Gee Marie Café

Gee Marie Cafe is a small, friendly local at 322 St Leonards Road, the kind of corner stop Launceston locals plan their morning around. It is known for house-made sausage rolls that tend to sell out early, proper barista coffee and a white hot chocolate with its own fan club, and it is dog friendly, with water put out for visiting dogs. For dog owners it works best as the bookend to a walk at the picnic ground down the road.

The dog setup

Dogs are welcome in the outdoor seating area on a lead and under control. The cafe has described itself as dog friendly on social media and keeps water available for canine visitors. As with most small cafes, plan on staying outside rather than bringing your dog into the main dining room, and expect seating to be tighter at the morning rush.

Worth knowing

Hours are Monday to Friday 6:30am to 3:30pm, closed on weekends, so this is a weekday stop. The cabinet changes daily with salads, toasties, croissants and sweet slices alongside the signature sausage rolls, and early callers are the ones who actually get one.

Getting there and parking

The cafe sits on St Leonards Road in the middle of the suburb, about 15 minutes drive from central Launceston, with free street parking out front and a level, easy entrance.

Nearby with the dogs

St Leonards Picnic Ground Fenced Dog Park is the main draw close by: a riverside park on the North Esk with a secure fenced off-leash area, picnic tables, BBQs and direct river access for a splash. Dogs stay on lead outside the fenced zone, which makes the cafe an easy first or last stop of the outing.

More dog friendly cafes in TAS are listed on PawScapes, plus the guide to St Leonards.

Max: fenced dog park, river swim, then sausage roll crumbs at a street table. That is the whole day plan.