Good chat coffee co

Good Chat Coffee Co is a small community cafe at 4/277 Rode Road in Wavell Heights, in the local shop strip, and it is a genuine early bird: doors open 5:30am Monday to Saturday and the shutters usually go up late morning, with Sundays off. It is well set up for dogs, and the regulars bring plenty of them.

The dog setup

Dogs are welcome in the outdoor seating on the Rode Road frontage, with indoors kept for people. Water bowls are typically put out or provided on request, and the staff are used to dogs dropping in. The crowd includes the Chermside Run Club, who often roll through with dogs in tow after a morning lap, so your dog will be in good company. Go early, both for the parking and because the kitchen closes before midday.

Worth knowing

Coffee is Clandestino, and the food case leans toasties, bacon and egg muffins, pastries and homemade sweets rather than a big sit-down menu. It suits a quick, chatty coffee stop on the way home from a walk more than a long brunch, and the friendly owner-driven service is what locals keep coming back for.

Getting there and parking

The shop strip sits on Rode Road with street parking along the front and in the surrounding residential streets. It is an easy walk-in for locals already out with the dog, and the early open means the footpath tables are at their calmest before 7am.

Pair it with

The Wavell Dog Off Leash Area on Fourteenth Avenue is a few minutes away for an off lead run before coffee. For something bigger, the Bradbury Park Fenced Dog Park at Kedron sits along the Kedron Brook corridor, and Retroespresso is another local cafe option in the same suburb.

More options are on the Queensland dog friendly cafes guide and the Wavell Heights destination page.