red spice

Red Spice is a fully licensed Indian restaurant and takeaway at Shop 5/82-98 Anzac Avenue, Redcliffe, phone 07 3283 1991, cooking for the peninsula since 2014. Its directory listings, including the Australian Good Food Guide, flag dogs allowed in outdoor areas, but no reviews or social posts actually show a dog at the venue, so the honest position is: dog-friendly on paper, unproven in practice, and one phone call to the restaurant settles it before you drive in with your dog.

The dog setup

Call ahead on 07 3283 1991 and ask for outdoor seating when you mention the dog; that is the only access claim worth acting on. The venue sits in a small complex on Anzac Avenue, and the shape of any outdoor tables is not documented anywhere public, so treat water bowls, shade and space as unknowns until staff answer. If the answer is no, the fallback is simple: Red Spice runs delivery and pickup, so you can takeaway and eat with the dog on the Redcliffe foreshore instead.

Worth knowing

The kitchen is known for generous serves of butter chicken, its long-time local favourite, plus chicken tikka masala, mango chicken and a well-regarded goat curry, with freshly made garlic naan and stuffed breads alongside. There is a good spread of vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free dishes, and lunch specials and combo deals run most days. Trading runs through the day Monday to Friday and from about 4pm on weekends; lunch opening times differ slightly between listings, so confirm the exact start when you call.

Close by with the dogs

For a confirmed dog-welcoming stop, Coffee Cups on Victoria and Redcliffe Treehouse are proven options in the suburb, and Queens Beach North Dog Off-Leash Area at Scarborough is the off-leash beach for a run before dinner. More on the peninsula is on the Redcliffe destination page, and other eats are in the QLD restaurants index.