Excellent food, very flavorful. The service was not as excellent. No small plates with appetizer, so we were both leaned into the center to drip over a plate. Bathrooms were messy, but we let them know. Would come back for sure. Hoping that they educate their staff, a more professional service would go a long ways! read more

Really beautiful staff. The food was fresh and inventive as well as the mixology of the drinks. Another great place to take friends and family. Loved it!! read more

I absolutely love Lively Station. It's probably one of the best places to eat in Salem. The food is fresh, local, and made from scratch. I love that they are constantly changing the menu to keep it fresh. The desserts are literally insanely good. The marionberry key lime cheesecake is amazing!! The service is also very friendly and prompt. The new brunch is great too! read more

Fried chicken sandwhich was OFF THE HOOK. First time visiting this charming place and it will most certainly not be my last.

THIS PLACE IS A SALEM HIDDEN GEM!!!! I have driven by this place a few times, and always thought it was more of a "market" style of store. Finally stopped in, and WOW! I was so excited to try it for Father's Day, and we were NOT disappointed! Definitely a great spot to eat outside, and the menu is impressive! Really GOOD food is hard to come by in Salem, and this is going to be our NEW favorite spot! For Father's Day, they had a few specials not typically on the menu, but, let's DIVE IN! Let's talk burgers..... These are not your typical burgers. They are SMASH burgers, and the meat to bun ratio is perfect (if you're a burger person, you know what I mean... if the bun is too thick, you can't taste the patty, let alone get a good bite to really taste the flavors.) I had one of the specials for the day, it was a BBQ smash burger with bleu cheese, thick bacon and grilled onions... (you can NEVER go wrong with bleu cheese on a burger first of all....) IT WAS INSANELY delicious. Perfect marriage of salty and sweet with the cheese and bbq sauce. This, in my opinion should be a regular menu item (just sayin'!) The fries are REALLY yummy, and definitely not the "typical" fry. Handmade, spiraled-ish (but not curly) and you can customize dipping sauces. I recommend the sriracha aoli. We also had the corn flake crusted chicken sandwich, which was also amazing! Lastly, we got one of the regular smash burgers, which was also delicious! Now, the desserts.... Hospitality cookie is a MUST! Buy several. You won't be disappointed! read more

I've been wanting to try this place for a while and sadly didn't have the same 5 star experience others had. Service took a little longer than I felt it should have as there was not many others in the restaurant and our server was standing in the corner for about 10 minutes making eye contact with us without taking our order. By the time she came to take our drink order, we had already decided on everything we wanted to eat. I'm not sure if the Brussels sprouts are meant to be EXTREMELY crispy but there wasn't a bite of the nice chewy vegetable. I definitely feel like they were burnt. I thought okay maybe this is how they're supposed to be but the chicken on my Mac and cheese was practically burnt as well. I know the chicken is corn meal but mine was basically black. I saw pics of it on here looking much better but was definitely disappointed. Not sure if they had an off night but wasn't the experience I was hoping for. read more

This is a cute little venue with a variety of seating options - a much needed attribute in the world of COVID. The drinks and wine list are lovely. The food is excellent! We will be back. read more

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The food was great, our family ordered the Farmers sandwich, smash burger and BLT. Everything was fresh and high quality ingredients were used. It was all delicious. The store had a nice selection of wine, meats, cheeses and beer as well as non-alcoholic beverages. read more

Lively Station is a brand new market/family restaurant/ cocktail bar who happens to have the BEST BAR MIXOLOGIST in the Salem area. Savannah is an artist who runs wild with imagination and creates amazing cocktails. Not only is the bar great, but the food is delicious and the service is very attentive. I highly recommend becoming a regular! read more

We ordered the steak and the rips, both of which had amazing flavor; however, the ribs came out cold. They were really busy and they didn't make me pay for the ribs and I just sent them back so I don't believe this is a common occurrence. The steak had great flavor and was cooked medium rare (perfection). Also the IPA on tap was delicious and fresh. Great atmosphere and even though the ribs were cold I'd still come back because they handled the situation promptly and professionally! read more

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Food was good and service but that was it. During happy hour the bill was over $50.00 including tip. They charge over $7.00 for dam lemonade with no alcohol and extra for even ketchup with no warning that they charge for every little extra thing. read more

Amazing coffee!! I love all of the pastries they have!! They have such a good variety of pastries!!

I really appreciate what the owners have done with this location. My wife and I have been there 3 times in the past 2 months and although the food is good, the service is not consistent. That may be the times we're living in as far as staffing but it's disconcerting. We do hope they expand their menu in the future. read more

This place is great as is, but will be amazing when they get everything built out! We stopped by randomly on our way home from work when we had to take a detour. They have a good selection of reasonably priced wines and beers, local and not. We got the sweet potato chili and crispy chicken sliders with sweet potato chips. The chili was great with lots of flavor, I think the sweet potato chips were housemade and they were on the edge of burnt but still good, the and the sliders were my absolute favorite! read more

Good food good service out of the way location. Decent parking but uphill walk to the main entrance. The food makes it a worthwhile while trip and a joyous experience. read more

Was denied alcohol service because of some young couple with a baby who told us to be quiet. We were a group of 8 willing to drop hundreds of dollars to a paltry 40 to 50 dollars they were spending. Owner was willing to cater to them over us. Never going back to this place read more

Food was very good. Service great. Nice setting but a bit noisy for a girl meeting where we wanted to talk a lot. This was my first time there. I will go back. read more

Having heard about the Lively Station for a while I was anxious to give it a try. I was a big fan of Robert's Crossing so having this space back on line was welcome. This morning I stopped by for a pastry on my way home and was fortunate to get the last White Chocolate Fresh Raspberry scone! Wow, it was great, moist but not soggy, a bit of a crispy top and ample size. While this is a small sample of what they have to offer it was enough for me to be anxious to return! Nice selection of specialty foods. Looking forward to a lunch opportunity. read more

Salmon salad spoiled salmon: BLT bread not even toasted, then my card was overcharged.

We split the chicken pot pie and marionberry handpies and YUM. Excellent and friendly service, delicious pastries (sweet and savory), and a large assortment of options in the market. read more

It's official, it's now the South River Rd community destination. Great vibe, attentive customer service, and delicious food. I feel lucky living close to this place. I would make sure to grab the chicken burger and sidewinder fries. read more

Stopped by about 6:30pm on a Monday.. loved the market area has a great wine selection as well as great offerings for charcuterie boards! The food ordering was a little awkward the menu displayed was different than the one online and we felt like we were in the way trying to look at the menu by the counter. We ordered at the counter and were told to go downstairs to the green house, I wasn't aware nor was I made aware they offered table side service. I had the Eternally Grapefruit cocktail which was delicious! I also ordered the grain bowl without goat cheese and found it lacked flavor and portion size for being 12$ maybe the cider vinaigrette could have spiced it up? My friend ordered the chicken sandwich which was tiny other pics on Yelp showed 2 sliders but he only got one... he said it was super good and the fries were yummy. Our food and drinks took a while and we overheard from the table side side that the kitchen and bar was overwhelmed.. understandable but they definitely seemed short staffed. Will most likely return but overall it lacked a streamlined service flow. read more

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Turkey chili was outstanding! What a great find. Lovely spot, friendly staff and great food.

I had a 50th birthday party for my daughter in September. Jessica and her crew were wonderful... The food was great and they could not have done enough to accommodate us even with Covid restrictions.. Our waitress was amazing...... Thank you to the Lively Bunch! read more

Went there for a Birthday celebration and was not disappointed. A great Young couple now owns the place and they were very nice. We went for lunch and had burger's and Wraps, but they also have a dinner menu that we have yet to try can not wait! So is the a do over? YES! read more

Great place full of hospitable people and endless choices of craft beer and wine. The Americanos are unreal - the dude working the coffee is the Van Gogh of caffeine! read more

The first time we ate here for brunch was fantastic. We came back a second time and ordered the exact same things and it felt like a completely different restaurant. Food was absolutely awful, could not eat most of it. Undercooked eggs, dry toast with no jam offered. Will never go back. read more

Very small portions. Food flavor is decent/good. Unfortunately not worth the price for the quantity of food.

Great new spot in Salem. Have gone here 3 times already. They have tons of local products in their market area (meats, cheeses, wines, etc.) and also do coffee and pastries. The goat cheese / marion berry "hand pie" was incredible. And my husband is obsessed with this jarred tapenade they sell. Perfect little place for last minute food needs or gift needs. Will be back, for sure! read more

This place is amazing! First you have the little store and coffee bar with bakery goodies, and then in the back a really neat bar/restaurant setup. The food alone earns a 5 star. I had the Smash Burger with a side house salad. The burger was perfect size with just the right amount of toppings. It came with lettuce, house pickles, grilled onion, tomato, and burger sauce. The flavors of the toppings and sauce with the meat was perfect! The side salad had mixed greens, delicious pickled onions, sliced grape tomatoes, cucumber and your choice of house dressing (I chose ranch, yum!). My husband got the chicken sandwich which was simple but packed with flavor. And he got the house fries as his side. Homemade spiral large cut fries with perfect seasoning and flavor. They have local beers and wine along with fun house cocktails. I am currently pregnant but I look forward to to returning and trying their cocktails. My husband found two delicious local IPAs that he was very pleased with. The atmosphere and food were wonderful but now the service was superb! Constantly Checked on by either our waitress or another employee passing by. Felt well taken care of but not bombarded to where it was awkward to eat. Overall this was an amazing new find for us and we can't wait to return and find other great dishes, beers, wine, and cocktails. read more

We were impressed from the moment we walked in the door! The store has a wonderful selection of wine and food! Lots of local product. We approached the bakery section and reviewed the lunch menu. We just had to have lunch. The host told us that the bar was not open until 11 am ( we got there around 10:45) but he said we were welcome to seat ourselves in the bar and order lunch prior to that. We entered beautifully restored bar area. . We were greeted by a very pleasant and efficient server. We both had the spiral cut fries and we split the BLT and a vegetarian cheese sandwich. The food was very good! The fries were amazing. The BLT was very good and the vegetarian cheese was exceptional! The bread was perfectly toasted, the two types of cheese were melted to perfection, and the pesto was the perfect compliment! The iced tea and coffee we drank were both fresh brewed. I had to buy a brownie to go, I was too full for dessert. A few hours later I warmed the brownie for about 30 seconds in the microwave. It was very rich and the chocolate melted perfectly! I still have 1/2 left in the fridge, the portion was very generous! We look forward to visiting again to try the Mac and Cheese and the Pork Ragu! We highly recommend Lively Station. read more