When it comes to dining, this new dog restaurant has the right idea

May 30, 2026 — 5:30am

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A new restaurant in the French town of Lyon has just opened, specialising in serving meals for dogs. Referencing the French enthusiasm for gastronomy, the restaurant is called Dogstronomy and offers “a real restaurant experience”, according to Ornella Del Prado, owner and chef.

Instead of tables and chairs, there are stainless-steel platforms placed at dog height. The birthday cakes feature fillings of meat. The ice-cream is flavoured with sardines.

Here, though, is the detail that intrigued me: Sunday brunch is priced, in terms of Australian dollars, at a varying rate of $26 to $42 depending on the size of the dog.

What an excellent innovation, and one that can be so easily extended to the world of human dining. As a larger man, I am forced to admit the unfairness of the current arrangements. I’ll share a dinner with some dear friends at a restaurant and I’ll eat heartily. An entree, as well as the main course? Don’t mind if I do. And what about dessert? Well, it couldn’t hurt.

Meanwhile, friends of a more reasonable size are gnawing daintily on a single chop before announcing that they are “completely full, couldn’t eat another thing.”

“Well,” I say, “at least you’ll have another glass of........

© The Sydney Morning Herald