Wellington cafés
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Topic: Wellington cafés
Posted By: SarMar
Subject: Wellington cafés
Date Posted: 09 May 2012 at 11:58am
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Hi ladies,
going to Wellington for the weekend and looking for recommendations for toddler-friendly cafés. I've heard the Southern Cross is good - anywhere else? Just want a decent play area so we can relax :-) |
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Posted By: skiltz
Date Posted: 09 May 2012 at 1:31pm
| Here is a couple of suggestions. http://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28552 |
Posted By: Danda08
Date Posted: 09 May 2012 at 1:52pm
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Southern Cross is great.
Are you only going to be in the CBD? Mitre 10 Mega in Petone has a nice cafe with a fenced playground alongside. There is also Benedicts Cafe in Maungaraki (Lower Hutt), has a large kids play area, horse ride, change facilities. The Funky Monkey in Upper Hutt (indoor and outdoor play areas I believe) And http://www.wgtnparents.org.nz/display/WSPC/Kids-Friendly+Places+in+Wellington - here is a link to some others ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: pumpkino
Date Posted: 09 May 2012 at 2:50pm
| The Chocolate Frog in Palmers Gardenworld in Miramar is awesome. They have a cool playground on site with tables and the cafe takes orders from there by text so you don't have to wait at the counter to order with the kids :) |
Posted By: SarMar
Date Posted: 09 May 2012 at 3:28pm
| Thanks ladies! Thought there must have been something in the forums before, but for some reason the search didn't turn anything up. |
Posted By: squoggs
Date Posted: 09 May 2012 at 8:02pm
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We took our 22mo to Elements in lyall bay, toddler friendly, awesome food & service, changes tables in bathrooms etc, just not a lot for toddlers to do when they aren't eating (well, maybe annoy the people at the next table!) Maranui is good too ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: pumpkino
Date Posted: 09 May 2012 at 9:30pm
| Maranui is lovely but I would avoid on the weekend unless you get there super early - the queue for a table is often down the stairs and out the door!! |
Posted By: PipDais
Date Posted: 11 May 2012 at 12:39pm
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I've found this really helpful!
We moved to Wellington this year and one weekend ventured out to the CBD - I was disgusted with the number of places we walked in to that didn't have highchairs! In the end we stopped at a French cafe that was lovely - but it was the last one I was going to try so thankfully it had the highchair. We stopped at 6 or 7 before that! Last week we went to the chocolate fish cafe at Shelley Bay which was lovely - very busy - REALLY child friendly so worth the wait. Definitely going to give Elements a try now - I'd not heard of it before. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: clover
Date Posted: 11 May 2012 at 9:14pm
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UK2NZ Mummy. I'm in the hutt so not too familar with cafes in the big smoke since I stopped working but I have one of the phil & teds portable high chairs (there are tons of different brands) and find that great for when we eat out. We always have a high chair (although granted it doesn't go on all tables) and you also don't have to worry about the cleanliness of the cafe highchair.
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Posted By: Jumbo#Hope
Date Posted: 12 May 2012 at 1:40pm
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The zoo cafe use to be good... but its since changed owners (since we last been) so not too sure what the food is like now but its got a play area and also an are where you can see i think it was the meerkats?!
The southern cross has been mentioned but i think its fantastic there. And they always seem more than happy to let me design my own breakfeast and add things that arent even on the menu =P -------------  
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Posted By: Jumbo#Hope
Date Posted: 12 May 2012 at 1:47pm
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If you wanted to go for a bit of a drive... i meet up with some mums from my mummies group out the hutt (actually im not sure where you are so may not even be a drive but im in the CBD) the short straw cafe in whitemans valley is lovely and very child friendly -------------
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