Nicholas finally went back to school on Wednesday (8 days of vacation is just a few too many) which left Ian, Kyle and I at home. Our neighbor up the road (whose daughter is in class with Ian) found this great little Australian Cafe in Puxi with a sandbox in the middle. So we hopped in our van and took a 45 minute ride to Sydney Cafe. There was basically a deck build around a sandpit with plexiglass all around. The tables surrounded the pit, but the plexiglass kept the noise and sand out of the restaurant area. Well the kids had a blast and Jane and I were able to enjoy a nice lunch with a glass of wine. Lookout Briarcliff - Pam's Australian Cafe with Sandbox coming in 2011! How great would that be! Picture Surfboards hanging on the walls - maybe a fake palm tree or two. I will keep the heat cranked inside so you feel like you are in Sydney in the summer time(which is winter in New York)! The food can be simple - kids menu with chicken nuggets, pizza, fish and chips with tartar sauce (Ian's new favorite meal) and for the moms soup, salad and flavored coffees. Of course lots of desserts including an ice cream bar(maybe not good if the heat is cranked??) for the kids - I am going to need to make up for this 2 1/2 year sugar loss! What a great way to escape the New York winter (which sounds like it has been lingering forever this year)! Anyone want to be my silent investment partner - Rick??
Sounds similar to a Monkey Bizness franchise: http://www.monkeybizness.com/ It's a coffee bar & kids play center. Someone I met from Junior League is opening one out in Western Springs. I'd take Henry there (or to Pam's Australian Outback)!
ReplyDeleteOne question: Is the plexi-glass enough of a barrier to keep the sand out of the food?
ReplyDeleteNo sand in our food! The plexi-glass was taller than me. But we did have to take the kids to the bathroom many times to wash their hands - before lunch - before dessert - before we left. Maybe I would put a few little sinks near the entrance to the sand pit!
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