Came here for a friends birthday and the staff and service was tremendous! I absolutely love the vibe of the restaurant and I also loved how patient they were for a group of us.This is such a unique restaurant/cuisine because it's a Dutch and Indonesian style restaurant. I ordered the fries and it was fun trying all of the various sauces - very good and neutral order for a big group of people. I grabbed the Boerenkool which is a kale mashed potato dish with bacon lardons and slices of Dutched smoked sausage and gravy. I think the dish was okay but my friend tried other dishes that I got to try like their steak and it was tasty! I've gone to Amsterdam and had a Boerenkool there and I liked the Kale mash there and found the gravy more fatty so I think it's all up to personal taste.I'd love to return since there's not many Dutch-Indonesian restaurants in the city.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fries
Ali k
Having spending some of my childhood in the Netherlands, I grew accustomed to Dutch culture and some of the culinary offered.I’ve been coming here for sometimes mostly when I crave food from Febo, Indra pura or Fritz shops. They offer foods that’s very close to what I am craving for.Their bitter ballen, chicken satay, lekkerbek (fish and chips) are great delicious and well made 10/10I did not like the frikandellen as much, I felt it was too tough and meaty, but it was close enough to satisfy my craving. 9/10.Service is very good, they work hard to make sure the guests have the best experience. 10/10.Over all it’s a great place to visit maybe call it home away from home? I think it’s a good idea to explore and try this place if you haven’t and as the Dutch saying goes “Verandering van spijs doet eten “ which means mix things up once in a while to keep things interesting.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Chris Kay Fraser
Coziness at it's purest! Love this little gem, it's like stepping onto Holland right off the Danforth.
Jo Fo
Delicious Indonesian-Dutch cuisine. The Snert (split pea soup) with ham is really nice.Service is very attentive the atmosphere is cozy and homey.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Split Pea Soup, Krokets
Elbert Waller
Vegetarian options: Vegan bitterballen
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Kroketten
Ihar
Love it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Saad
We come back just for the poffertjes again and again. Great Dutch/Indo experience and highly recommended with a group of friends. The food isn’t something that I’d die for, but that’s purely a personal preference and not a reflection of the great quality and service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Martin Sanderson
The food was excellent, the service was great and the atmosphere was friendly and welcoming. We thoroughly enjoyed our mean and will definitely return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Boerenkool
Mara Cole
Cozy spot with a great vibe. Friendly and solid service. Loved the food and cocktails. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fiona Lui
Dutch and Indonesian snack food, what a great concept! Great food, and great vibes. This local restaurant has great customer service. The restaurant is small and the food is delicious, so reservations are strongly encouraged or you’re more likely not to get a table.
The food taste is not cut out. As Indonesian opinion their food need more spices. The gado2 need more sauce on those salad. Nasi goreng taste bit odd. If I didn't ask extra sambal that I mixed with rice, maybe I can't finish the meal. The achar that they put as company of Nasi goreng, please don't put that in there.For the price of gado2 with that size, is small. Nasi goreng that only sunny side up egg ....Bit to pricey.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
Gordon Kennedy
Had a very nice meal for 3 adults. Great atmosphere. Great service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Nasi Goreng, Fish
Barry
After 6 long years without Dutch cuisine, I stumbled upon Borrel on a visit in Toronto a few weeks ago and it was a treat! The food was amazing, and the staff were incredibly kind. A must-visit if you're in the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Nasi Goreng, Poffertjes
Tedd Konya
Great small place for authentic Dutch food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Nasi Goreng, Krokets, Fries
James Hackett
Emailed ahead to reserve for two on a Friday, and heard back promptly that they were wide open - great to hear as the last time we had tried to get in (on St.Patty's day) they were full up.The atmosphere was really great - the small resto is packed with Dutch memorabilia and iconography, with the highlight for me being a painted mural in one of the washrooms downstairs. The walls upstairs are covered in photos, newspaper clippings and other Dutch artifacts, and it all comes together really nicely.Service was great - and our server was happy to offer recommendations, info on portions etc. We felt really well taken care of throughout the meal, and will be back to try more stuff on this point alone.I'll cover drinks before food. My partner had a couple of different cocktails...their take on a Negroni, and a cocktail called (English translation) The Orange Soldier. Both were described as excellent. I had a couple of pints of an Oast cherry wheat beer. Oast is one of my favourite breweries, so very happy to have them represented on the menu - it was really, really good and paired nicely with the food we ordered.We would describe the food as "inconsistent". Not disappointing, but a couple of dishes felt frustratingly close to excellent if they were tweaked a little. We started with the Bitterballen, split between beef and their vegan versions. These were the highlight of the meal, and were close to perfectly paired with a punchy horseradish mustard sauce.After the Bitterballen we had their "war fries" which was French fries served with peanut sauce and mayo. Here, all the pieces tasted good, but we felt like the portion size was lacking, and the sauce portion was weirdly stingy - like, if they had beefed it up a little and poured a healthier portion of sauces on top, it would have been great.Next we had the Boerenkool as our first shared main, but slightly modified to accommodate my partner who is vegetarian. The sausage was served to me separately, and they left the lardons out of the kale mash. Even with the vegan gravy, the dish came across as pretty bland, to under seasoned. I ordered some curry ketchup to complement my sausage, which helped a little, but we can't recommend the vegetarian version of this dish. We'll come back and try it with the lardons in it's intended form.Our second main was the nasi goreng rice, which was tasty, hearty and topped with a fried egg. The side sauces / pickles were a nice touch.Finally, we tried an order of fried cheese. While nicely crispy on the outside, runny in the center, we felt it was pretty bland, and could have really, really benefited from a side sauce of some kind. We've seen examples of the dish that are served with chili sauce etc., and while we're not experts, felt that this dish could be simply elevated with some sauce.So, a mixed experience, but we're going to make sure to give it another go and try some more things off the menu. Whatever you order I'm sure it will be a great experience...and definitely try the Bitterballen.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bitterballen with Mustard, Nasi Goreng
Came here for a friends birthday and the staff and service was tremendous! I absolutely love the vibe of the restaurant and I also loved how patient they were for a group of us.This is such a unique restaurant/cuisine because it's a Dutch and Indonesian style restaurant. I ordered the fries and it was fun trying all of the various sauces - very good and neutral order for a big group of people. I grabbed the Boerenkool which is a kale mashed potato dish with bacon lardons and slices of Dutched smoked sausage and gravy. I think the dish was okay but my friend tried other dishes that I got to try like their steak and it was tasty! I've gone to Amsterdam and had a Boerenkool there and I liked the Kale mash there and found the gravy more fatty so I think it's all up to personal taste.I'd love to return since there's not many Dutch-Indonesian restaurants in the city.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fries
Having spending some of my childhood in the Netherlands, I grew accustomed to Dutch culture and some of the culinary offered.I’ve been coming here for sometimes mostly when I crave food from Febo, Indra pura or Fritz shops. They offer foods that’s very close to what I am craving for.Their bitter ballen, chicken satay, lekkerbek (fish and chips) are great delicious and well made 10/10I did not like the frikandellen as much, I felt it was too tough and meaty, but it was close enough to satisfy my craving. 9/10.Service is very good, they work hard to make sure the guests have the best experience. 10/10.Over all it’s a great place to visit maybe call it home away from home? I think it’s a good idea to explore and try this place if you haven’t and as the Dutch saying goes “Verandering van spijs doet eten “ which means mix things up once in a while to keep things interesting.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Coziness at it's purest! Love this little gem, it's like stepping onto Holland right off the Danforth.
Delicious Indonesian-Dutch cuisine. The Snert (split pea soup) with ham is really nice.Service is very attentive the atmosphere is cozy and homey.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Split Pea Soup, Krokets
Vegetarian options: Vegan bitterballen
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Kroketten
Love it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We come back just for the poffertjes again and again. Great Dutch/Indo experience and highly recommended with a group of friends. The food isn’t something that I’d die for, but that’s purely a personal preference and not a reflection of the great quality and service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
The food was excellent, the service was great and the atmosphere was friendly and welcoming. We thoroughly enjoyed our mean and will definitely return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Boerenkool
Cozy spot with a great vibe. Friendly and solid service. Loved the food and cocktails. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dutch and Indonesian snack food, what a great concept! Great food, and great vibes. This local restaurant has great customer service. The restaurant is small and the food is delicious, so reservations are strongly encouraged or you’re more likely not to get a table.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Nasi Goreng, Fries
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The food taste is not cut out. As Indonesian opinion their food need more spices. The gado2 need more sauce on those salad. Nasi goreng taste bit odd. If I didn't ask extra sambal that I mixed with rice, maybe I can't finish the meal. The achar that they put as company of Nasi goreng, please don't put that in there.For the price of gado2 with that size, is small. Nasi goreng that only sunny side up egg ....Bit to pricey.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
Had a very nice meal for 3 adults. Great atmosphere. Great service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Nasi Goreng, Fish
After 6 long years without Dutch cuisine, I stumbled upon Borrel on a visit in Toronto a few weeks ago and it was a treat! The food was amazing, and the staff were incredibly kind. A must-visit if you're in the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Nasi Goreng, Poffertjes
Great small place for authentic Dutch food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Nasi Goreng, Krokets, Fries
Emailed ahead to reserve for two on a Friday, and heard back promptly that they were wide open - great to hear as the last time we had tried to get in (on St.Patty's day) they were full up.The atmosphere was really great - the small resto is packed with Dutch memorabilia and iconography, with the highlight for me being a painted mural in one of the washrooms downstairs. The walls upstairs are covered in photos, newspaper clippings and other Dutch artifacts, and it all comes together really nicely.Service was great - and our server was happy to offer recommendations, info on portions etc. We felt really well taken care of throughout the meal, and will be back to try more stuff on this point alone.I'll cover drinks before food. My partner had a couple of different cocktails...their take on a Negroni, and a cocktail called (English translation) The Orange Soldier. Both were described as excellent. I had a couple of pints of an Oast cherry wheat beer. Oast is one of my favourite breweries, so very happy to have them represented on the menu - it was really, really good and paired nicely with the food we ordered.We would describe the food as "inconsistent". Not disappointing, but a couple of dishes felt frustratingly close to excellent if they were tweaked a little. We started with the Bitterballen, split between beef and their vegan versions. These were the highlight of the meal, and were close to perfectly paired with a punchy horseradish mustard sauce.After the Bitterballen we had their "war fries" which was French fries served with peanut sauce and mayo. Here, all the pieces tasted good, but we felt like the portion size was lacking, and the sauce portion was weirdly stingy - like, if they had beefed it up a little and poured a healthier portion of sauces on top, it would have been great.Next we had the Boerenkool as our first shared main, but slightly modified to accommodate my partner who is vegetarian. The sausage was served to me separately, and they left the lardons out of the kale mash. Even with the vegan gravy, the dish came across as pretty bland, to under seasoned. I ordered some curry ketchup to complement my sausage, which helped a little, but we can't recommend the vegetarian version of this dish. We'll come back and try it with the lardons in it's intended form.Our second main was the nasi goreng rice, which was tasty, hearty and topped with a fried egg. The side sauces / pickles were a nice touch.Finally, we tried an order of fried cheese. While nicely crispy on the outside, runny in the center, we felt it was pretty bland, and could have really, really benefited from a side sauce of some kind. We've seen examples of the dish that are served with chili sauce etc., and while we're not experts, felt that this dish could be simply elevated with some sauce.So, a mixed experience, but we're going to make sure to give it another go and try some more things off the menu. Whatever you order I'm sure it will be a great experience...and definitely try the Bitterballen.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bitterballen with Mustard, Nasi Goreng