Park House Café

Park House Cafe sits on Margaret Street in the heart of Toowoomba City, directly across the road from Queens Park, and it gets named regularly as one of the town's better dog-friendly cafes. It trades from 6am to mid-afternoon every day, which makes the footpath tables a natural first stop after a morning lap of the park gardens.

The dog setup

Dogs are welcome at the outdoor footpath and shaded terrace tables along Margaret Street, and local pups are a regular sight there on weekends. Staff are known to bring out water bowls and are generally happy to make a fuss of visiting dogs. The tables sit close together, so a leashed dog tucked in beside you works best rather than one sprawled across the walkway.

Worth knowing

The cafe is well regarded for breakfast, lunch and straightforwardly good coffee, with a relaxed, intimate feel that suits the heritage streetscape. Reviewers single out the welcoming, efficient staff, and the kitchen covers the brunch classics plus a kids menu, with corn fritters, eggs benedict and waffles the usual orders. The park view from the terrace is the bonus; the position opposite Queens Park is the reason the tables fill.

Getting there and parking

Set your navigation for 92 Margaret Street, right in the city centre. Street parking runs along Margaret Street but fills quickly through the morning, and the nearby side streets are the fallback. Everything is within a short walk once you park, including the park itself.

Close by with the dogs

Queens Park and the botanic gardens are directly across the road, with wide lawns for an on-leash stroll after your meal, and the Queens Park Dog Off Leash Area gives a proper run a short drive away. If the footpath tables are full, Ground Up Cafe and Ortem are both dog-friendly options in the city grid.

More options are on the Queensland dog cafes guide and the Toowoomba City destination page.