Diners' Choice: Kid-friendly restaurants in Victoria

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Updated January 05, 2025

Looking for the best restaurants that are kid friendly in Victoria? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Posh Plonk on Main

4.9

4.9 (82)

$40 and under

Wine Bar

Chiltern

About the restaurant

Breakfast and Lunch offerings.
Situated between the well-known food and wine regions of Beechworth, King Valley and Rutherglen, Posh Plonk on Main is located in the beautiful historical town of Chiltern. A family destination featuring our Posh Plonk Cellar Door, Restaurant and function space showcasing our regions finest produce and charm by way of indulgent pizza, platters, plates and pours.

Come in and try our amazing seasonal menu, plan your next event or just pop in for a beverage. Keep the little kids (and big kids) occupied with a game of crochet or giant Jenga.

Top review

Meg

Dined 5 days ago

Absolutely amazing food, very good value for money and the service was excellent 👍

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Cellar Door Experience at Table side

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PoshPlonk Mimosa Bottomless Brunch for weekdays

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PoshPlonk Mimosa Bottomless Brunch for weekend

The Somers General

4.8

4.8 (329)

$40 and under

Café

Somers

About the restaurant

Serving dine-in, takeaway food, drinks, MUBBLE ice cream and the general store is open for your pantry + home essentials.

Please note walk ins are welcome as only 60% of the cafe is available to be reserved, if we are fullly booked online we can still accommodate you when you walk in.

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JacquiVIP

Dined 3 days ago

Great spot for lunch - limited menu but everything either looked and smelled delicious at other tables and ours tasted delicious!

Bethanga Hotel

4.8

4.8 (19)

$40 and under

Gastro Pub

Bethanga

About the restaurant

Nestled in the picturesque rolling hills of Bethanga, just minutes from Lake Hume, you’ll find the family-owned and operated Bethanga Hotel. Established in 1878, our historic pub has been serving locals and travellers alike with hearty meals and cold drinks for generations. Come experience the charm of our country pub—book online today!

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Tracey

Dined 5 days ago

Excellent feed, service and a heap of fun, we love a Friday night with joker poker and a raffle! We will be back soon

Woolsthorpe Union Station Hotel

4.7

4.7 (58)

$40 and under

Australian

Woolsthorpe

About the restaurant

Discover the inviting Union Station Hotel, a refreshing 20-minute drive from Warrnambool. Originally Woolsthorpe National Hotel, it has been revamped to offer a charming and welcoming country pub. Suitable for everyone, the indoor area boasts a large dining room, deck area, private dining room, pool room, and cozy front bar showcasing local memorabilia. Outdoors, you'll find a vast lawn, a roofed stage, and an enormous children's adventure playground. Savour traditional pub food, including Union Station steak, sourced straight from the farm. With a focus on fresh, locally sourced ingredients, enjoy a great selection of unique, local wines, and beers on tap. Come and experience the friendly ambience of Union Station Hotel!

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Adrianne

Dined 6 days ago

Good food, great service and environment, wonderful space for families. Music bit loud to talk over, at times. Looking forward to returning.

Kelly's Bar & Kitchen

4.7

4.7 (64)

$41 to $100

Australian

Olinda

About the restaurant

A cozy log cabin with large open fire situated in the heart of the Dandenong’s, Kelly's is the perfect place for any occasion.

Whether it's having a nice warm meal in front of the fire or a nice cold beer on a hot summers day. We have a large selection of Australian craft beers on tap and a wonderful wine list to match made up with some amazing local wines.

Kelly's is well known for our steaks, burgers and parmas, however we have so many more options to choose from including some vegan and vegetarian options, as well as our wholly home made dessert menu.

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Graham

Dined 6 days ago

Visiting the area on holidays so it was only by chance we ended up dining here. Serving staff were friendly, relaxed but incredibly efficient all at the same time. We really enjoyed the food, including the desserts and if we were to stay locally again, will most certainly be back. I can picture a cold winter night here. with the fire burning and eating comfort food whilst pairing with good Shiraz.

Aireys Pub

4.4

4.4 (11)

$40 and under

Australian

Fairhaven

About the restaurant

Established in 1904, this iconic pub has a fresh new look but the same local spirit that you know and love remains, everyone is welcome for a meal and our tasty beer.

Sit back and relax in our outdoor beer garden, catch the game live and loud on our screens or join us for one of our weekly events.

Our beers are made from pure, clean, authentic Australian ingredients. All our beers are premium quality, best shared with your mates, along with a laugh and a good story.

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Meredith

Dined on Jan 2, 2025

Have been to Aireys pub before and was bitterly disappointed, we decided to give another try after not being back for quite some time and I can’t say anything has changed. Want to point out our drinks and staff were amazing, friendly and the only saving grace for our experience. Food was average at best. Garlic bread - rolled pizza dough garlic flavoured butter, for something that is advertised as garlic bread, there was no resemblance of garlic or bread. There was no garlic flavour whatsoever. Chicken parmigiana - For crying out loud chips beside the parmigiana, we were left with soggy chips from the condensation from the Parma being on top. Chips were ok, small portion, salad disappointed, seems that it wilted under heat lamps. Flavour of the Parma were ok Napoli searing hot, chicken breast dry. Overall atmosphere was fine, drinks were petty delicious, hubby enjoyed the tasting surfboard. I wouldn’t want to come back for a sit down meal more drinks with friends, just a pity that the food is not at the same level as the beers that are brewed at this establishment.

Bright Brewery

4.3

4.3 (1445)

$40 and under

Brewery

Bright

About the restaurant

At Bright Brewery, we brew an adventurous range of independent craft beers on the banks of the Ovens River, in the heart of Bright, Victoria.

Family-owned and fiercely independent, Bright Brewery was born from a passion for well-made beer, a love for the town of Bright, and the adventurous outdoors lifestyle that the High Country provides. We are also a three-time Gold Medal Winner for Best Tourism Brewery in Victoria!

Come and join us for a MountainCrafted beer and a delicious fresh meal by our Head Chef Jarrod Smith and his team.

Our Spring/Summer menu features brilliant local produce from Bright and surrounds with options for everyone - including salads, sides, pizzas, sharing boards, mains and kids meals.

Select a MountainCrafted beer from our 24 taps or a glass of local wine, sit back and enjoy beautiful Bright.

We also host a range of events all year-round, including regular live music. Please check out our website for more information.

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Dean

Dined 6 days ago

It was very busy and meals were still very quick to come out. Pizzas were absolutely delicious as were the onion rings and fried cauliflower! Staff were very friendly and helpful. All 7 of us had a great time and really enjoyed the food and beers! We will definitely be back soon

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Flying Horse

4.3

4.3 (210)

$40 and under

Bistro

Ballarat

About the restaurant

Located 5 mins minutes from Ballarat CBD the Flying Horse Entertainment Venue offers a 120 seat bistro with a new look menu including a $21 senior menu, kids menu, state of the art kids play space and function facilities. Available 7 days a week.

Offering ample parking facilities from small to large vehicles including buses with front door access for motorised scooters and wheelchairs.

With TAB, KENO and Live Entertainment the Flying Horse offers a safe and friendly environment for families and friends to enjoy, any day of the week.

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Pam

Dined on Dec 23, 2024

Lovely as usual. Steak was burnt but waiter recognised this and took it back. When returned was lovely. X. Happy Christmas

Halls Gap Hotel

4.1

4.1 (1088)

$40 and under

Modern Australian

Halls Gap

About the restaurant

The Halls Gap Hotel offers a range of services to suit every customer at any time of the year. During the warmer months you can take in the spectacular views of the ranges, over a refreshing drink, from the large and sheltered outdoor deck that wraps around the public bar and our large family bistro. In the colder months our warm log fires are lit to keep you comfortable over an intimate meal in the bistro.

For the kids we have a play area inside and a playground outside, both viewable from your bistro dining table.

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Ron

Dined on Dec 7, 2024

Great pub with very quick service and top shelf pub meals. Views to match. Always come back when in Hall's Gap.

Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort

4.0

4 (396)

$40 and under

Modern Australian

Yarrawonga

About the restaurant

We’re excited to introduce Members and visitors to the new Border Bistro at Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort - led by Executive Chef Daniel Ryan.

From traditional favourites to delicious pan-fried curries, premium cut steaks and fresh seafood, our dedicated kitchen team are ready to take local dining to the next level.

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Merryn

Dined 5 days ago

Long queue to order however moved freely. Wait time wasn't as long as suggested. Overall a great evening. Food was fantastic. Serive great.

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