Welcome to Dad and the Frog Café. We’re your local spot in Surry Hills for seriously good food, specialty coffee, and genuine hospitality.

Since opening, we’ve built a strong reputation in the Sydney café scene. We were named Best Café at the 2025 Local Business Awards and won Toby’s Estate Local Legends in 2024, with a runner-up in 2025. That recognition belongs to our team and the community that backs us.

Everything on our dine-in menu is made with care. We use local ingredients, brew Madding Crowd Coffee, and make all our sauces, jams and relishes in-house. We serve breakfast, brunch and lunch seven days a week, and we’re fully licensed if you’re after a glass of wine or a cocktail with your meal.

You can book a table ahead of time or just walk in. If you're organising a meeting, party or office lunch, our catering service has you covered with flexible, fresh options delivered to your door.

We’re here to make your day better through food, service and space that feels good to be in.

Boxed catering with wraps, sliders and pastries.
Coffee cups stacked up on a Slayer coffee machine
Salad dishes on a cafe table with a person sitting down
Dad and the Frog Cafe serves up the finest Surry Hills coffee for dine in or takeaway
Dad and the frog Cafe pours expertly made specialty coffee in Surry Hills for dine in or takeaway
Dad and the Frog Cafe pours hot or iced coffees making sure the Surry Hills coffee experience is on point
Dad and the Frog Cafe has a variety of premium toasted sandwiches filled with house made sauces and fermented products for pack some extra flavour
Dad and the Frog Cafe is proud to offer alfresco dining with our unique, leafy outdoor seating
Dad and the Frog Cafe is located in the charming back streets of Surry Hills offering an outdoor dining experience.
Dad and the Frog Cafe always strives to provide an excellent service with a smile.
Dad and the Frog Cafe always strives to provide an excellent service with a smile.
Dad and the Frog Cafe offers the best breakfast, brunch and lunch that Surry Hills cafes have to offer.
Dad and the Frog Cafe has a complete dine in menu which is best enjoyed in our outdoor dining area.
Dad and the Frog Cafe has delicious burgers, perfect for lunch making this Surry Hills cafe a popular lunch spot.
Dad and the Frog Cafe is a dog friendly cafe.
Enjoy your coffee catch up in our outdoor dining space at Dad and the Frog Cafe.
Dad and the Frog Cafe has a full breakfast, brunch and lunch menu making us a popular Surry Hills cafe
Dad and the Frog Cafe has a quality all day brunch menu, we pride ourselves on delicious and healthy flavours with great vegetarian options
Dad and the Frog Cafe has a diverse drinks menu to pair with our breakfast, brunch and lunch menu.
Dad and the Frog Cafe is a specialty coffee house offering a variety of hot and cold beverages adding to the Surry Hills cafe scene.
Dad and the Frog Cafe proudly serves Toby's Estate Coffee with care making us a popular Surry Hills Cafe