Farmhouse Tavern Toronto: Canadian Restaurant in The Junction

Farmhouse Tavern Toronto is a popular neighbourhood farm-to-table restaurant in The Junction Triangle.

Sitting perched over Dupont Street, the hip eatery serves a changing daily menu that focuses on celebrating Canadian cuisine.

The restaurant’s food and drink menu showcases the best local Ontario farm producers, craft breweries, wineries and cider houses.

Step inside Farmhouse Tavern Toronto on Dupont Street.
Step inside Farmhouse Tavern Toronto on Dupont Street.

Step Inside Farmhouse Tavern Toronto

Farmhouse Tavern is one of the best restaurants in The Junction, in Toronto’s West End.

Restauranteur Darcy MacDonnell, opened Farmhouse Tavern in Toronto in June 2012. Previously Darcy had worked at the management level for restaurants such as Oliver & Bonacini, SIR Corp and La Societe.

Step inside Farmhouse Tavern Toronto and you’ll find a rural Ontario vibe. Designed with the help of Michelle Mawby, skip around the dining room and you’ll find antique chairs, hardwood floors, vintage chandeliers and moose horns.

Darcy describes the restaurant as, “a little bit country, a little bit rock and roll.” It’s a friendly self-styled gastro-pub serving barnyard chic that he’s personalized by hanging photos on the walls featuring the old MacDonell farmhouse and family crest.

In the warm summer, the Canadian farm-to-table restaurant offers one of Toronto’s best patios. It’s the best place in The Junction to enjoy weekend brunch with friends and family. The al fresco space is even decorated with an herb garden that sits on rusty scrap metal. The restaurant’s barbecue smoker even gives new life to a tractor.

The restaurant also features an intimate private dining space called “Hunt Camp,” which seats 9-12 guests at one high top table.

The dining room at Farmhouse Tavern Toronto.
The dining room at Farmhouse Tavern Toronto.

Farmhouse Tavern Toronto Dinner Menu

Executive Chef Ashley MacNeil scribbles the restaurant’s latest menu each day on an old school chalk board that hangs on the wall in the dining room.

If the name didn’t tip you off, the Canadian dishes served here are hearty enough to make any hard working farm boy full. Expect eye-popping presentations on serving plates that arrive on the table as weathered wooden slabs.

The restaurant’s “Ontario farm in the city concept,” makes it one of the best dining rooms in the city to feast on the best food and drink Canada has to offer.

The menu listed below offers an idea of what dishes you can expect to find during any given dinner or brunch service. The kitchen’s inspiration change regularly to reflect what’s in season across Ontario. 

Darcy also does a great job at curating a drinks menu that truly represents the finest producers in Ontario. You’ll find local craft beer by Beau’s, Blood Brothers, Steam Whistle and Collective Arts.

Oenophiles in Ontario will love sipping their way through the provinces best bottles from Prince Edward County and Niagara. There’s a petite list of premium craft cider too!

Farmhouse Tavern Toronto serves Ontario's best local wine, beer and cider.
Farmhouse Tavern Toronto serves Ontario’s best local wine, beer and cider.

Vegetarian & Seafood

  • Dave’s Bread with Ash’s Butter
  • Farmhouse Fries
  • Mushroom Salad
  • Oysters
  • Tomato Tagliatelle
  • Jim Giggi’s Trout
  • Vegetarian Gnocchi
Mouthwatering Huntsman's Platter at Farmhouse Tavern Toronto.
Mouthwatering Huntsman’s Platter at Farmhouse Tavern Toronto.

Meat & Cheese

  • Bone Marrow
  • Foie Gras
  • Pork Chop
  • Glengary Cheese Plate
  • Short Rib Pasta
  • Barnyard Burger
  • Ploughman’s Platter
  • 12oz Ribeye Steak
  • Cote de Bouef
Whole Smoke House Grilled Trout with roasted fennel.
Whole Smoke House Grilled Trout with roasted fennel.

Farmhouse Tavern Toronto Brunch Menu

Ranked as one of the best brunch restaurant’s in Toronto, Farmhouse Tavern offers a celebratory Canadian menu.

Ontario-inspired brunch cocktails include Mimosa, Georgian Bay Gin Smash and the bartenders signature Caesar topped with a skewered smoked oyster.

Other breakfast drinks include Station Cold Brew Coffee, hot chocolate, kombucha, strawberry lemonade and mango orange juice.

You can add a side of bacon or foie gras to any of the brunch dishes below.

  • Mother and Child Reunion: panko-crusted duck eggs with prosciutto-cured bird.
  • Barnyard Burger: goat cheese, russian dressing and fried duck egg
  • Eggs Benedict: pork belly or gravlax
  • Smoked Chicken Crepe
  • Farmhouse Bagel and Lox
  • Mushroom Frittata
  • Steak and Eggs for Two
  • Hangover Poutine
  • Apple Pancakes
  • French Toast
Confit Roasted Vegetables at Farmhouse Tavern Toronto.
Confit Roasted Vegetables at Farmhouse Tavern Toronto.

Farmhouse Tavern Toronto Hours

Thursday and Friday: 5:45-10pm

Saturday and Sunday: 10:30am-10pm

Monday to Wednesday: closed

Farmhouse Tavern Toronto Reservations

1627 Dupont Street, 416-561-9114

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  1. Reading this post… my mouth has been watering the whole time. The carnivore in me in rejoicing (militant vegetarians and vegans hate me). It’s nice to see the Junction area with these great venues for fantastic food.