The Monty Pantry & Cafe

The Monty Pantry & Cafe at 73 Grand Boulevard is a friendly neighbourhood cafe in Montmorency's local shopping strip, set up with dogs in mind at its outdoor tables. It runs as a pantry and cafe in one, so you can combine a coffee stop with a bit of shopping.

The dog setup

Dogs are welcome in the outdoor seating, including undercover spots for cooler days, but not inside where space is tight. Staff typically put out water bowls, and blankets are on hand to keep dogs warm through a Melbourne winter.

Pepsi: dogs stay outside here, so pick a shaded undercover table on a warm day and settle in rather than angling for the door.

The vibe

The kitchen turns out brunch plates, sandwiches and salads, plus homemade pies, sausage rolls and pastries, and the cafe has a following for its loaded cookies in flavours like Biscoff, pistachio and Oreo. Hours run 6am to 5pm weekdays and 7am to 3pm Saturdays, with no Sunday service, so plan your dog-walk breakfast around that.

Getting there

The cafe sits in the Grand Boulevard strip, a short walk from Montmorency station on the Hurstbridge line, and street parking runs along the boulevard. Weekday mornings are the calmest window, and it is worth double-checking hours before a Saturday visit.

Pair it with

Manx Cafe on Looker Road is another very dog-friendly local with an outdoor area, and The Were Street Food Store is a short walk over in the Were Street pocket. For a leg-stretch afterwards, Poulter Reserve Dog Off Leash Area at Greensborough is close by.

More options are on the Victorian dog friendly cafes guide and the Montmorency destination page.