Brugan

Brugan sits on the South Western Highway at Wokalup, between Harvey and the outer edge of the Perth commute, and it doubles as a working brewery and a family pub. Doors open from 11:30am Wednesday to Sunday, closing at 8pm midweek, 8:30pm on Friday and Saturday, and the Monday and Tuesday closures matter if you are planning the drive around it.

Dogs in the beer garden

Visitor reports have dogs on leads welcome in the outdoor and alfresco seating behind the tavern, and it is a common stop for people breaking up the Perth day trip with a dog in the back seat. Nothing is published in writing by the venue, so treat it as the reported arrangement: leads on in the outdoor areas, and the indoor dining rooms stay for humans. The back area is roomy enough that a settled dog is not underfoot, and the kids play area next door keeps the family crowd happy at the same time.

Max: A pub with its own brewery, a play area I am not allowed in, and a schnitzel the size of a frisbee. Wokalup understands me.

The vibe

The food list is pub classics done seriously: chicken parmi and chicken schnitzel, pork belly, a steak sandwich and a fish burger, with the house vanilla porter on tap from the brewery side. The outdoor area is the draw for dog households, and the mix of families, road trippers and locals gives it a relaxed feel rather than a highway stop one.

Getting there and parking

The address is 11538 South Western Highway, Wokalup. Parking is on site and easy, straight off the highway, and the drive from Perth runs about ninety minutes, which is why it slots so neatly into day trip itineraries heading towards Harvey and the south west.

Close by with the dogs

Harvey is the nearest hub with listings on the directory. Blue Hills Farmstay and Harvey Caravan Park turn the lunch stop into an overnighter if the day trip stretches. For the full state list, the Western Australia pubs page carries the rest.