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BriAndOlisMum 
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Posted: 20 July 2010 at 9:26am |
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Hi its my birthday next weekend and I am wanting to go out for dinner. I have a 5 month old and a 6 year old so it would need to be someone family friendly.
I was wanting to go to Iguacu but they are fully booked out for the only night we can make it - Friday.
Has anyone got any recommendations.
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Posted: 20 July 2010 at 9:30am |
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I wouldnt really have called Iguacu family friendly lol.
Are you looking for something in Parnell (just wondering as you tried Iguacu)
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Posted: 20 July 2010 at 9:33am |
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anywhere in central auckland really. DP and i have booked the duxton for the night and are going out to town afterwards (child free thanks to MIL)
umm Iguacu - i found it on a website that tells you family friendly things to do.
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Posted: 20 July 2010 at 9:34am |
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Posted: 20 July 2010 at 9:37am |
We went to Orbit in Sky City with my nieces they were 4 and 9 at the time. There is a buffet/smorgasboard style restaurant up the tower - meant the kids could get served straight away, we went to the earlier session/time at 5.00-5.30.
I recently went to Lone Star for my Birthday and my meal was free. Don't know how kid friendly they are though. (they let in un-supervised teenagers so can't be too bad).
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Posted: 20 July 2010 at 9:53am |
Iguacu is definitely not a place to take babies on a Friday night, a place to make them more like 
I second the Orbit idea. Otherwise it might be best to try some of the quieter places down on Princess Wharf or the Viaduct. TBH I am struggling to come up with any family friendly places in the Akld CBD on a Friday night! There are some awesome Asian restaurants up the top end of Queen St if you like authentic Asian food.
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Posted: 20 July 2010 at 9:58am |
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what about Denny's, what is that place like?
Yeah the sky tower might be a good idea.
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Posted: 20 July 2010 at 9:59am |
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I haven't taken DD to many restaurants yet but I will just say that it can be surprising how accommodating places can be about babies... maybe pick a few that sounds nice and give them a ring and ask whether they have highchairs etc and whether bringing a baby would be suitable...
I did take DD to a nice restaurant in Palmerston North... phoned ahead because it didn't seem like the type of place which would be child friendly at all.
The staff were awesome about seeing if I needed anything for her at all, we were seated in a less busy section of the restaurant, they supplied a highchair and helped me put her in it! I wasn't made to feel like it was any sort of bother which was really nice!
I will be interested to hear other Mum's reccomendations, DD is at the age now we can probably start bringing her along more! Not that eating at restaurants is a regular occurence lol
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Posted: 20 July 2010 at 10:01am |
Iguacu would be family friendly for brunch on a Sunday but definitely not on a Friday night. Even then as family friendly as they get is a "dirty" highchair and a few crayons. 
Sky City would be good .. lonestar is pretty loud (and packed) on a Friday and I probably wouldnt take my kids there.
It you dont want "fine dining" then La Porchetta would be ok with kids, the food isnt amazing though.
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Posted: 20 July 2010 at 10:05am |
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somewhere quite nice would be good but really as long as the food is nice and its not mac donalds, bk, pizza hutt, hells etc then i will probably be happy.
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Posted: 20 July 2010 at 10:09am |
 BriAndOlisMum wrote:
somewhere quite nice would be good but really as long as the food is nice and its not mac donalds, bk, pizza hutt, hells etc then i will probably be happy. |
Then id steer clear of Dennys ..
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Posted: 20 July 2010 at 10:14am |
lilfatty wrote:
BriAndOlisMum wrote:
somewhere quite nice would be good but really as long as the food is nice and its not mac donalds, bk, pizza hutt, hells etc then i will probably be happy. |
Then id steer clear of Dennys .. |
sweet  . I'm leaning towards orbit or Fortuna at the moment
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Posted: 20 July 2010 at 10:15am |
BriAndOlisMum wrote:
somewhere quite nice would be good but really as long as the food is nice and its not mac donalds, bk, pizza hutt, hells etc then i will probably be happy. |
Dennys is a combination of all of those places 
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Posted: 20 July 2010 at 10:18am |
Snap Little Red.
The advantage of going to Sky City for us was it was ok for the kids, but didn't feel like we as in the adults were having to eat kids food. IYKWIM.
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Posted: 20 July 2010 at 10:18am |
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How about Lonestar?
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Posted: 20 July 2010 at 10:20am |
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Dennys in Wgtn has a keds dine free (you just have to purchase adult meals too) but yeah Dennys is like umm a bit better than McDs, BK...
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Posted: 20 July 2010 at 10:25am |
caliandjack wrote:
Snap Little Red.
The advantage of going to Sky City for us was it was ok for the kids, but didn't feel like we as in the adults were having to eat kids food. IYKWIM. |
which one in the sky tower did you go to?
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Posted: 20 July 2010 at 10:45am |
The Observatory - they have an early sitting at 5.45 which we went to. My niece was only 4 at the time and she had a great time.
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Posted: 20 July 2010 at 11:52am |
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Observatory is good, but quite seafood orientated,
Orbit is the "higher class" a la carte restaurant, Fortuna is quite kid friendly. I took DD at about 3months old to Lonestar in New market, we didn't ask for a high chair so don't know if they have one but we were ok holding her.
I would stay clear of princes wharf and the viaduct on a Fri evening having worked down there for a year or so. It can get quite rowdy and raucous on a weekend night even early as alot of the places are the end of week drinks.
Wagamama if your into noodles, chinese maybe on High Street and possibly the Portofino restaurants.
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Posted: 20 July 2010 at 1:36pm |
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I can fully recommend the best restaurant I have been to in Auckland is Dine by Peter Gordon...
it is pretty pricey - so definitely a once in a blue moon opportunity - but the food is impeccable DIVINE! every course and bite of food made me smile. it was soooo good
for a 3 course meal for 2 plus a few glasses of wine we paid about $180 - I know it's a lot but for me it was worth it - we get out to dinner and somewhere really special like once a year now so it not like we do it often :)
also good is Clooney, molten, hilton - white,
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