Chef N Fusion

Chef N Fusion is a brunch and dinner kitchen inside the Oaklands Hotel complex at 88 Pimpama Jacobs Well Road, doing scratch-cooked plates with a strong vegetarian and vegan lean. The venue promotes itself as pet-friendly on its own social channels, and dogs join you at the outdoor tables rather than inside.

The dog setup

Dogs are welcome in the alfresco seating that surrounds the cafe, on a lead and settled at your side. Water is not formally advertised, so bring your own bowl to be safe, though staff have an accommodating reputation and will usually help on request. Standard cafe etiquette applies: keep your dog close to the table and out of the walkways between the alfresco sections.

Worth knowing

The menu is genuinely worth the trip, from pumpkin pancakes with cherry compote to custard-soaked French toast, a mushroom and truffle gnocchi and a Buddha bowl with satay sauce. Fresh juices, smoothies and thick shakes fill out the drinks list. Hours run 7am to 2pm Tuesday through Sunday, with Monday closed, so this is a breakfast-and-lunch room rather than a late dinner option despite the dinner-style menu. Prices sit a little above standard cafe fare, reflecting the house-made approach.

Getting there and parking

The cafe sits within the Oaklands Hotel precinct just off the M1 at Pimpama, with onsite parking for the complex. It works as a sit-down stop after a Pimpama dog-park session when you want a proper feed rather than a takeaway window.

Close by with the dogs

Rufous Whistler Park Fenced Dog Park is the natural warm-up in the same suburb, and Pimpama Fenced Dog Park covers the other side of town. Both are a short drive from the hotel complex, so a park session followed by brunch is an easy morning.

More options are on the Queensland dog friendly cafes guide and the Pimpama destination page.

Max: book the alfresco side when you arrive, because the complex car park fills fast on weekend mornings and you want a table with room for the lead.