Pandanus garden bar and restaurant

Pandanus is a relaxed garden bar and restaurant at 1 Scott Street in the middle of Crescent Head village, built around open-air dining among the greenery. Dogs are welcome in the outdoor garden and al fresco seating on a lead, which makes it the natural long-lunch stop after a day on the headland or the beach.

The dog setup

Dogs sit at the outdoor garden and footpath tables, on a lead and close to your chair, while indoor tables stay for diners without pets. The open-air layout gives you room to tuck a dog beside your seat, and it has a good local name for looking after them. On busy summer nights it fills up, so book ahead and ask for an outdoor table.

Pepsi: garden dining with a gelato cart nearby is peak distraction territory. Feed your dog's settle first, a long chew under the table, and the parade of holiday dogs walking past stays boring.

Worth knowing

The menu is share-style with a focus on local produce: seafood platters and oysters, modern Asian-influenced share plates, a boutique beer and cocktail list, and a gelato cart that keeps the kids and everyone else happy. Hours are seasonal and can shift, so a quick call before a long drive is worth it.

Getting there

It sits in the village centre, a short level walk from most of the holiday accommodation. Street parking runs around Scott Street and the main strip, though in peak season it is easier to walk in than circle for a spot.

Pair it with

Killick Creek is a couple of minutes away for a leashed paddle, and the headland walk is an easy on-lead stretch before or after a meal. For more dog-friendly food in the village, Swell Nourished Cafe at Waves Campground takes leashed dogs, and Crescent Head Holiday Park is the practical base nearby.

More options are on the New South Wales dog friendly dining guide and the Crescent Head destination page.