Tom McHugo’s – CLOSED!!!!!

Tom McHugo’s -CLOSED!!!!!

Tom McHugo’s is sadly closed. We are going to leave our story on here to remind people reading this site about what a wonderful and important place Tom McHugo’s was to the people of Hobart.

Tom McHugo’s is a traditional pub in the centre of Hobart where the food is classic pub fare – but done very well and representing incredible value for money.

But please remember that Tom McHugo’s is a pub and we want it to stay that way. There are very few pubs in Tasmania that serve good food, so this is a real treasure. This place is accessible for everyone due to the prices so we don’t want customers to force it to go upmarket. It has good food, cooked with skill at very reasonable prices and we celebrate that!

Let’s face it – a sirloin steak with chips, both of which are done very well for $13 is amazing value!

And, to make it even more exciting the man at the stoves here is Tom Westcott who we first came across when he cooked at Garagistes with Luke Burgess.

He then went on to make the West End Pumphouse a dining destination with his innovative dishes that were always packed with flavour, often using fermented ingredients for added interest.

We have become obsessed with the whole flounder with herb butter and sliced baked potatoes with onion and sage. It is always cooked to perfection – never overcooked, always exactly right. The fish is fresh and succulent and the potato a fine accompaniment.

We recently also enjoyed a spelt grain risotto with baked swede that was a riot of flavour. This is a perfect example of how a vegetable and grain dish can be a pub favourite. In fact we often have a meal here entirely composed of the vegetable “small plates” because they are fresh, usually organic and from the best suppliers in southern Tasmania.

The wine list is short and interesting (see our disclaimer below) and the beer offerings are exciting due to front-of-house manager Whitney Ball’s long held interest in this area. You can usually find the stunningly good beers from Two Metres Tall here. We just love their naturally fermented sour cherry ale.

Have a look at their Facebook page to get an idea about the seasonal dishes that they are offering:

Tom McHugo’s Facebook

This is a once a week dining destination for us!