Correction (10 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 9 October 2026, and every price was copied from the page it was published on.
This page answers one question: where can a family sit down for a meal in and around Highett? It covers five places: one in Highett, one in Moorabbin and three in Cheltenham.
Each place was checked against at least two sources, and every fact below says whose it is. Where the Australian Good Food Guide (AGFG) tags a place Child Friendly, that tag is the listing’s, not ours, so we report it as a listing, not as our own finding.
We have not printed facts about toilets, fencing, shade or high chairs. Ring ahead for those.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Order this | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGFG child-friendly and alfresco tags | Typhoon | see below | not printed here |
| Kids eat free early in the week | Wilbury & Sons | see below | not printed here |
| AGFG child-friendly tag, alfresco listed | Bad Shepherd Brewing | see below | not printed here |
| Child-friendly with takeaway as backup | Mid Valleys Restaurant | see below | not printed here |
| Child-friendly with a priced menu | Southside Billy’s | HAM & CHEESE TOASTIE OR CROISSANT | $8.50 |
Typhoon — 288-290 Highett Rd, Highett VIC 3190
AGFG lists Typhoon with the tags Child Friendly and Alfresco Dining, plus Takeaway and Vegan Options. Those are listing features, so read them as the venue’s own description. Its site gives the Highett Road address, and we could not find a published kids’ menu or a dated page, so check the current offering before you go.
Pram check: Ask Typhoon about pram room and high chairs before you book, because neither is published in the sources we read.
Wilbury & Sons — 6 Station Street, Moorabbin VIC 3189
Its site lists “Kids Eat Free Tuesday-Thursday 4-5.30pm” and says any main meal ordered in that window gets a Kids Menu meal on the house. The same site’s trading line reads “Tue - Thu 4pm-late Fri - Sun 12pm-late”. It is the Moorabbin entry on this page, just over the border from Highett.
Pack: Plan the early-week table around the window the site prints, and confirm the deal is still running, because the page carries no date we could see.
Bad Shepherd Brewing — 386 Reserve Road, Cheltenham VIC 3192
AGFG lists Bad Shepherd Brewing as Child Friendly, with Alfresco Dining, Takeaway and Live Music also ticked. Its own site gives the Reserve Road address in Cheltenham. We could not find a published kids’ menu, so the family angle here rests on the AGFG tag alone.
Pack: Call ahead to ask where a pram can sit and whether the alfresco area suits little ones, since the sources we read do not say.
Mid Valleys Restaurant — 259-261 Bay Rd, Cheltenham VIC 3192
AGFG tags Mid Valleys Restaurant as Child Friendly and Takeaway. Its own site gives the Bay Road address in Cheltenham. We are not printing a kids’ menu or prices for it, so this is a listing-based pick.
Pram check: Ask Mid Valleys about step-free entry and high chairs before you book.
Southside Billy’s — 1239 Nepean Hwy, Cheltenham VIC 3192
AGFG lists Southside Billy’s as Child Friendly, with Takeaway and Breakfast also ticked. Its menu prints HAM & CHEESE TOASTIE OR CROISSANT at $8.50. It also prints EGG & BACON CIABATTA ROLL at $12.50 and BILLY’S PANCAKES (VG) at $17.50. The site carries no date we could see, so treat the prices as a guide.
On the menu (copied from southsidebillys.com/menu on 9 October 2026):
- HAM & CHEESE TOASTIE OR CROISSANT: $8.50
- EGG & BACON CIABATTA ROLL: $12.50
- BILLY’S PANCAKES (VG): $17.50
- HOUSE-MADE SPANAKOPITA (VG): $19
Pack: The printed menu is copied above, so check it against the venue before you head out with a hungry table.
Quick answers
Which places near Highett have a kids-eat-free deal?
Wilbury & Sons in Moorabbin is the one place on this page whose site lists a deal, printed as “Kids Eat Free Tuesday-Thursday 4-5.30pm”, with a Kids Menu meal on the house when you order any main in that window. For the other four we could only find AGFG child-friendly tags, so ask them directly.
Which family restaurants near Highett list alfresco dining?
AGFG lists Alfresco Dining for Typhoon in Highett and for Bad Shepherd Brewing in Cheltenham. Those are listing tags, and neither source we read describes shade or fencing, so check the outdoor area before you commit.
Can you get takeaway from family restaurants around Highett?
AGFG lists Takeaway for Typhoon, Bad Shepherd Brewing, Mid Valleys Restaurant and Southside Billy’s. We did not see a takeaway tag for Wilbury & Sons, so ask if that matters on the night.
Which of these family places has published menu prices?
Southside Billy’s is the only one whose prices we print, copied from its menu: HAM & CHEESE TOASTIE OR CROISSANT at $8.50 and HOUSE-MADE SPANAKOPITA (VG) at $19. For the other four places we are not printing prices, so check with them directly.
How we checked
We checked every place on this page against at least two independent sources on 9 October 2026: OpenStreetMap, the places’ own websites and the Australian Good Food Guide. Every price is copied exactly as printed on the page linked under Sources, on 9 October 2026. Menus, prices and opening hours change, so check with the venue before you go. The cover photo is illustrative, from Unsplash, and does not show any place 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
- Typhoon: openstreetmap.org/13809932247, hawkertyphoon.com.au, agfg.com.au/hawker-typhoon-67784
- Wilbury & Sons: openstreetmap.org/13282771801, wilburyandsons.com.au, agfg.com.au/wilbury-sons-79966
- Bad Shepherd Brewing: openstreetmap.org/2462720474, badshepherd.com.au, agfg.com.au/bad-shephard-brewing-co-57112
- Mid Valleys Restaurant: midvalleysrestaurant.com.au, agfg.com.au/mid-valleys-restaurant-78292
- Southside Billy’s: southsidebillys.com, agfg.com.au/southside-billys-84607, southsidebillys.com/menu
