Fat Nonna's Pizza & Pasta - Belmont North

Fat Nonna's Pizza & Pasta is a counter-service Italian spot at 326 Pacific Highway, Belmont North, doing traditional and gourmet pizzas, classic pastas, family value packs and a popular Nutella calzone for dessert. It is set up as a quick pickup and takeaway operation first, which is worth knowing before you arrive expecting a long sit-down meal with the dog.

The dog setup

Dogs are technically allowed outside under the venue's attributes, but this is primarily a quick-service pickup shop and the outdoor dining tables are very limited to nonexistent. The honest play is ordering ahead through the online portal, picking up with your dog on a lead out front, and taking dinner to one of the nearby parks or the beach instead of trying to dine in.

Max: keep the lead short at the highway frontage while you wait for the order, the footpath carries passing traffic right at the door.

Worth knowing

Gluten-free pizza bases and pasta alternatives are on the menu, and anyone coeliac should call ahead on (02) 4967 4848 about kitchen preparation and cross-contamination. Hours run dinner only on Tuesday and Sunday from 4:30pm, with lunch added from 11am on Wednesday to Saturday, and Monday closed.

Getting there and parking

The shop sits on the Pacific Highway in Belmont North with parking at the door, though the car park gets busy at peak takeaway times.

Close by with the dogs

The easy pairing is taking the order to Belmont Dog Park for an off-lead run, or heading for the water at Redhead Dog Beach. For a sit-down pizza night instead, Good Times Pizza & Bar in Belmont is the dog-friendlier table option.

More options are on the New South Wales dog friendly restaurants guide and the Belmont North destination page.