Mad Dog Cafe
817 Gerrard Street M4M 1Y8 Toronto, ON, Canada

Fall & Winter hours have changed! Starting on November 13th we will be closed on Mondays. The rest of the week remains the same; 8-4 on weekdays and 9-4 on weekends.

Look who came in for a visit! #JohnTory

Join us tomorrow at 10:15 for a walking tour along Gerrard St. E, with Mayor John Tory and city counsillor Paula Fletcher!

Fresh cold brew & iced tea! Come grab one before this beautiful weather leaves us!

The door is open, the umbrellas are out, and the flowers are blooming! Summer is here, and we've got cold drinks to keep you cool! Available daily at Mad Dog Cafe!

Hollandaise. Made fresh, in house. Serving eggs benny all week long!

Classic black iced tea, with lemon and a touch of honey. Get it today at Mad Dog Cafe!

Gear up for spring with a glass of homemade iced tea! Pictured here is African Queen, a fruity blend with currants and strawberries. Classic black tea with lemon is also available.

If you haven't already, check out our Instagram account @maddogcafe!!! Stay warm Toronto:)

Mad Dog is holding a coffeehouse jam this Sunday from 1-4 pm for FREE THE CHILDREN - come out and support the cause!

But first, coffee. Come into Mad Dog and grab a hot cup of Joe!

We're saying goodbye to a few of our staff, so help us say hello to the new gang joining our team!

Just letting y'all know...the cafe will be closed from the 23rd of December to the 6th of January for the holidays! Hope everyone is enjoying the season, all the best from us here at Mad Dog to you and your families!

These grey days have us... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=129kuDCQtHs

The holidays are fast approaching, and in preparation for all the festivities we are adding gingerbread men and nanaimo bars to the dessert selection! Bill Murray approves!

It's Monday again and we can't stop singing this song! Hope y'all are doing something bright and colourful to spice up this grey day! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAooc2by3po

We'd like to say a huge thank-you to everyone who came out last night and made the event such a success! Especially thankful for the lovely Tricia for being a bartender extraordinaire, the ladies from World Literacy Canada, and all the incredible performers who entertained us all night long! Cheers everyone, and hope this is but one of many live music nights to come!

Tonight's the night, guys! Come get groovy with us for a good cause! Starting at 6:30, it's $5 at the door and we've got some sweet drinks, food and tunes to keep the party going! We are collecting canned goods and books for donation throughout the night as well! Hope to see you all there!

Just finalizing the menu for this Saturday's charity music night! We have meat and veggie options, with everything priced between $3-$5! So if you can't fit in a dinner beforehand, we've got ya covered! Rumour has it we are also getting a ton of fairy lights and little tea lights to really set the mood, Stars Hollow will have nothing on us!

Dancing Daze! We're jamming out this Sunday with this Swedish sensation! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fgbTvfCgSk

This coming week from Monday-Wednesday, if you bring in 2 canned food items, a regular coffee will be on us! All donations will be going to the local Daily Bread Food Bank, so come on by!

Whew, it's a good day for the ducks! We're keeping it groovy in here despite the rain! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csjB9dRp3rs

Music video countdown!! We will be posting some of our fave music on this page in the next week as we get ourselves ready for our live charity music event on Saturday, December 5th! Here is what's giving us some real chill vibes right now! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbhQKffugNk

We are about a week away from our big charity Music Night at the Cafe event! We have some terrific singer/songwriters, great food and drink and some general good banter planned for the night! All proceeds will be going to World Literacy Canada, and we are collecting canned goods and books for donation throughout the next few weeks as well! Be sure to stop by and sign up, we can't wait to see you all here! https://www.facebook.com/events/986128868126487/

We are getting in new pastry options beginning this Monday! Come join the sugar rush!

A Mad Dog Cafe regular, Galen Weston, is releasing his debut album on November 25th at Tattoo on Queen Street West! This dude is not only a guitar legend, but a real nice guy as well! Be sure to show him some support this Wednesday! Congrats, Galen! http://music.galenweston.org/

A big thanks to all those who have brought in your old books for donation! Just a reminder that we will be collecting both books and canned goods throughout the months of November and December! Thanks in advance everyone and be sure to come out to our Music Night at the cafe on the 5th of December!

Cafe theme song! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qkuu0Lwb5EM

The Happy Birthday Mr. Bear event was a huge success! Thanks to everyone who came and an even bigger thanks to Sally and Erika for their amazing storytelling!

It's Bring a Book to Brunch month! We're collecting canned goods and books to donate to the local food bank and library from now until the 5th of December! It's all part of our Music Night at the Cafe! Be sure to ask us about it the next time you are in!

Just letting y'all know that we will be ending brunch at 2:30 tomorrow as we are having the Happy Birthday Mr. Bear Storytelling event here in the cafe and we need a bit of time to clean up and get ourselves organised! Thanks for your understanding and hope we will see some of you at the event tomorrow! Cheers!

Whew! Hope everyone is having a great Friday! I'll tell ya, today's rush had me like...

"The living owe it to those who can no longer speak to tell their story for them"-Laurence Binyon Let's all remember to take a moment of silence tomorrow morning to honour and respect those who have fought bravely throughout history. http://www.cbc.ca//to/remembrance-day-ceremonies-1.3311697