The only downside is falling in love with a dish and then facing a menu rotation. I'm not mad, it just makes me savour everything I order all the more.A place that makes me fall in love with vegetables all over every time I go.
Great atmosphere and clean setup! Staff were all bright, friendly, and very knowledgeable about the menu. The food and drinks are delicious to boot! There were a few ingredients that had me doubtful in both the drinks and foods (grapes with chicken??) but surprisingly, were incredibly delicious. Definitely throw caution to the wind and enjoy the unique, delicious tastes that Tomlin has to offer.For reference, I ate the broccoli dish (absolutely delicious), the chicken thighs (amazing), and I drank the Hip to Be Square (photo) and poolside.
You must construct additional Pylons!Food was absolutely fantastic, waitress was very friendly and quirky. She took the time to explain several of the wine and menu options and brought out samples for two different wines. Music was also really great!
The best oysters I've had in town. Fridays at this local favorite are an excellent time to enjoy sweet, briney goodness on the half shell. I would love some horseradish... ? or, in line with the artful kitchen's perspective, substitute red radish for the cucumber in the mignonette ?My companion and I shared a dozen (not malapeques?), alongside the excellent pork belly flautas. Think ? ? but made with food ?We split the 45 day dry-aged ribeye (truly a rib steak ) sided with roasted vegetables, inspired potatoes, and a beautifully balanced salad... (flake salt on the finished steak) cough ?The steak is market price, and definitely a bargain for the quality!
The pandemic takeout trend is on point at Tomlin for their fun and tasty Heartbeat Chicken Burgers, salad, and fries made with local Heartbeat hot sauce, Thunder Oak cheese and more toppings similar to a high end take on a Big Mac. Delicious and really you only need half which makes for great leftovers. The Slo Gin cocktail to go is cutely packaged in glass jars which preserves the egg white froth. Delicious. Favourite spot in the city.
Amazing quality of food and super friendly staff.
11/10 !!! Our food and drinks were incredible!!This is the place to eat if you are in Thunder Bay! They adjusted the appetizer to make it vegan and made an AMAZING tasting pasta with local veggies to make it completely vegan as well I was so impressed! Also ordered the chicken thighs bf loved the meal!! All of our drinks were immaculate so tasty and pretty!!We could not make a reservation because they don’t accept reservations for parties of 2. So we were put on a wait list when we arrived to the door, we waited for approx 2 hours as we kept getting pushed back. They called us twice and asked if we still wanted to keep it, we did. When we finally got in we were taken care of by an excellent hostess who understood how long we waited and for this, they gave us dessert on the house including a local, vegan double chocolate gelato!! We were so thankful they did this even though they didn’t have to! It was worth the wait!!
Food and service were five star. My wife and I spent two nights in Thunder Bay. The first night, we told that the wait was two hours, so we returned the second night. Although, if we do return to Thunder Bay, I would wait two hours.We shared the Pork Belly, as an appetizer, and it was better than some of the reviews that my wife read. My wife then had the Pork Piccata, and I had the Slow Cooked Salmon. Although, we each liked the other's selection, we each preferred what we had ordered.Since it was just after Thanksgiving, our dessert was the homemade pumpkin pie.Only negative - for the price, my vodka martini (which arrived cold and dry) could have been served in a slightly larger glass. But that won't change the five stars.
Excellent customer service and a Chicken Burger special on Wednesdays to die for! Great quiet ambience so you can still talk to people! Overall an excellent experience!
Tomlin was recommended by our hotel. We scored a spot at the bar after a one hour wait. We wandered the wharf & received a call when our spot was ready. Hubby had the oysters & the pasta which they were able to substitute with the best GF pasta he’s ever had! My pork cutlet dish was outstanding, server recommended it as I was waffling. So glad, super delicious flavours. Large portions & unfortunately we couldn’t take leftovers as we saw other diners doing. Our entrees arrived together and piping hot. We had wine but enjoyed chatting with the friendly bartender & watched his impressive cocktail skills. Staff here are a great team. They help each other out, topped up our wine as they went by etc. Prices very reasonable. Tomlin has been open 7 years, lucky Thunder Bay. Check it out, a highlight of our xcountry roadtrip.