Cafe Treeo

Cafe Treeo sits on First Avenue in Sawtell, the village strip where the fig trees meet the surf town traffic, and it has built a proper dog setup rather than tolerating dogs at a table or two. The venue provides puppy parking hooks outside so dogs can wait safely during a quick takeaway run, and dogs are welcome at the alfresco tables under the trees out front.

The dog setup

Two options for dogs: the alfresco tables under the fig trees on First Avenue for a sit down breakfast, and the puppy parking hooks for a coffee to go. The hooks are the detail that shows the venue thinks about dogs as regulars: clip the lead, order, and keep your dog in sight from the counter while you wait. First Avenue is a mellow strip, which keeps the tables relaxed even when the town is busy.

The menu travels well beyond standard cafe fare: corn fritters, an open prawn sandwich, a salmon poke bowl, eggs benedict and a fried chicken burger, with gluten free options across the board. Hours run 6am to 5pm every day, which makes Treeo both the early walker's coffee stop and a later lunch option in a town where kitchens often close early. Find it at 20 First Avenue, on the village's main strip, with street parking along First Avenue and the parallel streets workable most mornings, and the beach and headland walks that make Sawtell a dog town within an easy stroll of the tables.

Make a day of it

Sawtell rewards a full morning with the dog. Walk the Boambee dog lead creek corridor before breakfast, then take the fig shaded tables at Treeo. If you are staying over, Petlyn By The Sea takes dogs, and our Sawtell guide lists the rest of the village's dog friendly stops.