Sienna On Forest

Sienna On Forest is a local cafe on Forest Road in Lugarno's village strip, pouring award-winning Campos coffee over an all-day breakfast and lunch menu. Dogs are welcome in the outdoor seating, which is what puts it on the list for the suburb's dog owners.

The dog setup

The outdoor area is generous, catches the winter sun, and runs heaters for the colder months, so a dog-friendly table works year-round. Staff are accommodating and often bring out water bowls for canine visitors. Keep your dog leashed and settled for the sake of the other diners; the strip is tight and foot traffic passes close by.

The vibe

It is a proper neighbourhood cafe: all-day breakfast, fresh lunch plates, homemade soups and a cabinet of sweets like cannoli and macarons. Service comes with the friendly, chatty local energy you would expect from a suburban strip surrounded by quiet residential streets, and regulars tend to claim the same corner tables. Weekday mornings are the calm window; weekends warm up quickly.

Getting there

The cafe sits at 1/1012 Forest Road, Lugarno, with a free car park and free street parking nearby and a wheelchair-accessible entrance. Doors open at 6am Monday to Friday and 7am on weekends, closing 2:30pm on weekdays and 2pm on weekends, so early walkers get first pick of tables.

Close by with the dogs

For a run either side of coffee, Carss Bush Park Fenced Dog Park and Riverwood Park Fenced Dog Park are both short drives, and Oatley Park adds an on-lead bushland walk. Revolution at Como is another dog-friendly cafe option across the river.

More options are on the New South Wales dog friendly cafes guide and the Lugarno destination page.