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While it is correct that we have Gymboree for children aged 1-5 at the rear of building - we really wanted the Cafe to be able stand up on its own 2 feet so to speak. With this in mind we have thought very carefully and have tried our best to create a community space that while being attractive to little people also very much caters to mums, dads, joggers, commuters, dog walkers, serious coffee drinkers and the footballers in the park



How does the Gymboree work is it pay as you go? membership?

I went to Cafe G yesterday afternoon and it was a great start. Good coffee and cakes & lovely staff.


Really hope it does well, it is much better than I invisiged it would be from the description of a cafe within the Gymboree and it's rather worryingly convenient for my morning bus stop!

Hey - I'm a bit confused about how this works.


I'm looking for a cafe where I can take my toddler and his friend this Sunday. Is the cafe toddler friendly, considering as it's attached to Gymboree? does it have a toy space for them (a la Dish and Spoon). I don't want to let them run off wild but it would be nice to catch up with his friend's mum a bit....!


I don't even know whether it's open on Sundays.


Normally, I'd just go to the Dish and Spoon but someone told me that it's not open at the moment so I'm very lost.

Gymboree is next door. It appears that it will be used for classes etc, not casual play. You can't see it from the cafe part either. It's not set up like Dish and Spoon with a toy space etc. Plenty of room for buggies, but there isn't a play area in the cafe part.


Ellie78 Wrote:

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> Hey - I'm a bit confused about how this works.

>

> I'm looking for a cafe where I can take my toddler

> and his friend this Sunday. Is the cafe toddler

> friendly, considering as it's attached to

> Gymboree? does it have a toy space for them (a la

> Dish and Spoon). I don't want to let them run off

> wild but it would be nice to catch up with his

> friend's mum a bit....!

>

> I don't even know whether it's open on Sundays.

>

> Normally, I'd just go to the Dish and Spoon but

> someone told me that it's not open at the moment

> so I'm very lost.

adsyb99 Wrote:

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> Gymboree is next door. It appears that it will be

> used for classes etc, not casual play.


Yes and no... there are some time slots allocated for casual use, but you need to be a member. And membership is expensive... about the price of an actual gym!

Dopamine1979 Wrote:

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> I can't really justify spending a monthly gym

> subscription on soft play for Mini Dopamine

> though.


If I try that one, the response from the wife will inevitably be "so you're more important than the baby, then?"

Howl Wrote:

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> Thanks everyone - saved me a disappointment!

>

> I went to the Victoria inn about a year ago and

> thought it was a bit dirty and dingy. Realise that

> might be a partial view - any recent experience?



I like the pub itself but find the playroom a bit "cold" both in temperature and atmosphere.

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