Pubs & restaurants with playgrounds in Cairns

Cazalys has an air-conditioned indoor Kids Play Room for ages 3 to 12, with modern play equipment and PlayStations, open from 9am until late. It isn't staff-supervised, so a parent stays with the kids, and there's face painting in the Kids Club on Friday evenings. Barassis Restaurant seats more than 300, and the car park is shaded by solar panels.

The Edge Hill Tavern has an undercover outdoor playground and a family bistro with kids' and seniors' menus, seating inside and out, serving lunch and dinner seven days. There's no private function room, but you can reserve an area for a birthday.

Thirsty Flamingo at Cairns Colonial Club has an interactive toddlers' play area and a kids playground by the poolside dining, plus a kids' menu. It's open daily from 10am for snacks, lunch and dinner, with walk-ins welcome and bookings needed for groups over six. Kids parties start from $20 a child, including a kids meal, a drink and pool and playground access, for a minimum of 12 kids under adult supervision.

Bistro with a kids menu; kids' party package in the kids area

Trinity Beach Sports Club has an air-conditioned Kids Zone in its dining area with an inside and outside playground, and PlayStations for older kids, open from 10am every day. The patio looks over the sports oval, walk-ins are welcome, and the Sunday carvery is $13 for children at member prices.

Bistro with a kids menu; misted alfresco deck with a big screen

South Cairns Sports Club's air-conditioned Kids Zone, just off Sirens Restaurant, has an inside and outside playground for ages 4 to 12 and PlayStations for older kids. Parents stay within sight, shoes are required, and it opens from 10am daily. Sirens needs a booking, and the clubhouse looks over the Cutters' AFL oval.

The Balaclava Hotel at Earlville has an indoor playground for little ones, and the Graziers Steakhouse has a dedicated kids' menu. The steakhouse serves lunch and dinner every day, you can book online or walk in, and the function areas take birthdays of 10 to 60.

Fuller Sports Club in Edmonton has an enclosed children's playroom right beside the restaurant, with an indoor playground, arts and crafts tables, a kids' DVD area and a tabletop arcade machine. The space is unsupervised, so parents remain responsible for their kids, and it's open for lunch from 11:30am to 2:30pm and dinner from 5pm to 9pm.

Bistro with a kids menu; beer garden with big-screen sport and live entertainment

Family bistro lunch and dinner seven days; Green Room for hire

The Gateway Hotel in Mareeba has three kids' spaces: the Gus Bus with toys for ages 1 to 4, Mim's Farm with play equipment for 4 to 12, and a projector room showing kids' shows for teenagers. Stockman's Grill has a kids' menu and serves lunch and dinner daily, and the Buzz Bar out front does coffee, smoothies and frozen yogurt.

The Carrington Hotel in Atherton has a kids playground and playroom with a games station off the bistro, where kids can play while families eat. The bistro is open 11:30am till 9pm, seven days a week.

Club dining, sports bar with pool tables, covered bocce courts, courtesy bus Thursday to Saturday

Steakhouse restaurant; kids' meals come with a juice and ice cream

Kids menu with a drink and ice cream; courtesy coach Thursday to Sunday

Family Bistro open seven days for lunch and dinner, with kids and seniors menus; pizza from the sports bar

Bistro meals; membership $5 for a year