Centennial Park: cafe + play gear = harmony

Today we caught up with friends and had (hubby's birthday) lunch at the Centennial Parklands Dining cafe (CPD). Glorious weather, gorgeous friends and there were smiles all round. CPD has a casual kiosk outside, a cafe (with indoor and outdoor seats) and a posh restaurant. We had a table in the cafe where mains are $20-$25 and the kids meals $15. So the prices are a bit more than your standard cafe fares.

What sells this eating experience is the great kids play area right next to it. You literrally leave the cafe and roll down the grassy hill to the kids gear. We had our lunch and then headed to the playground with huge sand pit, there are shade sails too. The kids had a great time playing and us elders had a good chat. Ooh, and we saw horses, as you do at Centennial Park, an added bonus for O!

So if you have kids like our O, who does not sit still for too long when you are dining out - then this might be a good option for you.

Now I have that 'been in the sun' sleepy feeling as I type, and must 'to bed'!

Bitton, a cafe complete with kids corner

I had forgotten that a friend told me about Bitton being a great cafe as it has a kids corner. Today we made an impromptu stop at Bitton for lunch enroute to the Art Gallery of NSW. O needed lunch *now*and J needed a feed *now* and we (Mummy & Daddy) are always up for food. Bitton is in Alexandria, 36 Copeland Street.

You have to go out the back to see the kids breakout space and we were shown to a table right opposite the kids corner. It was great. O was able to meet fellow kids and play with them while we were able to enjoy our lunch. Everyone's happy. We felt the menu was a bit restricted in choice for our liking, but we'll definitely go again as we were able to eat in peace!

Then it was off to AGNSW, where we were catching up with a friend visiting from the USA. We checked out the John Kaldor Gallery - which we had not yet seen. O loved the "rainbow room" as he called it, Sol Le Wits brightly graphic'd space Wall Drawing #1091. I enjoyed seeing so many seminal works from an eclectic selection of artists.

Whoa! A big day, a happy day.