Best brunch cafes in Sutherland

Best brunch cafes in Sutherland, ranked

1. #1Sweet Mayhem for gluten-free cakes made to order

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Gray Street Reserve, 2 min walk

   Sweet Mayhem is a cake shop as much as a cafe, so order the gluten-free cakes made to order and a fruit and meringue tart from the display. Four customers call the gluten-free cakes delicious and well made, and one diner names the creme brulee and pistachio tarts. Breakfast and lunch are served too, and the outdoor tables suit a slow sit-down. Weekend hours are 7:30am to 12:30pm, a short trip from Gray Street Reserve.

   Best for: Gluten-free cakes and pick-up orders

2. #2Oak Davis for a weekend breakfast with a dog

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Peace Park, 1 min walk

   Oak Davis is the pick for a weekend breakfast with a dog, since dogs can sit at its outside tables. The smashed avocado with pesto, tomato and feta is the order to make, and the menu also runs egg benedict-style plates, bacon and egg buns and pancakes. Repeat customers say the food has stayed steady over several years, and visitors name the almond latte as a highlight. Weekend hours are 7am on Saturday and 8am on Sunday, closing at 2pm, and Peace Park is a one-minute walk away.

   Best for: Weekend breakfast with a dog

3. #3Left Bower for an early weekend start and chilli eggs

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Albert Hutchinson Reserve, 2 min walk

   Left Bower is the early start on this page, open from 6am on Saturday and Sunday. Chilli scrambled eggs are named in two reviews, and one visitor praises the steak sandwich and its crisp bread. Visitors find the coffee arrives quickly and tastes good. Tables sit out front, and Albert Hutchinson Reserve is a two-minute walk away, so a park stroll after breakfast is easy.

   Best for: Early weekend brunch

4. #47th Heaven Cafe for cold foam lattes and shared plates

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Peace Park, 2 min walk

   Cold foam iced lattes are the drink to order at 7th Heaven Cafe, and they bring regulars back. For brunch, diners name the crab omelette and the taro pancake, and plates are built for sharing, from toast with fruit and cream to burrata with roasted cherry tomatoes and sourdough. A vegan menu is available, one diner notes, and a second finds the kids' meals generously sized. Weekday service runs until 4pm, while weekends finish at 3pm.

   Best for: Cold foam lattes with shared plates

5. #5Greenhouse on Flora for big plates with friends

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Peace Park, 2 min walk

   Greenhouse on Flora is the pick for big plates with friends, in a bright room full of greenery. Diners order the Big Brekkie, or vanilla and cinnamon French toast, and one rates the greenhouse bowl. Portions are generous, and the mocha, hot or iced, is the drink to pair with them. Weekend hours run from 7am until 2pm on both days, and a kids' menu is available as well.

   Best for: Big brunch plates with friends

6. #6Parc Cafe for a crispy pork roll on a budget

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Forby Sutherland Memorial Garden, 1 min walk

   Parc Cafe is one of two picks at the lowest price mark, and the crispy pork roll is the dish to order. Visitors mention its pate and the crispy pork salad with vermicelli as well. Western breakfasts run beside the Vietnamese-style rolls, and vegetarian dishes sit on the menu. Visitors praise the friendly, smiling staff and say food arrives hot and quickly. Weekend hours are 7am to 2pm, and Forby Sutherland Memorial Garden is a one-minute walk away.

   Best for: Crispy pork roll on a budget

7. #7Eliette for a split breakfast and White Horse coffee

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Peace Park, 1 min walk

   Eliette serves White Horse coffee, which coffee drinkers say arrives hot and tastes smooth. The big breakfast is good value and can be split, with an extra plate on request, so it suits two people sharing. Visitors call the food creative and fairly priced. Its outside seating is shady, and the kids' menu and high chairs help families. Sunday is not listed as an opening day, so check before going.

   Best for: Shared breakfast and coffee

8. #8The Crossing Espresso Bar for a hearty breakfast on sourdough

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Gray Street Reserve, 3 min walk

   The Crossing Espresso Bar suits a long, hearty breakfast. Bacon, mushrooms, hash browns and avocado fill the full breakfast, and salami sits with poached eggs on sourdough. Labneh eggs are a menu option, and one visitor finds them large. Three Pence supplies the coffee, according to one visitor, who also rates the chocolate milkshakes above any other. Weekend service runs from 7:30am to 2pm, and Gray Street Reserve sits three minutes away on foot.

   Best for: Hearty breakfast with a big appetite

Compare best brunch cafes in Sutherland

The table below compares price, weekend brunch, outside seating, dog access and the nearest park for each cafe.

How we picked best brunch cafes in Sutherland

Cafes are ordered by an overall score that weighs feedback by how many people gave it, so a cafe with a long run of comments counts for more than one with a handful. Every cafe then went through a topic check: brunch on the menu, weekend hours, dogs, and outdoor tables. Food notes from each cafe's listing also shaped where it landed.