Haus 356 cafe, Restaurant

Haus 356 cafe, Restaurant is a Mediterranean-inspired cafe and restaurant on Harp Street in Campsie with a difference: the dining room doubles as a showroom for collectible and exotic cars, and a premium car detailing service runs alongside the kitchen. The outdoor patio is dog-friendly, so a long brunch with the dog parked beside the table is very much on the menu.

The dog setup

Dogs are welcome in the outdoor patio dining area when they are leashed and well-behaved, and the venue is listed as dog-friendly on OpenTable. Staff are generally accommodating and may bring a water bowl out on request, but bringing your own collapsible bowl is the safer bet. The patio is table-service territory rather than a roam space, so it suits a dog that settles quietly rather than one that paces.

Worth knowing

The kitchen leans Mediterranean with a Western-fusion streak: the Bird's Nest Eggs Benedict, a loaded Haus 356 breakfast plate and slow-smoked beef brisket with watermelon salad get steady mentions, with gourmet deli sandwiches and burgers covering lunch. Coffee is treated as seriously as the food. Free Wi-Fi makes the patio workable for a laptop session, the entrance is wheelchair accessible, and the venue also hosts private functions, evening sessions on select nights and monthly Cars & Coffee meets. Hours run Tuesday to Friday from 7am, closing at 2:30pm most days and 3:30pm on Thursdays, with Saturday from 7am, Sunday from 8am and Mondays closed.

Getting there and parking

The cafe sits at 9B Harp Street, Campsie, near the corner of Kingsgrove Road and within walking distance of Campsie station. Parking is mostly on-street around Harp Street, so read the signs, though some on-site parking is available. The step-free entrance makes arrivals with a dog and a pram manageable.

Close by with the dogs

For a walk before or after, the Campsie Off Leash Dog Area is the closest off-lead option, while Pat O'Connor Park is handy for a shorter leg-stretch. If you want to pair the visit with another dog-friendly table, Frank & Chitch in Earlwood keeps a dog menu, and Hughes Park Fenced Dog Park adds a fully fenced run in the same direction. More options sit in the Campsie guide and across NSW.