The Twig & Berry

I will gladly hand these guys their first review and five whole stars. What can I say? I missed Twig and Berry for years before I even saw them.
As they are only super fresh to the scene they have a pretty tight cocktail list. Carefully edited and well rounded. They have some favourites, some classics, some newbies with flavour combinations that work and some more unusual ones (see the pickle back. Couldn’t bring myself to go there).
It’s a basement bar and commercial drive has a fair bit of street parking so even at 6 on a Friday night I got a park at the front door. Once you walk down the stairs, the outdoor courtyard style set up is lovely and great for big groups. Well placed furniture allows a lot of standing space but plenty of chairs as well. Once inside you have the choice of tall chairs and tables at the back, small stools and table in the front, couches upholstered in the same kooky wildlife print that adorns their walls and their menus and two divine brown leather wing chairs. They look fresh out of the library at Beasts castle in Beauty and the Beast. This is my favourite spot. The décor is very cool. Kooky wallpaper on one side, exposed bricks on the other. Roof is made of old recycled doors. Yep, doors! The place is mostly dim lighting and candlelight lending to that speakeasy style they’ve got going on.
The staff are incredibly attentive and insanely friendly. Both times I’ve been the bartenders were happy to offer suggestions, have a bit of a chat about the place and the drinks and just generally have a bit of a joke. One thing I will say for T&B, it’s very comfortable. The vibe: we’re all friends here.
Of the four or five drinks I have tried they didn’t put a foot wrong. Exactly as described with names that make me want to make my choices on that alone. I’d suggest The Clockwork Orange or Lost In Thought. For something familiar served a little different try The Zombie bottled cocktail. They do have food here but it is a limited list (2 items) and subject to availability.
Overall I was very impressed and will be adding this to my roster of cocktail hotspots. Welcome to the neighbourhood, Twig and Berry. I’m glad you finally decided to join us.