Child Friendly Eating in Cork PDF Print
There are some great child friendly restaurants in Cork. A note though: in my experience buggies are rarely welcome anywhere! Some places will take buggies from you at the door, others will quite simply refuse you entry! So when possible if dining out with a young baby bring the car-seat and with an older baby or toddler you will find high chairs/ booster seats in any child friendly eatery.

These are some of my favourite child-friendly restaurants and eateries in Cork for breakfast, snacks, lunch and dinners. If you have a favourite, let me know!

Some good spots for Weekend Breakfast or Brunch with Kids in Cork
 
Nash 19, Princes St., Cork

Greenes Restaurant @ Hotel Isaacs, MacCurtain St.

Zak's Restaurant, Marlboro St.

 

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Lunch and Snacks
The following are some child friendly eateries for snacks or lunch

Scott's, Caroline St.

Wagamama's, South Main St.

Milano, Oliver Plunkett St.

Cafe Bar Deli, Academy St.

Captain America's, South Main St.

Gino's, Winthrop St.

Ristorante Casanova, North Main St.

 

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Dinner
The following are some child friendly restaurants I would recommend for a meal in Cork. Kids meals and high chairs/booster seats available in most if not all!
Scoozi's
Luigi Malone's, Emmett Place
Gambieni's, Carey's Lane
Curran's, Adelaide St.
Gourmet Burger Bistro, Bridge St.
The Cornstore, Cornmarket St.

Here is our Top 10 wish list for eateries who claim to be family friendly:

  1. Colouring books that have enough clean pages to keep our little ones going for a while when we have forgotten to bring our own plus crayons that work and don’t break.  Comics or magazines for our older kids to browse as colouring is now beneath them.
  2. Kid sized cutlery as little fingers struggle with adult sizes.
  3. A space to put buggies out of the way so everyone passing doesn’t trip and kill themselves.  Or an offer to put it somewhere quickly and efficiently out of the way until we need it again.
  4. Proper changing tables in both male & female toilets so that we are not forced to change baby on floor yet again.  Some baby wipes and a nappy or two in case of memory loss are helpful too.
  5. Kids Menus with a bit of imagination.  What about some carrot sticks and cucumber slices and baby tomatoes on the plate if you must serve those chips.  Kids love finger food.
  6. Smaller portions for kids – we’re tired of huge adult sized goopy macaroni cheese that our kid takes one spoonful of and then pushes away.
  7. Kids are HUNGRY when they arrive.  Bring their main courses with the adult starters without us having to remember to ask for this
  8. Short plastic tumblers please instead of long tall glasses that kids can knock over, and we’d love some healtheir drink options for kids.
  9. Extra napkins on tables with families for the inevitable drink spill.
  10. Oh yes, and a corner of the restaurant with TV, DVD and cushions….
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