Iluka on Baywater

Iluka on Baywater is a casual contemporary cafe on the Parramatta River waterfront at Wentworth Point, with its outdoor tables lined up along the Baywater walking path. It serves a modern Australian brunch menu from 7am, seven days, and the riverside positioning makes it a natural rest stop on a walk between Wentworth Point and Sydney Olympic Park.

The dog setup

Dogs are welcome in the outdoor seating area on lead, and the venue has a local reputation as dog friendly based on patron reviews. That said, no formal pet policy is published on its own channels, so ring ahead on busy weekends to confirm a table that works for a dog. There is room beside the waterfront tables to lie a dog down, and the shared path means steady foot traffic, so a settled dog suits it best. Bring your own water bowl.

Worth knowing

The menu covers the modern brunch canon: smashed avocado, pancakes, eggs benedict and acai bowls, plus a taro latte that gets named in reviews. Friday and Saturday nights open for dinner, which is unusual for a cafe of this size. Hours run 7am to 3pm Monday to Saturday and 8am to 3pm Sunday.

Getting there and parking

Find it at 3/48 Baywater Drive, directly on the waterfront walking path. Parking in the surrounding streets is free but tightens on weekends; the pedestrian bridge over to Sydney Olympic Park is the better arrival if you are walking the dog anyway.

Close by with the dogs

For off-lead running, the Sydney Olympic Park off-leash area is a short walk over that pedestrian bridge, and it pairs naturally with a riverside brunch on the way home. PLATE Cafe is the fallback coffee stop inside the park itself.

More options are on the NSW dog friendly cafes guide and the Wentworth Point destination page.

Pepsi: no published pet policy means no guarantees. A quick phone call before a weekend brunch run saves you arriving to a full deck and no dog table.