Wynnum Pizza & Spare Ribs

Wynnum Pizza & Spare Ribs is a long-standing family-run restaurant at 4/129 Tingal Road in Wynnum, known for hickory BBQ spare ribs and generous, big-topping pizzas that have kept locals coming back for over four decades. It is primarily a dinner venue and dogs are welcome at the outdoor seating, which makes it an easy, relaxed dinner stop with your dog along for the ride.

The dog setup

Dogs join you at the outdoor sidewalk and patio tables, and since this is a casual, laid-back spot, plan on being seated outside rather than asking for a table indoors. Staff are easygoing about well-behaved dogs at the table. The setup is basic: no dog menu and no venue-supplied bowls, so bring a collapsible water bowl.

Max: order early in the service and you will have the quietest outdoor tables and the fastest ribs of the night.

Worth knowing

Reviewers consistently call out the portion sizes and value, with the spare ribs and beer selection the regular picks. Hours run roughly Wednesday to Sunday from 5pm, so it is a dinner-only stop rather than a lunch or breakfast one, and it suits settled dogs that will wait quietly through a meal.

Getting there and parking

The restaurant sits on Tingal Road in the Wynnum retail strip. Free street parking runs along Tingal Road and the nearby streets, plus a small lot, though both tighten at peak dinner times.

Close by with the dogs

The Wynnum foreshore is a short drive for an on-lead waterfront stroll before or after the meal. For a proper run, Elanora Park Fenced Dog Park covers off-lead time, and Manly Off-leash Dog Beach a little further up the bay lets your dog have a swim. For another meal in the same area, Waterloo Bay Hotel is the local pub option, and Frenchies Cafe on Bay Terrace is the breakfast pick, with water bowls and a dog menu.

More options are on the Queensland dog friendly restaurants guide and the Wynnum destination page.