Shafston Hotel

The Shafston Hotel is a spacious suburban pub on Lytton Road in East Brisbane, and the draw for dog owners is its easy outdoor setup and a genuinely welcoming attitude. Dogs are allowed across the outdoor seating and balcony spaces, with only the indoor rooms off limits.

The dog setup

Water bowls are provided and staff hand out the occasional treat, though a backup bowl of your own covers busy afternoons. Keep your dog on lead and settled beside the table; there is no roaming room, so a dog that relaxes under a pub table is the right fit.

The vibe

It runs as a full-service pub: solid pub food, live music, sport on the big screens and a busy local crowd, plus accessible entry and parking. Weekends are lively, so an earlier sitting is easier with a dog in tow.

Pepsi: pair the pub with the river. A slow lap of Mowbray Park first takes the edge off a young dog and makes the table sit that much easier.

Getting there and parking

The hotel sits at 3 Lytton Road, an easy run in from the CBD, with a free on-site car park and street parking nearby. Bus stops along Lytton Road are a short walk.

While you are out there

Mowbray Park sits close by on the Brisbane River for an on-lead stroll, and the Kangaroo Point and Story Bridge Loop carries on along the water if you want distance. For a fenced run before lunch, the Raymond Park Fenced Dog Park and Real Park Fenced Dog Park are both in East Brisbane.

More options are on the Queensland dog friendly pubs guide and the East Brisbane destination page.