North Canterbury
Child-friendly Cafes and Restaurants
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Rangiora
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Artisan Cafe
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Closed off play area upstairs with a TV and a few toys.
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Coffee Culture Cafe
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Cubbyhole play area, perfect for toddlers, with plenty of toys and books, and seating for parents to relax and enjoy their coffee.
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The Station Cafe and Restaurant
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Outdoor sandpit and area with toys, including a little ride-on vehicle
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Indoor toy box
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Reality Bites Cafe in the Gable Arcade
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Toy box available to keep under fives entertained
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Special diet food options
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Mitre 10 - Espresso Garden Cafe
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Play area
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Good children's options on menu
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Call in advance to book the leather couch seating area (seats 5) so that you have a good little area for the children.
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McDonalds Cafe
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Play area
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Cubbyhole play area and kid's menu
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Japanese cuisine
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The Plough Restaurant
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Indoor toys suitable for toddlers, including awesome vintage ride on vehicles
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Outdoor playground great for older children
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Colouring-in materials
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Kid's menu
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Five Stags Restaurant Rangiora
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Toy box available
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Colouring-in materials
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The Brook Restaurant
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Children eat free on Sundays
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Upstairs area set up for children
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Joe's Garage Restaurant
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Box of toy trucks
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Kid's menu
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If the weather is nice: grab a coffee from Continental and sit across the road at the Victoria Park playground while the children play.
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Kaiapoi
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Coffee Culture Cafe
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Great play area for under fives with seating in the play area so that you can eat and drink while watching your child/ren.
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No toys/play area but kid's menu provided with fast meals.
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Jagz Restaurant of Sovereign Palms
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Playground
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Colouring-in materials
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Kid's menu
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Kid's Corner with toys
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Kid's menu
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Teppanyaki Takao Japanese Restaurant
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Children are entertained by the teppanyaki chef cooking creatively right in front of their eyes
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Three Cows Bar & Restaurant
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Play area and kid's meals
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Woodend/Pegasus
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Outdoor playground
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Children's play area
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Not too far from North Canterbury...
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Raeward Fresh Cafe in Harewood
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Indoor area with plenty of toys and outdoor playground
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