Popular Cape Town Family-friendly Restaurants

Shoreline Café

Cape Town offers some beau­ti­ful loc­a­tions to spend time with your fam­ily in a relax­ing and play­ful atmo­sphere. On a con­stant quest to find per­fect fam­ily spots offer­ing healthy child-friendly food with an appet­iz­ing menu for adults, set in pleas­ant sur­rounds with play areas, here are some of the best exper­i­ences on offer ...

Shoreline Café at the V&A Waterfront was cre­ated for pure enjoy­ment and is situ­ated next to the Two Oceans Aquarium. An indoor play area makes this spot a great escape for rainy days! The kiddie’s area is lined with AstroTurf and has a big TV to enter­tain the older chldren, while the younger mem­bers of the fam­ily will be kept very busy on the cre­at­ively designed jungle gym and slides ... (Find Shoreline Cafe next to the 2 Oceans Aquarium at the V&A water­front, Cape Town. Telephone: +27 (0)21 418‑8645).

In the city, Deer Park Café in the sub­urb of Vredehoek is an insti­tu­tion with local trendy fam­il­ies because of its deli-style food and large play park. A healthy menu impresses par­ents and chil­dren alike, giv­ing them plenty of fuel for clam­ber­ing over the play obstacles and jungle gyms that fill the gen­er­ous park.

Set in the res­id­en­tial area at the foot of Table Mountain Park, with tall trees and green­ery grow­ing amongst the peace­ful neigh­bour­hood, Deer Park Café is a won­der­ful way to spend time with your chil­dren, while squeez­ing in some gour­met treats for your­self! (Find them at 2 Deer Park Avenue, Vredehoek, Cape Town. Telephone: +27 (0)21 462‑6311)

Cape Farmhouse Restaurant

A little fur­ther out in the sub­urb of Hout Bay, Scarecrows has been cre­ated purely for the enjoy­ment of the little people! Combining the magical ingredi­ents of a huge play area and fant­astic food, Scarecrows never fails in delight­ing the whole family.

Watch your kids play in the teepees, in the sand­pits and on the jungle­gyms while you have a well deserved cap­pa­cino and slice of cheese­cake. (Find Scarecrows at Oakhurst Farm Park, Main Road, Hout Bay. Telephone: +27 (0)21 790‑0841).

The Cape Farmhouse Restaurant in Red Hill, en route to Cape Point, is the place to go for an unfor­get­table fam­ily day out. An old farm­house turned res­taur­ant cre­ates a beau­ti­ful space to savour a long lunch, under the vines.

Geese roam around the grassy play areas which provide plenty of run­ning space, com­pli­men­ted by a menu com­pris­ing of true gour­met delights. Local folk bands play live music on Saturday after­noons, so be sure to book for a truly dif­fer­ent treat for the whole fam­ily. (Find The Cape Farmhouse res­taur­ant 3km from Scarbourgh at the bot­tom of Red Hill — Junction M66 & m65. Telephone: +27 (0)21 780‑1246).

@ Imhoff Farm

Imhoff Farm, Kommetjie, is a day long exper­i­ence not to be missed, mak­ing Blue Water Café the per­fect venue for a fam­ily meal. A majestic farm­house with rolling green lawns look­ing out onto horses graz­ing, sets the scene as you enjoy out­stand­ing food. With a large jungle gym, ample space and a touch farm bor­der­ing the res­taur­ant, your chil­dren will be enter­tained for hours. (Find Blue Water Café on Imhoff Farm in Kommetjie. Telephone: +27 (0)21 783‑4545).

The Barnyard in Tokai is the ulti­mate child friendly venue, com­plete with farm anim­als, sev­eral jungle gyms, swings and play areas. Homestyle cook­ing feeds hungry chil­dren and par­ents, inbetween hours of play. (Find The Barnyard at 4 Steenberg Road, Tokai. Telephone: +27 (0)21 712‑6934).

Treat the whole fam­ily to a Saturday morn­ing at the Porter’s Estate Market in Tokai for a gour­met organic exper­i­ence of food, drinks and hand­made goods. Set amongst the trees of the Tokai forest, not only will you exper­i­ence a day of chocol­ate filled pan­cakes and fairy cakes, your chil­dren will also have the time of their lives play­ing in the spe­cial kiddie’s enter­tain­ment area. (Find the mar­ket at Chrysalis Academy, behind the Tokai forest pic­nic area in Tokai. Telephone: +27 (0)82 823‑4121).

Café Roux

Café Roux at the Noordhoek Farm Village is the haunt of food lov­ers every­where and with a beau­ti­ful play­ground bor­der­ing the alfresco style res­taur­ant, it is a wel­com­ing space for fam­il­ies. Along with all the other fam­ily friendly res­taur­ants on this list, Café Roux is an upmar­ket space that impresses with its relaxed gour­met menu.

Watch your chil­dren play to their hearts’ con­tent on the tractor or inside the wendy house while you sample fresh food made with ded­ic­a­tion and pas­sion. (Find them at Noordhoek Farm Village, Village Lane, Noordhoek, Cape Town. Telephone: +27 (0)21 789‑2538).

For lots more Family Friendly Entertainment in the Cape Town area see Cape Town Family Friendly Things to Do or to find a place to stay for your next hol­i­day in Cape Town see Cape Town accom­mod­a­tion or Western Cape accom­mod­a­tion.

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