Wild Canary Bistro

Wild Canary Bistro is a garden bistro set inside Brookfield Gardens, a plant nursery precinct on Moggill Road at Brookfield on Brisbane's western edge. Dining happens among the greenery, with an all-day menu that runs from barramundi and nasi goreng to a twice-baked beetroot souffle and a well-known cake cabinet. The venue's own site confirms you can bring a pet on a lead when eating outdoors, and the deck among the nursery beds is one of the more scenic dog-friendly tables in the western suburbs.

The dog setup

Dogs are welcome at the outdoor deck and breezeway seating, on a short lead and under control at your table. The indoor dining room stays people-only, and the lawns around the gardens are not for dogs, so this is a stay-at-your-table arrangement. Booking ahead and asking for deck seating is the reliable way to secure a dog-friendly table, and on busy weekend mornings the outdoor spots go early.

Worth knowing

The bistro sources locally and the setting doubles as a working nursery, so there is greenery in every direction rather than a car park. It is also a popular wedding venue, which means some weekends bring functions on site, worth remembering when you plan a brunch run. Hours run 8:30am to 3pm weekdays and 8am to 3pm weekends, with the kitchen winding up around 2pm.

Getting there and parking

The address is 2371 Moggill Road, Brookfield QLD 4069, with free parking on site within the Brookfield Gardens precinct. It is a short drive from Kenmore and Chapel Hill, and the road out to Brookfield winds through bush reserve, which sets the tone nicely.

Close by with the dogs

Blackbutt Place Park fenced dog park is the local off-lead run, Cubberla Creek Reserve and Merri Park cover Chapel Hill, and back towards the shops One Table Cafe and Bru Cru Coffee are dog-friendly Kenmore coffee stops.

More options are on the Queensland dog friendly restaurants guide and the Brookfield destination page.