Baker Street Station

Checked into a new bar in the Guelph area!  Always looking for good places to go grab a bite to eat, we took a look at the Baker Street Station, a new gastropub in downtown Guelph.  Great spot to sit and grab a drink, the bar was relatively full considering it was only just past dinner hour, about 8 o'clock or so.  The draught beer selection was excellent, featuring top Canadian producers such a Steamwhistle, Beau's, Mill St, Unibroue and McAuslan's, as well as outside producers like Rogue's and Old Speckled Hen; a few bottles, particularly large format available as well.  Menu selection appeared to be very good, but a few items happened to be unavailable tonight. I wasn't particularly let down by the lack of cremini mushroom soup, but the missing pastrami and pickled ox tongue sandwich was a disappointment.  I settled on the CHOP BLOCK, a rotating selection of charcuterie, as an appetizer.  The block was unfortunately misdescribed on their feature board.  I was looking forward to both the pork rillettes and the ham hock and foie gras torchon, and was forced to settle with just a chicken liver mousse as the substitution.  In lieu of the sandwich I opted for the Baker Street MacBurger, a decent rendition of a gastro burger, featuring two smaller patties layered between a bun cut into three instead of two.  My girlfriend shared the CB as an app, and the chef was kind enough to deliver some gluten free vegetable chips to accommodate her being a Celiac, she had the mussels as well.  All the food was well done, but I would have enjoyed it more if what I wanted had been available or presented as advertised.  Even the best of restaurants have bad nights, and I am willing to return to Baker Street for some grub in the future, however the place seems absolutely fitting for just popping in for one of their excellent beers!

Baker Street Station
bakerstreetstation.com
76 Baker Street
Guelph