Ribs & Pizza on Glebe

Ribs & Pizza on Glebe is the Adamstown answer to a simple question: slow cooked ribs, big pizzas and a beer garden you can share with the dog. The kitchen at 548 Glebe Road is built around pork and beef ribs and casual pizzas, with calzones, garlic prawn pizza, buffalo wings, pork belly bites and a mac and cheese that regulars order by name. It is a local's venue rather than a destination restaurant, and the venue confirms its outdoor dining is pet friendly, so the dog is welcome while you work through a rack.

Dogs at Ribs & Pizza on Glebe

Dogs are welcome across the outdoor areas: the large beer garden out the back and the street side tables on Glebe Road. Indoor dining stays humans only. Keep your dog on lead and settled; the garden is shared space and food runs heavy on ribs, which is exactly the kind of smell that tests a dog's manners. Water is sometimes put down for dogs but not guaranteed, so bring a bowl. The venue has posted about its pet friendly outdoor dining, so this is an established policy rather than a lucky night.

Max: a beer garden that smells like smoked pork ribs. I have never worked harder at sitting politely in my life.

On the plate

Serving sizes are the thing people mention: this is generous, napkin-requiring food. The ribs are the headline, the calzones and pastas back them up, and gluten free options exist across the menu. The venue claims the original Hot Chip Pizza, and Wednesday large pizzas run at a set special price, which tells you when the locals pile in. Hours run from 4pm, Wednesday to Sunday only, closing 8pm midweek and 8:30pm Friday and Saturday; Monday and Tuesday the kitchen is dark.

Getting there and parking

The address is 548 Glebe Road, Adamstown, on the main drag through the suburb. Street parking on Glebe Road and the surrounding residential streets is limited, so allow a few minutes at dinner peak. Adamstown train station is close by, and the suburb sits south of Newcastle city centre, an easy drive from Charlestown or Hamilton.

Close by with the dogs

Adamstown's off leash dog area is handy for a run before dinner, and the Fernleigh Track is a short ride away for a proper leg stretch; the Belmont section of the Fernleigh Track shows what the old rail corridor offers. If you want a second dog friendly session in the suburb, the Adamstown Bowling Club's beer garden welcomes dogs too. Browse more dog friendly pubs under New South Wales or see everything listed for Adamstown.

Worth knowing

Weekends fill the beer garden, so booking ahead for a Friday or Saturday table is worth the phone call. Early evening is the easiest window for parking. This is dinner-and-a-session territory, not breakfast; the 4pm opening means the dog friendly crowd starts after the afternoon walk, not before.