Dog Friendly Restaurants in California

SeaQuake Brewing in Crescent City, CA, is a dog-friendly, coastal taphouse and grill where Fido is welcome to join you at an outdoor table. Their menu features craft brews, bar snacks, pizza, salads, and comfort food specials like. Wine is available, as well as Lost Coast Brewery Root Beer.

Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station in San Diego welcomes Fido on their spacious dog-friendly outdoor area and even offers a special dog menu. Known for its world-class craft beer and sustainability, the bistro serves globally inspired dishes made with locally sourced ingredients. Menu highlights include BBQ duck tacos, crispy skinned salmon, and spicy lamb sausage rigatoni, along with soups, salads, and sandwiches.

Breakfast Republic is a dog-friendly eatery in San Diego, CA, where Fido is welcome to join you at an shady, outdoor table on the patio. Breakfast is served all day with items like omelets, scrambles, pancakes, French toast, and more.

Rock & Brews is a pet-friendly restaurant in El Segundo, CA. Your leashed furry friend can join you at their huge outdoor patio, where he can enjoy a complimentary dog menu. Options include chicken breast, a burger patty or bacon served over rice. Pet parents can enjoy a variety of American classics such as chili cheese fries, hot wings, submarine sandwiches and five-cheese mac n cheese.

Located in what was once the famed Thunderbird Bookstore in Carmel, Billy Quon's SUR at The Barnyard is a dog-friendly restaurant where Fido is welcome to join you at an outdoor table. Their patio features heaters to keep you comfortable in cooler weather, and your pup can enjoy ordering from the dog menu featuring chicken, salmon and steak! Try their famous cheese bread, Chef Herman's chicken and waffles, salmon tacos, shrimp linguine, or the Kona Steak Plate. Reservations are strongly recommended.

MacDuff's Public House is a dog-friendly local Irish pub in South Lake Tahoe, CA. Outdoor seating is available in the summer months when you can Bring Fido to an umbrella-shaded table on the enclosed patio. Open for lunch and dinner, menu options include seasonal soups and salads, meat and seafood dishes, tacos, pasta, burgers, kebabs and wood-fired pizza. Pair your dish of choice with a classic pint of Guinness or your favorite draft beer.

Located in the Casa Munras Garden Hotel & Spa in Monterey, CA, Esteban Restaurant welcomes Fido on the pet-friendly patio complete with a fire pit and heat lamps for cooler weather. There's even a dog menu! Dog owners can enjoy Spanish and California cuisine, including authentic paellas, tapas and fresh seafood. They're also open for breakfast daily and brunch on Saturdays and Sundays.

Dine n Dash Pub & Grill is a dog-friendly restaurant serving garden fresh comfort food to Colfax locals and tourists alike. Visitors to Dine n Dash can head to one of its many outdoor tables on their covered patio to dig into a pulled pork sandwich, topped with coleslaw and bbq sauce, alongside their furry friend. Their menu also includes breakfast items, large salads made fresh daily, a range of burgers, sandwiches, gluten-free and vegan options, pasta, Mexican fare, and hot entrees.

Sonney's BBQ Shack Bar & Grill is a dog-friendly restaurant in South Lake Tahoe, CA, where Fido is welcome to join you at an outdoor table with umbrellas. Water and bacon for your dog are available upon request. Offering delicious barbecue fare, this restaurant serves up classic dishes such as spare ribs, biscuits and gravy, and beef brisket.

Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar is dog friendly! With locations across California, Texas, and Nevada, Lazy Dog Cafe is a dog-themed eatery with cozy surroundings, dog-friendly outdoor seating, and an eclectic menu of hearty American eats. Lazy Dog Cafe will give your dog a bowl of water and even offers a dog menu that includes a choice of a grilled hamburger patty or a grilled chicken breast served with brown rice!

Situated just a few blocks from the Santa Barbara Channel, the dog-friendly Brewhouse offers an array of innovative dishes, in-house craft brews, and outdoor patio seating. Sample from over 20 different ales and lagers to help wash down delicious options such as tiger prawns, Cobb salad, trip-tip sandwiches, grilled bratwurst, pan seared ahi, bacon-wrapped filet mignon, and beef stroganoff. As an added bonus, Fido can dine on the special doggy menu.

Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar is dog friendly! With locations across California, Texas, and Nevada, Lazy Dog Cafe is a dog-themed eatery with cozy surroundings, dog-friendly outdoor seating, and an eclectic menu of hearty American eats. Lazy Dog Cafe will give your dog a bowl of water and even offers a dog menu that includes a choice of a grilled hamburger patty or a grilled chicken breast served with brown rice!

Nottingham's Tavern serves California cuisine in a cozy lodge-like setting with a seasonal dog-friendly outdoor patio available May thru October. Sample from a menu that features duck wings, cheese quesadillas, BBQ burgers, tri-tip sandwiches, prime rib, and blackened salmon, Opens at 11am during the week and 8am on weekends.

The Cliff in Laguna Beach, CA, offers a seafood-centric menu in a relaxing atmosphere with 180 degree ocean views from the multi-level dog-friendly patio. Their dog menu features Precious' Puppy Plates with oatmeal, chicken, beef, salmon or prime rib. And they also have a puppy treat menu with a selection of all-natural organic treats like salmon snacks, carrot molasses, liver bites, calamari, pumpkin paws and more. For humans, breakfast, lunch, and dinner fare includes California Benedicts, huevos rancheros, strawberry French toast, crab cakes, ahi tuna burgers, carne asada burritos, garlic prawns, pan seared scallops, and filet mignon.

Daybreak Island Grill is a dog-friendly eatery in San Diego, CA, where Fido is welcome to join you at an outdoor table for breakfast or lunch, and order something off the dog menu! Their Hawaiian-inspired menu features items such as banana bread French toast, Luau Pancakes, breakfast sandwiches and burritos, eggs Benedict, Loco Moco, Kalua-pulled pork, burgers, and more. Leash hooks are available on the patio.

A fun brewery with a West coast twist. Outdoor dining by the fire pits is a big draw, and best of all it's Fido friendly.

Make no bones about it, Bluewater Grill Seafood Restaurant & Fish Market in Temecula is as crazy about dogs as they are about the freshness of their seafood! You can dine together on their beautiful patio, where your pooch can enjoy fresh bowls of water and complimentary dog bones. They also have a special Dog Menu, with dishes like "House Made Bark Treats" and "Meat 'Roaff," that your pup will be sure to love!

Carmel Bistro features dog-friendly outdoor seating in a cozy courtyard with heaters in Carmel, CA. Diners enjoy authentic Mediterranean cuisine, including salads, pizzettas, crab cakes, osso bucco, lamb shank, chicken marsala, lobster ravioli and more than a dozen pasta entrées. A dedicated dog menu is available.

Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar is a pet-friendly dog-themed eatery in West Covina, CA that features cozy surroundings, heated outdoor seating, a special dog menu for Fido and an eclectic menu of hearty American eats for pet parents. The patio is open weather permitting, so owners should call ahead to confirm availability.

Beach Break Cafe loves dogs and will treat you both to a satisfying menu right by the beach. Can't beat that!