Cafes with outdoor seating in Hunters Hill
Last updatedGrey Grus Cafe leads this list of outdoor cafes in Hunters Hill, with Fig Tree Park two minutes away for a stroll after a meal. Every cafe here has outdoor tables, from a sunny patio in the grounds of an old church to a flagstone terrace shaded by a large tree. The order weighs what is nearby alongside the food and coffee.
Quick picks in Hunters Hill
- Best for a long lunch outside: Mason Café, with a shaded flagstone terrace on Alexandra Street.
- Best sunny patio: The Sunroom, where the patio is a favourite on sunny days.
- Best terrace coffee: Chicho’s Cafe, with a brick-walled terrace and coffee praised as excellent.
- Best beside a park: Cafe at 77 Gladesville Road, where Saint Malo Reserve is a three-minute stroll.
Cafes with outdoor seating in Hunters Hill, ranked
#1Grey Grus Cafe for outdoor seating two minutes from a park
$$Outdoor seating🌳 Fig Tree Park, 2 min walkGrey Grus Cafe on Gladesville Road has outdoor seating, and Fig Tree Park sits two minutes off on foot. Hours run from 6:30am on weekdays and Saturdays, and from 7am on Sundays, until 2:30pm. Pancakes and grilled sandwiches with fries fill the menu for a long outdoor lunch. The coffee earns a good word, and it comes with the breakfast plates.
#2Cafe for outdoor tables with a park three minutes away
$$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Saint Malo Reserve, 3 min walkCafe at 77 Gladesville Road has outdoor seating, and Saint Malo Reserve is three minutes away on foot. Order the quiche, which is made in store, or a meat pie if you want something hot. Visitors praise the coffee, and one orders a piccolo latte. Early starts are possible, with openings at 5:30am on weekdays and 7am on Sundays.
#3The Sunroom for a sunny patio in the grounds of an old church
$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Harry Shelley Memorial Playground, 2 min walkThe Sunroom on Alexandra Street has a patio that is a favourite on sunny days, with indoor seating for cooler weather. The patio sits in the grounds of an old sandstone church, which gives lunch a quiet setting. The nearest park is Harry Shelley Memorial Playground, about two minutes on foot. Vegetarian eaters have choices, and the food is well liked, but the kitchen only trades Monday to Friday.
#4Chicho’s Cafe for a brick-walled terrace and excellent coffee
$Outdoor seating🌳 Fig Tree Park, 2 min walkChicho’s Cafe on Gladesville Road has a brick-walled terrace with outdoor seating, where locals linger over a coffee. Little ones get babyccinos, so it suits a family at the outdoor tables. Visitors say the coffee is excellent and consistent. The nearest park is Fig Tree Park, two minutes away, and the menu runs from raisin toast to quiche.
#5Mason Café for a flagstone terrace shaded by a large tree
$$🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Ferdinand Street Reserve, 6 min walkMason Café on Alexandra Street has a flagstone terrace, and a large tree out front shades the seats. Food runs from apple and cinnamon porridge to bacon and egg burgers. Coffee is from Allpress, and one visitor counts the cappuccino among the best. Ferdinand Street Reserve is a six-minute walk, the furthest of the parks on this list.
Compare cafes with outdoor seating in Hunters Hill
Each row gives the price band, whether a cafe trades at weekends, its dog access and the nearest park.
| Cafe | Price | Brunch | Outdoor | Dogs | Weekends | Nearest park |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grey Grus Cafe | $$ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | Fig Tree Park, 2 min |
| Cafe | $$ | ✓ | ✓ | Outside | ✓ | Saint Malo Reserve, 3 min |
| The Sunroom | $ | ✓ | ✓ | Outside | ✗ | Harry Shelley Memorial Playground, 2 min |
| Chicho’s Cafe | $ | ✓ | ✓ | – | ✓ | Fig Tree Park, 2 min |
| Mason Café | $$ | ✓ | ✓ | Outside | ✓ | Ferdinand Street Reserve, 6 min |
How we picked cafes with outdoor seating in Hunters Hill
Every cafe here was required to offer seats in the open air. The order then weighs the setting itself, a terrace or patio, what is within a short walk, and what each cafe's own page says about its food and coffee. Opinions from customers count more when more of them have written, so a longer record sits higher.
Cafes with outdoor seating in Hunters Hill: FAQ
Which Hunters Hill cafes have outdoor seating?
Grey Grus Cafe, Cafe, The Sunroom, Chicho’s Cafe and Mason Café all have outdoor seating on this list.
Which outdoor cafe in Hunters Hill has a shaded terrace?
Mason Café has the shaded terrace on this list, and it trades daily from 7am to 3pm.
Does The Sunroom have a patio as well as indoor seats?
The Sunroom on Alexandra Street has a patio and indoor seating, and it opens Monday to Friday from 6:30am.