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Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
So, this place recently opened in the vicinity:
http://www.familygroundscafe.com/
It is basically a cafe with an indoor play area for little children (tons of toys, toddler-sized playhouses, tables for coloring, etc.). Music and other entertainment is often provided. They charge $7.50 per child for 1.5 hours. My daughter and I went there with a buddy and his son. It was great. We got to sit and enjoy coffee and a croissant/bagel, and the kids (26 and 20 months) ran around and had a blast. We occasionally had to get up and make sure no one was hurting anyone else, etc, but it was relatively relaxing. On rainy days it is packed, and I bet it'll get even more crowded during winter.
I thought that all of this would be a great idea for an actual restaurant, but the buddy was concerned about having booze in the area (which I didn't think was a good point since Chucky Cheese has been doing it for years).
Thoughts?
I should probably post this on the Parents board. |
A friend of ours tried a French Bistro w/ kids area/activities attached, and ended up shutting down the kids area because he could make more stuffing tables there. But it was nice while it lasted. There is a place near us that has a dirty, smoky bar with its floor continually sticky with beer that opens up on a big kid play space/activities center, and they've done a thriving business for years - you can have a birthday party in one room and the dads throwing beer at the TV when the Yankees come up in the other. But it's kind of WT, not sure it's the kind of place you'd see anyone from this board.
