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Village Biergarten in St. Jacobs up for sale
A 'For Sale' sign stood outside Village Biergarten in St. Jacobs on June 4, 2025. (Dave Pettitt/CTV News)
A restaurant that laid claim to one of the largest outdoor patios in Waterloo Region has closed.
The Village Biergarten in St. Jacobs made headlines in 2020 with their creative solution to indoor dining amid pandemic limitations.
The restaurant set up 'dining domes' allowing customers to stay outside while eating.
According to a social media post on March 18, 2024, the establishment changed owners.
The doors are now closed to all customers and a large 'for sale' sign has been propped up in the front yard.
A note on the property accused the restaurant's operator of 'continued non-payment of rent.'
Village Biergarten in St. Jacobs
A notice claims the operator of Village Biergarten in St. Jacobs has been locked out of the establishment for failing to pay rent. (Dave Pettitt/CTV News)
The location has been listed on with a list price of $999,900.
The listing description states, 'This offering includes the land, building, and business, giving you multiple pathways: operate the Biergarten yourself, lease it out as an income-generating investment, or reimagine the space to suit your own vision.'
A post was briefly available on the restaurant's Instagram account, reading, in part, 'It's true that, unfortunately, the current ownership of the Village Biergarten has been evicted from the property effective immediately, due to tardiness of paying rent. It's not true that I, Denis Fontana, don't pay the bills. Unfortunately, we had an extremely hard time since January, and unfortunately the expenses have been paid later, including asking some of the staff to wait [sic] few more days for their pay, yet prioritizing who [sic] in need.'
