0 The Petrol Station, Houston, Texas
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The Petrol Station
Excellent based on 31 ratings
Type: Bar

985 Wakefield Dr
Houston, Texas United States 77018 [ print map ]
713 957 2875

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Hours: 2pm- 12pm Tues-Sat 2pm-8pm Sun


Mayor: djd07 (45) | Taps: 35 | Bottles: 1


The Petrol Station

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Beer Available At The Petrol Station (arranged by most recent)
Brash Smoglifter Stout 94, Dogfish Head Sixty-One 69, Saint Arnold Bishop’s Barrel #2 94, Southern Tier Back Burner 98, Anderson Valley Wild Turkey Bourbon Barrel Stout 96, Real Ale Brewers’ Cut Blonde Barley Wine 71, HeBrew Rejewvenator 2013 82, Oskar Blues / SKA Brewing oSKAr the G’Rauch 94, Boulevard Coffee Ale 97, Southern Star Red Cockaded Ale 75, Green Flash Hop Odyssey Black IPA 93, Deep Ellum Numb Comfort , Great Divide Hoss Rye Lager 83, Karbach Hop Delusion 91, Stone 16th Anniversary IPA with Green Tea Leaves 91, Saint Arnold Divine Reserve #11 98, Deschutes Hop Henge Experimental IPA 99, Real Ale Barrel Aged Coffee Porter 86, Sierra Nevada Blindfold 93, Bear Republic Big Bear Black Stout 99
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31 reviews for The Petrol Station
 Ambiance  82%
 Service  75%
 Selection  79%
 Food  85%
 Value  80%
 Overall  80%
 Rating  86%
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70
  AMBIANCE 3/5   SERVICE 7/10   SELECTION 10/15   FOOD 7/10   VALUE 8/10   OVERALL 15/20
stephenj007  (13) Houston, Texas | May 16, 2011
Nice place, good selection of quality taps. Food was good, my wife loved the lamb burger, cooked perfectly to her liking....rare. I had the meatloaf sandwich....ok, but more like a oval hamburger patty with meatloaf fixins’ in it, but still tasty. Fries were greasy and soggy...need work. Prices were reasonable, a good value. staff was friendly and helpful with samples and suggestions. We went on Saturday morning around 1145. It was not real crowded, just a few locals it appeared. By the time we left at 130pm, it was getting full. Overall, a good place, unique atmosphere and location, a nice experience. We will visit again.
78
  AMBIANCE 4/5   SERVICE 8/10   SELECTION 10/15   FOOD 8/10   VALUE 8/10   OVERALL 17/20
n2pux  (17) Houston, Texas | February 7, 2011| Updated February 6, 2013
If I lived closer I would probably be a regular. Small selection but usually very high quality beers. Great local atmosphere. Famous for their grub. Recommended.
86
  AMBIANCE 3/5   SERVICE 10/10   SELECTION 12/15   FOOD 9/10   VALUE 10/10   OVERALL 18/20
jtortorice  (1) Beaumont, Texas | December 6, 2010| Updated February 6, 2013
Went here for the first time recently. I love this place! The beer on tap is excellent. The food is excellent. The customer service was excellent as well. I have only two things that need improvement. The cleanliness of the establishment was questionable as well as the parking. Those two issues are common for excellent watering holes. I can’t wait to go back here.
80
  AMBIANCE 4/5   SERVICE 5/10   SELECTION 12/15   FOOD 10/10   VALUE 7/10   OVERALL 19/20
HumanBeing  (10) Houston, Texas | November 30, 2010| Updated February 6, 2013
limited selection, but great brews, food is some of the best bar food in town
82
  AMBIANCE 5/5   SERVICE 9/10   SELECTION 9/15   FOOD 9/10   VALUE 7/10   OVERALL 18/20
BeerRules  (14) Houston, Texas | November 6, 2010| Updated February 6, 2013
Selection is limited, but there are always great brews on tap. Food is awesome, I haven’t had a burger this good in a long time. They always have cool events going on ( add them on facebook). They are expanding the number of taps they have and they are in the process of making a brew house. They fill growlers and have casks on tap from time to time as well. Great atmosphere, great people, great food and beer. My favorite place to drink in Houston.
76
  AMBIANCE 4/5   SERVICE 7/10   SELECTION 10/15   FOOD 8/10   VALUE 6/10   OVERALL 17/20
carboloader  (18) Houston, Texas | June 22, 2010| Updated February 6, 2013
Ok, this place is a good 45 minute drive from my house and STILL it is my favorite place to visit in the Houston metro area. The food is as good as Hobbit Cafe (and from what I understand, the chef used to work there). The ambiance is completely small interior bar, hophead heavy taps (15 or so) of the best according to Ratebeer and Beer Advocate and always a local Texas start-up brew. I’ve been there 4 times and already met such an amazing group of folks each time -- including head brewmaster Michael of Saint Arnold last weekend -- that I tell you, this place is the sh*t. Music comes from the retro playlist along with a vinyl turntable of great albums! Seriously, the limitations are the one (or two, depending on how you count) restrooms and the fact that the place at prime time is insanely popular. Go Saturday or Sunday for lunch and you can have my favorite chair at the bar. So do these guys know their beer? Ummm, yes. Do they know their food? Yep. Do they need a bigger space and more restrooms, yep. But who cares...go when everyone is recovering from the night before. Like I said, I drive 45 minutes and this is THE best place in the entire area to be at if you are a hopheap and foodie. (Yep, that was me in the white BeerGeek shirt). I love this place!!
58
  AMBIANCE 3/5   SERVICE 5/10   SELECTION 8/15   FOOD 6/10   VALUE 6/10   OVERALL 13/20
Vindemiatrix  (2) Houston, Texas | May 29, 2010| Updated February 6, 2013
Small food menu, but meals were good. Location is an old gas station renovated into a restaurant/bar. Not a large selection of beer on tap, but pretty good choices to choose from. Nice outside area in the back. Service is poor because of too little staff. Staff is however friendly and helpful. Bring cash, it will take you forever to close out a card on a busy night.
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  AMBIANCE 3/5   SERVICE 5/10   SELECTION 10/15   FOOD 7/10   VALUE N/A   OVERALL 8/20
SudsMcDuff  (178) .....Manchester United.........., Texas | March 25, 2010
This place could get two different kinds of ratings: an awesome place early in the day when no ones around but jesus, turns unbearable at night, takes 20-30 mins to order a beer and you have to shout at the top of your lungs at the same time .. . Great burger, horrible horrible fries. One bathroom for the entire place, took 30 mins just to pee. place has grow to big for its boots.. i will only go again if in the area and if they expand the bathrooms, servers, and taps.. but the 10 taps they do have were quality, mostly big beers- no sessions... they do the occasion cask and the parkings a joke, maybe 7 spots then all down the streets. ..
68
  AMBIANCE 3/5   SERVICE 8/10   SELECTION 8/15   FOOD N/A   VALUE 8/10   OVERALL 15/20
KAggie97  (220) Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas | December 13, 2009
Nice little pub tucked away in the Oak something or another neighborhood. Tap selection is small but the selection is great. If you don’t like the current offerings, wait a week. According to the bartender on duty, the selection changes every seven days, usually on Saturday. Very knowledgable staff and very conversational. A bit bohemian in decor but it works for the locale. Definitely worth a visit if you’re nearby. Oh, and once you get into the neighborhood, don’t worry. It’s there, tucked amongst the houses and such. Not a commercial area, in other words.
76
  AMBIANCE 5/5   SERVICE 8/10   SELECTION 10/15   FOOD 8/10   VALUE 8/10   OVERALL 15/20
bleeng  (123) Houston nowhere near Beersel, Texas | November 24, 2009| Updated June 9, 2010
True neighborhood bar. Nice eclectic selection of mainly domestic micros that was well thought out. I’ve had the reuben twice-excellent!! 3 outside seating areas-great to beat the sun in the summer. And to top it all-a classic Star Trek pinball machine. Very cool. Wish this was closer to my neighborhood.

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