The Local Gest’s four owners (Gary, Eric, Sean and Tiffany, or GEST) aren’t your typical Toronto restaurateurs. The four locavore business partners own an acre of land in Sutton, Ontario, where they grow vegetables for their Cabbagetown restaurant.
Established in 2013 in the former Ben Wicks space on Parliament Street, The Local Gest takes pride in supporting homegrown craft breweries and Ontario farmers — it’s all “local, local, local,” says owner Tiffany Smith.
The chef, Javier, says this farm-to-table approach is his dream. “This is what I love,” he says. “As a chef, to be able to grow your own food, cook it and present it on the table…I love converting food into smiles.”
APPETISERS
Yam Fries
Spring Mix Salad
Hummus and Naan
Sausage Rolls
Poutine
SANDWICHES
All sandwiches and mains served with fries, or salad.
Grilled Cheese
Add Bacon $2
BBQ Chicken Fingers
Hand-breaded chicken fingers with housemade barbecue sauce.
Tilted Burger
Lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, cheese add $1 and bacon add $2.
The Tilted Banquet Burger
Lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, cheese and bacon.
BBQ Chicken Fingers
Hand breaded chicken fingers with housemade barbecue sauce
BBQ Wings
Side of Blue Cheese add .50
MAINS
Steak and Stilton Tart with Caramelized Onions
Duck Breast Salad
Fish & Chips
Purple cabbage slaw and tartar sauce
Mushroom Pie
Tiff's 4 Cheese Meat Lasagna
Tiff's Meatloaf
Steak and Frites
DESERT
Pecan Pie
BEVERAGES
Soda Pop: Coke | Diet Coke | Sprite | Ginger Ale | Iced Tea
Soda Pop refil $1
THE TILTED DOG LAGER
WELLINGTON - **FEATURE BEER
GREAT LAKES BREWERY
BLONDE LAGER or GUEST TAP
BEAUS LUGTREAD
ORGANIC LAGERED ALE
STEAM WHISTLE
PILSNER
HENDERSON'S
AMBER ALE
LOST CRAFT
RED ALE
COLLINGWOOD
ESB
WELLINGTON COUNTY
DARK ALE
FLYING MONKEY'S
JUICY A** IPA OR HOPTICAL ILLUSION PALE ALE
ST. AMBROISE
CREAM ALE
GUINNESS
IRISH STOUT
POMMIES DRY CIDER
FARMHOUSE or GUEST TAP
GUEST TAPS
ASK YOUR SERVER
CANADIAN
COORS LIGHT
BUDWEISER
LABATT 50
ALEXANDER KEITH'S
CORONA
HEINEKEN
STELLA ARTOIS
WELLINGTON
SPECIAL PALE ALE
FLYING MONKEY'S
RASPBERRY HIBISCUS
BODDINGTON'S ALE
GLUTENBERG
GLUTEN FREE
WOODHOUSE
IPA OR LIGHT
BEE'S KNEES
GIN COCKTAIL
CREEKSIDE WINERY WHITE
PINOT GRIGIO,ONTARIO 2018
CREEKSIDE WINERY RED
CABERNET MERLOT,ONTARIO 2017
POGGIO BRACCO
PINOT GRIGIO, ITALY 2016
CREEKSIDE
SAUVIGNON BLANC,ONTARIO VQA 2018
CREEKSIDE
CHARDONNAY (unoaked),ONTARIO VQA 2017
LONG WEEKEND
ROSE,ONTARIO VQA 2017
NEW SELECTIONS ARRIVING SOON
PELEE ISLAND
BACO NOIR,ONTARIO VQA 2015
LAURENT MIGUEL
MERLOT/GRENACHE,FRANCE 2018
EL PEDAL - RIOJA
VINA ENCINEDA RIOJA, SPAIN 2016
SEPTIMA
BODEGA DE ARTE MALBEC, ARGENTINA 2017
DOMAINE ST-MICHEL
COTE DU RHONE, FRANCE 2016
BUTTERFIELD STATION
CABERNET SAUVIGNON,CALIFORNIA 2017
WILLOWGLEN
SHIRAZ,AUSTRALIA 2018
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Stop by this Cabbagetown restaurant in the afternoon on June 21, to enjoy a free performance by Zimzum. The melodic jazz funk quartet plays a free show at 4:30 pm, making it the perfect musical appetizer to enjoy before dining on The Local Gest’s farm-to-table dinner fare. The seasonal menu features a tasty variety of sandwiches, burritos, salads and mains prepared with sustainably sourced local ingredients
View this Smart ListThis farm-to-table restaurant attracts neighbourhood locals with its idyllic patio and lively events, such as trivia and jazz nights scheduled throughout the year. Grab a seat on the patio and enjoy Ontario craft beers paired with seasonal fare. The artisanal salads, burgers and meaty entrees are all made with fresh produce and locally-grown ingredients.
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