Cock and Hen

Cock and Hen is the local cafe in the Twin Waters Shopping Village, known among regulars as the post-beach breakfast stop where the dog comes in from the car and sits down with you. It opens from 6am most days and trades until 2pm, with Thursday and Friday stretching into dinner service. The rating sits at 4.6 from more than five hundred reviewers, and the appeal is ease: village parking, shaded outdoor tables and a kitchen that covers the classics properly.

The dog setup

Dogs are welcome in the shaded outdoor dining area, and water bowls are usually already out. Staff are generally happy to see dogs at the tables. It is a shared space with other diners, so keep your dog leashed and settled beside your chair. Weekend mornings fill fast, and outdoor tables are finite, so confirm the dog seating when you arrive at peak times rather than assuming the courtyard will have a gap.

Worth knowing

The menu covers the classics with some flare: chicken parmi, eggs benedict, chilli scrambled eggs, a falafel burger and chorizo hash browns, plus a solid vegetarian and vegan range. Live music turns up on some evenings, and the Thursday and Friday dinner service with happy hour makes the outdoor area a rare dog-friendly dinner option in the suburb rather than just a breakfast stop.

Getting there and parking

The cafe is at Shop 1/175 Ocean Drive in the Twin Waters Shopping Village, with free parking right in the village car park. Everything is level and close, so getting a dog from car to table takes no effort at all.

Close by with the dogs

For a swim before or after coffee, the Mudjimba off-leash beach is a short drive north along the coast, and the Twin Waters residential and resort parkland suits an on-leash stroll from the village. Up the road in Mudjimba, Flawsome Cafe is another dog-friendly coffee stop, and the Twin Waters destination page lists the area.

Best played early: beach swim, then a courtyard table before the weekend crowd lands. More Sunshine Coast options sit under the Queensland cafes listing.