Flavours Marina, Gladstone

Flavours Marina sits right on the Gladstone Marina boardwalk at 72 Bryan Jordan Drive in Callemondah, serving breakfast and lunch with marina and boat views. It welcomes dogs at its outdoor tables, and its covered seating means the water view does not depend on the weather cooperating.

The dog setup

Dogs join you in the outdoor dining area, kept on a lead at all times. Staff are known locally for making a fuss of visiting dogs, but bring your own portable water bowl rather than assuming one will be on hand. The covered tables fill earliest on weekends, so if you want a spot with room for a dog to lie flat, arriving before the mid-morning rush is the reliable play. Keep leads short, since the boardwalk behind you carries constant foot traffic, cyclists and prams.

Worth knowing

The menu is cafe breakfast and lunch territory, with the water-and-boats outlook doing a lot of the work. It opens from 6am daily, closing mid afternoon around 2pm, so this is a breakfast and lunch option rather than a dinner one. Beanbag seating and the covered deck are what reviewers mention most, alongside the food presentation.

Getting there and parking

Free parking is directly in the adjacent marina car park, a flat, short walk to the tables, which makes car-to-table logistics easy with a dog. The Gladstone CBD is only a few minutes away if you want to extend the outing.

Close by with the dogs

The paved marina boardwalk is an easy on-lead stroll before or after eating, with grassy parkland nearby for a break. Cafe Spinnaker Park is the other marina-precinct dog-friendly option, and Auckland House in the East Shores Parklands welcomes leashed dogs in its outdoor seating. For a beach run, Tannum Sands Dog Beach is a short drive south.