Symposium Cafe Restaurant in Barrie Ontario
Family-Friendly Dining on Cundles Road East at North Barrie Crossing
Neighbourhood Restaurant for Breakfast, Weekend Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Decadent Desserts, Cocktails & Patio Dining
Best All-Around Restaurant in Barrie: The Simcoe County Choice for over 8 Years
Symposium Cafe Restaurant, Barrie's go-to family restaurant and bar, is a neighbourhood dining spot at 307 Cundles Road East at Duckworth Street in North Barrie Crossing near Cineplex and LA Fitness, serving all day breakfast, weekend brunch, lunch, a full dinner menu, desserts, and a cozy, welcoming patio. Serving gourmet comfort food, handcrafted cocktails, and specialty drinks in a warm, stylish setting, we have been a trusted local dining destination in Barrie and the surrounding Simcoe County community for over 8 years. A popular all-around dining choice in North Barrie, we are especially known for our weekend brunch, decadent dessert menu, and appealing food and drink specials.
Restaurant Menu | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Desserts & Drinks
All-Day Breakfast & Weekend Brunch:
Start your day with one of our most popular morning menus, featuring classic Eggs Benedict, hearty three-egg breakfasts, avocado toast, veggie omelettes, fluffy pancakes, and golden French toast. Guests can also enjoy lighter selections, fresh fruit, savoury breakfast sides, vegetarian choices, gourmet coffees, freshly squeezed juices, and brunch cocktails.
Lunch & Dinner: Burgers, Wings, Pasta, Steak & Seafood:
Our diverse menu offers something for every appetite, from shareable appetizers, crispy chicken wings, homemade soups, and fresh salads to comforting pasta dishes, savoury rice bowls, hearty sandwiches, and generously portioned burgers. Guests can also enjoy premium steaks, seafood entrées, and satisfying house favourites prepared with quality ingredients and bold flavour.
Desserts: Cakes, Waffles, Croffles & Specialty Coffee:
Save room for something sweet from our extensive dessert menu, featuring our famous multi-layer Sky-High Carrot Cake, rich cheesecakes, decadent specialty cakes, warm Belgian waffles, flaky croffles, ice cream treats, fresh-baked cookies, and creamy affogatos.
Late-Night Dining, Cocktails & Bar Drinks:
Relax with cocktails, draft and bottled beer, wine, specialty coffees, and other handcrafted beverages in our fully licensed bar and lounge.
Daily Food & Drink Specials
We feature a different food or drink special throughout the week, giving guests more ways to enjoy excellent value:
- Burger Mondays: Single Burger & Fries $6.99 or Double Burger & Fries $10.99
- Pasta Tuesdays: Half-Price Pasta and Bowls
- Wing Wednesdays: Half-Price Chicken Wings
- Date Night Thursdays: $69.95 Dinner for Two
- Fish & Chips Fridays: One Piece $9.95 or Two Pieces $15.95
- Ribs & Wings Saturdays: $24.95 Ribs and Wings Dinner
- Sunday Family Funday: Kids Eat Free & Two-for-One Desserts
Our popular Lunch Specials start at just $14.95, with weekday Early Bird Breakfast at $8.95 and daily Early Bird Dinners for $24.95. We feature different drink specials every day in our fully licensed bar, including $6.95 weekend brunch cocktails and $7 martinis and mules on Wednesdays. We are open 364 days a year to serve you delicious meals until late.
Distinctive Ambiance: Cozy Dining Room, Bar, Lounge & Patio
Walk into our restaurant and discover an inviting, warm, and cozy ambiance filled with character and timeless style. Trademark stone-art walls and Renaissance-style murals create a distinctive backdrop, while cozy booth seating sets the stage for family meals, date night dining, and intimate dinners. Meet friends in our cozy bar and lounge, or enjoy our seasonal patio for outdoor dining, where friendly service completes the relaxed atmosphere.
A Trusted Barrie Restaurant with 700+ Guest Reviews
For more than eight years, our North Barrie location has welcomed families, students, professionals, shoppers, sports teams, groups, and visitors from across Barrie and surrounding communities. More than 700 positive guest reviews reflect the broad menu, stylish dining room, spacious seasonal patio, daily specials, comfortable atmosphere, and friendly service that have made us a familiar neighbourhood choice.
North Barrie Dining Spot Near Georgian College, RVH & Cineplex
Find us in North Barrie Crossing at Cundles Road East and Duckworth Street, near Cineplex Cinemas, LA Fitness, Zehrs, and Shoppers Drug Mart. Just minutes from Highway 400, Georgian College, and Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, our plaza offers convenient access and plenty of free parking.
Cozy upscale-casual dining room at Symposium Cafe Restaurant Barrie, a neighbourhood family restaurant near Georgian College and Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre
Symposium Cafe Restaurant Barrie exterior and comfortable outdoor patio in North Barrie Crossing on Cundles Road East near Cineplex North Barrie across from LA Fitness
What Barrie Guests Love About Symposium
Explore genuine customer reviews highlighting our all-day breakfast and weekend brunch, lunch and dinner menus, cocktails and bar drinks, desserts, takeout and delivery, and popular specials and deals. Each feature pairs a signature dining experience with feedback from guests who enjoyed it.
All-Day Breakfast & Weekend Brunch
"I have been coming to this location for years! Caitlyn always serves us, and she is the best and the reason we keep coming back she always takes such good care of us ! The food is always hot and fresh and we love the early bird specials they have"
Lunch Favourites, Burgers & Fresh Salads
"The service the food and the atmosphere is next level. If you have not tried Symposium in Barrie you must try you will not be disappointed. My favourite dish is the seafood pasta." "Loved the alfredo pasta with mushrooms, the spinach dip and bruschetta."
Dinner Entrées, Steaks & Comfort Food
"We went there for a late dinner after finishing work. The service was amazing and made it even more personal. We shared a portion of wings and had the zucchini noodles which were to die for!" "Amazing food! Best Philly cheesesteak I’ve ever had!"
Cocktails, Martinis, Mules & Bar Drinks
"This is one gem of a spot! If you haven't visited yet, do so! A group of my friends and I visited on a Saturday evening. The atmosphere is mello and inviting, and the desserts and hot drinks are delicious!"
Decadent Desserts, Waffles & Cakes
"Went for two for one cake specials with coffee on Sundays. The cakes were absolutely delicious.. Guru showed us all the cakes, we had the German chocolate cake and the Neapolitan. Highly recommend a visit for Sunday cake special."
Takeout & Food and Drinks Delivery
"I had an event near by and have had symposium closer to where I live. The owner and her team were fantastic from start to finish! Food was great and everyone was praising the food. We had 50+ people at our event and the Symposium team NAILED IT!!!"
Daily Restaurant Specials & Food Deals
"The place was simply amazing. Our waiter was great. We had their Saturday special. Half rib and wings. Loved it, will be back!" "I went to Symposium for their Friday special – Fish & Chips, it was delicious and the price only $9.95 – such a great deal"
Discover Food & Drink Deals | Early Bird Specials | Daily Lunch & Dinner Promotions
Explore daily food & drink deals: $8.95 Early Bird Breakfast, $10.99 Burgers, 50% off Pasta, half-price Wings, $69.95 Date Night, $9.95 Fish & Chips, $24.95 Ribs & Wings, Kids Eat Free, 2-for-1 Desserts, $24.95 Early Bird Dinners, $6.95 brunch cocktails, $7 Martinis/Mules, $5 Beer/Wine & half-price Pitchers.
Daily Specials Calendar
2 FOR 1
DESSERTS**
KIDS EAT FREE Age 12 & Under 2PM-close
Conditions apply.
Burger & Fries
$699*
Double Burger
$1099*
1/2 OFF
Beer
Pitchers
Conditions apply.
1/2 OFF*
Pasta & Bowls
$5
Wine
& Beer
$7
Premium
& Pints
Conditions apply.
1/2 OFF*
Wings
$947
/lb
$7
Martinis
& Mules Cocktails
Conditions apply.
Dinner
for two
$6995
2 Entrées, 2 Beverages, Appetizer and Dessert to share.
Bottles of WINE
& PROSECCO
Conditions apply.
Fish
& Chips
$995*
/1pc
$1595*
/2pc
Free Chowder Bowl
with select Seafood Items
Conditions apply.
$2495*
Ribs & Wing Dinner
1/2 Price Pitchers
Sangria, Margarita & Draft Beer
Conditions apply.
Brunch Cocktails
9am - 3pm
$695
House Wine & PBR Draught
Happy Hour
3-6pm 9pm-close
Conditions apply.
Early bird Breakfast
Monday - Friday until 10 am
Two-Egg Breakfast starting at
$895
Includes coffee or tea
Early Bird Dinner
3-6 pm
Three-course prix fixe
$2495
Monday - Friday 11am-3pm
Lunch specials
Monday - Friday 11am-3pm
starting at
$1495
9pm-close
Happy hour Appetizers
9pm-close
$995
ALL DAILY SPECIALS subject to conditions, including requirement of beverage purchase. Specials not available Holidays nor special menu days. Ask your server for complete details. Symposium reserves the right to limit or end offer at any time.
Daily Specials available from 11am, unless otherwise indicated.
Symposium Cafe Restaurant Barrie: Frequently Asked Questions
We are located at 307 Cundles Road East at Duckworth Street in North Barrie Crossing near Cineplex and LA Fitness.
Our Barrie restaurant is open daily from 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and from 8:00 a.m. until midnight Friday and Saturday, including all holidays except closed on Christmas Day.
From our wonderful breakfast and brunch menu to quick lunch offerings, family dinners with pasta, burgers and seafood, late-night drinks, and one of the largest dessert menus in town, we have what you’re hungry and thirsty for.
We offer a warm, welcoming upscale-casual atmosphere featuring distinctive Renaissance-inspired décor, comfortable booth seating, a dedicated bar and lounge area, and a relaxing outdoor patio during the warmer months.
Absolutely. We are family-friendly, with comfortable booths, a children’s menu, all-day breakfast, popular family meals, delicious desserts and choices for both kids and adults.
Yes. During patio season, our spacious patio is a great place to get together for outdoor dining. With colourful umbrellas, lush greenery and comfortable seating, it is a favourite dining spot for guests and visitors.
Yes. The menu includes a good variety of vegetarian, vegan and gluten-friendly choices. Check out our online menu, where convenient icons make it easy to identify your preferences.
Yes. From signature classic martinis, refreshing mules and house-made sangrias to popular beers, wines and non-alcoholic mocktails, our bar menu offers the perfect drink for every occasion.
Yes. We offer full table service for breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, desserts and late-night dining.
Yes. Discover our complete menu of daily food and drink specials, weekly restaurant deals and value-driven casual dining offers, including Happy Hour, Early Bird specials and weekday lunch deals.
Yes. Ample free plaza parking is available directly outside our restaurant.
Absolutely. We specialize in large-group and special-occasion dining and are especially popular for birthdays, anniversaries, family celebrations, date nights, business gatherings and group events.
Walk-ins are always welcome at our Barrie restaurant. Reservations are recommended for larger groups, weekends and special occasions.
Yes. We are your ultimate breakfast and brunch spot, with everything from traditional favourites and an amazing variety of Eggs Benedict to delicious French toast, avocado toast, freshly squeezed juices, mimosa cocktails and much more.
Yes. We are one of the best places to eat in town, with a dinner menu offering wide appeal for family dinners with the kids, special celebrations, romantic nights out, private dining, and large lunch or dinner functions.
Yes. The Barrie kitchen serves its full menu until closing, with late-night food, desserts, cocktails and specialty coffees available.
Yes. Come discover and indulge in our epic and decadent desserts, with one of the most heavenly and unique dessert menus you will find in a full-service restaurant, including cakes, waffles, crepes, Tres Leches Cake, affogatos, ice cream and much more.
Yes. Takeout and delivery are available from our Barrie restaurant through participating delivery services.
Absolutely. Guests regularly visit our Barrie location for dessert and coffee, cocktails at the bar, or a casual drink with friends.
Yes. We are open regular hours on all holidays except closed on Christmas Day.
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