| Child Friendly Eating in Clare |
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Ideally a child friendly restaurant would have a yummy menu, healthy drinks, plenty of baby seats, room for buggies, and activities for the kids. It's pretty challenging to find somewhere in Clare that meets ALL the criteria. So I've included on my list some recommendations from friends and also some of my family's favorites.  Bagel Factory Abbey Street Car Park Soups, salads, bagel sandwiches, coffees and smoothies. A nice place to stop for a drink or have a late breakfast or lunch. This has something to please everyone in my family. They even have my son's favorite, peanut butter and jam bagel. It's along the river and they have outdoor seating in the summer. Baby seats available. The Creamery Bar Bunratty Yummy pub food with friendly atmosphere. The menu has the normal kid meal options plus 1/2 portion of roast of the day. Free baby bowl of mash with gravy or soup. The kids always get treated with lollies hidden behind the bar.
Bunratty Each has its own character - Gallagher's thatched restaurant specializes in seafood while J.P Clarke's is a rustic pub with a few different choices on the menu. Both have delicious, award winning food and great service.
Killaloe They've created a special menu for kids called "Not a Nugget in Sight" which encourages healthy eating for kids. It's so nice to see fruit on a menu for kids!
O'Briens Bridge Old world pub that has won numerous awards.
Kilfenora Vaughan's serves traditional Irish food in the pub and restaurant. Kids are always made to feel welcome. It's a very relaxed atmosphere with indoor and outdoor seating. They have céili dancing twice weekly in the barn.
Doolin A traditional stone built cottage with flagstone roof that has indoor and outdoor seating. They have toys for kids to play with inside and a walled garden with playground outside. Home cooked, traditional Irish cuisine. They have a lengthy kids menu and will do 1/2 portions of most dishes. For the adults, they have a selection of beer and wine, gourmet coffees and freshly made desserts. Open on the weekends in April, then open every day 12.30 pm - 9.30 pm from May through October.
Creek Marina Nice and bright with lots of windows, this restaurant is open for lunches on weekdays and evening meals Friday and Saturday. They have lots of space for prams/pushchairs, plenty of baby seats, a nice kiddies menu selection and coloring activities to keep the kids busy.
Milano Ennis 11 O'Connell Street Italian fare with tasty children's menu, coloring activities for kids, and baby change facilities. They also provided paper chef hats to the kids which surprisingly entertained my kids for quite a while. My kids loved the food and the bambinoccino at the end of the meal was a big hit.
There are always the places that kids love that give toys with kid's meals: McDonald's in Ennis and Shannon
** These restaurants have been approved as providing healthy kids menus, based on nutritional guidelines, by RTE’s The Afternoon Show. Look out for the ‘Improved Tasty and Healthy Menu For Kids’ sticker and charter in the restaurant.
Please email me if you know of other great restaurants that deserve mentioning.
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