By The Way

400 Bloor St W, Toronto
(416) 967-4295

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Jaffa Breakfast Plate Breakfast Mezze
Our Famous Tiramisu
Western Omelette
Eggs Charlottine
Eggs Florentine
Avocado Toast
Eggs Benedict
Smoked Salmon
French Toast
Dill Sauce

Menu

Featured items
Smoked Salmon, Red Onion & Capers Omelette
Served with homefries and a bagel
Eggs Charlottine
Served with smoked salmon and spinach
Western Omelette
Ham, tomato, green pepper, and cheddar. Served with homefries and a bagel.
Eggs Florentine
Served with spinach
Raspberry Chocolate Square
Chocolate mousse with a heart of raspberry mousse, finished with a red glaze and a shard of dark chocolate. (*made without wheat or gluten)

New Breakfast Menu
French Toast
Made with thick pieces of challa and served with pure maple syrup
Lox
Smoked salmon, capers, red onion, cream cheese, tomato, served with a small side salad
French Toast Sandwich
Filled with melted brie and grilled apples, and served with pure maple syrup

Eggs
Jerusalem Eggs
Two eggs any style served with feta, Israeli salad, kalamata olives and a bagel
Eggs Any Style
Served with fries and a bagel - can add bacon and/or sausage
Jaffa Breakfast Plate/Breakfast Mezze
A hard-boiled egg with hummus, feta, falafel, Israeli salad, & za'atar pita.

The Poachers
Eggs Florentine
Served with spinach
Eggs Dillemma
Eggs poached to perfection
Peameal Benedikt
Served with peameal
Eggs Charlottine
Served with smoked salmon and spinach
Eggs Benedikt
Served with ham
Eggs Charlotte
Served with smoked salmon

Omelettes
Spinach, Feta, & Mushroom Omelette
Served with homefries and a bagel
Goat Cheese, Sundried Tomato, and Zataar Omelette
served with fries and a bagel
Vegetarian omelette
Served with homefries and a bagel
Western Omelette
Ham, tomato, green pepper, and cheddar. Served with homefries and a bagel.
Smoked Salmon, Red Onion & Capers Omelette
Served with homefries and a bagel
Brie & Mushroom Omelette
Served with homefries and a bagel

Desserts
Raspberry Chocolate Square
Chocolate mousse with a heart of raspberry mousse, finished with a red glaze and a shard of dark chocolate. (*made without wheat or gluten)

Featured items
Chicken Pita
Coleslaw, grilled onions, dill mayo and hot sauce. With fries or salad (+$5)
Vegan Mezze Platter
Hummus, babaganoush, tabbouleh, Israeli salad. Add falafel for $3.
Kofta
Traditional kebobs of beef, lamb and herbs with rice and seasonal grilled vegetables.
Lamb Kebob
Served with rice and seasonal grilled vegetables.
Chicken Kebob
Served with rice and seasonal grilled vegetables.
Falafel Pita
Israeli salad with tahini.
Tahini Sauce (0.25L)
1/4 litre
Lamb Pita
Sizzling grilled lamb with crispy salad & pickles. Topped with tahini & served with your choice of side.
Kofta Pita
Beef & lamb kebobs with herbs, tahini, crispy greens. Served with your choice of side.
Israeli Salad (0.25L)
1/4 litre
Veggie Bean Burger
House-made patty of veggies, legumes, rice and herbs on a bun or pita.
Raspberry Chocolate Square
Chocolate mousse with a heart of raspberry mousse, finished with a red glaze and a shard of dark chocolate. (*made without wheat or gluten)
This week's special - a falafel pita with fries and a chicken pita with fries
Try our pita sandwiches! Get a falafel pita and a chicken pita, both with fries, for only $25! Limited time offer

Weekly Special
This week's special - a falafel pita with fries and a chicken pita with fries
Try our pita sandwiches! Get a falafel pita and a chicken pita, both with fries, for only $25! Limited time offer

Sandwiches
Veggie Bean Burger
House-made patty of veggies, legumes, rice and herbs on a bun or pita.
Falafel Pita
Israeli salad with tahini.
Lamb Pita
Sizzling grilled lamb with crispy salad & pickles. Topped with tahini & served with your choice of side.
Kofta Pita
Beef & lamb kebobs with herbs, tahini, crispy greens. Served with your choice of side.
Chicken Pita
Coleslaw, grilled onions, dill mayo and hot sauce. With fries or salad (+$5)
BTW Burger
Greens, tomato, onion, pickle, dill mayo on a pita or bun. Served with fries or salad (+ $5)
Lox and Cream Cheese
Toasted bagel with cream cheese, smoked salmon, tomato, red onions, capers, and mix greens

Entrees
Vegan Mezze Platter
Hummus, babaganoush, tabbouleh, Israeli salad. Add falafel for $3.
BTW Kabbouleh Salad
Chopped kale, halloumi, tomatoes and quinoa in a lemon mint dressing.
Kofta
Traditional kebobs of beef, lamb and herbs with rice and seasonal grilled vegetables.
Chicken Kebob
Served with rice and seasonal grilled vegetables.
Lamb Kebob
Served with rice and seasonal grilled vegetables.
Kofta Pita
Beef & lamb kebobs with herbs, tahini, crispy greens. Served with your choice of side.

Desserts
Raspberry Chocolate Square
Chocolate mousse with a heart of raspberry mousse, finished with a red glaze and a shard of dark chocolate. (*made without wheat or gluten)

Deli & Meal Prep
Hummus (0.25L)
1/4 litre
Israeli Salad (0.25L)
1/4 litre
Babaganoush (0.25L)
1/4 litre
Tabbouleh (0.5L)
1/2 litre
Falafel Balls (10)
10, fried
Marinated Uncooked Chicken Kebobs (20 oz / 5)
Prepared for same day cooking. 20 oz total / 4 oz per kebob. 5 skewers included separately - please soak for 10 minutes before adding meat and grilling.
Marinated Uncooked Lamb Kebobs (20 oz / 5)
Prepared for same day cooking. 20 oz total / 4 oz per kebob. 5 skewers included separately - please soak for 10 minutes before adding meat and grilling.
Tabbouleh (0.25L)
1/4 litre
Marinated Uncooked Chicken Kebobs (40 oz / 10)
Prepared for same day cooking. 40 oz total / 4 oz per kebob. 10 skewers included separately - please soak for 10 minutes before adding meat and grilling.
Marinated Uncooked Lamb Kebobs (40 oz / 10)
Prepared for same day cooking. 40 oz total / 4 oz per kebob. 10 skewers included separately - please soak for 10 minutes before adding meat and grilling.
Kofta - Kebobs of Beef, Lamb and Herbs (20 oz / 5)
Prepared meat for same day at home cooking. 4 oz each. (5 kebobs)
Kofta - Kebobs of Beef, Lamb and Herbs (40 oz / 10)
Prepared meat for same day at home cooking. 4 oz each. (10 kebobs)
Hummus (0.5L)
1/2 litre
Babaganoush (0.5L)
1/2 litre
Israeli Salad (0.5L)
1/2 litre
Falafel Balls (20)
20, fried
Tahini Sauce (0.25L)
1/4 litre
Tahini Sauce (0.5L)
1/2 litre
Dill Sauce (1/4L)
1/4 litre
Pitas (5)
Bag of 5
Pita (1)
Single pita
Hot Sauce
Middle Eastern Style, 1/4 litre
Raw Tahini (1/4L)
100% sesame seed paste, made in Israel. 1/4 litre.
Raw Tahini (1/2L)
100% sesame seed paste, made in Israel. 1/2 litre.

Sides
2 Falafel Balls
Our falafel is made in the traditional mediterranean style with fresh herbs, no flour, in small batches the day it's served.
Grilled Lamb
Grilled Chicken
Avocado
Mini Kofta
Sausage
Smoked Salmon
Cheddar
Goat Cheese
Bacon
Peameal Bacon
Halloumi

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Recent Reviews

I have been coming here for the past 5 years ever since a good friend of mine took me here for breakfast, so it breaks my heart to hear that they're closing their doors. In those 5 years, I have made so many memories here. I have brought countless of other people to dine with me, I've celebrated important milestones here, but what I'll really miss is just coming here to get away from the world and eat on my own. BTW was always one of those spaces where I knew I...
August 2025
The British server was super nice and accommodating. The food is simply average and doesnt surprise. The portions are really small, at least the brunch portion, my salad had literally 2 spoons, the eggs were super cheap and small too. Prices could be better, but they are ok. Unfortunately, I wouldn't come back
July 2025
Used to come here for brunch a lifetime ago. An Annex staple in a neighborhood that changes often. My barber a few doors down for a decade now.

Finally stopped in for a wonderful and perfect dinner.

Excellent Mussels, delicious sauce.

My steak frites was perfection and the greens were lovely too.

A Port after dinner, lots of Annex people watching on a sunny day.

To say the staff are...
July 2025

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By The Way

400 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M5S 1X5
(416) 967-4295