Megan Chaplin
25/04/2023
We took our kids out on a 'flip the coin' adventure for lunch and landed in dargaville. Our usual go to was closed due to being a public holiday, and we drove around a bit, not finding anything that really excited us (we even drove past the pub, and hubby said he wasn't keen as it just looked like an unfriendly sports bar from the street, and probably not kid friendly) so we parked up to head to the bakery, and my curiosity, and disappointment at not being able to grab a cheeky beer with lunch, and hubby's rubber arm led us for a wander with our 4 kids. It is so unassuming from the street, we almost didnt venture in, but when we poked our heads in the door, our 5 year old was straight in, and it was like being transported back to what places were like when we were children. It was beautiful (needs a bit of love - and the doll cabinet is a bit creepy lol) but the wait staff were so friendly. They had multiple highchairs for our two babies, and huge tables with plenty of space. Our eldest daughter was disappointed with her meal being the squid which just had what looked like a pile of julienned carrots, she enjoyed the squid itself but couldn't eat the rest, but hubby and I LOVED our meals. He had the fish and chips and I had the fish burger, it was obviously very clean oil it was cooked in and my fish burger was one of the best I've had. Our 5 year old had cheesy pasta, and our babies shared chicken nuggies and chips. They are very tough critics and the usual lunch war was avoided with next to nothing ending up on the floor. We will definitely be back, keen to try the dinner menu!