Padstow Park Hotel

Padstow Park Hotel is the local on Howard Road in Padstow, a bistro pub with big screens for the football and a rear beer garden where dogs are welcome. It also runs affordable guest rooms on site, which makes it a rare dog-tolerant stopover option in Sydney's south west.

The dog setup

Dogs are welcome in the outdoor areas, laneway and beer garden at the back, and kept out of the main bar and indoor dining rooms. They stay on lead and under control for the visit. Water bowls usually turn up in the outdoor sections, but bring your own treats and anything else the dog needs. The hotel publishes its own dog guidelines on its website, worth a skim before you go for the exact conditions. Tables are close together on busy nights, so a dog with a short fuse around food is better suited to a weekday sitting.

The vibe

Pub classics in the bistro, live sport on the big screens, and regular live entertainment and functions make this a working suburban pub rather than a destination venue. It is the kind of room where weeknight regulars outnumber tourists, which keeps the beer garden low key most nights.

Getting there

The hotel is at 31-33 Howard Road, Padstow, with free on-site parking and street-level access straight through to the rear beer garden. Padstow station is a short walk for anyone coming by rail.

While you're out there

Stretch legs first at the Virginius Reserve Fenced Dog Park before lunch, or plan a coffee around Manoush & Co in the Padstow village. Jane + James Espresso in Panania covers the next suburb over.

More options are on the New South Wales dog friendly pubs guide and the Padstow destination page.