Lakehouse Victoria Point

Lakehouse Victoria Point is a casual-smart bar and restaurant in the Lakeside precinct off Link Road, looking over the water at Victoria Point in the Redlands. It takes dogs on its outdoor deck, which makes it a genuine option for a relaxed lunch or sunset drinks with the dog along rather than left at home.

The dog setup

Dogs are welcome on the outside deck only, never indoors, and they stay on a lead. Let the staff know you are bringing a dog when you book so they can hold a deck table. Water bowls are offered on request, but pack your own to be safe on busy afternoons.

Worth knowing

The kitchen leans on the grill and the local catch: steaks and eye fillet, pork belly, calamari and crispy-skin Queensland barramundi, with duck spring rolls among the smaller orders. There is a full cocktail, tap beer and wine list, and weekly steak and burger nights are a regular draw. Doors open from 11am every day, running to 9pm Monday to Thursday and 10pm Friday to Sunday.

Getting there and parking

The venue sits within the Victoria Point Lakeside precinct, so there is ample parking on site and a flat, easy path from the car park to the deck, which helps with a dog on a lead.

Close by with the dogs

The lakeside walk beside the restaurant is a pleasant flat stroll before or after eating. For a proper off-leash session, Victoria Point Bushland Refuge Fenced Dog Park is on Link Road nearby, with separate big and small dog enclosures, agility equipment and water on site, and Eprapah Creek Corridor Fenced Dog Park is another fenced option close by. Barcella Restaurant in the same precinct is the second sit-down option for the suburb.

Sunset drinks are the prize on the deck, though that is also the busiest stretch, so book. A weekday lunch gives a settled dog the most room.