This pub also seems to be known as The Butlers Bar and Cafe. This is a family friendly pub serving good pub food. There’s a separate kids’ menu with all the usual pub staples on it (fish and chips, burgers etc). It has a garden area big enough to kick…
With over 40 flavours to choose from, there’s an amazing range of gelato in this fairly unassuming cafe. The gelato has deservedly won a number of awards. You can get it in the usual cup or cone and they also make their own waffle cones, as well as waffles, all…
This is more than just a café, as Flat Hills is also home to friendly animals that can be fed, bouncy castles, a maze and a small playground area (although the equipment is probably better suited to kids up to about 5 years). There’s also lots of space for kids…
This cafe is also known as The Exchange Café as it is housed in what was once a telephone exchange and there’s still a telephone booth inside. It’s light and airy with indoor and outdoor seating and one table that’s in a snug if you’re wanting to be a little away…
Great place to stop with kids if they need some fresh air during a car journey but you’re not necessarily looking for a full meal. This cafe has a large outdoor courtyard with a sandpit that’s covered if it’s drizzling but not protected if it’s cold. There are clean toilets and…
This is the only fast food place currently on Kids on Board and it’s here because it’s a McDonalds with a difference! It’s the only McDonald’s restaurant in the world to be situated inside a decommissioned DC3 plane complete with an indoor playground! Makes for an interesting rainy day activity!…
Apparently ‘world famous’ there is often a queue for these fish and chips during peak periods! The view over the water is lovely when you’re waiting or if you’re eating at one of the outdoor tables (protected by roll up blinds if the weather isn’t so great). There’s a full…
This pub is regularly recommended as being extremely welcoming to families and their kids. The service gets a big thumbs up and the food is generally good too. There’s colouring and a kids’ menu but mostly the interaction by staff with the kids is what is especialy praised. TOP TIP: It…
This cafe is a bit of a Christchurch institution although after the earthquakes it had to relocate to the old Post Office building. A lot of care has gone into the redesign, making this cafe an intriguing and fascinating place to take kids. From the food arriving at high speed…
Serving breakfast, lunch and sweet treats for morning and afternoon tea. Kids can order anything off the main menu as a smaller portion. They also do a ‘kids plate’ which includes ham, cheese on toast, fruit and a biscuit. Seating available in a covered outdoor area as well as inside.…
