Cafeteria and Food Services

Hours: Open Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (closed on holidays and weekends)

Located on the first floor of the hospital, Tim Hortons’s famous selection of beverages and breakfast items including coffee, tea, donuts, bagels, muffins and breakfast sandwiches are served fresh every weekday.

Hours: Open Monday to Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (closed on holidays and weekends)

On the first floor next to the Tim Hortons, the Garden Grill is a kitchen serving hot food for purchase at lunch time. Daily entrées include burgers, chicken fingers, fries, pizza, soup, and sandwiches. A salad bar is located inside the kitchen area as well. 

There is also a weekly menu, featuring a special entrée each day that includes a full meal with protein, vegetable and side such as fries, rice or pasta. Additionally, the Meal to Go Program offers a daily meal for those on the move.

Pre-packaged meals, cold drinks, fruit and other snacks are also available here.

To find out more about what food options are available, please visit Catering Services at Holland Bloorview website.

Hours: 24 hours a day

Vending machines featuring an assortment of drinks and snacks are available on the first floor (behind Tim Hortons) and the third floor (near the main elevators) of the hospital. A self-serve coffee machine is also located on the first floor near the vending machines. Credit card and debit card payment is accepted (not cash).

Hours: 24 hours a day

The cafeteria on the first floor (next to the Tim Hortons and Garden Grill) features a large dining area with tables and seating, and contains stations where you can microwave your food, access hot and cold water, dispense ice and grab some napkins.

We provide a comprehensive menu to support the diverse needs of inpatients. The recipes cover modified versions of each dish, as well as the regular version, and are sized according to each patient.

Breakfast:

• Complex Continuing Care (CCC) and Specialized Orthopedic and Developmental Rehab (SODR): 8:15 a.m. – 9 a.m.  (SODR lounge)
• Brain Injury Rehab Team (BIRT): 8:15 a.m. – 9 a.m.
• Weekend breakfast: 9 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. (meet in SODR unit lounge)

Lunch:

• CCC and SODR: 11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. (SODR lounge)
• BIRT: 12:20 p.m. – 12:50 p.m.
• Weekend lunch: Noon – 1 p.m. (meet in SODR unit lounge)

Dinner:

• CCC and SODR: 4:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. (SODR lounge)
• BIRT: 5:20 p.m. – 5:50 p.m.
• Weekend dinner: 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (meet in SODR unit lounge)

Whether you’re supporting your child during an inpatient stay or attending an appointment, we know spending time at the hospital can bring unexpected costs for things like meals and groceries.

• Inpatient families: Ask your care team about meal supports you could be eligible for, including an admission day meal voucher and eligibility to receive one free meal per day during your child’s inpatient stay.

Snack Bag Program 

All families during inpatient stay are eligible to have one snack bag per family each non-holiday weekday. Snack bags are available in each servery and refreshed at approximately 10:30am daily, Monday-Friday. Caregivers can pick up their snack bag at any time.  All snack bags are nut free, dairy free, vegetarian, and Halal. If caregivers have additional dietary requirements, they can call 416-425-6220 extension 6048.

Outpatient Supports

Supports are available for eligible families, including grocery cards up to $50 for households of two or less and up to $100 for households of three or more. Please speak with a member of your child’s care team for more information.

Food Education Programming

Workshops on nutrition, budgeting, and food education offered to all families throughout the year. 

Click here to learn more about upcoming workshops.

Access to Culturally Relevant Food 

Kosher, halal, vegan, and gluten-free options are available for both client meals (speak to your care team) and in the cafeteria. 

Fresh fruit, hot beverages and granola bars are provided at 10am and 3pm in each inpatient unit kitchen on the weekend.

Limited food storage and a few appliances are available in each kitchen for your use. Please clean up after you use these areas. Complimentary coffee and tea are available on the inpatient units.

A food pantry, filled with kosher, non-perishable items, is available to clients and families who require kosher foods based on faith-based and dietary needs and may have food access challenges. The food pantry was kindly donated by a Jewish organization called Bikur Cholim. Volunteers from Bikur Cholim will be occasionally stocking the pantry with kosher food free of charge. The pantry is locked and is accessible with a passcode. Families that need access can speak to a member of their clinical team.

This kitchen space is mainly used for life skills programming, but we are pleased to make this space available to families at limited times when the kitchen is not booked for client use. If you wish to prepare your own meals, the ADL kitchen is located on 0W245 (basement level, west wing) where you can cook at the times stated below.

Monday to Friday: 6:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
Saturday to Sunday: 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

How to access: Please visit the Main Reception at the hospital entrance during the times the ADL kitchen is open, and security will bring you down to the kitchen and provide you with a set of keys. 

What to bring: Families and caregivers are required bring the food, ingredients and take away containers or plates to eat your meal. We have a family cupboard in the kitchen which provides the essentials you’ll need to cook your meal (i.e. pots, pans, cutting boards, spatulas, mixing bowls, etc.) 

What you can use: The kitchen includes appliances such as an oven, stove, toaster oven and microwave. You are allowed to bring in small kitchen appliances, such as an air fryer, to help you cook. However, you will be required to clean up after using the kitchen, including wiping surfaces, and cleaning, drying and putting away any dishes in the family cupboard. Dish soap, hand towels and cleaning supplies are provided. 

Please do not take any dishes, bowls or utensils out of the kitchen.

Click to access ADL Kitchen Tip Sheet for further information (PDF).

Hours: Every Tuesday from 1:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. with the possibility of additional days if requested.

How to book: Please visit the Main Reception at the hospital entrance to request the shuttle with our transportation services.

The hospital offers a grocery shuttle service once a week, where clients, families and caregivers are driven to local grocery stores and back to the hospital. Passengers can specify their preference of stores in the area that best accommodates their dietary and budgetary needs. 

If several families or caregivers request shuttle services that cannot be completed within the designated timeslot, we will serve them in the order that they signed up, unless there is a specific arrangement agreed upon by the families or caregivers. 

If scheduling and availability permit, we may also add another shuttle day to accommodate additional requests in the same week.

The map and legend below will help you plan your trip from the hospital to grocery stores, restaurants (dine-in and takeout), convenience stores and shopping centres near Holland Bloorview.

• UberEats
• DoorDash
• Skip The Dishes

• The Canadian Food Guide - The Canadian government’s comprehensive food guide containing nutritional information as well as recipes, tips and recommendations for healthy eating.
• Daily Bread Food Bank - One of the largest food bank organizations in the city, assisting families with finding a food bank using their location. The following webpage provides more information about each food bank site available.
• Too Good To Go App - A mobile phone application allowing you to connect to restaurants and stores that have surplus unsold food.
• Food security tipsheet: emergency food resources (PDF)