Dog Friendly Restaurants in Port Clinton, OH

There are 15 dog-friendly restaurants in Port Clinton that welcome dogs at their outdoor tables. Need help to decide where to eat? Here’s a detailed description of each restaurant, along with pictures and reviews from other dog owners. Coming from out of town? Get a discounted rate on pet friendly hotels in Port Clinton. Bone appetit!

Pet Friendly McCarthy's Irish Pub
McCarthy's Irish Pub
McCarthy's Irish Pub is a dog-friendly restaurant in Port Clinton, OH, where Fido can sit at one of six outdoor tables. The menu includes munchies such as Irish Soda Bread, a variety of loaded fries, wings, salads, sandwiches, burgers, seafood, and traditional fare such as corned beef and cabbage, bangers and mash, Irish beef stew, and shepherd's pie.
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Pet Friendly Tin Goose Diner
Tin Goose Diner
The Tin Goose Diner in Port Clinton, PA, is an authentic American eatery, built in the 1950s in Pennsylvania. The diner became a permanent part of the Liberty Aviation Museum in 2012. You can order your dinner to go and join Fido at one of the six dog-friendly tables outside. As you may have guessed, the menu is full of classic diner dishes ranging from breakfast items to burgers, sides, and sandwiches. If you want to try one of their specials, the Fighter Scramble is served with sliced ribeye steak, ham, crumbled sausage, bacon over house potatoes, and three fresh scrambled eggs with toast.
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Pet Friendly The Gristmill
The Gristmill
Dogs are welcome indoors and outdoors at The Gristmill, a pet-friendly bar in Port Clinton, OH. Seasonal outdoor seating options are plentiful, including a covered rooftop patio. The Gristmill takes freshness seriously and their specialty cocktails are made with all fresh ingredients. Some of those signature cocktails include the tropical color changing rita, orange mango fizz and Port Clinton punch.
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Pet Friendly Ciao Bella
Ciao Bella
Ciao Bella is a casual Italian restaurant with a warm, dog-friendly atmosphere. Visitors to Ciao Bella can head to one of its fifteen outdoor tables along the water to dig into a plate of home made pasta alongside their pooch. The restaurant's menu includes antipasti, soups, salads, pizza, sandwiches, pasta dishes, and specialties such as Eggplant Parmesan, Chicken Marsala, Filet Mignon, and Salmon Al Ferri. Diners with room for dessert can indulge in an after dinner drink and a Chocolate Caramel Layercake, Salted Caramel Gelato, Cannoli Amici or Ashely's Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies.
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Pet Friendly Ørchard Farm Stand
Ørchard Farm Stand
Ørchard Farm Stand is a dog-friendly café and produce stand located in Port Clinton, OH. With everything from coffee to wine, Ørchard Farm Stand has a pick-me-up for everyone. Start your morning off with a cup of joe and a pastry, or stop by later in the day and grab a cocktail and a wood-fired pizza. Fido can join you for a snack at an outside table.
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Pet Friendly Ørchard Bar & Table
Ørchard Bar & Table
Leashed dogs are welcome at outdoor tables at Ørchard Bar & Table in Port Clinton, OH. This pet-friendly restaurant features seasonal flavors inspired by their on-site farm. Enjoy daily dinner options including fresh seafood, steaks, handcrafted cocktails and more, or stop by for Sunday brunch.
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Pet Friendly Rudder's Cafe
Rudder's Cafe
Rudder's Cafe is a dog-friendly restaurant in Port Clinton, OH, where Fido is welcome at a table on the outdoor deck for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Diners can enjoy dishes like sweet potato hash, Reubens, Cali and Mexicali wraps, homemade soups, vibrant salads, and flatbread pizzas. The café also offers vegetarian and vegan options like chickpea salad wraps and cashew-tomato soup, plus a small selection of house-baked treats.
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Pet Friendly Fast Eddie's Bar + Kitchen / Cameo Pizza
Fast Eddie's Bar + Kitchen / Cameo Pizza
Fast Eddie's Bar + Kitchen / Cameo Pizza is a dog-friendly restaurant in Port Clinton, OH, where Fido can join you at an outdoor table during the warmer months. The menu features smash burgers, sandwiches, fish baskets, pizza and more. Please note the patio is not always open, so it's recommended to call ahead before venturing out with Fido.
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Pet Friendly Burns' Brew House
Burns' Brew House
Burns' Brew House is a dog-friendly tavern located in Port Clinton, OH. Whether you're in need of a quick coffee and a muffin in the morning, or a beer and a burger late at night, Burns' Brew House has what you're looking for. Stop by and try their famous Texas toast ham and cheese sandwich! Fido can join you for a meal at an outside table.
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Pet Friendly Catawba Inn
Catawba Inn
Catawba Inn in Port Clinton, OH is dog friendly. Bring Fido along to sit at one of the umbrella-shaded tables available to two and four-legged visitors outside on the patio. Their menu features pub-style classics like beer, cocktails, sandwiches and pizza.
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Pet Friendly Jolly Rogers Seafood House
Jolly Rogers Seafood House
Jolly Rogers Seafood House is a dog-friendly, locally-owned seafood restaurant in Port Clinton specializing in Lake Erie Yellow Perch and Walleye. Your leashed dog is welcome to join you at a table on the outdoor patio. Enjoy a fresh lobster bisque, breaded mushrooms, oysters, or a Walleye sandwich while you're there! Please note that there is no table service, so Fido will need to wait outside while you go in to order.
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Pet Friendly Ala Carte Café
Ala Carte Café
Ala Carte Café is a pet-friendly establishment in Port Clinton, OH. Your leashed pup can join you at a table on their small patio enclosed by a fence for breakfast and lunch. Start your morning with a Belgian waffle and return for a Hawaiian burger or club sandwich. Specials are also available.
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Pet Friendly Clinton House
Clinton House
Clinton House is a pet-friendly eatery in Port Clinton, OH, featuring both a front and back patio where Fido is welcome to join his owners for a meal. Their pub-style menu offers a variety of appetizers, soups and salads, sandwiches, burgers and house specialties.
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Pet Friendly Scooters Dairy Bar
Scooters Dairy Bar
Scooters Dairy Bar is a pet-friendly ice cream shop in Port Clinton, OH. Pups are welcome on their outdoor patio, and while they don't have a dog menu, they do offer dog sundaes! Popular menu items for humans include homemade ice cream sandwiches, soft serve ice cream cones, root beer floats, shredded chicken sandwiches and foot-long Coney dogs.
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Pet Friendly Casa Las Palmas
Casa Las Palmas
Casa Las Palmas is a Mexican eatery located in Port Clinton, OH. Fido is welcome to join you at an outside table as you chow down on lunch or dinner. This dog-friendly restaurant offers salads, nachos, fajitas, steak dinners and more. Be sure to save room for one of their tasty desserts like the banana chimichanga.
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Pet Friendly Crow's Nest
Crow's Nest
Crow's Nest, located in Lakeside Marblehead, OH, is a casual neighborhood eatery with a large dog-friendly outdoor seating area that welcomes leashed pups. Please call ahead to confirm it's open before visiting with Fido. Enjoy brisket, ribs, or chicken from their house smoker, or steak, burgers or chops prepared on their woodfire grill. They also have sandwiches, burgers, pasta and seafood dishes. For something different, try their smoked eggs or sauerkraut balls. There are complimentary docks for boaters.
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Pet Friendly The Boathouse Bar and Grill
The Boathouse Bar and Grill
Serving the Put-in-Bay area for over fifty years, you and your pup can enjoy the large dog-friendly patio and live music at the Boathouse. The menu is loaded with seafood, with starters like Smoked Fish Spread and entrees like local Perch and Walleye Baskets. For a seafood alternative, previous diners recommend the signature burger. You can also grab sandwiches, salads, Po Boys, bowls, and soups. The Boathouse has live music every weekend during the summer, so check the schedule on the site.
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Pet Friendly Baithouse Brewery
Baithouse Brewery
Look for the giant perch above the door when you visit Bait House Brewery, a microbrewery serving pub food and drawing on Sandusky’s long-time connection to the fishing industry and maritime life. Completely handmade, each style of our beer will delight those going out for a day’s fishing, and fine craft beer lovers alike. Dogs are welcome on the pet-friendly patio. While you're there pick up some of the brewery's dog biscuits made fresh from spent grain.
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Pet Friendly Dockside Cafe
Dockside Cafe
Both you and Fido will enjoy the beautiful waterfront views and delicious food from dog-friendly eatery Dockside Cafe, located in Sandusky, OH. Order food from the walk up window and take a seat at an outdoor table. Sample the famous fish tacos or a juicy burger while taking in the views at sunset or sipping your favorite beer at happy hour.
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Pet Friendly Cleats Club Seat Grille
Cleats Club Seat Grille
Cleats Club Seat Grille is a dog-friendly restaurant in Lakeside Marblehead, OH, where Fido is welcome at outdoor tables. They're known for their award-winning chicken wings, wide-ranging menu and generous portions. A full bar with specialty cocktails is also available.
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