Recommend a cafe in Auckland?

My coffee group is looking for a place to meet up tomorrow. We've been to Bang Bang and the Windsor Park cafe before and thought we might try somewhere new.

I've read a few negative things about Ark, so not too keen on that one.

Are there any others that people could recommend? We're on the north shore but don't mind a bit of a drive, and the kids are all aged around 14 months (so some walking, some crawling).

Cheers!

I heard the one at the parent centre is good .. although I have not been.

Spoonful of Sugar in Ponsonby is great.

And they take your kids away into a playroom with a qualified nanny or two, and you can watch them on a big screen in the cafe while you enjoy coffee and catchup with your girlfriends

Oh, stink! I guess it has been a while since I've been there.

The Library in Onehunga is good for the play area inside and out, but like Mel said they can be a bit useless sometimes. We used to be there every weekend without fail, but the last few times have had disappointing aspects to the visit - parts of meals forgotten, childrens meals and fluffies coming about 25 mins after the adults (despite constant reminders), lack of continuity with what a meal is made up of (kids meal - usually comes with a sandwich, pieces of fruit, banana chips, carrot sticks - last time came with the sandwich and some apple match sticks for same price!).

But they try hard, the coffee is great, and it is a lovely venue.

What about cafe 121 - used to be called Atomic - on Ponsonby Rd - they have a sandpit & toys etc for kids out the back...