Correction (4 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 4 October 2026, and every price was copied from the page it was published on.
Planning a family dinner near Macleod? This page covers six places, all in Bundoora: two pizza and pasta spots, an Indian restaurant, a cafe, an ice cream shop and a pub. None is in Macleod itself, so check each address.
The checklist is simple: what the venue or the Australian Good Food Guide says about kids, the hours each source prints, and a price only where one was published. We say nothing about pram access, shade or high chairs unless a source does.
Each place was checked against two independent sources. Hours and menus change, so call or check the venue before you go.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Order this | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pizza with a table booking | Babalui’s Pizza | see below | not printed here |
| Italian with a kids menu | La Salita | Carbonara | $25.00 |
| Family dinner, BYO wine | Namaste Indian Restaurant | see below | not printed here |
| Child friendly cafe | Cafe Lucio | see below | not printed here |
| Ice cream after dinner | Dairy Bell Bundoora | see below | not printed here |
| Pub with indoor playground | Bundoora Hotel | see below | not printed here |
Babalui’s Pizza — 3/89 Plenty Road, Bundoora VIC 3083
Babalui’s Pizza is in Bundoora. AGFG tags it Child Friendly and lists delivery, and its own site offers Order Now and Reserve a Table. AGFG lists Monday to Thursday as 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM, and Friday and Saturday as 12:00 PM to 11:00 PM. The venue’s own hours text is garbled, so treat those times with care and confirm them.
Pram check: We could not find a published note on pram access or high chairs, so ring ahead if that decides your night.
La Salita — 1 Scholar Drive, Bundoora VIC 3083
La Salita is an Italian restaurant in Bundoora. The ordering page lists a Kids Menu, and AGFG lists Alfresco Dining, Gluten Free Options, Vegan Options and Takeaway. Its site lists Tuesday to Friday from 5:00pm and Saturday and Sunday from 12:00pm. The menu prints Margherita at $20.00, Carbonara at $25.00 and Lasagne at $24.90.
On the menu (copied from orderonline.posapt.au on 4 October 2026):
- Carbonara: $25.00
- Margherita: $20.00
- Lasagne: $24.90
- Chicken Parmigiana: $27.00
Pack: Open the kids menu on the ordering page before you leave, so nobody is deciding at the table.
Namaste Indian Restaurant — Shop 6/12-16 McLeans Road, Bundoora VIC 3083
Namaste Indian Restaurant is in Bundoora. Its site says it welcomes guests for a family dinner, a casual lunch or a special celebration, and describes its vegan and vegetarian dishes. It prints Fully Licensed and BYO Wine Only. The site lists lunch Wednesday to Friday from 12:00pm to 2:30pm, dinner Tuesday to Sunday from 5:00pm to 9:45pm, and Mondays closed. AGFG adds Alfresco Dining, Halal Options and Gluten Free Options.
Pack: The menu is published as images, so we could not read item prices; look at it before you go and decide what the table will share.
Cafe Lucio — Bundoora Square, 9/27-31 Plenty Road, Bundoora VIC 3083
Cafe Lucio is at Bundoora Square. AGFG tags it Child Friendly, with Breakfast and Takeaway. A jany.io listing page shows Monday and Tuesday as 6 am to 4 pm, Wednesday to Friday as 6 am to 8:30 pm, Saturday as 6:30 am to 8:30 pm and Sunday as 7 am to 3:30 pm. AGFG shows different hours, so treat both as listings rather than owner-confirmed times. We could not find a menu or prices.
Pram check: No source we read mentions pram access, so check by phone if you are bringing one.
Dairy Bell Bundoora — 2 Balaka Place, Bundoora VIC 3083
Dairy Bell Bundoora is an ice cream shop in Bundoora. Its site calls it your new favourite place for seriously good ice cream, and says it is the last original Dairy Bell store remaining. AGFG tags it Child Friendly, with Vegan Options and Takeaway. Opening times on the site: 2:00PM to 9.30PM from Monday to Thursday, 1:00PM to 10:00PM on Friday and Saturday, and 1:00PM to 9:30PM on Sunday.
Pack: Its site links to Uber Eats and DoorDash rather than publishing menu prices, so check the flavours there before you set off.
Bundoora Hotel — 49 Plenty Road, Bundoora VIC 3083
Bundoora Hotel is a pub in Bundoora. Its site says it caters for all members of the family with a kids menu, and mentions kids entertainment featuring an indoor playground. It also describes a Sports Bar with a big screen. AGFG lists Alfresco Dining. The site lists general opening hours of Monday to Sunday, 10:00am to 4:00am, and the bistro keeps its own lunch and dinner times.
Pram check: Menus are linked as documents with no prices we copied, and no pram note was published, so ring ahead and ask about bistro times.
Quick answers
Which Bundoora restaurants have a kids menu?
La Salita’s ordering page lists a Kids Menu, and Bundoora Hotel’s site says it caters for all members of the family with a kids menu. AGFG tags Babalui’s Pizza, Cafe Lucio and Dairy Bell Bundoora as Child Friendly, but those listings do not say they have a kids menu.
Is there a family restaurant near Macleod with an indoor playground?
Bundoora Hotel’s site mentions kids entertainment featuring an indoor playground, alongside a kids menu. It is in Bundoora, not Macleod, and the bistro keeps its own lunch and dinner times, so check those before heading out.
Where can families get pizza near Macleod?
Babalui’s Pizza in Bundoora is tagged Child Friendly by AGFG, and its site lets you reserve a table. La Salita lists Margherita at $20.00 on its menu, plus a Kids Menu on its ordering page.
Where can families get dessert near Macleod?
Dairy Bell Bundoora is an ice cream shop that AGFG tags Child Friendly, with Vegan Options and Takeaway. Its site lists Monday to Thursday as 2:00PM to 9.30PM, Friday and Saturday as 1:00PM to 10:00PM, and Sunday as 1:00PM to 9:30PM. We could not find menu prices, so check what is on offer through its own listings.
How we checked
We checked every place on this page against at least two independent sources on 4 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 4 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
- Babalui’s Pizza: openstreetmap.org/12116748297, babaluispizza.com.au, agfg.com.au/babaluis-pizza-pasta-51803
- La Salita: lasalita.com.au, agfg.com.au/la-salita-59152, orderonline.posapt.au/la-salita
- Namaste Indian Restaurant: namasteindian.com.au/contact-us, agfg.com.au/namaste-3201, namasteindian.com.au
- Cafe Lucio: openstreetmap.org/6129420044, cafe-lucio.jany.io, agfg.com.au/cafe-lucio-83042
- Dairy Bell Bundoora: openstreetmap.org/3302190136, dairybellbundoora.com.au, agfg.com.au/dairy-bell-bundoora-82069
- Bundoora Hotel: openstreetmap.org/288302255, bundoorahotel.com.au, agfg.com.au/bundoora-hotel-70113, bundoorahotel.com.au/eat
