The Cove Kitchen & Bar

The Cove Kitchen & Bar is the bistro inside the Geebung RSL at 323 Newman Road, serving breakfast and lunch most days and dinner from Thursday into the weekend. It has a 4.1 star listing from about 70 reviews, and for dog owners the draw is the covered alfresco area, where dogs are welcome while you eat.

The dog setup

Dogs can join you in the outdoor alfresco seating but not inside the main club or restaurant area. The alfresco section is covered, so it works on drizzly Brisbane mornings as well as sunny ones, and staff are used to settling a leashed dog beside the table. Water bowls are usually available on request. There is no dog menu, so bring your own treats if you want to share the outing properly.

The vibe

This is club dining rather than cafe dining: burgers, sandwiches and salads through the day, a seafood special that gets regular mentions, and a pumpkin salad reviewers single out, backed by a full drinks list of beer, wine and cocktails. Later in the week it shifts into an evening venue, and reviewers mention the upbeat staff and birthday-table regulars. Expect a relaxed, mixed-age crowd rather than a brunch scene.

Getting there and parking

The venue sits on Newman Road in Geebung with a dedicated customer car park for the RSL complex, plus street parking on Newman Road and the surrounding side streets. Hours run 8am to 3pm early in the week, extend to 10pm Thursday through Saturday, and wind up at 3pm on Sunday.

Close by with the dogs

The Downfall Creek Dog Park and the Brickyard Road Dog Park are both on Brickyard Road a few minutes away, with four hectares of shaded off-leash space and creek access for a splash. For a daytime coffee alternative nearby, Geebung Cafe & Takeaway keeps early-morning hours on Robinson Road East.

More options are in the Queensland dog-friendly cafes list and the Geebung guide.

Max: alfresco table at the club, bowl of water on request, pumpkin salad for me. Not a bad Geebung lunch setup.