Dôme Café - Bunbury Koombana Bay

Dome Cafe sits right on the Koombana Bay foreshore at 1/21 Holman Street, and the pitch to dog owners is a simple one: an ocean-view table on the terrace with the bay walking path starting a few steps from the door. It is a big, busy all-day cafe, so the outdoor seating area is where you and the dog belong.

The dog setup

Dogs are welcome in the outdoor alfresco seating, a wide terrace with room to settle a leashed dog beside your chair rather than tangle leads with passing foot traffic. Staff are used to four-legged guests and water is usually provided after a walk along the inlet, though a bowl of your own is worth packing on busy days. Keep your dog out of the service walkways and away from the indoor dining room, which is people only.

Worth knowing

The kitchen runs all-day breakfast and lunch off a long menu, backed by a serious cake cabinet, and the cafe is fully licensed. The draw is the view across Koombana Bay, and dolphins regularly pass close to shore. Hours run 6am to 9pm every day of the week, which makes it one of the more flexible dinner options with a dog in the region. Weekends and school holidays get crowded, so an off-peak or evening visit is the calmer call.

Getting there and parking

The cafe is on the Bunbury foreshore, reached off Holman Street. On-site parking fills fast at peak times, with an overflow gravel area nearby when the main lot is full. Once you are parked, everything along this stretch of the waterfront is an easy flat walk.

Close by with the dogs

The paved Koombana Bay foreshore path runs straight past the door for an on-lead stroll, and the Dolphin Discovery Centre and Jetty Baths are a short walk along the waterfront. For another table with the dog, Vat 2 Restaurant takes dogs on its waterfront terrace nearby, while Little Spencer Coffee Co and Sunrise Cafe cover the coffee run around town.

Come mid-morning on a weekday if you want a terrace table without a wait, or linger into the evening when the bay is at its calmest. More of the region's dog-friendly eating is listed under the Bunbury destination page.