The Twisted Hop Review

I went to The Twisted Hop for lunch today. It was quite an illogical decision really considering I brought lunch to work (in my cheap, dodgy container ordered from the Home Care catalogue). The Twisted Hop is located at 6 Poplar Street.

Even though the restaurant wasn’t busy, we had to seat ourselves when we arrived. This wasn’t a big deal and for the rest of the meal the service was prompt and attentive. I ordered a pint of Challenger beer, which is brewed on site. I’m not a beer expert but I can say that it was good. They had run out of Lee’s preferred cider, but luckily they stock a selection of ciders. Claire and Lee both chose the Tullybarden, as recommended by the waitress, and said that it was very yummy.

For food, I decided to try the Cornish Pastie with salad. The meal was substantial and well presented but the Pastie was not very good. The pastry was dry, the meat was tough and the filling had very little flavour. Lucky there was pickle on the side. The salad was much better and was fresh and refreshing. Lee ordered the Beef Involtine which looked delicious and Claire seemed to enjoy her Chicken Satay Skewers, so maybe I just made a bad choice.

The bill came to $22 which isn’t too bad. I liked the laid-back atmosphere of the restaurant and would go back to try a different food option (and probably a bottle of that wonderful cider).