Dining in Canberra with a 2 and 4 year old?

housebound said :

They could go to a restuarant and let the kids run around and annoy everyone

They could go to a cafe with clucky waitresses and not annoy anyone at all. I work at a casual dining kinda place and I love it when parents bring their cute kids! I love serving them little babycinos and sharing a spaghetti bolognese between two kids. I even love bringing them little cake forks and teaspoons to eat with. The whole ritual is just super adorable!!! And it’s so cute when they start telling me their adorable little stories.

Not all the waitresses agree with me, of course. Some of them are nuts and call our kids brats. 🙁

housebound said :

Calm down, it’s all about having somewhere for the kids when they have finsished their tiny little meals but the parents are still eating. They could go to a restuarant and let the kids run around and annoy everyone, but they’re looking for something more appropriate.

Some kids behave anywhere and could easily go out for an evening. Just bring some colouring in/lego/toys they can play with at the table. Other kids can’t manage that. We had one of each and had to stop going out for dinner for a few years when the more energetic one was really young. No kids playrooms in those days.

Spot on – it is not really complicated.

Calm down, it’s all about having somewhere for the kids when they have finsished their tiny little meals but the parents are still eating. They could go to a restuarant and let the kids run around and annoy everyone, but they’re looking for something more appropriate.

Some kids behave anywhere and could easily go out for an evening. Just bring some colouring in/lego/toys they can play with at the table. Other kids can’t manage that. We had one of each and had to stop going out for dinner for a few years when the more energetic one was really young. No kids playrooms in those days.

Mysteryman said :

colourful sydney racing identity said :

Mysteryman said :

Babysitter?

Heaven forbid that they would want to eat together…or is this another case of you ‘being facetious’?

Nope, just another case of a genuine question being asked, and you acting like an idiot.

There was no mention of the family specifically wanting to eat together. I was curious if they’d considered a babysitter. Stop trying to turn everything into an argument – you’re look like a troll.

Pot to kettle ‘you’re black’.

You really think the op had not considered a baby sitter?

colourful sydney racing identity said :

Mysteryman said :

Babysitter?

Heaven forbid that they would want to eat together…or is this another case of you ‘being facetious’?

Nope, just another case of a genuine question being asked, and you acting like an idiot.

There was no mention of the family specifically wanting to eat together. I was curious if they’d considered a babysitter. Stop trying to turn everything into an argument – you’re look like a troll.

Mysteryman said :

Babysitter?

Family wants to eat together?

Mysteryman said :

Babysitter?

Heaven forbid that they would want to eat together…or is this another case of you ‘being facetious’?

Babysitter?

I hope you found somewhere for dinner and had a nice time.

I recall taking my two children out for a special dinner when they were that age, it’s burned into my memory and AKA “The Rice Accident”…

The Mawson Club has a kids play area with games, DVDs, play equipment. Our 4yo has no trouble. Close to dining area to supervise. And you can’t see the pokies from the dining area. Not close to you though.