Dog Friendly Restaurants in Anderson, SC

There are 32 dog-friendly restaurants in Anderson 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 Anderson. Bone appetit!

Pet Friendly Doolittle's
Doolittle's Dogs are welcome at several outdoor tables at this restaurant on Main Street in downtown Anderson. Doolittle's serves lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch and features live music. Choose a freshly caught fish prepared either pan-seared, blackened, broiled, or grilled. Seafood pasta, crab cakes, shepherd's pie, and grilled steaks are popular dinner items. For weekend brunch, choose from eggs Benedict with cheese grits and asparagus, quiche and fresh fruit, and french toast. Cocktails, beer, and wine are also served. Doolittle's is open Monday through Saturday from 11am until 10pm and Sunday 11am until 3pm. See Details
Pet Friendly Tucker's Restaurant
Tucker's Restaurant Tucker's Restaurant & Bar in Anderson, SC, is dog friendly! The restaurant has an outdoor, shaded patio where dogs are welcome. Tucker's serves lunch, dinner, and one of the best Sunday brunch buffets in Upstate South Carolina. For lunch, the menu features gourmet sandwiches, soups, and salads served in frozen bowls and topped with the likes of crab cakes, grilled salmon, and fried chicken strips. Dinner favorites include hand-rubbed Angus prime rib of beef served with caesar salad and a loaded baked potato, blackened rainbow trout with parmesan creamed spinach, and a combination of broiled shrimp, fried oysters, and Tucker's famous grilled chicken served over seasoned herb rice with sauteed vegetables and a salad. See Details
The Local Uptown The Local Uptown is a dog-friendly restaurant in Anderson, SC, where Fido can join you at an outdoor table on the seasonal patio. The menu features pub fare favorites like burgers, wings, nachos, sandwiches, and entrees like fish and chips, fried steak and chicken tenders. See Details
Figs Beanery & Creamery Cafe Figs Beanery and Creamery Cafe is open Monday through Tuesday from 9:00am to 5:00pm, Wednesday from 9:00am to 8:00pm, and Thursday through Saturday from 9:00am to 9:00pm. This is the perfect place to bring your pooch, sit at one of their outdoor dog-friendly tables, and take advantage of the free wifi. They offer a variety of menu options like homemade chicken salad, nine different hotdog combinations, deli sandwiches, organic coffee, ice cream, and more! If you're in a midday slump, stop in and grab a Java Shake, consisting of your choice of ice cream flavor and a shot of espresso. See Details
Bruster's Real Ice Cream Treat yourself AND your pup to a sundae at Bruster's! They make a free sundae with dog bones on top for their furry customers. See Details
Barnwood Grill The Barnwood Grill is open Monday through Friday from 6:00am to 3:00pm, and Saturday from 7:00am to 2:00pm. Bring Fido along and sit outside under their pet-friendly covered patio. Enjoy thick, fluffy, homemade biscuits smothered in jam, farm fresh eggs, juicy burgers, and more. This casual joint serves the best burgers around, according to locals. Try their Barnwood Burger topped with lettuce, tomato, mayo, mustard, onions, pickles, cheese, and a fried egg. See Details
Wild Wing Cafe You can always find cold beer, hot wings, and good times at Wild Wing Cafe. There are eight dog-friendly tables outside at this location in Anderson so you can bring Fido to catch the big game and hang out with friends. Their wings come with tons of customizable options with traditional Buffalo sauces ranging in spiciness from medium to Braveheart. They also offer unique flavors like the Italian, Flying Fajita, Honey Lime Sriracha, and much more. Other menu items include wraps, sandwiches, burgers, and salads. Each location often hosts special events like trivia nights and live music. See Details
BREWS on Main BREWS on Main, located in Anderson, SC, is a casual bar that serves up a variety of drinks. Fido is welcome to join you at this pet-friendly joint while you enjoy a craft beer or glass of wine while you play a game on site. See Details
J Peters Grill & Bar J Peters Grill & Bar is a dog-friendly restaurant in Anderson, SC, where Fido can join you at an outdoor table on the covered patio. Start the meal with an appetizer order of honey butter croissants, fried shrimp in a hot buffalo sauce, or barbecue chicken nachos. For the main course, try to decide between blackened tuna salad, prime rib sandwich with fries, baby back ribs, fried flounder platter, or blackened chicken alfredo. After dinner, order cinnamon crumb apple cobbler for dessert! See Details
Magnetic South Brewery Magnetic South Brewery is a pet-friendly establishment in downtown Anderson, SC. Well-behaved leashed dogs are welcome to join you inside or outdoors, with plenty of space. They offer comfort food items to pair with one of their beer and sours. Games are also available on site. See Details
Sonic Drive-In If your pup isn't always on his best behavior at traditional restaurants, share a burger with him from the comfort of your own car instead! See Details
Cook Out Cook Out is a dog-friendly restaurant serving fresh, never frozen hamburgers to Anderson locals and tourists alike. Visitors to Cook Out can head to one of its two outdoor tables to indulge in a milkshake alongside Fido. The restaurant's menu is made up of hot dogs, bbq, burgers, chicken dishes, corn dogs, quesadillas, hushpuppies, fries, and more. Forty plus premium milkshakes are available to top off your meal in flavors such as Peanut Butter Banana, Hi-C Punch, Chocolate Cobbler, and Reese's Cup. A drive-thru window is also available if you don't want to tie your dog up outside while you go in to order. See Details
El Patron Mexican Restaurant Dogs are welcome at eight outdoor patio tables at this Mexican restaurant. El Patron Mexican Restaurant has been favored in Anderson since its opening in 1998 for its fresh Mexican cuisine. The restaurant offers low-priced lunch specials Monday through Saturday like the Speedy Gonzales which includes one taco and one enchilada with rice or beans. The menu also features chicken tortilla soup, taco salads in a crispy tortilla shell topped with chicken or ground beef, sizzling fajitas, and complimentary chips and salsa. Order a margarita or Mexican cerveza to compliment the Mexican fare. El Patron Mexican Restaurant is open Sunday through Thursday from 11am until 10pm, and Friday through Saturday from 10am until 11pm. See Details
Arnold's Famous Hamburgers Dogs are welcome at a couple of outdoor tables along the sidewalk at this Anderson burger joint. Arnold's Famous Hamburgers has been serving Upstate South Carolina their "famous homemade hamburgers" since 1981. The menu hasn't changed over the years; however, Arnold's has recently added grilled steaks and salmon. But the menu still includes the favorites like hamburgers and double hamburgers available topped with cheese and/or bacon, hot dogs, and chicken fingers. Add on an order of french fries, onion rings, tossed salad, or slaw and fountain drink or sweet tea to drink for the perfect combination. Arnold's Famous Hamburgers is open for lunch and dinner Tuesday through Saturday from 10:30am until 8:45pm. See Details
Red Tomato and Wine Red Tomato & Wine has two, two-seater bistro tables along the sidewalk where dogs are welcome. This casual restaurant located in an unassuming strip mall serves Greek and Italian dishes in a relaxed environment. Pasta dishes include bowls of spaghetti with meat sauce, shrimp fettucini alfredo, and eggplant parmesan all of which are served with garlic bread. Morrocan chicken served with hummus, Greek salad, and pita bread is a popular order. Pizzas, calzones, and sub sandwiches are also available. Red Tomato & Wine is open Monday through Friday from 10am until 9pm, Saturday from 10am until 9pm, and Sunday 10am until 9pm. See Details
Five Guys Five Guys, located in Anderson, is a popular burger joint that serves up a variety of tasty eats. Choose from menu options including burgers, sandwiches, hot dogs, fries, milkshakes, and more. Fido is welcome to join you at one of their umbrella-covered outdoor tables while you enjoy your meal. See Details
Papa's & Beer This Carolinas-based Mexican spot on W Beltline Boulevard has eight dog-friendly outdoor tables, so you can bring your pup along. Papa's & Beer has a huge menu of Mexican dishes from tacos to tortas. They offer twenty different burritos including the Organic Spinach Burrito, Chile Verde, and Burrito California. There are many traditional specialties including Pollo Veracruz and Steak Ranchero. If you aren't sure what to order, try a combination platter. If you like your food sizzling and spicy, there's the Jose Cuervo Fajitas, with chicken, steak, fish and shrimp and, of course, tequila. For something sweet, save room for Churros or Sopapillas. See Details
Anderson Barberitos Dogs are welcome at three outdoor tables along the sidewalk at this fast food Mexican restaurant. Dogs aren't allowed inside, so leave Fido outside while ordering. Barberitos Southwestern Grille & Cantina serves delicious guacamole and chips, tacos, burritos, burrito bowls, quesadillas, salads, and nachos. Several vegetarian options, including organic tofu meat are offered. Barberitos Southwestern Grille & Cantina offers a childrens menu for kids, too. Frozen margaritas and draft and bottled beer are also available. Barberitos Southwestern Grille & Cantina is open Sunday through Thursday from 11am until 9pm, and Friday through Saturday from 11am until 10pm. See Details
Growler Haus Growler Haus offers a rotating lineup of year-round and seasonal craft and microbrews in a cozy lounge-like atmosphere that welcomes leashed dogs. Whether ales, lagers, stouts, or ciders are the libation of choice, Growler Haus has the beer to quench any thirst. Sample the inventory with a flight or try a pint from the close to 30 taps available. See Details
Skin Thrashers Hotdogs Skin Thrashers Hotdogs on Clemson Boulevard has one dog-friendly outdoor table, so you are can bring your pup along and maybe even order a hot dog for Fido. Skin Thrashers Hotdogs has a small menu of simply hot dogs, with toppings like hot sauce, mustard, ketchup, mayo, onions, and chili. They offer chips and slaw to go along with it. For something sweet, there are Chocolate Pound Cake and cookies. Please note that table service isn't available, so your dog will need to be tied up outside when you go in to order. See Details
Anderson, SC, US