A New Twist on Tompkins
Nature Twist is a cute little restaurant on Tompkins Avenue.  Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, it’s an ice cream parlor/West Indian cafe sort of place and a welcome addition to this stretch of Tompkins. The place is still fairly new (less than six months old), but I’m sure they’ve already established a loyal following. I popped in for an orange sherbert yesterday and it definitely hit the spot. The staff were so friendly that I’m going to make this one of my regular hangouts.
In addition to the ice cream, sherbert, and smoothies, Nature Twist also has a few juice bar offerings as well as standard West Indian fare like jerk chicken, curry goat, roti, soups, etc.
 Nature Twist
310 Tompkins Avenue (between Quincy and Gates)
Hours: Mon-Sat 8 am – 10 pm, Sun 10 am – 9 pm
718-638-3127
25 June 2007, 7:51 pm
I stopped by Nature Twist recently just because I was thrilled to see a new shop on this end of Tompkins. But there seemed to be complete indifference to both my presence and my time. I wouldn’t recommend it unless the rest of your day is free.
26 June 2007, 6:01 am
I didn’t have that experience when I visited Nature Twist, but I know that slow/poor service can be a deal-breaker. They were quick and helpful when I visited. There were two other customers there at the time and I believe that they were also being helped adequately. Hopefully the Nature Twist staff will see your comment and pay close attention to the way they service their customers. One bad (or even mediocre) first-time experience at a place can turn a person off.
30 June 2007, 7:29 pm
My first visit to Nature Twist had my taste buds jumping for joy the jerk chicken was amazing and I loved the steamed cabbage. The staff was friendly and engaging and remembered me on my second visit even though they had a full house the first time I was there.
10 July 2007, 4:50 pm
the curry goat is the worst in the neighborhood in my humble (and Jamaica trained) opinion…its like, extremely fatty. Also the rice was lukewarm+oversteamed when I got it. I’m sticking to Pete+Pat’s on Dekalb for now
11 July 2007, 8:19 pm
Have you tried Brooks Valley on Tompkins and Hancock?