This little shop is tucked away off Salamanca Square. If you have a little person who loves fairies they will love going to this shop! It's quite small but is filled with beautiful dresses, trinkets, books etc.
On Saturdays they have book readings in their party room. In the school holidays they often have craft activities, readings, face painting etc.

You can book their party room for a fairy catered party, or if you're having a party at home or another venue, you can book a fairy to come to the party. great entertainment!

Rhumbas does offer a great choice of food including roast vegetables, meat, 'fresh' rolls etc. Another plus is that it's open long hours.
On the down side, the food I ordered was very bland and I barely ate any of it.
The staff were also not very friendly or keen to vary the items at all, eg add cheese to things that didn't have cheese.
I wouldn't rush back when there's such a great range of other food in the food court.
Some of the food is overpriced compared to other options in the complex.

Approximate cost: $10

Located on the ground floor of the Clarion Suites Gateway, on the corner of William St and Flinders St. It is near the Melbourne Aquarium and Immigration Museum.

The staff are friendly and food is well cooked. I went on a week night and the restaurant was not at all crowded, so there was no problem getting a table.

The menu has a lot of choice, and can be viewed online

http://www.clarionsuitesgateway.com.au/uploads/Williams-Bar-Cafe-2013-Menu.pdf

They do have an express lunch menu.

Approximate cost: $35

House of Dance operates from a studio in Hobart as well as Kingston.
They offer a range of dance classes for 2 years old onwards.
The ballet classes for 2 year olds is licensed Angelina Ballerina ballet.
The little ones wear mouseling ears and do Angelina dancing. So cute!

The dance teacher is fantastic with the kids.

Approximate cost: $15 per class

Calatrava is located in the Crown Entertainment Complex (the West End food court), and have an icecream servery on the external boardwalk.

It's a great place for an after dinner treat, whether that is a hot drink, cake, icecream or gelato.
There are so many yummy things to eat and the gelatos have full true flavour unlike many icecream shops.

This is a high quality hotel with friendly, efficient, helpful, approachable staff.
The pool area is large enough for laps, although a bit too cool for my liking. The spa isn't as hot as a lot of spas, but there's plenty of room for lots of people to sit in there.
The male and female change rooms each have a dry sauna as well as a steam room.
There is also a well equipt gym and weights room.
The standard room is beautifully presented with a king bed, spacious bathroom, and a lounge in front of the window so you can enjoy the views of melbourne.
There is a restaurant in the hotel lobby, 24 hour room service, or you can walk through to the Crown Entertainment Complex, through a linked walkway, and eat from one of the many restaurants and casual dining options available.
I would definitely stay at this hotel again.

Approximate cost: $270

We recently went to Jimbo and Rex for a casual meal. It did take a while to find the restaurant amidst the huge Crown Entertainment Complex, but it was worth searching for.
There was a queue but the girl at the desk was very efficient and fair creating the wait list, and handing out buzzers so you knew when your table was ready.
I had the porterhouse steak which is around $32. It wasn't a huge serve but was perfectly cooked.
There wasn't much sauce but an extra (but smaller) container was only an extra $1 which is cheaper than a lot of pubs.
I would definitely go there again. The food was quick, atmosphere was pleasant and staff were friendly and efficient.

Approximate cost: $30

I went there on a Friday night with some friends. The waitress was very friendly, helpful and came at the right times.
It was a bit noisy, being a friday night, so it was difficult to have a conversation with the whole 6 people at the table.

The food was definitely worth going back for. I had a chicken burger with chips for $25 and I would definitely go back again.

I'm not sure it's the best kid friendly option because of the noise.

Approximate cost: $25+

I often buy second hand games from EB games in Rosny. The great thing is that if you have a card (which is free), it tracks all your purchases so if you need to return anything you don't have to find where you put the receipt.
I always find their games to be pretty good quality (although I always check the discs first), and you can return them if they don't work.
Their prices are higher than buying from other places like Cash Converters or buying used games off people privately, but it's great to know you can return them if they don't work

I think this business closed down a year or two ago so is no longer operating in Bathurst St. I'm not sure whether it has moved to another premises or not?