Kelly M.
Yelp
Twisted Oak Tavern is an absolute amazing dining experience.
My husband and I live an hour and a half away. We drove to Camarillo to go to the Imaginarium and decided we wanted to try a new restaurant. Wow! I am terribly jealous that our town doesn't have a restaurant at this skill level.
Our waiter was one of the nicest human beings we've ever met. The atmosphere of the building is really neat. The lighting was perfect for me, kind of dim but still had plenty of natural light.
The main event of the review is the food!
I am one of those psychopaths that like to dissect the menu before I visit an establishment, and I looked over this menu for about a week. Both my husband and I knew exactly what we wanted, we had a game plan! We walked inside and to our surprise it was October fest (which really should be Oaktoberfest.) They had a specialized menu for the occasion and this threw a wrench in our well thought out plan. Immediately, my husband saw that they were serving pork schnitzel. I knew in my heart I lost him....we weren't sharing the beer braised short ribs anymore. Now we had 2 dishes to share, sure it was more expensive but now we have left overs baby!
Anyway the pork schnitzel was delicious. The crunch of breading was perfect, the cutlet was moist ::insert more culinary impressive words here::.
The beer braised short ribs blew my mind! Absolutely delicious. Fork tender. Definitely give this dish a try!
We did try two Appitizers (we had a game plan! I'm telling you, we went way off track)
The buffalo cauliflower was the best I've ever had, and I will get that anywhere that offers it.
The Saigon sliders were amazing. Look, I don't write food reviews... I can only say delicious and amazing so many times. Do yourself a favor and go try their food. It will change your life. I promise.
Also, the jalapeño strawberry margarita (both of them ) gave me the courage to write this review. Which that drink was amazing too! I barely drink alcohol and I loved it! Our lovely waiter said "do you want another one?" And I know me, my husband knows me. I should of said no. I said yes before he could process what I said yes too.
I think I drink once a month ...maybe and thats usually half a can of a hard seltzer.
I drank both of these margaritas pretty fast and camarillo is now my favorite place.
OH! Also the TV in the bar plays trivia! Seriously?! What more could you want???