Correction (3 October 2026): an earlier version of this page listed places and details we could not stand behind. It has been rewritten from scratch: every place below was confirmed at two independent sources between 2 October 2026 and 3 October 2026, and every price was copied from the page it was published on.
Planning a family meal is a checklist: kids’ options, opening hours, and whether anyone has said anything about prams. Four Boronia places had enough on the public record for us to stand behind them, and all four have Boronia addresses. This page gives you what each one says about itself and what the Australian Good Food Guide (AGFG) lists, in that order.
We read menus and listings; we did not visit. So where a place does not publish something, such as highchairs or toilets, this page does not guess. Nothing here is a promise about how busy a place is or whether a table is free.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Order this | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| A pub with a “Kid’s Planet” indoor playground and a kids’ parma | Boronia Hotel | Classic Parma (Tuesday Parma Night) | $19 |
| A Mexican dinner spot with a kids menu tab on its site | Carlos Cantina Boronia | Thursday special: all tacos (QR Thursdays, order at your table) | $5 |
| A daytime cafe that tags itself kids friendly | Cafe Brontos | see below | not printed here |
| A breakfast-all-day cafe with pram and step-free access listed | 1947 Cafe | Za’atar manoush | $4.00 |
Boronia Hotel — 112 Boronia Road, Boronia VIC 3155
The Boronia Hotel’s own site says the hotel features “a spacious bistro serving delicious pub classics, a fun Kid’s Planet indoor playground, and a lively sports bar”. The AGFG tags it Child Friendly. Its What’s On page lists a Monday family night with kids meals: one kids meal for each main purchased, with Kids Schnitz and Parma at $10 on that deal.
The hotel’s own trading-hours page lists the bistro at lunch 11:30AM - 2:30PM and dinner 5:30PM - 8:30PM Monday to Friday, with all day dining on Saturday 11:30AM - 8:30PM and Sunday 11:30AM - 8PM; its contact page splits the weekend into lunch and dinner sittings with the same closing times. The AGFG lists only the venue’s 10AM to 4AM hours, so check before you book. The specials carry “Terms and conditions apply” and a public holiday surcharge.
On the menu (copied from boroniahotel.com.au on 3 October 2026):
- Classic Parma (Tuesday Parma Night): $19
- Porterhouse steak with chips, salad and a sauce (Wednesday Steak Night): $26
- Surf & Turf: porterhouse with prawns, garlic sauce, salad and chips (Thursday): $29.90
- Kids Schnitz and Parma: $10
Pack: the pub’s own pages give no fencing, shade or toilet details for the playground, so confirm those when you call.
Carlos Cantina Boronia — Unit 19/163 Boronia Road, Boronia VIC 3155
The Carlos Cantina site lists its Boronia restaurant at 19/163 Boronia Road and says it is “Open 7 days, 5:30PM - Late”. It has a kids menu tab, and the AGFG lists it as Child Friendly. We could not read the kids menu itself as text, so no kids’ items or prices are listed here. It is a dinner-time place, since it opens at 5:30PM.
The home page promotes “QR THURSDAYS ALL TACOS $5 all night!”, ordered through its online system at your table. The site also says “We also serve beer, wine and spirits.”
On the menu (copied from carloscantina.com.au on 2 October 2026):
- Thursday special: all tacos (QR Thursdays, order at your table): $5
Pack: the “Late” in the hours has no clock time attached, so ring ahead if you want a later table.
Cafe Brontos — Unit 1, 140 Boronia Road, Boronia VIC 3155
Cafe Brontos describes itself, in its own tag line, as “kids friendly, kids menu, pet menu, outdoor dine in”, among other things. The AGFG lists Alfresco Dining and Child Friendly. We could not read prices: the own-site menu is a PDF viewer, and the online ordering page shows prices only inside item pop-ups.
The AGFG lists hours of Mon 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM through Fri 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM, and Sat 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM and Sun 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM. On 3 October 2026 its ordering page said “We will re-open Today at 8:00 AM” and took pre-orders. The “pet menu” is food for pets: the ordering page lists “Chicken, rice & Vegetables for pets”, and no source we read says dogs may sit with you.
Pack: it is a day-time cafe, so plan around the AGFG’s 3:00 PM close.
1947 Cafe — 11/163 Boronia Road, Boronia VIC 3155
The 1947 Cafe site lists its address as 11/163 Boronia Road and says breakfast is “Served all day”. For families, its menu lists “Kids Toast & Spread”, described as two slices of toasted sourdough with a choice of honey, jam or vegemite. The site also says “Free 2hr at rear · pram & step-free access” and “Eat in, take away, or let us cater the whole table.”
The hours on the cafe’s own site are Monday closed, Tuesday to Friday 7:00 am - 3:00 pm, and Saturday and Sunday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. A second listing, HappyCow, shows different hours, so confirm before you go. A manoush is a flatbread with a topping, and the Za’atar one is listed as a za’atar herb blend with olive oil; the Sujuk manoush is listed with sujuk (a spiced sausage), cheese, olives, tomatoes and capsicum.
On the menu (copied from 1947cafe.com.au on 3 October 2026):
- Za’atar manoush: $4.00
- Sujuk manoush: $10.00
- The Sujuk Sunrise (kaak roll): $17.00
- Knafeh: $15.00
Pram check: the cafe’s own site lists “pram & step-free access” and free parking at the rear, but not the number of steps inside, so look at the page before you go.
Quick answers
Which Boronia restaurant has a kids’ playground?
The Boronia Hotel’s own site describes a “Kid’s Planet” indoor playground alongside its bistro. We found no fencing, shade or toilet details for it, so check with the hotel. The other three places on this page do not mention a playground.
Where can I find a kids menu in Boronia?
Carlos Cantina Boronia has a kids menu tab on its site, though we could not read the items, and Cafe Brontos tags itself “kids menu” without publishing prices we could read. The Boronia Hotel prints Kids Schnitz and Parma at $10 as a Monday deal, one kids meal per main purchased, and 1947 Cafe lists a Kids Toast & Spread.
Which of these places is open for breakfast?
Cafe Brontos and 1947 Cafe. The AGFG lists Cafe Brontos from 7:00 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM on weekends, and 1947 Cafe’s own site lists 7:00 am on Tuesday to Friday and 8:00 am on weekends, with breakfast served all day. 1947 Cafe is closed on Monday, per its own site.
Which place is open for a family dinner?
The Boronia Hotel’s bistro lists dinner 5:30PM - 8:30PM Monday to Friday, with its Monday family night, and Carlos Cantina Boronia is open from 5:30PM daily. The two cafes list daytime hours only.
How we checked
We checked every place on this page against at least two independent sources between 2 October 2026 and 3 October 2026: OpenStreetMap, the places’ own websites, the Australian Good Food Guide, cafe-brontos.nextorder.com and happycow.net. Every price is copied exactly as printed on the page linked under Sources, between 2 October 2026 and 3 October 2026, the date given beside each menu. Menus, prices and opening hours change, so check with the venue before you go. The photos are illustrative, from Unsplash: they show the kind of food or place, not the places on this page.
Seen something out of date? Email [email protected] with the page link and what has changed, and we will check it again.
Sources
- Boronia Hotel: openstreetmap.org/167185136, boroniahotel.com.au/contact-us, agfg.com.au/boronia-hotel-82956, boroniahotel.com.au, boroniahotel.com.au/whats-on, boroniahotel.com.au/trading-hours, boroniahotel.com.au/sports-bar
- Carlos Cantina Boronia: openstreetmap.org/9433221028, carloscantina.com.au/boronia, agfg.com.au/carlos-cantina-boronia-52372
- Cafe Brontos: openstreetmap.org/1425721998, cafe-brontos.nextorder.com, agfg.com.au/cafe-brontos-70408, cafebrontos.com.au/contact-us, cafebrontos.com.au
- 1947 Cafe: 1947cafe.com.au, happycow.net/1947-boronia-488768, 1947cafe.com.au/menu
