Little Thai at Port

Little Thai at Port is a family-run Thai restaurant at Shop 16, 96-106 Wentworth Street in Port Kembla, inside The Wentworth complex. It cooks home-style Thai at easy prices and serves it in a protected outdoor garden area where dogs are welcome, and the venue has run Dogs Day Out events at The Wentworth for local rescue groups, which tells you how seriously the operators take their pet-friendly reputation.

The dog setup

Dogs join you in the undercover outdoor garden seating, which keeps the rain off and gives a dog room to settle on lead. Indoor seating is reserved for service animals, so call ahead if you were hoping for inside on a wet day. There is no confirmed on-site water for pets, so bring your own portable bowl. No bookings are required, but the lunch tables fill fast, so aim for an early or late sitting.

Max: pick a table at the back of the garden, your dog stays out of the foot traffic and you can watch the kitchen run.

Worth knowing

The menu is traditional home-style Thai with generous serves and a reputation for fair prices. The penang curry duck with lychee is the dish regulars name first, with pad see ew, crispy pork and duck in plum sauce among the standouts, and lunch specials running on weekdays and Saturdays. Trading covers dinner from 5pm to 9pm Monday, then lunch 11am to 2pm plus dinner on Tuesday to Saturday, closed Sundays. The Wentworth complex has a free car park that locals report rarely fills.

Getting there and parking

The restaurant sits in The Wentworth complex on Wentworth Street, Port Kembla, with free parking on site and street parking along Wentworth Street as a backup. It is a short drive from central Wollongong.

Close by with the dogs

The Foundery Cafe is the local daytime coffee stop, and Coniston Dog Beach is a few minutes north for an off-lead run before dinner, with seasonal signage to check. If you want another sit-down option in the area, Lux Bistro Bar covers the Wollongong end.

More options are on the New South Wales dog friendly restaurants guide and the Port Kembla destination page.