Southampton has a huge swathe of cafes for people to enjoy within the city and surrounding areas, but what if you want to share the experience with your dog?

Plenty of people may want to enjoy a tea, coffee or slice of cake when out and about, and to not have the worry of their dog not being allowed inside.

Therefore, we thought it might be best to ask Daily Echo readers for their recommendations for dog-friendly cafes so people know where to go.

We put out a Facebook post asking the question and here are the responses we received.

Best dog-friendly cafes in the Southampton area according to readers

More than 50 comments were left on the Facebook post, and a few establishments received multiple recommendations.

One of those was Miss Ellie's Cafe over in Bitterne, with several readers singing its praises.

A person posted: "Miss Ellie's at Bitterne Triangle very friendly and genuinely welcoming to both humans and dogs."

Another shared similar sentiments, writing: "Miss Ellie's Cafe is amazing, dog friendly, human friendly and always incredible food."

It has also been well-received generally by customers, with it earning a 5/5 score on Tripadvisor from 213 ratings.

Cafe Thrive over in Southampton city centre was another that got quite a few comments of support.

One reader wrote: "Another one for Cafe Thrive Southampton. Treats in my pockets all day every day for my doggo friends."

Like Miss Ellie's Cafe, it has also been well-received on Tripadvisor, earning a 4.5/5 score from 290 ratings.

Another of the more popular choices among the readers was Woodmill Coffee Kitchen.

One person posted: "Perfect for a good walk then some good coffee and food whilst you peruse the picture walls of 'Hounds of Woodmill'."

Another agreed, as they shared: "Definitely woodmill they have a dog menu !!".

While Cherrywood Kitchen may be stretching the limit of the post with it being located in Netley, several mentioned it as being a great spot.

One person wrote: "Definitely cherrywood_kitchen. Great food. Service and Dottie love[s] it."

Other spots that achieved multiple mentions included coffee.woolston and George's Cafe in Shirley.

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Another added: "Another vote for cherrywood_kitchen. They also do great coffee!"

Quite a few places got just one recommendation from a reader, but their praises were still sung highly.

One went to bat for the Sunnyfields Farm cafe, as they wrote: "absolutely love it here, warm welcome, dog beds, water bowls and treats for the fur babies".