99 Station Street

This is a small family run restaurant serving good quality bistro-​style food. I visited when they had an offer running, I thoroughly enjoyed it but probably wouldn’t go back and pay full price — I think the mains are too overpriced.

A tiny, upmarket restaurant close to Burton-​on-​Trent station. It was an impulse visit, having attended a beer festival at the National Brewing Centre, one which I did not regret. At first I was hesitant because of the somewhat pretentious descriptions of the dishes on the menu (which usually indicate tiny portions).
The starter was tiny indeed, but the main dish, Gressingham duck breast with mixed vegetables, was adequate in size. Both starter and mains were nicely presented and very tasty, especially the duck breast, and the vegetables even more so.
Not too many options on the menu, which is usually a good sign.
The waiter was extremely welcoming and helpful, he even gave me a leaflet of the brewery whose beers («real lagers») the restaurant offers — from the bottle only. The beer (see photo) was indeed excellent.
It’s a really small place, no more than 20 seats I gather. They close fairly early, and when I visited at about 9 p.m. only three tables were occupied. No one came in after me. The décor is stylish but without frills.
Very good food and service at an elevated, but certainly not outrageous price. Recommended to inhabitants and visitors of this two-​horse town, which was once the beer capital of the world.

This is a smart little restaurtant near the station in Burton.
The décor is standard posh nosh style — brown leather dining chairs and white tablecloths. No complaints about the food either — the menu has steak, belly pork, lamb shank each with some unusual addition to add interest to the flavour. My starter of back pudding with rabbit and mustard sauce was very tasty.
The wine was expensive but otherwise all very pleasant, if slightly formulaic.
I will definitely go back, possibly for one of their regular comedy evenings.