Given the popularity of the restaurant, we’ve extended the hours into the fall. In the past, the restaurant switched to weekend-only hours after labour day. But this year, for September, the Bare Bistro will be open: Monday to Friday: 11 am to 3 pm  Saturday: 8 am to 8 pm Sunday: 8 am to 3 pm Of course, Liz is always happy to stay open a bit longer if the weather is good and there are customers around. Visit www.BareBistro.ca for hours, menu, events and announcements.Read More →

As of the Victoria Day weekend, the Bare Bistro is open 7 days a week again. The weekday host this year is Sabina. (pictured above) Weekday hours are 11 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. except for Friday when they are open until 8 p.m. On weekends and holidays, the Bare Bistro continues to offer extended hours that include breakfast. As announced last year, Liz has continued to operate the Bare Bistro. Her friendly disposition and passion for quality food is very much appreciated by both members and visitors. As I’m sure you read last year, she even got positive reviews from the Globe and Mail andRead More →

Last year, members and visitors found Liz to be their favorite operator of the Bare Bistro to date. But it sees to be true for the media too!  First it was the restaurant review by Ian Brown in the Globe and Mail. Today, there is an article in blogTO. In their own words, “blogTO is a web site about Toronto written by a group of obsessed artists, musicians, photographers, politicos, advertising and media types, dancers, tech geeks, food lovers, aspiring film directors, fashionistas and people for the ethical treatment of animals.” The website is popular with urban youth in Toronto and has 500,000 unique users andRead More →

The Bare Bistro has been doing very well this year. Liz has done a fantastic job. The service has been great and the food has been very tasty. We even got a positive review in the Globe & Mail. “the eggs were done perfectly” Ian Brown, The Globe & Mail The extended hours have also been well received. Nikki has done a great job of providing drinks and meals during weekdays. So with that in mind, I approached Liz to find out whether she wanted to extended her contract beyond this summer season. The Bare Bistro is run as an independent business. For Liz, thisRead More →

We are very happy to announce that Liz Savel will be operating the Bare Bistro this summer.  Many of you will know Liz from the wonderful volunteer dinners and breakfasts during the winter season. Liz enjoyed volunteering so much that she decided to try it as a business this year. We have had a hard time finding the right person to operate the restaurant at Bare Oaks. (we’ve had 4 people in 3 years) But we think that Liz has the right combination of customer service skills, cooking talent and business ability. And for the first time, the Bare Bistro will be open 7 daysRead More →