Twist By Roger Mooking

I’m so mad at this place that I’m typing this out on international roaming.
It’s bad enough this terminal has few decent dining options other than sandwiches and fast food, this place looked decent and is the one place that offers a steak so it can’t be all bad right?
I’ll never know because the front of house is a bunch of nuts.
After waiting 10 minutes for a table I finally get one… After I’m seated (ie packing away Christmas baggage, sweater, jacket, etc.
I get guilt tripped into ditching my seat loudly by another waiter because of a lady with a baby.
The hell? Kick out the loafers with laptops who are nursing a coffee and save that room for people who want to eat.
If I wanted to sit on a stool I wouldn’t have waited in the first place… And apparently they didn’t have any problems with making couples with babies wait because the two parties who were waiting in front of me also had babies.
Why single me out …
Now apparently mill St at the other end of the terminal so they’ll get my business instead.

Really disappointing. All I want is to find an average restaurant in Terminal 1 at Pearson. This one looked promising: the food looks good from the walkway, the menu is well written, the atmosphere looks fresh and inviting. That’s where it all ends.
Before ordering I asked the server if there were options on the menu that could be made without wheat. He pointed to the mussels so I ordered those. 40-​minutes later, the mussels came in beer broth and covered with bread… and I had to tell him that both are made from wheat.
He rushed around a bit and eventually said the mussels could be made without the beer (which was my original request) and 20-​minutes later more mussels came. They were touted as «extremely spicy» but in reality were mild but still good (which is why I rated a 2 instead of a 1).
After eating, it took an additional 30-​minutes for me to get the bill. Other frantic people were having the same «I’m going to miss my flight if this waiter doesn’t bring the damn bill» thoughts as me. In all it was a two hour ordeal that should have been way more efficient and I didn’t find an «average» restaurant, I found a below average one.

So I’ve been reading the other reviews and seems their breakfast may not be the best BUT I had the pleasure of eating dinner there during a long layover. I’m a big fan of chopped (although chopped Canada sucks– Roger Mooking and Susur lee are awesome) and as soon as I saw Roger Mookings name I knew I had to try it out. I started out with the beef short rib empanada appetizer and it’s actually quite big; I love the presentation along with the tender meat and yummy green sauce that it comes with. For my entrée I ordered a chicken salad– a quinoa schnitzel encrusted chicken with fresh greens, radishes and frozen grapes!!! It was delicious and the champagne vinaigrette was perfect– I’m not usually a fan of dressings but this had a light taste so I enjoyed it. As I said I can’t speak to their breakfast but their dinner is a must try if you’re waiting for a flight! Definitely one of the better restaurants you can find in an airport!

I had an early morning flight and stopped in here for breakfast. I was really disappointed with the poached eggs with polenta and bacon. The whole dish lacked seasoning and any variety of texture. The poached eggs was the same consistency of the polenta. I was hoping to have more bacon but it only had tiny bits of cut up bacon that if you put it all back together, probably wouldn’t make up one strip.

The place looks cute but the food was horrible. The empanadas were so gross. The lamb burger was also supper greasy. I would not recommend this place at all.

Truly awful. Food not as advertised. Watery sausage on a hamburger bun (!!!) with lame coleslaw and badly over fried fries.
Servers (nice people) did not want to be there, at least from what I overheard.
I don’t blame them. Very poor.
$ 30.00

This is way better than Mill Steet Brewery I ate at on my stop from BOS to The Soo. On my way back today. Had the pork shoulder at the recommendation of my server, since I was debating between that and the DDD burger. But I then saw 3 people get the burger and the look of yum on their faces told me I NEED to get that next time.
My pork shoulder was really good. The only downside was I had to slice it very thin but my server noticed that I was trying to do it with the metal knife which wasn’t serrated so he grab me a couple of plastic knives. That worked much better.
Even though this place is gourmet it gives you big portion so you don’t need to order the fries (frites) which I did and I now regret.
This will definitely be my favorite stop when I have to fly through Toronto.

Worse service ever. Wait staff was lack luster and always in their cell phone. I sat for 15 minutes, no one spoke to me, and I just walked off… Apparently A&W was a better option. At least they took my order

Reached the airport starving and needed a good meal as I’m on a flight that doesn’t serve food. I prefer a sit-​down restaurant so I can relax and this was my option. The restaurant looked promising and the menu seemed diverse. However, the overpriced food came in very small portions and I left hungry. The $ 13 pork kebab meal consisted of two small kebabs, only meat, on skewers. That’s it. A side dollop of sweet potato and chopped peppers was enough for one bite. The side salad was pricey and the blue cheese dressing watery, creating a soggy meal. I left hungry. And sadly the server never even asked about the meal, so I was left to take to Unilocal to have my say. Wandered down to a take out counter, where I’m having something more substantial.

They need someone new on the hostess desk. My colleague and I wanted to have a late lunch at Twist and approached the desk. We both had carryon bags and briefcases so were interested in a table where we could put our bags out of the way. Most of the tables are crammed in quite tightly. There was one open on the end that had been recently vacated and when asked if we wanted a table I pointed out that one. She told me that she could not sit us at a dirty table but did we want another one on the middle. I responded that I told her the table we wanted and that we did not mind the dirty table. There were only water glasses left on the table at this point. All they needed to do was pick up the glasses, wipe the table with a cloth and drop new silverware. She would not budge so we were out of there and on to Boccone.

I had to fly to Winnipeg this afternoon and had lunch beforehand at Twist by Roger Mooking at Pearson Airport. Whenever I’m at the airport, I always stop and look at the menu and move on (I’ve seen Roger Mooking on Chopped Canada). Today I thought I’d try it.
I sat on the «patio».
I ordered fried chicken and the order comes with a thigh and a breast. I happened to eat the thigh first and found it awkward because there were bones. Because steak knives aren’t permitted in the airport after you go through Security, you either eat it with a fork and a butter knife (which I did) or pick it up with your hands. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the breast was boneless (easy to cut). The chicken was really tender and moist. The creamy honey lime was a nice dipping sauce. In my opinion, they should serve two breasts instead of a thigh and breast. I also ordered chopped frites and they were good.
Sukhwind was my server and she was extremely friendly and helpful.

I love Roger Mooking but this slightly disappointed me!
I had time to kill before boarding my plane and my friend and I decided to eat her for breakfast.
She had the BLT and I had the farmers wife’s breakfast and a frites to share. She said her BLT was very plain. I was also disappointed that my soft boiled eggs were cold, my arugula salad was too sour and the pancetta that came with it was not crispy at all. The worst part is also the fact that my bread wasn’t warm either. No butter served.
The only best thing was the fried frites! It was warm and super crispy and chunky.

Had the roasted fish paired with the sweet potato side. Fantastic! A bit of a haven during a hectic travel day.

A jewel of a find in the Toronto Pearson International Airport, this eclectic restaurant is full of tasty dishes from a variety of influences. Truly World Cuisine with ‘Twist’ on many old favourites.
I had the Lightly Wilted Spinach with brown garlic and olive oil. This was so tasty I ordered a second helping for desert.
I also had the ‘Picnic Salad’ with green beans, almonds, blueberries, quinoa mixed with a whole seed Dijon mustard dressing. Scrumptious!
The restaurant is the brain child of celebrity chef, television host, and cookbook author, Roger Mooking. Mooking comes from a culturally diverse background, the Trinidadian-​born, Edmonton-​raised chef is no stranger to combining diverse flavours to new and exciting signature dishes. While his earliest influences are his family’s Chinese and Caribbean specialties, Roger has also trained under Japanese, Chinese, French, and Swiss German chefs.
Many of the dishes could be adapted to a dairy and gluten-​free diet. The staff are fantastic and very helpful for those with dietary needs. My only wish is this restaurant had a second location in Toronto so people other than airline travelers had access to it.
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