3030 Waterfront

3030 Waterfront is the big, relaxed dining room on the marina at Werribee South, where the tables run toward the water and Port Phillip Bay fills the window. The venue's own site copy makes a point of the family and pet friendly atmosphere, and dogs are welcome in the outdoor seating, where the outlook takes in the bay, the marina and, on clear evenings, the Melbourne skyline across the water. The menu covers both camps: pizza and fish and chips for easy nights, seafood pasta and calamari when you want something more.

The dog setup

Because the welcome is stated in the venue's own material, you can plan a dog-inclusive visit with some confidence: book or aim for an outdoor table, bring a water bowl, and settle in. The setting does the heavy lifting. Werribee South sits on the Werribee River mouth, so a walk along the foreshore before or after lunch slots in naturally, and the wider bay shore is popular with local walkers on weekend mornings. Staff see plenty of dogs through the outdoor area, particularly on weekends when the marine precinct is at its busiest.

Worth knowing

Hours matter here: the kitchen runs Thursday to Sunday, from midday to around 10pm, and closes Monday to Wednesday, so this is a weekend or end of week destination rather than a Tuesday fallback. Werribee South is a genuine drive from Melbourne's inner suburbs, best reached off the Princes Freeway, and once you arrive the precinct is walkable: cafe, beach, boat ramp and accommodation are all within a few hundred metres.

Dogs can run it off at Campbells Cove Beach Dog Off Leash Area, the same suburb's off leash stretch of bay foreshore, before you claim a table. For other meals nearby, Wyndham Cache and By The Bay Cafe & Bar are close by, and Werribee South Tourist Park takes dogs if you are turning this into a bayside overnighter. The full local list is in the Werribee South guide.