Wild Dragonfly Cafe

2.8
based on 4 reviews

4 reviews about Wild Dragonfly Cafe

verified email - 07 Feb 2021

First time stopped to have lunch here and was given a good welcome given the busy lunch time and upon asking whether there was a table available was informed will check with another staff member and let us know. Another staff member comes and takes us to a table and hand over the menus and we make the order and wait for our order. Out comes a another staff member and asks us ‘ who sat us there !! ‘ (woman was a tall and had long black hair) what a rude person and what a rude question... nothing special.. will not return again. Sunday February 7th

12 Jul 2017

The setting is beautiful and great spot when the kids are with you, however the food portions have become REALLY small and totally not worth what they charge. The food about 12 months ago was amazing, now it's very underwhelming. Sad!

20 Jun 2015

What great changes in such a short period of time!
The place is light, modern and so friendly.

We now visit often. Plenty of high chairs for the little one and the older kids love the playground and the activities set up for them, whether it be a movie or just colouring in.

Coffee was brilliant and food fantastic.

Staff ever so helpful and pleasant.

The outside area is maintained well and the amenities clean.

Approximate cost: $15

verified email - 09 Feb 2015

I had recently seen this new cafe's kids menu promoted on Facebook so I checked out their website before a Sunday morning visit to Wild Dragonfly with three children under the age of 5. We chose Wild Dragonfly because we know there is a kids playground in the café area and with a menu designated for young children only, I figured there would be a supply of high chairs so I could bring my 1 year old who often misses out on play dates with the older kids.

Unfortunately, before I had even sampled the food, I was put off by the place so much that I had already declared to my friend that I was not in a rush to return. I certainly have to plans to return with a one year old!

My main concern was the high chair issue. I couldn't find them in the café or courtyard. Generally, high chairs are stacked or tucked away in a corner of a restaurant but I couldn't see any. When I returned inside to order at the counter, I asked if they had high chairs and rather than help me out (at this stage my youngest was getting very heavy and my three year old was running in and out while I was detained at the counter), I was told that the chairs are "usually somewhere outside". Gee, thanks.

Indeed, I found three high chairs outside. One was sitting under a tree, COVERED in dead leaves and whatever else accumulates under such trees. I didn't bother getting close enough to find out if bird poo was amongst the offerings. On the far side of the public toilet, I discovered two high chairs tucked away behind a screen, also exposed to the elements. All the items stacked behind this screen were dirty. One high chair was clearly broken, with bits dangling and from the build up of spider webs, I figured this stuff was hidden behind here for a reason so the second high chair was probably also broken. In any case, spiders were now in the mix plus all the grime from these things being stored outside.

So Miss 1 didn't get her chair which of course meant I didn't get to sit down long enough to even eat my meal because she dashed off after the older kids in the playground. Perhaps not an issue if it were toddler-friendly however the high steps with nothing stopping her falling all the way to the ground were enough to spook me and my companion. So my morning was spend following her in and out of tunnels.

The food was not what we had visited for. The childrens meals had been crossed off the menu with black marker so suddenly there was little variety. Thankfully, our daughters didn't make a fuss. They chose croissants from the cheaper side on the menu. This would have been great ... if only they had croissants.

You can see now why I was over this place before the food even came out. Add the mosquito-infested baby change area and the chair that don't fit around or under the tables (not exactly child-friendly) and you have a not-very-young-child-friendly family café that crosses off half the kids meals but fails to update that fact on their website.

Like I said, I'm in no rush to return. Oh yeah, the food was fine/average but I enjoyed my coffee and was thankful it was hot because with all the mucking around without a high chair or seats that brought the kids close to the table (stupid outdoor furniture), my coffee didn't get a look-in for almost 10 minutes!

Approximate cost: $12

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