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Special Needs | KID FRIENDLY...

TMouse DineOut Admin 05:35pm 9th Jan 2005	Christchurch: La Porchetta in Riccarton was great. Lone Star. Misceo (sometimes). Raspberry Cafe is brilliant, but you have to book about 3 weeks in advance. Jackflash was brilliant.
StephB 08:58pm 13th Jan 2005	I'd love to hear of any kid-friendly restaurants for the under 5's in Auckland for a book I am writing - free mention for the restaurant in the book too! Many thanks! Steph
JohnE 10:19am 8th Feb 2005	Try: Atomic, Ponsonby Baretta, Dominion Road, Maladicts Fix, Clarks Beach Fusion, Herne Bay Frolic, One Tree Hill
Frances Johnson 08:27pm 11th Feb 2005	Cafe Villa, Ngaio, Wellington is very kid friendly. The staff go out of their way to welcome children.
Catcat 06:50pm 14th Sep 2006	In Christchurch... Va Voom Cafe in the Parklands Shopping Centre is great - they have a little play area for the kids with a few toys and books and paper and pens for colouring in. They also do a healthy kids platter (with a few options) which is great. They have highchairs available and the staff are always very friendly and helpful. The cafe at the top of the gondola is also great for kids - they have a little play area and there is also plenty of room for them to run around.
SepticMan 05:56pm 4th Feb 2007	I'd also give Fusion in Herne Bay the big thumbs-up for kid friendly. I'd also recommend the Horse and Trap in Mt Eden and Sal Rose in Mt Albert.
bee878 10:48am 23rd Jul 2007	cousinns restaurant in harewood chch will pull out colouring books and crayons...lolly pops...and still maintain a PERFECT dining experience
gayldbag 01:02am 8th Aug 2007	What is "kid friendly"????? I have my own ideal, and the mind boggles. However, what DO parents expect/want from their dine-out with child/ren experience??? Please define for the neophite "KID FRIENDLY"???
SepticMan 09:18am 8th Aug 2007	Well, for us, with a 4yr old and a 10yr old, the minimum for kid friendly in our opinion is that there are a couple of meals available that are [a] smaller, and thus [b] less expensive, and hopefully [c] appealing to children (i.e. not duck l'orange or Thai Green Curry!) Often when we have our children and are trying a new restaurant, we find we're having to order a $23 Fish Of The Day and ask for two plates so we can split it. Then the younger one doesn't eat half of it, so there's a collective sigh all 'round. Having a kid-friendly menu printed up in black and white with a picture on it to colour in accompanied by a $3 box of crayons on hand actually goes a long way to keeping the custom of parents. I know personally that we get very few opportunities to have dinner sans-kids, so we're always on the lookout for good restaurants (i.e. those that the ADULTS will enjoy) that cater for our children also. Helpful?
gayldbag 11:50pm 1st Sep 2007	Thanks for that SepticMan. I did appreciate your specific response and it was helpful, and enlightening. My worst fear, I will admit, was perhaps "kid friendly" entailed an environment where children were allowed to run rampant and be indulged. Whew...great to see your wishes are just to include well behaved children in a restaurant experience. What a shame that you find it difficult to do so. Good luck with your future restaurant picks. And in future I will try not to be so banal about the term "kid friendly". Again, thanks for your response.
SepticMan 12:33pm 2nd Sep 2007	Pleasure! I would suspect that the great majority of parents would also take umbrage with rampant children in a restaurant. And, I applaud your response and evolution (for want of a better word!) in opinion. On a related note, I visited the Powder Keg in Ohakune recently and had a good meal there, and give them the big kid-friendly tick. In fact I would go so far as to say they delivered the BEST kids' meal we've ever seen. Really varied and nutritious (they got chicken that came with potatoes, cauliflower, parsnip, broccoli, pumpkin and bok choi -- all covered in a gravy that meant even our fussy four-year-old ate the whole lot!) and with kid's menus and crayons. And this in a bar atomosphere where most of the punters wouldn't have even realised kids were on the premises (the rugby on a big screen in the background, and barely standing room available). Well thought out and executed -- yay them!
Shahil 01:43am 29th Oct 2007	Cafe Pica, Porirua Mega Centre - seperate kids menu, kids play area and lots of high chairs to go around.
gayldbag 11:26pm 30th Oct 2007	yay, just what I always wanted in a restaurant that "catered" for parents who could not establish restaurant etiquette boundaries. [Edited 30th Oct 2007 11:27 PM]
jo woods 08:47pm 13th Nov 2008	cobb & co may sound boring but great 4 kids play area, all the place mats have things 4 the kids 2 do on the bk with pencils on all tables a kids menu 3 course! tots was only 4.50 and full vegi menu full gluten free, and price was good 2!

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