At The Avenue Coffee & More

At The Avenue Coffee and More is a small owner-run cafe on Southport Avenue, one step back from the Gallery Walk crowds on Tamborine Mountain. It is the low-key end of the mountain: fresh plates, well-regarded coffee and outdoor tables where a dog at your feet is part of the furniture rather than an exception.

The dog setup

Dogs sit with you outside, where there is plenty of seating and easy access straight from the footpath. The indoor dining area is people only, standard for a food premises. Staff are easygoing with four-legged guests, but bring a collapsible bowl so water is never a question, particularly on warm mountain afternoons.

Worth knowing

The kitchen runs fresh all-day food, pancakes among the favourites, at fair prices, and the coffee holds its own against the strip's better-known stops. Hours run shorter than the tourist end of the mountain: from 8:30am weekdays to mid-afternoon, with earlier closes on weekends, so this suits a morning visit rather than a late lunch.

Getting there and parking

Find it on Southport Avenue off Long Road. Free street parking is close by along with a free lot nearby, so parking is rarely the headache it can be closer to Gallery Walk itself, which is exactly why dog owners in the know aim here.

Close by with the dogs

The fenced Leash-Free Dog Area on Central Avenue is a few minutes away for a proper run before coffee, and the Tamborine Mountain Coffee Plantation welcomes dogs across its garden grounds if you want to make a morning of it.

Max: aim for a shaded table, settle in, and let the mountain air do the rest of the work.

Come early on a weekday for the calmest experience. More Scenic Rim options sit under the QLD cafes listing.