Family Friendly Cafes and Restaurants in South Australia

Find some of the best Family Friendly Cafes and Restaurants around Adelaide & South Australia.
As parents we all know eating out with kids can be challenging. Finding a family friendly restaurant where kids can be themselves while everyone enjoys a good meal can make dining out a lot more enjoyable for everyone.
South Australia has so many amazing restaurants and cafes which are very family friendly and offer great value for money as well as fantastic food. Some venues also have fabulous indoor and outdoor play areas for kids to run around, plus great kids’ meal deals.
Below are some of our favourite places for eating out with the kids around Adelaide plus other places we’ve visited while holidaying around South Australia.
You can also check out some of our other dining out guides:


SHANX Mini Golf – South Lakes Golf Club | Goolwa | Review

The Little Southern Village Indoor Play Café | O’Halloran Hill | Review

Port Noarlunga Fish & Chips | Review

Café de Grove & Garden Grove | Golden Grove | Review

Burnside Village Dining Precinct | Review

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U Cool Bubble Tea & Bubble Waffle | Review

Pik A Pie Bakery | Meadows | Review

Adelaide Showground Farmers’ Market | Review

The Other Ostrich Cafe | Hawthorn | Review

Eis Haus | The German Ice Cream Cafe | Hahndorf | Review

Hamdorf Café & Miniature Guinea Pig Village | Review

Grünthal Brew Family Friendly Dining | Verdun | Review

Canteen Barossa | Review

Browns Barossa Donuts | Review

Nest Kiosk | Kingston Park | Review

Sticky Fingers Bakery & Sweet Spot Xpress | Park Holme | Review

Korea Restaurant Goodwood | Review

Lennane Orchards Cherry Farm | Review

Grew Cudlee Creek | Review

St Peters Bakehouse & Ridgehaven Reserve Playground | Review

Pasticcino Bar e Caffè | Dernancourt | Review

Daly Coffee Kick | Magill | Review

Quench Café | Modbury North | Review

KAYA Desserts | Adelaide | Review

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Beerenberg Farm Cafe, Dairy & Strawberry Picking | Review

Docee Dessert Shop | Review

Seoul Sweetie Korean Dessert Cafe | Review

Doppio Cafe | St Morris | Review

Adelaide’s Best Iced Drinks & Flavoured Lattes | Family-Friendly Review

Twist & Top – Frozen Yoghurt & Açai | Adelaide | Review

Woodstock Wines | Family-Friendly Winery & Wildlife Sanctuary | McLaren Vale | Review

The Farm Willunga Cafe | Review

Wasai Japanese Kitchen & Chinatown | Adelaide | Review

Jalsa Indian Bar and Restaurant | North Adelaide | Review

Bank Street Burger | Review

Pirate Life Brewing | Port Adelaide | Review

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Mumpling Dumpling & Boba, Unley | Review

Tada Kids Cafe | Kilburn | Review

Café 1954 | Brownhill Creek, Adelaide | Review

DoughBalls Pizza | Rundle Place, Adelaide | Family-friendly Review

Family-friendly Brunch at Rozelle’s | Carrick Hill | Review

Caffe Primo | Minlaton Hotel Dining | Review

Aldgate Pump Hotel | Aldgate | Review

Bracegirdle’s Hahndorf | Café and Shop | Review

Halfway Hotel | Beverley | Review

Bird in Hand | Family Friendly Winery | Woodside | Review

C9 Chocolate & Gelato Dessert Bar | Rundle Place | Review

Woolshed Brewery | Murtho, Riverland | Review

Happy Days at IKEA Adelaide | Half Price Family Dining

The Watershed Café | Greenfields Wetlands, Mawson Lakes | Review

Kibbi’s and Urban Desserts Collaboration l Christies Beach | Review

Parkside Hotel | Parkside | Review

Flying Fish Café | Port Elliot | Review

Barristers Block Wines | Family-Friendly Dining in Woodside | Review

Shelly’s Semaphore | Seaside Cafe | Semaphore South | Review

Payneham Tavern | Family Friendly Dining | Review

Mawson Café | Meadows | Review

Lola Coffee | Victoria Park Adelaide | Now Open

Here’s to Strength | Community Wellness Hub l Aldinga | Review

Botanic Lodge | Adelaide Botanic Garden | Review

Yo! Hot Pot x Dim Sum Restaurant | Tea Tree Plaza | Review

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Husik Dessert House | Adelaide

Flagstaff Hotel l Indoor Playground & Kids Eat Free l Review

Lunar Landing Cafe | Brompton | Review

Hallett Cove Conservation Park & the Boatshed Cafe | Review

1947 Coffee Co. Cafe | Clearview | Review

The Alchemists’ Kitchen | Brighton | Review

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The Moseley Igloos | Moseley Bar & Kitchen | Glenelg | Review

Fleurieu Cherries Farm l Pages Flat l Review

TGI Fridays – Family Friendly Restaurant | Kids Eat Free | Marion | Review

Beckman Street Deli | Glandore | Review

Dear Daisy Cafe | Forestville | Review

Christies Beach Hotel | Family Friendly Dining | Review

Gunbae Korean | Family Friendly Dining | Review

Melba’s Chocolates Angaston Dessert Bar & Confectionery Shop | Barossa Valley | Review

Bloom Cafe | Thebarton | Review

Peter Rabbit Cafe | Hindley Street Adelaide | Review

What the Croque! Cafe with Playground | Daw Park | Review

The Hotpot Guy | Family Friendly Dining with a Playground in Adelaide | Review

Mick O’Shea’s Hotel l Kids Eat Free | Review

Jenny’s Bakery Adelaide | Review

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Metro Bakery & Cafe | Mount Gambier

McLaren Vale & Fleurieu Coast Visitor Centre l Review

The Scenic Hotel | Norton Summit | Adelaide Hills Dining | Review

Butter & Toast – Sourdough Donuts | North Adelaide | Review

Viewpoint Cafe Waikerie | Review

Aldinga Biplanes Cafe l Aldinga Airfield l Review

Cheers Lily | Mediterranean Dining in Brooklyn Park | Review

Charlie’s Diner | Kid Friendly Buffet | Brighton Metro Hotel

The Food Barr Cafe | Mawson Lakes | Review

The Dutch Pantry | Klemzig | Eating out with Kids Review

Okami Restaurant | Japanese Dining in Adelaide

Sidewood Restaurant | Kids Nature Play Area | Adelaide Hills | Review

Tealicious Cakes | Willunga | Review

Gico Eatery | Family Friendly Cafe | Firle | Review

Nook & Nourish Cafe | Moonta, South Australia | Review

The Bridgewater Inn | Family Friendly | Outdoor Dining | Adelaide Hills | Review

The Marryatville Hotel – Largest Outdoor Playground | Review

The Highway | Family Dining in Plympton | Review

Rezz Hotel | Family Friendly Dining | Newton | Review

High Tide | Family Friendly Cafe | Semaphore | Review

Café Fellini For Families | $5 Kids Meals | North Adelaide | Review

Schnithouse Hilton | Family Friendly Restaurant With Playground | Review

Miss Five Vietnamese Eatery | Virginia

Kangaroo Island | Best Family Friendly Places to Eat and Drink

Historic Lounders Boatshed Café | Adelaide | Review

Cafe Bonython at Bonython Park on the City Fringe | Adelaide | Review

Sunny’s Shop and Mr Chan | Family Dining at Rosemont Hall | Prospect | Review

Family-Friendly Winery Bremerton Launches Tasting Room & Outdoor Area | Langhorne Creek | South Australia

Shibui Dessert Bar | Adelaide | Review

Bakery O’Connell Cronut Cones & Bakery Treats | North Adelaide

Lot 100 Adelaide Hills | Family Friendly Restaurant | Review

Tavern on Turton | Family Dining in Point Turton | South Australia | Review

Stanley Bridge Tavern | Verdun | Review

McDonald’s PlayPlace | West Richmond

Love, Stephy Dessert Café | Hindley Street | Adelaide

Hokey Pokey | Ice Cream & Lolly Shop | Stirling | Review

St Peters Bakehouse | St Peters | One of Adelaide’s Favourite Bakeries

Barossa Valley | Family Friendly Places to Visit | South Australia

Forktree Brewing – Family Friendly Dining at Carrickalinga – Review

Yum Cha at The Market Plaza Food Court | Seng Kee Yum Cha Review

Uraidla Hotel | Family Friendly Dining | Adelaide Hills | Review

Port Elliot Bakery Review | Fleurieu Peninsula

The Olive Branch, Balhannah | Kid-Friendly Cafe | Review

Whistler Wines | Family Friendly Barossa Winery | Review

Green Valley Strawberries | Nairne | Cafe Review

Down The Rabbit Hole Cellar Door – A Family Friendly Winery in McLaren Vale | Review

Lobethal Bakery | Home of the Giant Donut in the Adelaide Hills | Review

Hot Chocolate Ball & French Treats at Maison Clement | Adelaide | Review

Barossa Valley Chocolate Company | Tanunda | Review

Red Cacao Chocolate Shop and Cafe | Stirling

Morialta Nature Cafe | Review 2019

The Greenman Inn, Ashbourne | Review

Lot 100 | Cellar Door & Restaurant | Hay Valley | Review

Malt Shovel Taphouse | Adelaide Riverbank | Review

Norwood Play Cafe Review | Indoor Playground & Cafe at Norwood Swim School

A Long Lazy Lunch at the Lazy Ballerina | Dinglebadinga | Review

Meet Me at St Louis Norwood for a Sweet Treat | Review

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Harry’s Deli at Wirra Wirra, McLaren Vale | Review

Commissary Review | Rose Park Cafe

Ballaboosta | Middle Eastern & Mediterranean “traditional soul food made with love” | Review

Beach Road Wines | McLaren Vale | Review

Olive Branch Cafe | Balhannah | Review

Chocolateria San Churro | Treat Yourself or Somebody Else

A Winter Weekend in Hahndorf | Review

Fish & Chips, Sand and Fun at Henley Beach | Review

Exploring Waterfall Gully & Breakfast at Utopia Restaurant

Summer and Gelato | A little afternoon treat at Cafe Bravo

Bracegirdles | Chocolate Happiness | Review

Mount Lofty Summit | Lookout, Cafe, Visitor Centre & Gift Shop

Adelaide Central Market | Weekend Breakfast Outing
Unless stated otherwise, our Play & Go Reviews for places to eat are not sponsored. They are written independently by our Review Team. We pay for our meals and don’t usually let the place know that we are reviewing. We don’t write about all the places we visit, only the ones we think are worth sharing.

At Play & Go Adelaide we make every effort to provide accurate information to the best of our knowledge at the time of publication. We recommend confirming times, dates and details directly before making any plans as details may be subject to change.
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