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Eating & Drinking Out

Nottinghamshire restaurants, pubs, cafes

Bb's Italian Restaurant, 1 Bridge Street, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire NG18 1AL

"There's a great Italian restaurant in mansfield called Bb's that welcomes kids...at any time!  It has a good kids menu, fab atmosphere and really welcoming.  Lovely food!"

Beekeeper (The), Meadow Lane, Beeston, Nottingham (0115) 943 6184

Offers Children's menu, high chairs and both indoor & outdoor playareas. Also have baby changing facilities.


Big Wok
(The), Upper Parliment Street (in the Old Co-op Building)

This is the newest chinese Buffet restaurant in Nottingham. Children under 2 eat FREE, Children under 130 cm\'s are charged the child price. They have lots of highchairs, the staff are extremely helpful, and there are two ice cream vending machines and a chocolate fountain with marsh mellows - all included in the all you can eat price. A definite must visit.


Branaghan's Restaurant Long Eaton, Bostock Lane, Nottingham (0115) 9462000

American style restaurant. Children eat free on Sundays with a full paying adult, one child per adult (12 - 5pm). Also, children's entertainer throughout the day.

Burnt Stump (The), Burnt Stump Hill, Arnold, Nottingham NG5 8PQ (0115) 963 1508

Children's menu, high chairs, outdoor play areas. Friendly staff, good food, reasonably priced and in the middle of a country park. There's also cricket on Sundays which could make for a nice day out. Just off the A60 between Mansfield and Nottingham, it's great for a lunch stop-off on the way to Rufford, Clumber or Sherwood Pines.


Cast Deli Nottingham Playhouse, Wellington Circus, Nottingham NG1 5AN, 0115 852 3898
Nice atmosphere, you can sit down with food you buy from the deli. You can also get food from the bar including home fries with bbq sauce type stuff that's popular with kids.

Ferry Boat, Stoke Bardolph, Burton Joyce, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG14 5HX (0115) 9871232

Fantastic outdoor play area with picnic tables so you can eat outside whilst the children play. Order two adult main meals and get the cheapest one free. Also, children's menu available. There is also an indoor softplay area and baby changing facilities.
Opening times: Monday - Saturday 11am - 11pm. Sunday 12noon - 10.30pm.
Indoor play area: Open daily 12noon - 9pm. Playtime £2.00 per child per hour.

Forest Table Restaurant at the Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre, Edwinstowe, Mansfield, NG21 9HN Tel. 01623 823202 ext 32
On Sundays they do the BEST sunday lunch cavery with a choice of 2 roast meats complete with new potatoes, roast potatoes, 3 vegetables, yorkshire pudding, stuffing and gravy. All of this is only £4.99 per adult and children up to the age of 12 eat FREE with every paying adult. This means that you can give the family a great Sunday lunch out for less than £10! Queues are likely as it's so popular.

Four Bells Pub (The) Main Street, Woodborough, Nottingham (0115) 9656670
Good for lunch and has a small play area in the back with a double slide, fireman's pole and seasaw. Children's menu available. It is situated accross from a lovely park.

Full Moon (The) Main Street, Morton Nr Southwell, Nottinghamshire NG25 0UT
Tel. 01636 830251
Families are welcome - safe environment to eat and play. Children's meals are given priority and the option to have childrens meals with starters are always offered. There is a 'Toddle Time' on Mondays at 11am, held in the Morton Room, complete with comfy tub chairs, a cupboard full of toys and if all else fails a wide screen TV with full access to cbeebies! Children's birthday parties are also available.
"Great family friendly pub. Large outdoor wooden play fort with sandpits etc. Freshly prepared locally sourced childrens menu. Baby puree's always on the menu. Cupboard full of toys to keep children entertained. Well worth a visit!"

Goose at Gamston
(The) Ambleside Road, Gamston, Nottingham (0115) 9821041
New Indoor playbarn
Monday - Thursday 11am - 9pm.
Friday & Saturday 11am - 10pm.
Sunday 12noon - 9pm.

Playtime £1.50 per child.
Parent & Toddlers £2.00 per child includes coffee, juice & biscuits.

Separate children's menu, Baby Changing Facility and Outdoor Children's Play Area.

"Very child friendly, Resonable priced food, Soft play area"

House of Fraiser cafe - On the top floor they have high chairs and hot children's meals with food box and toy (crayons etc.) reasonably priced at around £3.25. Only 50p for refills on coffee. Toilets and baby changing nearby.

Le Mistral (Sherwood) 575 Mansfield Road, Nottingham NG5 2JN Tel: 0115 911 6116

"New children's menu recently launched and very welcoming especially for an early weekend supper (it's very quiet at 5.30/6pm ish). They now have high chairs as well so it's even more child friendly now!"

Malt Cross (The) 16 St James Street, off the market square (0115) 941 1048

This is a lovely building and children always seem welcome and the snacky bagel/nachos/chips menu is good for pre-schoolers. The 'Nibbles' food menu is served untill 6pm.

Open every day except for Mondays.
Nandos The Cornerhouse, Forman Street (0115) 9505252

Portuguese food (specialty is chicken) with a South African twist. They are a family restaurant and provide high chairs and a children's menu. They also have ramps and wide doors for easy pushchair access and outdoor seating.

No 1 Oriental Buffet Restaurant 7-9 George street Nottingham NG1 3BU, 0115 959 8333

Great buffet for both adults and kids. Child friendly with highchairs, juice drinks and dessert bar with jelly and ice cream. The main buffet is all you can eat and has lots of tasty 'finger foods' which are ideal for kids. Our 4 and 2 year olds loved it! For the evening meal, get there before 6pm and it's great value for money.

Opening hours and prices:
Lunch 11:45am - 4pm / Adult £5.50, Student & OAP £4.95, Children £2.75
Happy Hour 4.01 - 6pm / Adult £6.50, Student & OAP £5.85, Children £3.25
Grand Buffet 6.01 - 10:30pm / Adult £8.50, Student & OAP £7.65, Children £4.75

Saturday Grand Buffet Adult £9.50, Student & OAP £8.55, Children £4.75
Sunday All Day £6.50

Nurseryman Pub
(The) 177 Derby Road, Beeston, Nottingham (0115) 9170021

Offers Children's menu and high chairs. There is a playground in the garden with climbing frame.
Old Moor Lodge, Mornington Crescent, Nuthall, Nottingham NG16 1QE 01159 762200

Children Children are welcome if dining under responsible adult supervision. There is a childrens menu and food is served Monday-Saturday 11.30-10.00
Sunday 12.00-10.00.

Reasonable prices. Play room with CCTV monitors. The monitors are in the restaurant near to a special area known as Supervision Area. Older children can go and play while parents wait for their food and can be watched on the screens to check they are ok. There are also staff in the playroom. Children also wear special vests which set off alarms if they go out of the building.

"The play area is fully supurvised plus it's got a really cool ice cream factory were you can make your own ice cream and you get unlimited refills. For the grown ups there's lovely food and a nice relaxed feeling to the place."

Pitcher & Piano
The Unitarian Church, High Pavement, Nottingham, NG1 1HN (0115 958) 6081

Not only the most beautifully inspiring setting to have lunch, it is also surprisingly toddler friendly! The food is very affordable and they provide high chairs and changing facilities. But the pure beauty in it is because its so huge, toddlers have room to explore and space to have a play. A nice play time to pop in for some lunch after a hectic time shopping!

Pizzeria Savai Plumtre House, 5 Poplar Street, NG1 1GP (0115) 958 6828

Great food for lunch out with the kids. Children are allowed to watch the chefs make the pizza while they throw the pizza bases in the air. Good fun at a family restaurant. Located just off the roundabout with the BBC headquarters.
Restaurant (The) Debenhams Department Store, Long Row Nottingham (0115) 947 5577

They offer children's Pick 'n' Mix meals and have a 'VIP Baby' service which includes free baby food with adult purchase, bottle warmers, stay-warm plates, highchairs and baby wipes. There are also toilets with baby changing facilities and a small play area.
Sherwood Manor Mansfield Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG5 2FX
(0115) 9604078

Ideally located just 2 miles from Nottingham City Centre you will find the Sherwood Manor, a quality Hungry Horse establishment which attracts its customers with a friendly welcome, food and drink. Fully refurbished to a high standard in August 2008, there is now a separate restaurant and bar area.

Great for families, you can come with the kids and dine in the all new family friendly restaurant, or in the summertime, soak up the sun on our Patio.  With lounge seating and sofas, you can just kick back and relax. Don't miss out come along and enjoy this quality, family friendly venue with good food, drinks and service.  The Sherwood Manor is well worth a visit.

Kids menu and activity pack.
Slug and Lettuce (The) (next to Cornerhouse) Forman St, Nottingham (0115) 947 4260

Excellent non-smoking facilities in the back of the pub. Comfy sofa's and chairs. Space for push-chairs. Free nappies, wipes, sterlised bottles, cartons of milk and jars of baby-food! There is a basket of toys to keep little ones entertained. Highchairs are available too.
Food is good and not too expensive!
Stones Deli Cafe 1 Weekday Cross, The Lace Market, Nottingham City centre (0115) 941 7474

Stones Deli has lovely fresh food and they also have lots of disposable wooden cutlery that you can doodle and decorate if you happen to have pens on you, and you can make little wooden spoon characters etc!!

Opening times: Monday to Saturday 8am to 8pm
Sunday 10am to 7pm

TGI Fridays Unit 3, The Cornerhouse South, Sherwood Street NG1 4DB (0115) 950 5950

American stye food and American sized portions. They provide high chairs, children's menus, free baby food, free gifts and crayons and they have colouring competitions and do games and parties. Watch out for the Magician and Balloon Man every Friday and Saturday.

There is a raised bar in the centre of the restaurant, which can be a trial to keep the more unruly of our offspring from exploring this 'adults only' area.

Wagamama The cornerhouse, Burton street Nottingham NG1 4DB, 0115 924 1797

Really good for an evening meal out with the kids. They have high chairs, baby chairs, colouring for the children, kids menu, and fun atmosphere. If they are not used to it at home, noodles and gyoza can be a new and exciting experience for toddlers. The bench seating makes it seem informal and an open stainless steel kitchen along one side of the dining area can be fun for kids. Also great for lunch too.

opening hours: mon-sat 12noon - 11pm, sunday 12.30pm - 10.00pm


Wheatcroft Garden Centre Landmere Lane, (on the A52/A606 roundabout), Edwalton, Nottingham 0115 921 6060

Wheatcroft Garden Centre has a child friendly cafe - well worth a visit!

Wheatsheaf Pub Main Street, Burton Joyce, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire  NG14 5GB  Tel. 0115 9313298

They have four highchairs (good when you have twins) and the food is very good. They do provide children's portions of food, but we tend to split an adult meal. Mostly non-smoking and during warm weather outdoor eating is available.

Winner City Restaurant White Post, Farnsfield, Newark, Nottinghamshire.
NG22 8JD tel:01623 883165

The Winner City Restaurant is family-run and has a wide variety of Cantonese and speciality seafood dishes, also catering for English and vegetarian. The food and service is very good - very helpful staff, it's worth a try!