Zabardast

Zabardast is a fully halal, alcohol-free Indian restaurant at 2310 Albany Highway, Gosnells, a prominent storefront on the main highway strip opposite the Gosnells Police Station. It serves traditional curries, biryanis and vegetarian dishes daily from 11am to 8.30pm, seven days. For dog owners the relevant fact is a modest one: the venue carries a "dogs allowed outside" attribute on its Google business listing, so the outdoor tables are the dog zone and the indoor dining room is not.

The dog setup

Dogs are permitted at outdoor seating only, on a lead, in line with City of Gosnells rules that keep dogs leashed in all public places outside gazetted off-lead areas. Because that listing attribute is the venue's only formal signal, call ahead on the day to confirm an outdoor table is available rather than assuming. There is no dog menu or set-out water bowl, so bring your own portable bowl and water, and keep your dog settled beside the table on the highway strip.

The food

The kitchen works with bold, traditional Indian flavours: goat curry, nehari, chilli paneer, dal, tandoori dishes like tandoori soya chaap and garlic chicken tikka, and a gunpowder squid that keeps popping up in reviews. Butter naan and free papadums round out the table, and reviewers consistently mention the generous servings. Everything on the menu is halal, with no alcohol or pork served.

Getting there and parking

The address is 2310 Albany Highway, Gosnells WA 6110. On-site parking is limited, so expect street parking along the shopping strip or the nearby side streets, a short walk from the storefront.

Close by with the dogs

Harmony Fields Fenced Dog Park in Maddington is the off-lead run a short drive north, and the City of Gosnells also gazettes off-lead areas at Robinson Park and along the Canning River foreshore closer to the centre. Dome Cafe - Gosnells is the other dog-welcoming option on the same side of town if you are pairing a coffee stop.

More of the local list is on the Gosnells destination page and in the WA restaurants index.

Max: phone before you drive over, because the outdoor seating here is a listing attribute rather than a written policy.