The Waterway
Bistro-style gastropub with Modern European menu, terrace and large windows overlooking the canal.
Café · Bayswater
Grand Junction Cafe sits alongside the canal in W2, offering a relaxed, airy atmosphere with lovely waterside views — the kind of place where you actually want to linger. The menu leans into fresh sourdough toasted sandwiches, salads, and decent coffee, and there are vegan options available too. It's comfortably family-friendly with highchairs on hand and good buggy access, plus outdoor space to make the most of that canal-side setting — just worth knowing there's no baby changing on site.

The secret to a calmer meal out? Something to do that isn't a phone. Each pack is full of screen-free bits and bobs to keep little hands busy at the table and buy you a proper sit-down. Three printable packs, one for each age (toddler, preschool, primary) — free, straight to your inbox.
Bistro-style gastropub with Modern European menu, terrace and large windows overlooking the canal.
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