Folly Brewpub: Craft Brewery and Restaurant on College Street

Folly Brewpub is one of Toronto’s best craft breweries. The popular brewpub on College Street serves craft beer and elevated dishes in a casual dining room.

Folly Brewpub

Take a stroll through Little Italy and enjoy a pause over a fresh pint at Folly Brewpub where celebrated hop heads Christina Coady and Chris Conway produce small batches and barrels of beer focussing on farmhouse and mixed fermentation ales.

You’ll find a wee bottle shop out front, a dinning room which reads “contemporary cozy pub” and spacious beer bar which also features one of the city’s largest collections of whiskey.

Smash and Fried Potatoes at Folly Brewpub.

Craft Beer at Folly Brewpub

Hop up on a stool and take your pick at Folly Brewpub’s ten taps that split between four year-round labels (Praxis New World Saison, Inkhorn Farmhouse Bruin, Imposter Syndrome Farmhouse IPA and Flemish Cap Old World Saison), two to three seasonal releases and rotating guest taps.

Create your own tasting flight at Folly Brewpub by sampling 4 x 5oz glasses at $12.

Strange Reverberation: Mixed-fermentation Saison
Flemish Cap: Old World Saison
Praxis: New World Saison
Aviary: Farmhouse Ale with Grapes
Nap Time: New World Gose
Dovercourt: Pale Ale
Rhizome: Hoppy Farmhouse Ale
Hyperreal: Double IPA
Ghoul Wrangler: IPA
Imposter Syndrome: Farmhouse IPA
Velvet Dreams: Fruited Sour with Black Raspberry and Vanilla
Great Barasway Bourbon Barrel: Imperial Porter
Great Barasway Wine Barrel: Imperial Porter

Grilled Carrot Salad with whipped goat cheese, peas and dukha.

Folly Brewpub Menu

The plates that parade out of the kitchen immediately impress. Chef Anthony Santi (formerly Toque Montreal, Bestellen Toronto and La Quercia Vancouver) regularly switches up his menu to reflect the season.

He produces fine finger-licking-good dishes designed to pair with Coady and Conway’s line-up of saisons, farmhouse ales, mixed fermentation beers and sours.

Chef Santi has raised the bar for Toronto’s craft brewery culinary offerings, serving up a parade of pretty plates which feels more fine dinning than the spiced nuts and pretzel offerings we’ve grown so used to.

Snacks

Vegas Fries
Honey-Roasted Yams: lime yogurt
Oven-Roasted Brussels Sprouts: crispy bacon
Chestnut Citrus Parsnips
Herbed Cremini Mushrooms: balsamic and garlic
Marinated Portuguese Olives
Woodland Mushroom Wontons: seasoned soya, chili rice vinegar
Pulled Pork Nachos: chipotle bbq sauce, pickled chilis, avocado crema
AAA Beef Sliders: black olive, ketchup, marinated bocconcini, brioche
Artisanal Cheeses: country-style bread, house-made preserves, fresh fruit
Cured and Smoked Meats: country-style bread, homemade pate, grainy mustard, house pickles
House-Smoked Fish Pate

Folly Brewpub Entrees

Thai-Marinated Chicken: buttermilk waffle, lime and pickled ginger butter, bourbon maple syrup
Lime Tempura Battered Haddock: herb salted fries, avocado tartar sauce
Olive Oil Poached Whitefish Tacos: tomatillo salsa, pickled chilis, feta, cilantro
Grilled Vegetable Sandwich: arugula, pesto, parmesan tuille, russet chips, caramelized onion dip
Pork Belly Sandwich: boston lettuce, vine-ripened tomatoes, chipotle aioli, grainy mustard, root chips
New Zealand Lamb Shank: shepherd’s pie, black truffle mash, petite salad
Prime Rib: horseradish, lemon truffle vinaigrette