The Waterwheel Restaurant
A family-friendly Cambridge restaurant with high chairs and outdoor seating, easy on the wallet for a relaxed meal with the kids.

Gastropub · Cambridge
Cambridge parents heading here should know the food is the main event — the homemade lamb curry with pilaf and onion bhaji gets ordered again and again, the lamb rogan josh has turned people into regulars, and the Sunday roast comes with rich, properly made gravy. Portions are generous even on the kids' menu, so a hungry child won't leave hungry. The snug is cosy and calm rather than rowdy, staff are warm and unhurried even with last-minute arrivals, and dietary needs get taken seriously and adapted without fuss. There are high chairs, buggy access, vegan options and free parking, which takes the stress out of arriving. One snag: the outdoor seating is mostly bench tables with no chair backs, so come early if you want a proper chair — and book ahead for Sunday lunch.

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