Baby-friendly restaurants

Perhaps it’s their lack of appreciation for steak tartare and pork belly cooked sous-vide, or perhaps it’s because they refuse to eat with a real knife and fork, but there are many establishments who prefer baby to stay at home, with the baby-sitter. While it can be a lot of fun, venturing out into the world with a new mini-person, the prospect of sticking to chain restaurants and places with plastic tablecloths until the little one can pronounce amuse bouche is just a teeny bit depressing, no matter how much you love onion rings and rib specials. (And yes, we really do!)
 
To help you find some slightly more interesting places to go with your offspring, we’ve put together a list of restaurants that cater for babies. All of the restaurants below have high chairs – or special clip on seats – for babies. That way, you won’t even have to manoeuvre a pram between the tables.

Johannesburg

Bambanani
Epsom Terrace
The Fishmonger
Gia's on Montrose
Goblin’s Cove
Karoo Cattle & Land (Irene)
Next Door Pizza

Durban

Arts Café
Butcher Block (Glenwood)
Moyo Ushaka
Mo-zam-bik (Ballito) (Only one attachable chair, so book it when you book!)
Olive & Oil (Umhlanga)

Winelands

Allora Ristorante
Barouche
Delheim Garden Restaurant
The Docks
Dornier Bodega Restaurant
The Farmers Kitchen
Glen Carlou
The Long Table Restaurant
Simonsberg Café
Tokara Delicatessen

Garden Route

Cafe Gannet
Delfino’s
Quay Four (Knysna)
La Cantina at Fancourt
Roadside Deli
Trans Karoo Restaurant
Zachary’s
Zinzi at Tsala Treetop Villas

Overberg

Arniston Hotel
Fusion Café (Hermanus)
The Potter’s Garden Restaurant

Cape Town

Café Paradiso
The Black Marlin
Blue Water Café
Café Roux
Dunes Restaurant
Deer Park Café
Easy Dig café
The Foodbarn
Harbour House (Kalk Bay)
The Lookout Deck
Mariner’s Wharf
Mitico
Primi Wharf
Tables @ Nitida (Only one high chair so request it when you book)
Tasha's Constantia

By Kelly Pluke, Alicia Erasmus and Katharine Jacobs
Photograph: featured on homepage Aonghus Flynn

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