Dogue is run by Rahmi Massarweh, a classically trained chef who cut his teeth at a top San Francisco restaurant.Photo: AFP

One US eatery which offers fine dining to dogs enables four-legged friends to have their pick of the very best foods available, with a menu designed to please even the most exacting canine palate. 

Dogue in San Francisco offers cuisine including the petit gateau with shredded chicken and pastured cream, the red rose with wild antelope heart, and the golden paste cake with organic coconut and raw unfiltered honey."The whole essence of Dogue is fresh whole food for dogs" with bespoke menus available for pet parents to take home.

The inspiration for the new venture came from a pet English Mastiff that the restaurant owner had in 2010, who didn't enjoy store-bought food, which made him began to use his culinary know-how, he began crafting small-batch artisanal dishes, using fresh, seasonal food.

The new eatery - "dogue" is French for "mastiff" - is "kind of an homage to my roots in classical French cuisine, and at the same time, a tribute to the dogs, the English Mastiffs that my wife and I have and love so much," the owner of the restaurant said.

He also said that their four-legged clients are impressed. "Dogs are amazing, because what you see is what you get," he added.