Coffee On Bate

Coffee On Bate is a neighbourhood cafe at 7/1 Bate Close in Pakenham's industrial pocket, the sort of place local workers and regulars duck into for a consistently well made coffee and a hearty breakfast before the day starts. Dogs are welcome at the outdoor tables, and the quiet streets around it make an easy, low key stop with the dog.

The dog setup

Dogs join you in the outdoor seating area, with indoors kept for people. The tables give room for a dog to settle beside you, and staff often bring out a water bowl, though bringing your own is never a bad idea. The trade is front loaded: doors open at 5:30am on weekdays, and the cafe closes Mondays and Sundays, so check the Saturday hours before planning a weekend visit.

Worth knowing

The kitchen leans into proper cafe food: big breakfasts, a popular Hard Yakka breakfast wrap, homemade sausage rolls, quiches, burgers and a sanga bar, with vegetarian and vegan options in the mix. It gets busy with the weekday morning shift and mellows out on Saturdays, when the industrial streets are at their quietest.

Getting there and parking

The cafe sits in the Bate Close industrial estate, with free parking directly out front and more along the surrounding streets. There is wheelchair accessible parking and entry. If you are driving in with a dog, the short walk from the car park to the outdoor tables is as simple as it gets.

Pair it with

For an off lead run after breakfast, Don Jackson Reserve Fenced Dog Park at the end of Ahern Road is a purpose built fenced park with agility equipment and dog bowls, and the off leash section of the Toomuc Creek Linear Reserve Dog Off Leash Area pairs a creek side walk with a play space. Another local coffee option with dogs is Nancy Eatery in Pakenham.

More options are on the Victoria dog friendly cafes guide and the Pakenham destination page.