Borrel

06/03/2026

Hallo! Hope you are well. Back at it tomorrow at 6 p.m. But we will be closing up regular service a little earlier for this month's edition of The Spit! So why not do both? Join us for dinner and then stay for a magical night of storytelling, hosted by !


We're thrilled to be the home of this wonderful evening and encourage you to check it out before The Spit goes on a summer break after tomorrow! Tickets:
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Tot morgen!

06/02/2026

Hallo! We still have a seating left for this Sunday's rijsttafel! If you'd like to attend, email us at [email protected]. This will likely be our last rijsttafel ahead of our summer break. But they will be back in September!

06/01/2026

Hallo! Hope you had a great weekend. Thanks so much to everyone who joined us last week and attended the rijsttafel last night. We've been taking a bit of a social media break the past few weeks but we'll try to ramp up the notices this month as there are a bunch of things going on!

You'll notice from our handy monthly calendar that the next rijsttafel is already nearly upon us! Not only that, but it's our last rijsttafel ahead of our summer break. Don't worry, rijsttafels will be back in September! But if you can't wait that long, we still have some seats left for this Sunday. Email us at [email protected] if you want to reserve a spot!

We'll also be hosting the last Spit storytelling event for the summer this Thursday! This is such a wonderful monthly event that we've been delighted to co-host with . We'll have regular service from 6-8 p.m. that day and then show starts at 8:30 p.m. Tickets still available here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1990445524144?aff=oddtdtcreator

Special Pride edition of Metal Monday happening on June 22 and Stroopwafel Sunday on June 28 ... and a certain international football competition (I don't think we're actually legally allowed to name it!) will be happening. WAY more on that to come! Fijne Juni!

05/26/2026

Goeiedag! Thanks to everyone who came by for Metal Monday last night. We had a small but very spirited crowd and it's always so much fun to host. Got something fun lined up for June's edition, which will also be our last Metal Monday ahead of our summer break in August. So be there!

Another monthly event that we're seeing the last of ahead of August is the rijsttafel! We have two back-to-back Sundays of rijsttafel happening on May 31 and June 7. We still have one seating left for this Sunday, so if you're interested in attending, email us at borreltoronto@gmail.

Back at it on Thursday and Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 4 p.m. for regular service. Hope to see you soon!

05/25/2026

Goeiedag! Hope you had a great weekend. Thanks so much to everyone who came by for our first Stroopwafel Sunday of the year yesterday! It was a lot of fun to press fresh stroopwafels on our front deck. And hearing from many of you how you could smell it from blocks away (and the smell was inoffensive!) was awesome! While the weather may have put a damper on our brunch service, Alison was super busy making stroopwafels right up until 3 p.m. So thanks again for keeping her busy!

A reminder that tonight is our monthly edition of Metal Monday. Looking forward to cranking the stereo and playing some heavy tunage! It's a bring-your-own-vinyl event so bring whatever you're craving to hear for a spin or choose something from my small but growing collection, enjoy a drink (including $6.66 pints of Avling ... and a variety of other options as we have helping us out behind the bar so you don't have to put up with my uselessness back there!), a snack and good times. Hope to see you tonight from 6 p.m. onward!

05/24/2026

05/23/2026

Goeiedag! ... Looks like we got a wet one today. The good news? We're open at 4 p.m.! While it might not be too tempting to brave the Dutch-like weather out there, we promise you Dutch-like gezelligheid (coziness, conviviality, good times) in here if you do! Personally, I've always loved the rain. Although it's never great for business!

Rain also threatening for tomorrow but we will be open at 11 a.m. for our first Stroopwafel Sunday of the year! Fijne weekend and blijf droog (have a great weekend and stay dry)!

05/19/2026

Goeiedag! Hope you had a great long weekend. We are back at it on Thursday at 6 p.m. with a fuller week, including Stroopwafel Sunday on May 24 and then, on May 25, everyone's favourite: Metal Monday!

We'll be doing a bring-your-own-vinyl jam this month, so bring your heaviest favourites (if anyone has Crytopsy's "None So Vile?" I was hoping to pick up a copy to represent our long weekend visit to Montreal but no luck!) over for loud tunes, good times, drinks (including $6.66 pints of Avling) and snacks! Hope to see you there! 🤘🤘🤘

05/18/2026

Dag! Hope you're having a great long weekend. One day late to make it a week from today but in a week minus a day's time we will be hosting our first Stroopwafel Sunday of the year! While we've contemplated serving up freshly made Dutch syrup waffles year-round, it really is the most fun when we can take our stroopwafel press out on our front deck and serve them to you there so it finally looks like the weather is cooperating (fingers crossed) and we'll be able to do that on May 24!

Hope you can join us from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. for freshly made jumbo stroopwafel. We'll also be open for service inside with our regular menu as well as some Dutch-inspired brunch specials. Tot dan!

05/14/2026

Hallo! Reminder that we are taking a break for the long weekend. ... And also from social media lately it seems! Sorry for the lack of posts. We do have some fun stuff coming up that we are excited about. Thanks so much for the very busy past Saturday, we're looking forward to opening back up on Thursday, May 21 and seeing you then! Have a great long weekend!

05/09/2026

Goeiedag! Hope you're having a great weekend. We are open today at 4 p.m. ahead of closing up next week for the long weekend. Sorry for any inconvenience. But we will reopen on Thursday, May 21 for regular service till Saturday and then we'll be doing our first Stroopwafel Sunday of the year on May 24 and Metal Monday (everyone's favourite) on May 25!

While we normally host a rijsttafel on Mother's Day, we decided to spend the day with Alison's mom this year. So instead, we thought we'd host back-to-back rijsttafels to bookend the next two months on Sunday, May 31 and Sunday, June 7! These will also be our last two rijsttafels ahead of going on summer break in August so book now!

The rijsttafel is a Dutch-Indonesian feast with an elaborate collection of dishes that present a melange of sweet, spicy and savoury flavours to the palate, all centred around a heaping bowl of nasi (Indonesian fried rice)!

There are two options:

1. The full rijsttafel comes with ALL of the menu items on the menu (swipe over to view), and also in larger portions (you can take home what you don’t finish). The full rijsttafel dinner is $70 plus tax per person.

2. If you’re a smaller group or want an abbreviated version of the rijsttafel, the “mini rijsttafel” option allows you to pick the dishes you want. You can choose five dishes (with up to three meat dishes and two vegetable dishes), which also includes krupuk (prawn crackers) and house-made condiments. There is also a vegan option, which includes all the vegetarian dishes, kering tempeh as appetizer and condiments. We do ask that you pre-order which dishes you want ahead of time. The mini rijsttafel is $45 plus tax per person.

We are booking tables every 15 minutes between 5-8 p.m. so let us know your preferred time. Email your reservation to [email protected], and if we don't get back to you right away, rest assured that reservations will be honoured in the order we receive them. Fijn weekend!

05/05/2026

Goeiedag! Hope you are doing well. Here's a look ahead at what we have going on for the month of May!

This Thursday will be our monthly edition of The Spit. Join us for a wonderful night of storytelling hosted by . We'll have regular service from 6-8 p.m. and then close up for ticket holders. Get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-spit-tickets-1988415497279?aff=oddtdtcreator

We are going to be taking a break this month and will be closed on Mother’s Day and also closed May 14-20 ahead of and including the long weekend. Apologies for any inconvenience. But we do have our first Stroopwafel Sunday of the year happening on Sunday, May 24, Metal Monday on May 25 and a certain football tournament next month to look forward to!

04/30/2026

This guy! Monday was a bit of a bittersweet day ... and not because we were done with King's Day! As much fun as we had, that was enough oranje for us already! But more because it was Trevor's last day with us.

Trevor (.22) joined us almost two years ago and he's pretty much been my right-hand man this past year. He started up on dishes and prep but quickly learned his way around the line and started to wow us with some of his plating ideas (and developed a heated rivalry with over who plates the best bami goreng!). He was an absolute pleasure to work with — bright, funny, enthusiastic, great music taste and a willingness to don the orange traxedo. He's been a great friend and colleague and we are going to miss him very much.

But we are also so excited for him as he takes on a new job at the excellent who, on top of making absolutely amazing beer, are doing such exciting events for the community in Whitby. Thanks so much for all of your help at Borrel these past two years, Trevor! We will miss you!

04/29/2026

Wrapping up the oranje. But might have it back up again sooner with the World Cup around the corner! Thanks so much to all of you who came by for our three days of Koningsdag! We had a great time!

Back to non-oranje regular service tomorrow at 6 p.m.!

04/27/2026

Hallo! Here's a look at our friends taking the oranje party to the streets yesterday! Thanks so much to everyone who came by for our afternoon/early evening/pre-Joost concert Koningsnacht celebration! We didn't know what to expect but were delighted to be almost full from opening till close. We had a great time and hope you did, too. And hope you had a great time at the Joost concert!
.. OK, and it's one more day for us as today is actually the big day: Koningsdag! We'll be open at 6 p.m. for our third and final day of King's Day festivities for those who want to celebrate on the official day. Open at 6 p.m. and just a heads up that we won't be going too late. We're pretty oranje'd out at this point! But we look forward to seeing you and celebrating one last time! Thanks for a great trio of King's Day days. Hartelijk bedankt en tot vanavond!

04/26/2026

Jo Eaton () back to help us out for Koningsnacht! Open now until 8 p.m. for all your Night Before Kings Day needs!

04/26/2026

Hoi! Thanks to everyone who came by last night for Day 1 of our three-day Koningsdag marathon! For Day 2, we have an afternoon/early evening planned from 3-8 p.m. Early enough for you to celebrate and still get a good night's rest ahead of the workweek OR early enough for you to celebrate King's Day and head over to the Joost concert at to keep the party going! Hope you can join us for Dutch snacks, drinks and music! ... And don't worry, Justin will not be performing an unplugged set. Tot gauw!

04/25/2026

Hallo! T-minus one hour and 37 minutes until we commence Operation Orange!

It was a great thrill to try making tompoezen a couple of King's Days ago and come up with something that was half decent! Every year I promise myself to invest some more time in perfecting the recipe. ... Only to find myself usually getting around to it the day before Koningsdag! Still some improvements this year in flattening the puff pastry and a more evenly coated orange glaze on top and the pieces are bigger and a bit more uniform!

Apologies if they look kinda messy (next year, getting a proper pastry knife to cut them. The hardest part of making them!). Big thanks to our friends at for lending us their cake knives, which were a big help! Tot gauw!

04/25/2026

And Alison has got the balloons and flag up and feeling even more festive in here. (She's also set up a great flag system for orders!)

04/25/2026

Goeiemorgen!

Alison starting the first morning of Koningsdag festivities at our tulip-adorned table with a Dutch-style breakfast of kampioenen: an open-faced sandwich! ... Although my oma always criticized my fondness for deli and cheese for breakfast. She thought this was way over-the-top and that I should be eating more modest toppings for breakfast ... like chocolate sprinkles. So Dutch!

More to come ahead of opening today at 5 p.m.!

04/24/2026

Hallo! Sorry for the late post. Busy getting ready for last day of regular service at 6 p.m. tonight ahead of three days of Koningsdag from Saturday till Sunday! ... I didn't have time to pose for this photo. This is from last year. ... Which means I shouldn't have to wear the traxedo this year! Hope to see you tonight, tomorrow, Sunday and/or Monday! Fijne weekend en fijne Koningsdag!

04/23/2026

Hoi! Just two more days till Operation Oranje begins! ... And chances are that we'll hearing this song more than once a night. So we figured, better get used to it! Here's a clip from a lovely singalong at last year's King's Day bash.

Still two days of non-singalong service (although if you feel the need to serenade our staff?) today and tomorrow at 6 p.m.! Tot gauw!

04/22/2026

Hallo! Oranje and Dutch flag streamers are up. Still have some balloons and other decor to add but it's already starting to feel festive in here!

Open tomorrow and Friday at 6 p.m. for regular service. Then Operation Oranje commences on Saturday at 5 p.m., Sunday from 3-8 p.m. and Monday at 6 p.m. for all your Koningsdag celebration needs! Tot gauw!

04/21/2026

Hallo! Thanks to everyone who came by last night for our Stoner and Doom Metal Monday/fundraiser for ! Thanks to the generosity of , .dynamics and as well as your very generous donations on top of your bills, we were able to raise nearly $600 (we're going to round up!). Thank you again!

Now back to oranje business, we're gearing up for our three-day Koningsdag/King's Day extravaganza this week! If oranje is not for you, you can join us on Thursday and Friday at 6 p.m. for regular service (some decor is already up though!). But after that, commence Operation Oranje!

Join us from 5 p.m. onward on Saturday, April 25 to celebrate Koningsdag without the worry of having to wake up early the next day.

Or come by on Sunday, April 26 for Koningsnacht (The Night Before King's Day), for an afternoon get-together from 3-8 p.m. that will either get you in home in time for good night's rest ahead of the workweek or over to the Joost concert at History!

And finally, join us on Monday, April 27 for the official Koningsdag (King's Day) at 6 p.m.!

Just a note that for King's Day events we do not take reservations. We reconfigure Borrel a bit to accommodate more standing-room space. While there will still be some tables to sit at, we don't do table service. The menu is more snack-based with the food coming out in disposable containers. In past years, we've never had to turn anyone away with this system. Not only is it the best way to accommodate more people, it makes for a more festive and gezellig atmosphere! Tot gauw!