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 on 2 October 2026, and every price was copied from the page it was published on.
The planning question at 9pm is simple: does the place have something for the kids, and what does it cost? This page lists six places in and around Craigieburn South. Five are in Craigieburn and one, Kalkallo Hotel, is in Kalkallo; none is inside Craigieburn South itself.
Each entry says what the venue’s own page records for children: a kids’ menu, child buffet prices, or a playground. This page does not cover high chairs, pram access or changing facilities, because we did not capture them. Ask the venue before you go.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Order this | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| A weekday buffet lunch with child prices | Highlands Hotel (International Buffet, Sports Bar, Cafe & Lounge) | International buffet lunch, Mon-Fri, adult | $36.90 |
| A dedicated kids’ menu | Yassas The Greek Way Craigieburn | Souvlaki Combo (lunch deal, to 4pm weekdays, 3pm weekends) | $22.90 |
| A pub with a priced kids’ menu | Kalkallo Hotel | Spaghetti Bolognese | $26.90 |
| A playground listed on the store page | Hungry Jack’s Craigieburn | see below | not printed here |
| A kids’ meal category on the menu | Marrybrown Craigieburn | see below | not printed here |
| A kids’ dessert with a priced option | San Churro Craigieburn | Small Churros (3 churros + 1 dip-cup) | $11.95 |
Highlands Hotel (International Buffet, Sports Bar, Cafe & Lounge) — Cnr Aitken & Grand Boulevards, Craigieburn VIC 3064
Highlands Hotel’s sessions-and-prices page lists its international buffet lunch for Monday to Friday with a child price in two age bands: “Children 7-12 Years $24.90” and “Children 3-6 Years $12.90”, against $36.90 for an adult. The same page lists other sessions separately, so check the day you are going. A buffet means one set price and you serve yourself, which suits a table with mixed appetites. It is a hotel with a sports bar, and its Sports Bar page mentions TAB facilities. The Australian Good Food Guide lists it as “Highlands Hotel” with a “Buffet” tag.
Pack: check the session times and that day’s prices on the hotel’s own prices page before you leave; the prices above are the Monday to Friday ones.
Yassas The Greek Way Craigieburn — E08, Craigieburn Central, 340 Craigieburn Road, Craigieburn VIC 3064
Yassas’s Craigieburn page says “Yes - Yassas Craigieburn has a dedicated kids menu with smaller serves of our most-loved dishes.” It lists “Open 7 days 11:30am - 9:30pm” and says its meat is “Exclusively halal-certified meat, no pork”. We did not record whether the restaurant itself holds halal certification, so ask if that matters to you. The Souvlaki Combo, souvla, chips and a drink, is a lunch deal: the page says “Mon–Fri until 4pm and Sat–Sun until 3pm”. Souvlaki is grilled skewered meat. The Craigieburn page’s other combos are the Tapsi Combo, a traditional tapsi (a Greek baked dish) with a soft drink, and a Greek Lunch for 2 that comes with a housemade dip.
Pack: we could not read the kids’ menu items or prices, so ask for the kids’ menu when you book.
Kalkallo Hotel — 1324 Hume Highway, Kalkallo VIC 3064
Kalkallo Hotel’s site lists “Kids Menu $15”, the only set-price kids’ menu we read among the pubs and restaurants here. Its pasta list includes Spaghetti Bolognese at $26.90 and Fettucini Carbonara at $26.90, and Traditional pizza is $22. The hotel’s own home page gives lunch as 11:30am - 2:30pm and dinner as 5:00pm - 8:30pm, but its footer shows a different dinner time, so phone before you drive out.
Pack: the Kalkallo Hotel is on the Hume Highway in Kalkallo, so allow for the drive from Craigieburn South.
Hungry Jack’s Craigieburn — 420-440 Craigieburn Road, Craigieburn VIC 3064
Hungry Jack’s store page for Craigieburn lists its store features as “Pre-order Drive Thru Jack’s Cafe Delivery Playground”. That is the only playground we recorded at any of the six places. We found no item prices on the store page, so none are printed here, and its opening hours are on the store page.
Pack: the playground is a store feature on the chain’s own listing, so confirm it is open before you promise it to the kids.
Marrybrown Craigieburn — B00-029/340 Craigieburn Road (Craigieburn Central), Craigieburn VIC 3064
Marrybrown’s menu categories include “Sharing Meals Kiddy Meals Desserts”. Craigieburn Central’s page says “Marrybrown’s menu centerpiece is ayam goreng, or Malaysian fried chicken”. We could read the menu pages’ dishes but no prices, so none are printed. Craigieburn Central’s directory lists Thursday, Friday and Saturday 11:00am - 11:30pm.
Pack: ask at the counter what comes in a Kiddy Meal, since the menu page we read lists the category but not its contents or price.
San Churro Craigieburn — B31/B32, Central Shopping Centre, 340 Craigieburn Road, Craigieburn VIC 3064
San Churro’s menu lists Kids Churros at $8.95: 3 snack-sized churros with 1 Classic dip-cup and 100s & 1000s. That last item is the Australian name for rainbow sprinkles. Small Churros are $11.95 and Churro Fries are $7.95. The store page prints Friday 10am - 11pm and Saturday 10am - 11pm.
Pack: a dessert stop rather than dinner, so plan it after a meal at one of the other Craigieburn Central places.
Quick answers
Which restaurants near Craigieburn South have a kids’ menu?
Yassas’s Craigieburn page says it has “a dedicated kids menu with smaller serves of our most-loved dishes”, and Kalkallo Hotel’s site lists “Kids Menu $15”. Marrybrown’s menu categories include “Kiddy Meals”, and San Churro’s menu has Kids Churros. Highlands Hotel prints child prices for its weekday buffet lunch rather than a kids’ menu.
How much does a kids’ meal cost?
Kalkallo Hotel’s site lists “Kids Menu $15”. San Churro’s menu lists Kids Churros at $8.95. Highlands Hotel’s weekday buffet lunch lists “Children 7-12 Years $24.90” and “Children 3-6 Years $12.90”. We could not read kids’ prices at Yassas or Marrybrown.
Is there a restaurant with a playground near Craigieburn South?
Hungry Jack’s Craigieburn lists “Playground” among its store features on the chain’s store page. We did not record playground information for the other five places.
Is there a halal option for families?
Yassas’s Craigieburn page says “Exclusively halal-certified meat, no pork”, which describes its meat; we did not record whether the restaurant itself holds halal certification, so ask them. We did not record halal information for the other five places, so ask them directly.
How we checked
We checked every place on this page against at least two independent sources on 2 October 2026: the places’ own websites, the Australian Good Food Guide, craigieburncentral.com.au, OpenStreetMap, publocation.com.au, venues.pubfinda.com.au and shopfully.com.au. Every price is copied exactly as printed on the page linked under Sources, on 2 October 2026. 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
- Highlands Hotel (International Buffet, Sports Bar, Cafe & Lounge): highlandshotel.com.au/contact-us, agfg.com.au/highlands-hotel-37270, highlandshotel.com.au/sessions-prices, highlandshotel.com.au/cafe-lounge, highlandshotel.com.au/sports-bar
- Yassas The Greek Way Craigieburn: yassas.com.au/craigieburn, craigieburncentral.com.au/yassas
- Kalkallo Hotel: openstreetmap.org/313245877, kalkallohotel.com.au, publocation.com.au/kalkallo-hotel, venues.pubfinda.com.au/kalkallo-hotel, kalkallohotel.com.au/food
- Hungry Jack’s Craigieburn: openstreetmap.org/670156795, hungryjacks.com.au/craigieburn, shopfully.com.au/420-440-craigieburn-rd
- Marrybrown Craigieburn: marrybrown.au/marrybrown-craigieburn, craigieburncentral.com.au/marry-brown, marrybrown.au/menu
- San Churro Craigieburn: sanchurro.com/san-churro-craigieburn, craigieburncentral.com.au/san-churro, sanchurro.com/menu
