Secret Garden Cafe & Patisserie

Secret Garden Cafe and Patisserie lives up to the first half of its name. The Angelo Street address hides two outdoor garden areas, one out the front and a courtyard at the rear, and the patisserie counter inside supplies the reason to walk past the cafe strip's flashier options. It opens 7:30am to 4:30pm every day, so weekends and school holidays both work.

The dog setup. Is It Dog Friendly and Buggybuddys both report that dogs are allowed in the designated outdoor front and rear garden courtyard seating areas, with water bowls provided. The one rule worth knowing: dogs stay on the lead while passing through the shopfront, so route the dog straight through to the garden rather than browsing the cake case together.

The food runs from serious breakfasts to full dessert territory. Poached eggs and croquettes handle the savoury side, but the cake cabinet is the real draw, and it changes often enough that regulars check it first. The garden seating makes it easy to linger over a second coffee while the dog stakes out the shade.

Make a day of it

Angelo Street is compact and dog friendly enough to string a few stops together. Split on Angelo and Little Angelo are both up the road, and South Perth Foreshore is a short drive for a river walk after the cake.

Secret Garden Cafe and Patisserie is at 64 Angelo Street, South Perth WA, with street parking around the shopping strip. Browse dog friendly cafes in WA or the South Perth destination guide for the rest of the suburb.

Max: The humans ate cake. I got water bowls and the best patch of garden shade. Acceptable trade.