Montville Cafe Bar & Grill

Montville Cafe Bar and Grill occupies 126 Main Street in the middle of the Sunshine Coast hinterland's most visited village, trading daily from 11am with a beer garden, live music and a menu that ranges from calamari to lamb shank and Guinness pie. Dog friendly directories and its Google listing report water bowls and outdoor seating that welcomes dogs.

The dog setup

Dogs are welcome in the outdoor garden and covered patio seating, and water bowls are provided, according to the Pupsy dog friendly directory and Google listing attributes, with the venue's own site describing the landscaped garden area. Main Street foot traffic is steady on weekends, so pick a garden table away from the walkway and keep leads short. Afternoon sessions suit dogs best, before the dinner rush and the live music crowd build. The covered patio keeps seats usable through hinterland showers, which are frequent in the warmer months, so light rain need not cancel the plan.

The kitchen covers pub staples and hinterland favourites: calamari, ribs, pork belly and the Guinness pie that gets repeat mentions. Hours run 11am to 9:30pm every day, so lunch through to early dinner are the dog friendly windows. Later sittings trade through to close, but dogs settle better in daylight, so lock in a lunch or early table.

Street parking runs along Main Street with council car parks a short walk off the strip. Montville village is compact and walkable, which makes the pre lunch leg stretch easy.

Round out the day with dinner at Fiorio and Co, the French bistro down the street, or base yourself at At Remingtons B and B Private Cottages to keep the hinterland trip simple. Our Montville destination guide and dog friendly pubs in Queensland list cover the rest.