Best brunch cafes in Dural

Best brunch cafes in Dural, ranked

1. #1Peter Mo's Sandwich Shop for a big sandwich brunch

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Moorfield Hills Reserve, 9 min walk

   Peter Mo's Sandwich Shop is the first pick for a brunch built around sandwiches. Focaccia is the bread customers ask for most, and the fillings come generously stacked. Sunday trading runs from 8am until 2:30pm, and families can order from a Little Ones menu. A 9 minute stroll reaches Moorfield Hills Reserve.

   Best for: Big sandwiches and a family brunch

2. #2Zaatar Lebanese Bakery for fresh Lebanese bread and group platters

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Ellerman Park, 4 min walk

   Zaatar Lebanese Bakery is the pick for Lebanese bread and shared platters. Pizza, especially the supreme, and the tabouli are what visitors ask for first. Big trays of platters, garnished with radish, mint and sliced peppers, suit a table of friends. Sunday hours start at 7am, and the bakery shuts at 3pm. Ellerman Park is 4 minutes on foot from the shops.

   Best for: Takeaway platters and pizza

3. #3Bobby Bakehouse for a pie and a donut before work

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Moorfield Hills Reserve, 4 min walk

   Bobby Bakehouse is a retro bakery that opens at 5am on weekdays and 6am on weekends. The beef brisket pie and the cinnamon donuts are the two items to ask for, and the donuts are said to taste freshly made. Coffee is praised, and one customer called the hot chocolate the best they have had. Frozen pies and sausage rolls can be taken home. Its nearest green space, Moorfield Hills Reserve, is a 4 minute walk.

   Best for: A quick pie and a donut

4. #4Benzin Cafe for a sit-down breakfast with a dog outside

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Moorfield Hills Reserve, 5 min walk

   Benzin Cafe is the pick for a sit-down breakfast with table service and an outdoor terrace. Ask for the scrambled eggs or the Benzin Eggs, and keep an eye on the specials, which change. Coffee drinkers describe it as smooth and well presented, and one suggests the matcha. Dogs may sit on the terrace, and the cafe opens at 7am on weekdays and 8am on Sundays. Moorfield Hills Reserve is 5 minutes from the door.

   Best for: Coffee and donuts, open early

5. #5House of Herbs & Roses for an afternoon high tea in a garden

   Outdoor seating🌳 Edna Brown Reserve, 3 min walk

   House of Herbs & Roses is the pick for a long afternoon high tea among plants and trees. Sandwiches, scones and petit four style cakes come with a choice of more than 30 teas. Warm scones arrive with house jam and cream, and one visitor says staff catered to a gluten-free need. The garden is open Wednesday to Sunday, 9am to 4pm. Edna Brown Reserve is 3 minutes from the door.

   Best for: Afternoon high tea in a garden

6. #6Chief n Co for coffee on the way to work

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Moorfield Hills Reserve, 6 min walk

   Chief n Co is a quick stop for coffee on the way to work, and it opens at 5am on weekdays. Coffee is the item most customers name, and it comes quickly. Regulars also praise the pastrami toastie, and the blueberry bagel gets a mention. Staff take orders at the car, and dogs can sit at the outdoor tables. Moorfield Hills Reserve is 6 minutes on foot, and the cafe has no Sunday hours.

   Best for: Breakfast and brunch with table service

7. #7SALT Cafe for a family breakfast while shopping

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Ellerman Park, 4 min walk

   Dural Mall on Kenthurst Road is home to SALT Cafe, which opens at 5am daily. It is open until 2pm on Sundays and 3pm the rest of the week. Cinnamon toast is one recent favourite, and the curried egg is another breakfast choice. The cafe serves Legend Coffee, and one visitor suggests asking for it extra hot. Dogs are welcome outside, and a short stroll gets you to Ellerman Park in about four minutes.

   Best for: Family breakfast while shopping

8. #8The Centre for families with young children

   Outdoor seating🌳 Ellerman Park, 2 min walk

   The Centre is a family cafe inside a multi-purpose venue. Tables outside overlook a fenced playground for children. The chef's menu covers breakfast and lunch, with toasties and cakes through the day. It is open until 10:30pm on weekdays, the latest of any pick here. Soy milk costs a little extra, and parking is on site. Of the picks, The Centre has the shortest walk to a park: two minutes to Ellerman Park.

   Best for: Families with young children

Compare best brunch cafes in Dural

The grid after the picks lines up price, brunch, tables outside, dog access and weekend trading.

How we picked best brunch cafes in Dural

Cafes are ordered by a score that weighs each cafe's customer feedback by how many people left it, so a cafe with a long record counts for more than one with only a few comments. The list was filtered on whether brunch appears on the menu, weekends are open, dogs can sit inside or outside, and tables sit outdoors. Each cafe's food and coffee notes decided what the page recommends to order.