Just rude and they don't give refunds". Really upset we were so looking forward to eating there as we have had such enjoyable times and food there in the past. When management treats you this way kind of explains why there's problems in the kitchen. read more

The wait is not too long and you do not have to wait in the restaurant. They text you when a table is ready. The food is good and, as unbelievably as it sounds, the baked beans alone are worth the trip. Who knew a side dish could be the best food in the world. The servers are nice and helpful. read more

Olde Hickory Station - PB&J Chicken Waffles - New American Near Me - Hickory, North Carolina

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Working in the area decided on this place for dinner, what a great decision! Ordered the goat cheese burger and it was absolutely amazing tasting! Paired that with a great house made Heff-Weizen and it could not have been better choice for me. Service was great and the ambiance is a renovated old train station, so cool. Would give this place more than 5 stars if allowed. Definitely coming back to tour the menu when in the area. read more

Olde Hickory Station - New American Near Me - Hickory, North Carolina

I understood this restaurant is owned by the same folks that own Amos Howard's and the olde hickory tap room, which is just across the way from the station. They have all their beers available at each of those locations. We got there on a Saturday at 5ish. Place was packed, no seats available except at the bar and the common table. We sat at the common table. Service was friendly yet slow, I presume because they were busy. The food was tasty. Our group started with these cauliflower bites and hummus. Hummus was better, but both good. For dinner I had the tuna tataki, rare. They cooked it spot on. Two others at the table had salads that they really enjoyed. From the common table, since it's at a bar, there were tvs in view in every direction. A few people completing their day of golf at the bar controlled all remotes. Who you know I guess. I'd go back, food is a lot better than what you can get at either Amos Howard's or across the tracks at the tap room. Parking is a private lot shared with other businesses in union square. read more

Update: well we have been here soo many times and again everything has been delicious and the service good. I love their cheesecake. Today we tried to go somewhere else and had such a bad experience we ended up here again. Always good food and they make really good cocktails. I'm a fan of the Earl Grey Tea cocktail... can't remember the name and a bourbon blackberry one. I've had a variety of food on the menu from salads, turkey club, their specials and everything has been good. Nothings been "oh my God amazing" but always good and consistent. It's a place I always bring visitors while in town. They also take all the necessary Covid precautions that I feel safe eating there. read more

Make the food better again. I think this was a great place to eat. For some reason it has went downhill from what it once was. The best thing about the station is the cheese and meat deli. read more

Love it! The team was so friendly and the food was delicious! Pizza was bomb! Cocktails were perfect! read more

Came here on a Friday night around 9:00 for a drink and late dinner. We split a 10 inch pizza and both got a beer. Atmosphere was good - I enjoyed sitting outside with the string lights and scenic view of downtown Hickory. Our waitress was nice but very scattered and kept forgetting everything we asked for. Pizza was kind of tasteless and had to dump it in ranch for it taste good. read more

Olde Hickory Station - Blueberry Tart - New American Near Me - Hickory, North Carolina

Y'all. I can't even. I've never had such a bad experience at a restaurant in all my life. I don't even know where to start. Ugh. Ok. So walk in and put our name w the hostess for an outside table. It's a Thursday night, not super crowded but not empty either. For our 15 min wait we ordered drinks and meandered around the shop ans bought cheese and macaroons. Went and sat at the long table behind the bar and proceeded to wait 45mins. My bf asked me about it and the hostess checked and apparently I had given them the wrong number and when they called our name we didn't respond so our reservation was canceled. She was super nice and seated us anyway. Maybe my mistake, I'll own it. We had dinner and asked our server for a second round of drinks in the small yeti cups we brought w us. Now I can premise this by saying we have used these cups all over the county, state, and US and have had zero problems. We understand ALE law and will not leave the premises w anything in said cup. We always hand it to the bartender/server for them to empty prior to us getting our bill. It is not a to-go cup provided by the restaurant. Well, this angry man comes stomping out and rudely puts our drinks down and says "it's against the law for me to fill those cups and if you pour your drink in that cup I'm throwing you out." Mind you, we have full plates of food in front of us. We are both like,"wtf, why is he so rude." So we just chill and eat. After tasting said drink it was horrible. It literally tasted like straight vodka and club soda. I told the server just take it off the bill at that point I didn't even want it. TEN MINUTES LATER same angry man comes out slams drink on table and yells at us. Y'all -yells at us. Saying, "that is exactly the drink you ordered, you will drink your drink and it will be on your bill" I mean we already dropped over a $100 in this place on cheese, drinks, and food. It wasn't about the money it's principle. Tonic glows blue under a black light and most bars have a black light flashlight. I asked him if he had a black light flash light and he got ruder and proceeded to bend over the table and get in my face and put his fingers all over the cup and drink ans explain his pour. This raging, red face, rude man had my drink for TEN MINUTES without me seeing it and brings me the same drink insistenting I drink it??? You can't re-serve refused stuff. How do I know you didn't do something to that? So my bf tells him I'm not drinking that and he brings our check, we pay and this guy snatches the ticket from me. He is yelling At us in front of the whole patio. He walked inside and came back out to yell again. It was so bad ANOTHER customer said, "she's not wrong." This man(come to find out his name is Bill) came back out enraged face, "who isn't wrong me or them?!?" And this guy says, "you are totally out of line" and he turns to us and yells, "y'all are never welcome back here again." I'm uploading the pic of the ALE law he referencing. It is not against the law for them to fill or use our cups. It is against the law if we leave with them. Anyways, we've been told no before. It's usually very kindly, with something along the lines of: so sorry it's a company policy (which is the truth bc it's not against law) to not use glassware unless it's provided by the restaurant. And guess what.... Everything is fine. This guy had a horrible attitude from the second the encounter with us started. Felt like He was so excited to be mean to someone. Some people should not work the service industry. He was angry, rude, and obnoxious his entire dealing with us. read more

Olde Hickory Station - Chocolate cheesecake - New American Near Me - Hickory, North Carolina

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We wanted to try something different so we drove an hour to check this place out we were seated right away outside the food was very good.but on the other hand our server and service was probably the worst I've ever had our server Bernice was the most rude person I've ever had wait on me!! I am a very very good tipper,but tonight I had to make sure that she understood that if you're rude mean and nasty that it can cost you. I ask for my salad twice and she said they're making it while walking away. I've never ever been treated so rude ,this girls attitude definitely needs to be adjusted,she is the absolute worst waitress I've ever had, I did like the food but not sure I'll ever return,this girl needs to be in a warehouse making boxes or in a shipping department where she doesn't have to meet people So is the worst waitress I have ever had SHE IS TERRIBLE!!!!!!! read more

Our food was good but the service was really bizarre. It was like we were bothering them by eating there. The girl who brought our food out (not our waitress) practically threw the food at us while barking out our orders. The entire staff looked miserable. read more

The Olde Hickory Station is one of the best locations to eat in the Downtown area. The food is amazing and the service along with it is always great. It can be a little challenging later in the evening to find a table without having to be put on a waiting list for a short period, but the overall service is worth the wait. You can easily browse the large collections of wine that they offer while you are waiting to be seated. read more

I've eaten here several times now and the wait staff was great once, but mostly seem put out by simple requests - sometimes they aren't even available for said requests. I love a charcuterie tray and have tried theirs three times now. Every time I have been super frustrated by the fact that they give you a huge chunk of hard cheese that you have to cut yourself. Recently after struggling with a table knife, I asked for a different knife and received a steak knife with which to cut hard cheese. This resulted in a ridiculous pile of cheese, it feels like a cheese plate with crackers should come with SLICED cheese, but I've always received large hunks of cheese that I have to mangle at the table. Presumably they have the tools for slicing the cheese, and since nothing on the tray is cooked this doesn't seem like asking too much. I just don't get it. I also don't understand why I've never been given an option of cheeses - they have a cheese case, but it's always just a couple of random cheeses, once including blue cheese which many people don't enjoy. It seems like a place that has a cheese counter could offer a choice of a few types of cheese. Pizza's good though and the restaurant is a nice place to go late with friends. read more

Olde Hickory Station - Cheese plate with DIY slices - New American Near Me - Hickory, North Carolina

As you walk in you're introduced to a pretty cool set up. This place is right next to the train tracks which hints the name Olde Hickory Station. There's seats available outside or inside as well as a back patio. The outside chairs might deal with train noise as they do pass on the tracks but it's a pretty cool place to bring the dogs around! Food wise I was OK with. The menu was not that spectacular. Ordered the chef special Mac n cheese and it was alright, in my opinion completely overpriced for what it was. I ordered a half rack of ribs and it was a bit dry with only a little bit of sauce. The mashed potatoes tasted so bland as well as no gravy offered. The cheese board for an appetizer was pretty good but they only give you eight crackers with the initial dish which is super small for an appetizer especially with a party of people. Overall I will say the food was good but it was by no means worth the prices that's on the menu. When it came to the service I was a bit disappointed. Initially our server was already taking her time to get to us when the place wasn't even too busy. The server also had not remembered the specials of the days so took another few minutes to figure that out. I had asked for two samples of beers and let me say I wish I would've just ordered a beer because it took way too long to just get a sample. Everything was very slow. The server also messed up the order twice, and I know we all make mistakes but should be prepared to handle them! Overall I would say if you're in hickory and want a decent place to grab a beer and maybe some food this place might be worth it for you. I probably won't go back for food but I would return for a beer and to sit out by the train track with my pup. Just make sure not to come with high expectations! read more

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Stopped in here for supper yesterday. Had a very tasty Fire and Smoke burger, which is a half pound angus beef patty with Gouda, cheese, lettuce, tomato, crispy fried onions, and chipotle aioli. Solid as far as burgers go. As a side, I had the bacon Gorgonzola Brussel sprouts. These were very tasty, but wish I had more than what fit in a little bowl. For drinks, I started with the blueberry tart sour since I prefer sour beers. It knocked my head off with how fruity it was. I got the Hefeweizen for my 2nd drink and was much happier with that. Good experience overall read more

The good and the bad- bad first: took a while to be waited on and the baby back ribs actually a bit tough. The good: The barbecue pizza was off the hook! Highly recommend that! Once we got a server she was very nice and very attentive. I don't think you can go wrong especially since we went there during lunch so it's all good we will be back! And baked beans were good! read more

Olde Hickory Station - BBQ pizza - New American Near Me - Hickory, North Carolina

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Best restaurant I've ever been to. The staff is extremely warm and welcoming, and the managers are pretty awesome. The workers make the environment the best, and the cooks?? They know what's going on. I love the Station with every ounce of love in my heart. Truly the best people to be around, and the best food to eat. I miss you guys read more

I love the market when you first enter with all of the local products and the food is always amazing!

Food was great got seated quickly for a group of 7. Will definitely come back. Server was super nice and did a great job making sure we were taken care of. read more

I hate to give such a nice place 2 stars however to be fair, I can't go above that. Just finished eating here, it's a Tuesday at 1:00 pm not very busy. It took us 45 minutes to get our food and when we got the food both dishes were cold. I might understand if one dish was made before the other and the order was waiting, but when both dishes are cold it makes me it was just neglected and not brought out to us. I understand situations happen, so we may try here again, maybe not not sure. Otherwise it seems like a very nice place read more

Tables open and waited 25 minutes for a table. I understand maybe the kitchen was playing catch up: then we waited 20 minutes to order and another 40 minutes for our food while outside and never got our drinks refilled til after our food came. Then trying to get waiter to get out check. Only saw waiter maybe 3 times or check on us. Shouldn't take almost two hours to dine in. Food wasn't spectacular but it was good. read more

I've never eaten in the restaurant, so this is only a review for the front shop and bar area... Both of which have never disappointed! They have a great beer (and wine, if that's your thing!) selection, which you definitely can't say about most places in Hickory. Heavy on Olde Hickory beers since it is an Olde Hickory bar. But, they always have another 10-15 non-OH offerings on draft and even more available to purchase from the shop. The staff are a little inattentive and harried but my pint glass rarely goes empty, so I can't complain (too loudly). They have a couple TVs at the bar, so not a bad place to watch a game. The sweets from the front counter all pair nicely with the beer. The cake batter cookie and maple pecan pie are our faves. Gorgeous old building that used to be a train station, I hear. Check out the little details like the high ceilings and rounded window frames with fr glass and you can picture the space as a bustling transportation depot. read more

Olde Hickory Station - Olde Hickory's winter ale - New American Near Me - Hickory, North Carolina

Kristie was amazing! I love the fact that she told us about the best food options damn she was super friendly and made sure that we were 100% taken care of. Love this place. Will get back ASAP. read more

We sat down outside, noticed a sign saying check in with the hostess, I did, she asked for my phone number and said she would text when her girls had rested 10-15 minutes and were ready for another table. Told me I could go back outside and wait. I did, she texted, I went back in, she said ok you can go back outside and your server will be with you when they can. It went downhill from there... There are too many nice places in this area to waste your time and money here. read more

Hostesses are not friendly WHATSOEVER. Very dry. Food was alright but my fries were cold. & the waitress was nice but never refilled my tea. The carrot cake we had when we waited was good though. Overall pretty mid. read more

Okay don't get me wrong it was only $17 but this is prime example number 1 why I never order a charcuterie board from a restaurant. Nothing was cut or placed with presentation in mind they are using basic ritz crackers and when I say pickled eggs are a first for me on a board. All together this board was absolutely foul the chef put no thought into what the flavor pallets are with the meats, cheeses, & Jams. Your suppose to be able to put anything together on a board and it taste good and invokes a flavor explosion this I tried I don't know how many combinations and all of them absolutely nasty I could only stand to eat each item individual as they tasted good but put together not so much. A board isn't just about something that is pretty and makes you go wow it's something that allows you to try new flavors and combos you never would. The sangria was a overwhelming cinnamon flavor. Our steaks were delicious and service was okay up until the end when we had to search for our check. All in all 3/5 stars and will probably be back. read more

Olde Hickory Station - Meat & cheese board - New American Near Me - Hickory, North Carolina

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We can for our anniversary, jt couldn't even eat our food. Honestly, I have ordered the black and blue steak before but it was smothered in blackening seasoning and way overcooked. I ordered medium rare and it came out well. My husband didn't even touch his tuna. It was the worst cooked tuna I've ever seen and the rice was old, cold and crunchy. We left and went and ate a somewhere else but we were charged full price. The table besides us sent their food back twice and never got their fish and chips cooked fully. They just gave up . read more

food very mediocre. but service was excellent! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.

Great outdoor space right next to the railroad tracks, which was fun for the kiddo. Food was tasty, and service was friendly.

This is our favorite restaurant in town. The service, food and overall feel of the place makes our hearts happy each time we visit. The store attached has great beer and cider, the people are friendly, and everything is well kept and clean. read more