CheekyChinos

I took my daughter here today & was quiet impressed with the concept they have put together with a playground for the children & an café area for people to have coffee I will defiantly bring my daughter bak next time I’m at Chadstone & she is with me.

Picture this, you are a parent of a very active child up to the age of 5 and anytime you attempt to have a coffee at a café, it is ruined by a spilled coffee, bored chlid or even a tantrum in the middle of the café. You dream about a place where you can go and sit and enjoy a coffee quietly or have a chat with a friend and your child is entertained. You’re in luck! This place is the place to go (there’s also a location in South Melbourne) if you’re in the situation similar to mine.
The quote from the website states,“CheekyChinos is a sanctuary for parents providing fresh, healthy food and exceptional coffee in an environment designed specifically for young families. An Australian first, CheekyChinos offers a supervised play area with equipment designed by a Psychologist to be developmentally beneficial for children up to 5 years.”
I have to admit, it was a sanctuary for me today. I was able to place my lovely, overactive 2 year old in the supervised play for 30 minutes at the very low price of $ 10 (seeming low because some days I’d pay $ 100 just to get a nice quiet cup of coffee) and was also able to enjoy a nice warm latte with a lovely brownie.
In all honesty though, the coffee is about average coffee, nothing special, but the thrill of being able to sit quietly and enjoy it makes up for the quality. The brownie however hit the spot and was even better because I didn’t have grubby little hands trying to take it from me!
One of the stipulations of play for the children is that you are not allowed to leave the café. So unfortunately, you cannot just stroll off and go shopping but they do send you an SMS letting you know when your childs playtime is almost up and then when you need to retrieve your child. The staff in the supervised area is amazing and you can tell they definitely enjoy their jobs playing with children all day.
I can see many future trips in my future to this place.