Best cafes in West Pennant Hills

Best cafes in West Pennant Hills, ranked

1. #1Coonara Bakery for bread and pastries to take home

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Henry Curtis Reserve, 1 min walk

   Coonara Bakery is a bakery, not a cafe, so there is no coffee to order here. Customers say the bread keeps soft for days, and loaves are sold in paper bags. Custard doughnuts, almond croissants and pies are the items to order first. The bakery opens at 7am every day, closes at 5pm on weekdays, 4pm on Saturdays and 2pm on Sundays. Henry Curtis Reserve is a one-minute walk away, so a park stop after pick-up is easy.

2. #2Sunny Side for a relaxed weekend brunch

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Henry Curtis Reserve, 2 min walk

   Sunny Side is the brunch pick on this list. Smashed avocado on multigrain toast is the dish regulars name, and one diner suggests adding pancakes to the steak sandwich. The pancakes arrive dressed with fruit and cream. The coffee is consistently good, and the room feels calm. Dogs can sit on the outdoor tables, and an outdoor play area sits beside the seating. Weekday mornings start at 6:30am, Saturdays at 7am and Sundays at 8am, and Henry Curtis Reserve sits two minutes away.

3. #3Jeff's Hideout Café for a quick breakfast and coffee

   $🌳 Dame Mary Gilmore Reserve, 2 min walk

   Jeff's Hideout Café suits a fast breakfast or a coffee stop. Customers call the coffee top tier and say the person making it is especially friendly. The bacon and egg rolls and the pastries are the items customers single out, and lunch plates such as smoked salmon with poached egg are also on the menu. You order at the counter, and takeaway is an option. Daily hours run from 6:30am to 5:30pm, and Dame Mary Gilmore Reserve is two minutes on foot.

4. #4Cafe Saligna for a slow breakfast or lunch with a dog

   $$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Lyndhurst Court Reserve, 7 min walk

   Inside Cumberland State Forest, Cafe Saligna has a deck overlooking the treetops. Children get their own set on the menu, and vegetarian and gluten-free options are flagged. Dogs can sit on the outdoor seating. The Saligna Brekky is a big breakfast that one diner found decent but fairly standard, and the shakshuka comes in a cast-iron dish. Recent reviews raise staff manner and waiting at busy times, so allow extra time. It opens at 9am and closes at 3pm every day, and Lyndhurst Court Reserve is a seven-minute walk.

Compare best cafes in West Pennant Hills

The table below compares price, brunch, outdoor seating, dog access, weekend opening and the nearest park for each place.

How we picked best cafes in West Pennant Hills

The order follows a score that gives more weight to places with many visitor opinions, so an established bakery can rank above a newer spot with only a few. For this page the facts that counted were food and coffee on the menu, opening hours, dog access and outdoor seating. The food notes draw on each place's menu details and visitor comments, and recent criticism appears only where several comments raise it.