Psari Seafood Bar & Grill

Psari Seafood Bar & Grill sits on Brisbane Road, a short block back from the Mooloolaba esplanade, and it runs one of the more serious seafood programs on the coast. The menu is built around a hot and cold seafood platter, fresh oysters and scallops, snapper and barramundi, with live music adding to the room on selected nights. It is a lunch-forward operation: the kitchen opens midday Tuesday to Saturday and the doors stay shut Sunday and Monday, so plan the visit for a weekday long lunch.

Dogs at the alfresco tables

The pet policy here is reported rather than published: the Queensland tourism listing records Psari as pet friendly for outdoor alfresco dining with an enquiry policy, and Google listing attributes report dogs allowed outside. The practical read is that leashed dogs are welcome at the alfresco tables, but the venue asks that specific seating be confirmed by enquiry before you arrive. A quick call or message ahead of a lunch booking settles which tables suit a dog, and keeps the indoor dining room people only. As with most alfresco setups, bring a water bowl and aim for an early seating before midday fills.

While you are out there

Make it a two-stop day: Toro Bar & Kitchen over in Maroochydore covers dinner if Psari is closed, and Criminal Coffee Company handles the pre-lunch espresso. The Unfenced Dog Leash Free Park gives the dog a run before sitting down to a long seafood lunch. The wider Queensland restaurant list and the Mooloolaba guide fill in the rest.

Street parking runs along Brisbane Road and the esplanade car parks sit a few minutes walk east. Because service is lunch only, arriving before noon usually secures both a spot and an alfresco table, with the beach walk after lunch doing the day-leash credit for the dog.