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| - Well, I must say, given that I work and live pretty much next door to this little pub, I will definitely be returning for seconds.
G and I went in there with his parents while they were in town visiting to grab a bite before heading downtown for a Second City show. I stumbled across it while looking for good beer places around town with some decent food (as decent as pub fare is willing to be).
Since there was four of us, we ordered quite a diverse amount of food so I definitely sampled a good portion of their menu. As for the beer, I'm sad to say that I'm not much of a beer drinker so can't really comment there... though, G ordered a Sam Adams(?) and I had a sip (and didn't immediately feel waves of revulsion, so it must have been pretty good).
On to the food! Oh where to start?
Let's begin by saying every day I walk by the Twisted Kilt, there is a chalkboard outside that states the poutine of the day topped with some awesome stuff (I'm talking everything from caramelized onions, to shredded pork and chorizo sausage). So I was having the poutine of the day, no questions asked.
Chorizo sausage and mushroom poutine for the WIN. Never mind that I have a profound love for cheese curds and gravy ladled over potato skin french fries but then you throw on some pork (my favourite meat) and mushrooms (my favourite veg/fungus)? TKO WIN.
The butternut squash and goat cheese starter was delicious. A brilliant combination of warm slightly-sweet butternut squash dip and savoury goat cheese with slices of toasted french bread to scoop it all together. Very palatable.
G got the perogies (no surprise there) but (and here's the actual surprise) they were actually good. I can't say I've ever had really good perogies at restos so this was definitely the winner of the night (yes, even over the #winning poutine). Topped with caramelized onions, bacon, cheese and a sour cream dip... these were tasty.
The crab cakes with a spicy garlic aioli were quite nice. A nice crisp outer crust with a soft, meaty, tasty inside. And the aioli was definitely memorable. If the crab cakes had been frozen at one point (which most pub food usually is), you definitely could've fooled me with these.
I realize I have just gone over an enormous amount of food (and those were just the starters) but also keep in mind that every one of those starters could be a shared plate for 4 people (in a way they were but each of us ate most of what we ordered on our own... we were hungry people!).
As for the mains, I can really only comment on my own (fish and chips) but everyone else seemed to enjoy their meals (bison burger, pulled pork sandwich, spinach salad).
But on to the fish and chips and the reason for the 4-star rating...
Yes, I downgraded this review to 4-stars because of the fish and chips. If I'm going to an English pub, I expect some stunning fish and chips, especially given their amazing starters. So disappointed. So, soooo disappointed. Oily, ridiculously over-battered, very minimal fish... ugh, I can't even bear to recall the disappointment that I felt when I tucked in for that main.
All that said, I know that this is a pub and most pubs are not known for their food but I have to say, the food is what will bring me back there again. In fact, I think a bite to eat this weekend might already be in the works.
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