Auckland Child Friendly Cafes
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Topic: Auckland Child Friendly Cafes
Posted By: pickle
Subject: Auckland Child Friendly Cafes
Date Posted: 21 October 2009 at 8:24pm
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Hi - we like to go to cafes in central auckland and i am a bit over the kid friendly ones that we use and was just hoping if anyone can tell me of some new ones.
We like The Library in Onehunga, Luscious in Onehunga, Columbus in Dom Rd, Sierra in Balmoral and Mt Eden and some others that i cant think of. cheers Leonie ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Huggles
Date Posted: 21 October 2009 at 8:41pm
| Bang Bang Cafe on Brown street in Ponsonby. I am going there tomorrow to check it out! |
Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 21 October 2009 at 8:53pm
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Will be interested to hear your opinion on Bang Bang - I have been there twice now, and have found it AWFUL both times. Might have just been a bad day for them, but will be curious to see what someone else thinks! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 21 October 2009 at 9:08pm
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Frolic on Manukau Rd is good, altho haven't been for a while. And we love McCafe at McDs Greenlane too - they have a great playground and you can get a decent coffee.
And I know it's not strictly Auckland, but we went to Ascension Vineyard in Matakana for lunch last Fri and they have an awesome set up for kids - blocks, books, toys... it kept them entertained for the entire duration of our rather long, lazy lunch. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: pickle
Date Posted: 21 October 2009 at 9:43pm
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thanks ladies - we have been to bang bang and to be honest wouldnt hurry back. It was VERY noisey! Any more???? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 21 October 2009 at 9:54pm
Me too!! I wouldn't go back there again! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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SimSam wrote:Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 22 October 2009 at 7:47am
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not strictly a cafe but butterfly creek at the airport is where i like to have coffee while the kids play. oh and probaly not central either!
oh and have recently had coffee a couple of times at the cafe at the parents centre in greenlane and thats quite good. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 22 October 2009 at 8:11am
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We have been to Occam in Grey Lynn - no toys or anything, but highchairs and friendly towards little ones. Also Okra on Sandringham Rd has books and colouring stuff for littlies, but its quite small so can feel a bit crowded. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: kabe
Date Posted: 22 October 2009 at 9:31am
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Fusion in Ponsonby is good. Haven't been there for a while but it has a sandpit.
Found this link that might be helpful, although is abit dated: http://www.kidsnewzealand.com/child-friendly-cafes?page=4 - kid friendly cafes ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Twinboys2b
Date Posted: 22 October 2009 at 10:36am
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The Ark Cafe on Manukau Road used to be good but I think they're under new ownership so not sure if it's still child friendly.
Kings Plantbarn on Shore Road Remers is awesome, plenty of parking & has an outside & inside play area for kiddiewinks AND fits a dble buggy inside! Would be interested to hear whether your recommended cafe's have nough room for a dble buggy. SimSam: Okra's SO nice isn't it, unfortuntaely we can't fit inside with the buggy but on nice days I go their for coffee and sit out on the street side tables. ------------- 3yr old gorgeous ID twin boys. |
Posted By: pickle
Date Posted: 22 October 2009 at 10:55am
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Twinboys2b you can get a double buggy at The Library in Onehunga and it does have a great play area inside and outside for the kids. have a look at www.librarycafe.co.nz ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Twinboys2b
Date Posted: 22 October 2009 at 11:08am
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Thanks Pickle, my friend used to be the chef there so I know that one well. I live near the Sierra & Columbus Dom rd one's so also go there. Not sure about the rest though.
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Posted By: Febgirl
Date Posted: 22 October 2009 at 3:17pm
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On the shore, http://www.dutchdelight.co.nz - Dutch Delight in Birkenhead (pancake place) has an entire separate playroom for kiddies with toys, books, colouring in stuff, dvds, and if you call and arrange first if there is a group of you they will arrange a babysitter. Food is really good too.
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Posted By: Huggles
Date Posted: 22 October 2009 at 9:05pm
| Well you gals will be glad to know that BANG BANG is offically CLOSED!!!!! we turned up and they have chinese newspaper all over the windows... we ended up at a cafe on 121 Ponsonby road, the one with a snadpit... not sure if the same one recomended above and the coffee and food was divine. they also had several highchairs available |
Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 23 October 2009 at 8:09am
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Cafe 121 used to be Atomic think - I forgot about that one! (does it have a sandpit out back in a courtyard?) I am not at all suprised that Bang Bang has closed - it was a disaster as far as I was concerned. The original owners were really nice (I emailed them to complain after my first visit but they had already sold it)....so it seems a shame that the "concept" hasnt worked.
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Posted By: Huggles
Date Posted: 23 October 2009 at 10:26am
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yep a nice sandpit out the back in the courtyard. and a blackboard.
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