It may be difficult, but it’s certainly not impossible to enjoy a great meal with the kids. Just check our handy top 10 of kid-friendly Sydney eateries!

1. Little Dynamo’s (corner of George & Allen St, Waterloo) is the largest indoor playground in the country. While the kids are enjoying the trampolines, cyclone slides, jumping castles, and ball pits, you can relax in the spacious café. There’s a great range of salads, soups, pastas, and sandwiches, and mini burgers and hot dogs for the little ones.
2. Mamacino (698 -704 Old South Head Rd, Rose Bay) is family-friendly café offering a relaxing environment for parents and their children. Features like pram-friendly automatic doors, pram rockers, change rooms, and mums and babies toilets are welcome additions for parents with very young children. There’s also play areas with PlayStation games and educational computer programs. Parents can enjoy delicious meals like salt and pepper squid and Rose Bay surf and turf. The kids will enjoy the bambino menu which offers meals with fries, and jelly and ice-cream for dessert.
3. The Gladesville Hotel (386 Victoria Rd, Gladesville) also offers a great play area for kids, with a PlayStation, Xbox, and colouring books. They’ll also love the kids menu, where every meal comes with a free soft drink and a Paddle Pop ice-cream.
4. The Flying Fox Café (2 Mona Street, Mona Vale) is nestled in one of Sydney’s best foreshore parks, Winnererremy Bay Park. Their cubs club menu is great for kids, with choices like fish and chips, chicken strips, and Foxy Fried Rice. The café provides toys and blackboards to entertain children while they wait for their meals. The children’s playground is right beside the café, so they can easily play while you finish your meal. It features some awesome equipment for toddlers and bigger kids, including a flying fox, and a spider’s web.
5. Silver Spur Steak Ranch (123 Mulgoa Rd, Penrith) is a favourite with kids. And why not? The restaurant offers face painting, a kids multimedia room with a television and Playstation, colouring-in books, and balloons! All kids meals also come with a soft drink and Chico the Clown ice-cream.
6. Amigos Play Café (273 Willarong Rd South, Caringbah) has a great menu for kids and grown ups. There are also plenty of play areas for kids, including a soft baby area for the littlest guest. Amigos’ friendly staff are cool in a crisis and experts at dealing with tantrums.
7. The Harp (900 Princes Hwy Tempe) has fantastic Irish-inspired food for all members of the family. Kids will love the tiny taters menu, where everything comes with chips. They could also win a prize with The Harp’s coloring-in competitions. Even if they don’t win, children will still love to see their artworks on display in the bistro.
8. Limestone Café and Grill (780 Pacific Hwy, Gordon) has a great kids menu, with all meals under $15. But they’ll be more interesting in dessert: the café is famous for its gelatos served in huge fishbowl-stemmed glasses. You can also rest easy. No tablecloths make it easy to clean up any spills, and with fast service the kids won’t have a chance to fuss. Visit on Tuesday night, when kids eat for free with a paying adult.
9. La Botte D’Oro Restaurant (291 Pennant Hills Road, Carlingford) offers kids meals for $11. This is great value for a main meal, soft drink, and ice cream. Adults will love the more luxurious Italian fare on offer here. The restaurant has tiled floors, making it easy to wipe up any spills. La Botte also has a vivacious vibe, so noisy kids are never a hassle.
10. No Ordinary Café (83 Penshurst St, Willoughby) really is unlike any other eatery in Sydney! There are play mats and toys to keep kids entertained, helping to make a meal more relaxed for their parents. The patient staff are very welcoming, the food is excellent, and the portions very generous.

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Post from: The Sydney Traveler