Victoria E.
Yelp
Tommyknocker's was fabulous! It is a small place sporting British fare, with some Northwestern spins. Their main draw is their pasties, which are huge- close in size to a calzone. They can easily make for 2 meals. In addition to their expansive menu they also offer a daily special.
We ordered the strawberry salad, pigs in a blanket, scotch eggs, lamb mint pasty, bangers and mash pasty, reuben pasty, lentil-eggplant lasagna, and the daily special: english breakfast burrito and a cup of basil tomato soup.
The salad was HUGE- we split it as an appetizer between 6 people. It was absolutely delicious! The strawberries were fresh and sweet, and well balanced by the vinaigrette, cheese, pepitas and other accompaniments.
Pigs in a pretzel blanket were fluffy and served with a cheese dip. I would highly recommend these.
My party enjoyed the scotch eggs and reported that they held quite a bit of spicy heat.
The three pasties we got were wonderful. The fillings were encompassed by a beautifully flaky golden pastry dough. The lamb one was served with a lovely mango chutney that offered just a hint of heat, a thousand island sauce graced the plate of the reuben and the banger one was served with a side of gravy. They make their banger sausages in house and they are phenomenal-easily the most flavorful banger I've ever tasted.
I was pleasantly surprised by the lasagna, as I'm not an eggplant/yam fan. The flavors melded together to create a lovely aromatic dish. The lentils were cooked perfectly and the dish as a whole was composed beautifully.
My grandfather could not sing enough praise for the burrito and soup! That tomato basil soup was incredibly robust and flavorful.
The service was so friendly, and we were able to seat our party of 6 outside on their picnic tables. They offer inside seating as well for smaller parties. There is also a variety of drinks available (I had the fruit punch and it was refreshing, but very sweet). I believe the prices were reasonable, especially as the menu offers a range of options at varying prices.