Fonzie Abbott

Not very often that you can have both a distillery and roastery in the same place ! Unfortunately, didn’t have time to taste the gin , but it looked good. All the small touches are here ; nice and cozy , opposite a lovely sports ground ( drinks and coffee after game !) and obviously a local institution. When my friend and I walked in we were seated and greeted promptly. Quite a bit of seating , but can imagine when it’s busy it gets full quickly . They premises with a barber , which is an innovative idea . You also sit upstairs which has a lovely park view . We both had coffees, which were a lovely dark roast and I tasted chocolate undertones. My friend ordered the beef brioche burger, which was amazingly juicy with so much flavour , and a wonderfully sweet bbq sauce ( she gave me a little of the meat ) It also came with chips which also surpassed expectations. Best burger she’s had for a long time . I ordered a gluten free pizza - which was aptly named La Fonz ( reminiscent of the Happy Days era ) - the base was lovely , fluffy and crunchy with big slivers of Parmesan and stretchy mozzarella, and large fine slices of prosciutto. So big I couldn’t eat it all in one sitting, but they gave me a take away box , so I had dinner that night . Apparently there’s also live music here - the atmosphere is similar to what I imagine and American bar is like , lots of wood , long tables and the smell of bbq sauce. If I lived locally would definitely be back again , especially to try the Gin . A “relaxing into the weekend “ kind of vibe .

Best gluten and dairy free pizza I've ever had! Oh, and yeah the coffee, beer and gin are pretty stellar as well 😉