By now you should know I love food, and I hope this is the
same reason why you read me. But sometimes the place is as exciting as the food
served in that place. This time I was more excited for the place than the food,
but it was equally delicious.
The place
Located inside “Parque Interlomas” in State of Mexico, we
have “Train Bistro”, and as you may imagine from the name, the theme is all about
trains!
According to the webpage description, it has the looks of a train station from Europe in the 40s. The whole thing feels as if you were
inside a train station, the seats resemble train station benches, some tables
made out of luggage. But this isn’t the best part.
What makes this restaurant so cool, and unique in the whole
American continent is that it has several computer-controlled trains that go
from the kitchen, stretch throughout the whole restaurant, there are five
bridges, and the tracks end at each table. Yes, the trains deliver the food.
With that single sentence I was sold and I had the urge to go.
How it works?
There are still waiters in the place, but they will take
your order, occasionally ask how everything’s going, and bring those things
that a train can’t deliver. Other than that, once you choose what you want to
drink and your meal, it’s only a matter of waiting for the train to arrive. It
automatically stops at your table, and once everybody takes their dish/drink,
it slowly backs up and returns to the kitchen.
What about the food?
The restaurant defines the style as casual gourmet, which
basically means: the food you can find in any other regular restaurant, just
presented nicely.
For example, for breakfasts, it offers the classics: fruits bowls, pancakes,
chilaquiles, enchiladas, bagels, and eggs. For entries, potatoes in different forms, soups and creams,
and salads. For the main dish, they have pizzas, sandwiches, burgers and hot
dogs.
So, nothing extraordinary or something you may not expect,
but still, it’s nicely presented, it has great flavour and feels fresh… and come
on, it arrives on a train!
You can check the full menu on their webpage.
What did I have?
This visit we had the “Cubos Mikado” to start, which are a
mix of breaded cheeses chipotle mayo and carrots. And as the main dish, I ordered a
pulled pork sandwich. And for dessert, a cinnamon roll which comes with red
fruits and a chocolate bunny.
Again, nothing too fancy, but it was tasty and fresh. The meat in my sandwich was soft as you might expect from pulled pork.
This place is not really for trying something different, it’s
about having a nice experience. I loved the theme and was fascinated by the
trains running across the whole place carrying drinks and food, so if you have
kids they’ll love this place 100%.
And of course, you can buy train sets before you leave.
