Recent Articles in Child-friendly restaurants

Planet Hollywood, London
Dec 14, 2013

Planet Hollywood offers a family friendly welcome whatever your children's ages – plenty of room for buggies and lots to engage older children and teens. Anne and Harriet Coates enjoyed a delicious lunch.

Pizza Express
Oct 28, 2013

Pizza Express restaurants are obviously famous for their good quality Italian menu. How well do they fare for families? Anne Coates reports.

Kesar Restaurant, Agra, India
Dec 29, 2012

During her stay in Agra, India, Anne Coates dined at Kesar and found it would be a perfect restaurant for families travelling with children.

Vapiano Restaurant
Sep 29, 2012

There are two Vapiano Restaurants in London but they are an international brand worth seeking out when you are abroad. Anne, Oliva and Harriet Coates sampled the delights of Vapiano in Southwark Street, just behind Tate Modern.

ASK Italian restaurants raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity
Sep 19, 2012

To help banish the back-to-school blues, children across the UK are being encouraged to savour the delights of Italian food while raising money for a good cause: Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity

Via Pasto Pizzeria Restaurant, Pertisau, Austria
Aug 6, 2012

While staying in Pertisau, Anne Coates and family tried a local restaurant: Via Pasto which wasn't quite so child-friendly as they had anticipated.

The restaurant at Hotel Wiesenhof
Apr 13, 2012

At the Hotel Wiesenhof dining en famille is no problem – in fact they have designated areas for all different sizes of families and the chef makes sure everyone is happy with their food.

The Real Greek
Mar 5, 2012

A few minutes' walk from Tate Modern and The Globe sits The Real Greek restaurant on Bankside, one of Anne Coates' favourite places to eat en famille.

Strada Restaurant
Jan 11, 2012

Eating out with children can be stressful but the Italians are renowned for loving children so we regularly take Harriet to Strada which has restaurants throughout the UK.

Cantina del Ponte
Dec 7, 2011

Families are sure of a warm welcome at the Cantina del Ponte on Butlers Wharf in London. And at the weekends they have introduced family sharing menus – a real feast of Italian food as Anne, Olivia and Harriet Coates discovered.

Stupendous Afternoon Tea
Oct 27, 2011

To welcome Matilda the Musical to London’s Cambridge Theatre, the Mercer Street Hotel in Covent Garden has launched a new Stupendous Afternoon Tea. Anne Coates and a friend had tea for two and loved it.

Ristorante Albergo Diga
Jul 20, 2011

While holidaying at Altomincio with Thomson al Fresco, Anne Coates and family discovered a great restaurant just a few minutes away – Ristorante Alberto Diga.