Phillies on Beerburrum

Phillies on Beerburrum is the quirky, plant filled cafe that anchors Beerburrum's main drag, a small township on the way to the Glass House Mountains that punches above its weight for coffee stops. The venue's own Facebook page confirms the dog setup: dogs are welcome in the covered outdoor seating areas, and they can come inside with you to place an order as long as they do not stay in the indoor seating space. For a rural cafe that is a more generous policy than most, and it means wet weather mornings still work.

The kitchen runs from 6am on weekdays and 7am on weekends through to 3pm, which makes it a legit early stop before a hike in the nearby Glass House Mountains. Eggs benedict and the pie cabinet get regular mentions, and the food presentation draws more compliments than the decor alone would explain. The courtyard and covered outdoor areas are where the plants and the quirky fittings live, and that is where you and your dog will end up, which is no hardship.

Worth knowing

Beerburrum is a small township, so parking is easy street parking right out front and the cafe doubles as the area's social hub on weekend mornings. Because the policy about dogs coming indoors to order comes from the venue's social media rather than signage, a quick check with staff when you arrive keeps everyone comfortable. The covered outdoor seating takes the edge off most weather, but Beerburrum mornings in winter run cold, so pack the dog rug. Travellers between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast use this as a breakpoint, so the 7am weekend start fills fast, and later sittings are the calmer bet with a dog in tow.

While you're out there

The Glass House Mountains circuit has more dog stops worth knowing. Glasshouse Plantation Coffee is the other coffee stop on the mountain roads, and Glasshouse Tavern handles the lunch and dinner end of the day. The Queensland cafe list and our Beerburrum guide fill in the rest.