Cafes with outdoor seating in Dural

Cafes with outdoor seating in Dural, ranked

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

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

   Peter Mo's Sandwich Shop is the pick for a filling lunch at its outdoor tables, which look across the driving range. Order a focaccia sandwich, since the bread is the feature. Hours start at 7am on weekdays, and the shop stays open until 8:30pm on Thu and Fri. Moorfield Hills Reserve sits a 9 minute stroll away. Ask about dogs before you go, since none are listed for the tables.

   Best for: Big sandwich lunches with outdoor tables

2. #2Zaatar Lebanese Bakery for fresh bread and a takeaway platter

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Ellerman Park, 4 min walk

   Zaatar Lebanese Bakery on Kenthurst Road has tables a 4 minute walk from Ellerman Park. The Lebanese bread is the thing to ask for, soft enough for kebabs and dips. Pizza, including the supreme, and tabouli round out the orders worth trying. It is closed on Mon, opens at 7am the other days and shuts at 3pm on Sun. The outdoor area is step free.

   Best for: Fresh bread and takeaway platters

3. #3Bobby Bakehouse for a pie to take away with a coffee

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Moorfield Hills Reserve, 4 min walk

   Bobby Bakehouse on New Line Road is a retro bakery where the savoury pies draw the crowd. Try the beef brisket pie, then a cinnamon donut for afterwards. Early starters can grab a coffee outside from 5am on weekdays. There is onsite parking, and Moorfield Hills Reserve is four minutes on foot. Drinks such as the hot chocolate get praise from customers.

   Best for: Pies and donuts with an easy morning coffee

4. #4Benzin Cafe for breakfast with a dog outside

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

   Benzin Cafe has a terrace where dogs can sit beside you, which suits a breakfast with a pooch. Order the scrambled eggs or the Benzin Eggs, and ask what the specials are, since they change. Coffee drinkers come for the lattes with latte art, and one visitor recommends the matcha. Staff adjust dishes for dietary needs. Opening starts at 7am on weekdays, and Moorfield Hills Reserve is a 5 minute walk.

   Best for: Breakfast with a dog on the terrace

5. #5Chief n Co for a coffee on the way through

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

   Chief n Co is a drive-through style coffee stop on New Line Road, with a few seats outside. Regulars come for the coffee, which arrives fast, and the pastrami toastie is the food to get. The blueberry bagel with ricotta, honey and strawberries also gets named. Dogs can use the outside seats. It is closed on Sundays, and the park is a six minute walk off.

   Best for: Quick coffee and toasties on the move

6. #6House of Herbs and Roses for a garden high tea

   Outdoor seating🌳 Edna Brown Reserve, 3 min walk

   House of Herbs and Roses is a garden cafe on Old Northern Road, and its high tea is the main draw. Scones come with house jam and cream, followed by sandwiches and small sweet cakes. The tea list is wide, with some caffeine-free options, and a gluten-free choice is on the menu. Seats sit among plants and trees. Edna Brown Reserve is a 3 minute walk away.

   Best for: Garden high tea and celebrations

7. #7The Centre for breakfast while the kids play

   Outdoor seating🌳 Ellerman Park, 2 min walk

   The Centre is a family spot in a multi-purpose venue on Pellitt Ln, with outdoor tables beside a fenced children's playground. Breakfast and lunch are cooked fresh each day, and toasties and cakes run through the afternoon. Book ahead if you want high tea. Parking is on site, and Ellerman Park is two minutes' stroll away. It opens at 7am and closes at 10:30pm on weeknights.

   Best for: Families with young children

8. #8SALT Cafe for a shopping stop with the dog

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

   SALT Cafe in Dural Mall has tables outside, and dogs can sit at them with you. The cinnamon toast gets the most mentions from recent visitors, and it is thick and soft. Coffee comes from Legend Coffee, and it can be ordered extra hot. Families use the kids' menu. Ellerman Park is four minutes away on foot, and the doors open at 5am every day.

   Best for: Coffee and brunch while shopping

Compare cafes with outdoor seating in Dural

The table below puts price, brunch, outdoor tables, dog rules, weekend hours and the nearest park side by side.

How we picked cafes with outdoor seating in Dural

The list starts from each cafe's overall score, which weighs its feedback by how many customers have left it, so a cafe with a long history of comments counts for more than one with only a few. Then this page's topic decides the rest: a table outside, dog rules, brunch on the menu and weekend opening, plus what each cafe's own page says about the food. Wildpear Cafe also qualified but is not in the picks.