The interior of the soon-to-open Tack Room at Lincoln Station.
The restaurant is coming, the restaurant is coming!
The Tack Room will open for business at Lincoln Station on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 5 p.m. and will be open seven days a week from 11 a.m.–11 p.m. (kitchen closes at 9:30 p.m.) and will operate on a call-ahead/first-come first-served basis (no reservations).
The head chef is Jonathan Schick, who’s opened other restaurants in greater Boston including the Rail Stop in Allston, Saloon in Davis Square in Somerville, and the Somerset Club in Back Bay. Menu offerings include burgers and seafood as well as vegetarian options such as stuffed squash and wild mushroom risotto, as well as craft beers on tap, a “creative cocktail program” with drinks such as the Mare of Lincoln, Wobbly Barn, and the Triple Crown, as well as a “reasonably priced” wine menu, co-owner Michael Culpo said.
The online menu doesn’t include prices yet because of supply chain issues that’s causing costs for certain items to rise. However, Culpo said appetizers will range from – apps between $10–$14, sandwiches around $14–$16, and entrees from about $18–$24 There will be a small children’s menu as well.
“With an eclectic, ever-changing comfort food menu and a craft draft beer list that changes monthly, the Tack Room strives to be a neighborhood institution,” says the restaurants’ mission statement. “We want to be the restaurant that allows our customers to escape from their busy life and to be spoiled by our ‘family’ of team members.”
The interior has walls with soft tones, rustic light fixtures, and some tack room items such as a saddle, a wagon wheel, and Americana paintings and pictures. The owners have also added two hightops to the bar area and a second TV to offer a bar-like feel separate from the dining room, Culpo said.
“We wanted to create a place that’s welcoming to everyone in Lincoln, from the person coming off the commuter rail looking for a quick bite to families and couples and everyone else in between,” he said.