Kids Friendly Cafes & Restaurants

Check out these suggestions and reviews from parents on kids friendly cafes and restaurants around NZ that'll make dining out that little bit easier.

We’d love to hear your recommendations about places to eat with young kids too. Just email us at info@under5s.co.nz with details of your favourite cafes and restaurants.

Cafe & restaurant Locations

Here are the reviews from parents that we've received so far.

Auckland area
Rotorua area
Tauranga area
Wellington area

Auckland area

Birkenhead

Bungalow Cafe

It's good if you get the separate room (plenty of room for pushchairs and capsules, etc). If you're in the main part of the cafe you take up a lot of room if there is more than two or three of you with equipment. Also Bungalo doesn't have changing facilities(!) Suzanne

Hinemoa St Organic Cafe

I found the staff very friendly and helpful. And the food is awesome too! Joanne

Tongue & Groove Cafe

Good during summer/good weather, but otherwise it's a squeeze if there are more than a couple of you with equipment. Tracey

Coatesville

Fernielea Licensed Cafe

Can recommend. It has an indoor & outdoor play area. Jessica

Devonport

The Stone Oven

Welcomes kids and has play area down the back. Laura

Forrest Hill

Kings Plant Barn

Good. Easy parking, plenty of space around the tables. They have two indoor areas and an undercover outdoor area. Tracey

Glen Eden

Humbug Cafe

Good. Easy parking, plenty of space around the tables. They have two indoor areas and an undercover outdoor area. Tracey

Mairangi Bay

Cafe Windsor

Got to be the Windsor Cafe! Voted most breastfeeding friendly cafe. Carole

Windsor Park Cafe, Auckland. Suzanne

Easy parking and TONS of room for pushchairs/capsules and to put a blanket on the floor, as well as outdoor play stuff for older kids. Good changing facilities. Tracey

Onehunga

Bean There Café

Bean There Café has on-site car parking, plus lovely couch and play area. Great for parents and children (plus has a coffee & muffin/scone for $6). Amanda

Onehunga Café

Onehunga Café has a good children’s space. Amanda

Ponsonby

One 2 One Cafe

A piece of quiet in busy Ponsonby. Small court yard with sandpit for the kids. Carol

Went here today (11 Nov 2015) based on recommendation on the site - yes it does have a sand pit - That’s about all it has going for it. Out the back where the sandpit is all looks very tired, with slightly battered and dirty highchairs. And the food was very poor. I think you'd be better off going to other good eateries on Ponsonby Road and just take own toys! Catherine

Takapuna

Tiger Coffee

Barrys Point Rd. Heaps of room for prams. Bit slow on the service side though so best to go to for a coffee and muffin catch up rather than lunch. Tiger also have a separate room that can be booked. Rebekah

Titirangi

Park Road Kitchen

Park Road Kitchen has a separate toy area with lovely wooden blocks and cars, low chairs and sofas and a lovely selection of in store baked goods and brunch food. Laura

Stripe Café

Stripe Café has an undercover sandpit, room to take a dog if you fancy too. Also a great selection of sweet and savoury food. Laura

Westmere

Garnet Station

A great cafe for kids set in a villa, has a homely area at the back with toys and feels like your own lounge. Also an outdoor area. Laura

I just visited a café which I found on your website, Garnet Station. As described on your website, it is like a house so plenty of room for toddlers to wander round and a good lounge area with a few toys. Food and coffee was also great. Unfortunately there were a couple of disappointing factors, the main seating is up 3 stairs, there is no other access for prams. The barista kindly offered to help carry the pram but it wasn’t ideal. There are no baby changing facilities, well none that I could locate which for a child friendly café seemed a bit bizarre. We were there at lunchtime on a Thursday and the café was empty which was fantastic because my little 19 month could wonder round. I did however find it uncomfortable when the waitress started picking up the few blocks that my little girl had pulled out and redoing the cushions saying it was important the place looked tidy. Clearly this woman had no kids and come on, a few cushions…really. Would I go back? Not in a great hurry. I think there are better options out there which cater better to the needs of unders 5’s. Taran

Rotorua area

Abracadabra Cafe

It has an outdoor area with a playhouse. Great with toddlers! Kylie

Cobb & Co

Excellent for the kids. Even a play area and makes life easy for kids to be happy while you eat. Great food and staff. Jane

Lone Star

Great for kids dinner. Has a good kids menu. Stephanie

Tauranga area

Play Cafe

I found this cafe when a friend came to visit. Set up well for babies and young children and caters for mother's groups, coffee groups and birthday parties. Sam

Wellington area

Kingsbear Café & Rag - Petone

Kinderbear where it’s for mums, actually only mums are really there and there’s a playground for the children inside. Maria

Southern Cross Bar & Café - Te Aro

I recommend Southern Cross in Wellington. Anita

Agree Anita! Plus they have cheerios on the menu! Child Friendly and Adult friendly! Kylie

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