Karoo & Co

Karoo and Co is an all day restaurant and bar on Fox Valley Road in Wahroonga, on Sydney's upper north shore, trading from 7am to 10pm on weekdays and from 8am on weekends. Its OpenTable listing reports leashed dogs are welcome in the outdoor dining and patio seating, which makes it a rare long-hours option in the suburb where a dog can sit with you from breakfast through to dinner.

The dog setup

The arrangement, as reported via the venue's OpenTable listing, is dogs on lead at the outdoor dining and patio tables. The patio is a proper dining space rather than a couple of footpath chairs, so it copes with a full breakfast crowd while a dog stays settled, and the street-facing tables give a waiting dog something to watch. Ask for an outdoor table when you arrive or book, since indoor seating is a different story.

The menu runs all day: wood fired pizza and chilli prawn linguine at night, fish tacos and a lamb wrap through the middle, waffles at breakfast, and gluten free options marked across the board. Welcoming staff and a hands-on owner show up consistently in visitor feedback, which helps explain the strong ratings this venue carries. Hours stretch late for a suburb cafe-restaurant, so dinner bookings are easy to land, and the kitchen keeps serving through the afternoon gap that catches out plenty of other local cafes.

Close by with the dogs

Wahroonga has a good run of dog friendly venues within a short drive of Fox Valley Road. Burn off breakfast first at the Wahroonga dog park, grab a morning coffee at The Fox Cafe, or book dinner at Fox and Hounds if you want to stay local. The NSW dog friendly restaurants guide and Wahroonga destination guide fill in the surrounding options.