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The Elephant House — Edinburgh

Cafés · Edinburgh

The Elephant House

★ 3.9 (4,385 reviews)
££ 📍 21 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EN

About The Elephant House

JK Rowling famously wrote the early Harry Potter books over coffee and cake here, and it's a relaxed Edinburgh café that's happy to have families in. There's a kids' menu, so younger ones have something of their own while you linger over a drink.

Kid-friendly features

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Kids menu ✓ Yes
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Highchairs ✓ Likely
👶
Baby changing ✓ Likely
🛻
Buggy friendly ✓ Yes
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Noise level Moderate
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Booking Walk-ins welcome
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Best for All ages

Tags

#kids menu
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Three Family Friendly UK Restaurant Activity Packs spread across a table — colouring, drawing and origami pages for kids.

Free Restaurant Activity Packs

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.

  • Colouring
  • Origami
  • Drawing lessons
  • Table questions

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