Prancing Pony Brewery

Prancing Pony Brewery runs from an old dairy site on Mount Barker Road at Totness, in the Adelaide Hills just short of Hahndorf, and it has grown into one of the region's proper beer destinations. The taproom pours the brewery's own ales and seasonal ciders, the kitchen turns out wood oven pizza and schnitzels, and there is live music and quiz nights on the calendar most weeks. Hours stretch from morning coffee territory through to late on Fridays and Saturdays.

Dogs in the outdoor areas

Reported by visitors and the venue's own listing, well behaved dogs on a leash are welcome in the outdoor areas, which is where the brewery does its best work anyway: rustic timber, long tables and a hillside outlook across the Hills. Bring a lead you can anchor to a table leg, and pick your session for the weather, since the covered spots go first in winter and the lawns are the pick on mild afternoons. Inside the taproom stays for humans.

Parking is on site, which makes an arrival with a dog far simpler than the Hahndorf main street scramble a few minutes up the road. Weekend middays are the busy window, particularly when live music is on, so a weekday lunch or an early Saturday session is the relaxed version of the visit. Families and dog owners share the same lawn space, so a well settled dog fits in without any fuss.

Pair it with

The natural run is Hahndorf: walk the main street, then finish at the German Arms Hotel or grab coffee at Same But Different on the way through. For an off leash leg stretch, Barka Park fenced dog park at Mount Barker is close by, and the wider lists are under dog friendly Totness and the SA restaurant guide.