Sydney Best Family-Friendly Cafes and Restaurants

  It was a BOILING hot day, one of those where the thermometer was tipping 40 C. The kids were totally zinced up but I was still worried about all…

Here’s a post from Desire Empire’s Carolyn Darragh about the very best cafes on the beaches which have been featured on her and my blogs. Caro’s a Northern Beaches girl who…

Could there be any more sublime spot on a warm, sunny  day than Watsons Bay Tea Gardens?   The spectacular harbour views delight the adults, the bobbing yachts and busy…

This little cafe and takeaway is in the most fab-tastic position on the walkway from Dee Why Beach to the marvellous rock pool. It has been created in the surf club’s…

The Belrose Hotel, in Belrose in Sydney’s north, is a  family-friendly favourite, boasting Sydney’s large indoor playground in a hotel. Here’s our review of this great place to eat with…

Pelican Pavilion is currently closed. The Collaroy Hotel has been taken over by Merival and has some kid-friendly activities, check The Collaroy website here. One of our very favourite Northern…

Incinerator Cafe in Willoughby 2 Small Street, Willoughby Phone: 61 2 8188 2220 Incinerator Cafe website here – check current menus here. Opening hours: Daily from 7am until 4pm and serves breakfast…

Are you looking for a little bit of a view, a little bit of a play and a little bit of a snack, or even a very large lunch? If…

Delighted today to bring you an updated version of a post I first wrote three years ago. Dragonfly Cafe at Eden Gardens in Ryde really is a marvellously family friendly…

A safe harbour beach, a netted pool with fantastic places to climb and leap joyfully into the water. A kiosk and cafe with fantastic views. You’d seriously have to be…

Please say g’day to Maxabella who’s guest posting on the blog this fine morning. Maxabella Loves was one of the first blogs I ever read and loved. The quirky sense…

Oh I haven’t been to this cafe for years and I’m kicking myself. My sister and I were up at Palm Beach last week and we could have just squeezed…

Here’s another informative and inspiring post from Northern Beaches insider Carolyn Darragh of Desire Empire.

Today’s post comes from a relative newcomer to Sydney, English journalist  Julie Cross. Julie writes about a gorgeous hideaway  on the Hawkesbury. I have to admit that I hadn’t heard…

If you’re looking for me on a Saturday morning around 10.30am this summer, here’s where I’ll be. Mine’s a skim flat white, thank you… what are you having?

Hello and good morning. It’s rare for me to post about somewhere I haven’t been myself, but I just couldn’t resist these gorgeous photos. The Beach Club at the Watsons…

Quick, quick, hurry up. If we pack up now we can be there in 30 minutes! This cafe is in a lovely location, right by the beautiful Baths. There are scrumptious views…

The Langham Sydney has delicious and delightful high teas on offer daily. In school holidays themed high teas for kids are run. Here’s a post about one my daughter and…

Heading out to Sydney Olympic Park?  There’s so much to do; the Olympic pools, the walks in Bicentennial Park, the fantastic playgrounds… and it’s all bound to work up a…

Well, where else would you take a teenager to celebrate a 16th birthday? Teen16 is a mad heavy metal fan, not to mention a mad burger, chips and soft drink…