Kid-Friendly Rochester Restaurants

A dad in Pittsford suggested we provide a guide to kid-friendly restaurants here in the Rochester area. We thought it was a great idea, so here is a list of places where they'll roll out the welcome mat for your family. You will see that at this time these are mostly chains that advertise themselves as kid-friendly on their web sites. Our plan is gradually to contact all of the non-chain restaurants in the Rochester area to ask them if they should be listed on the page. So please help us! Click here to suggest a restaurant not yet on the list, and we will contact the venue right away.

Click here to go right to our Especially-Kid-Friendly Restaurants page, a special subset of the list below that shows restaurants that have special kids' nights where kids eat free or at a drastically reduced price.

Click here to go a list of Healthy Hero Restaurants. The Greater Rochester Health Foundation has designated these restaurants "Healthy Heroes" because their kids menus include lots of healthful food that kids enjoy. Restaurants that have been designated "Healthy Heroes" are indicated below with the Healthy Hero logo.

Altobelli’s Deli
Frontier Field
33 Plymouth Avenue North
Rochester, NY 14608-1837

Applebee's

585 Mosley Road
Fairport, NY 14450
585-425-4700
*Changing tables: M/W

3349 Monroe Ave. (Pittsford Plaza)
Pittsford, NY 14534
585-586-6030

1955 Empire Blvd, Webster, NY 14580
585-787-0570
*Changing tables: M/W
3020 Winton Road South, Rochester, NY
585-272-7753
*Changing tables: M/W

1683 E Ridge Road, Rochester, NY
585-339-9750
*Changing tables: M/W

2120 Chili Ave., Rochester, NY
585-235-3375
*Changing tables: M/W

200 Paddy Creek Circle, Rochester, NY
585-581-0830
*Changing tables: M/W

Bazil Restaurant
Henrietta and Penfield/Webster locations
Kids eat free on Monday nights!
*Changing table: ?

Bugaboo Creek Steak House
935 Jefferson Road, Henrietta, NY 585-292-5800
Our toddler especially likes the talking moose.
*Changing tables: M/W

Carmine's Family Restaurant
671 Maiden Lane
Rochester, NY
585-663-0050
From a Rochester-area parent: Carmine's Family restaurant has $.99 kids meals any day any time and a great variety from spaghetti to turkey sub to the usual nuggets, it also includes fries or salad or a drink. It is a staple on our list of great places for the kids and adults to eat great food at a great price. *No Changing tables

Chili's
7491 Victor/Pittsford Rd. (Route 96), Victor, NY
585-924-0220
*Changing tables: M/W

3830 W. Ridge Rd.
Rochester, NY
585-227-2750
*Changing tables: M/W

3450 Winton Place, Rochester, NY
585-427-0640
*Changing tables: M/W

Chuck E. Cheese
1000 Hylan Drive
Henrietta, NY
585-292-6380
For kids only! Well, sort of. Parents do need to go along to take care of the check.
*Changing tables: M/W

Cottage Hotel in Mendon
390 Pittsford Mendon Road
Mendon, NY 14506
585-624-1390

Critics On the Mall
362 Greece Ridge Center Drive
Rochester, NY 14626-2819
585-227-5520

D&R Depot Restaurant
63 Lake Street (Route 19)
LeRoy, NY 14482
(585) 768-6270
Note from reader: The only downside to D&R is that it is close quarters...but they are VERY welcoming to families with children, have INCREDIBLE food for everyone and have a special toy basket for the children to choose things from. The staff and owners/management are so warm and pleasant - they make you feel right at home (which is not always the case when you are eating out with 3 children under the age of 3).

Denny's Restaurant
911 Jefferson Road
Rochester, NY, 585-424-3670
*No changing tables

7503 Main Street
Fishers, Victor, NY
585-924-9270
*No changing tables

2890 West Ridge Road
Rochester, NY
585-225-8350
*No changing tables

The Distillery
3 convenient locations (directions noted at bottom of homepage: www.thedistillery.com)
1142 Mt. Hope Ave.
Rochester, NY
(585) 271-4105
*Changing tables: W

3010 Winton Road South (Brighton/Henrietta)
(585) 339-3010
*Changing tables: W

300 Paddy Creek Circle (Greece)
(585) 621-1620
*Changing tables: W
Tuesday Night Kids Eat FREE! Order any “Off The Grill” Entrée, get one Kid's meal for FREE. *Dine-in only, available 5pm-9pm Tuesdays, for kids 10 and under, not valid with coupons or other promotions/discounts, one FREE KIDS MEAL with each OFF THE GRILL Entrée ordered per table per visit. Sign up for newsletter to receive all of the latest Distillery News, Information, Promotions, Specials and Members-only Coupons emailed directly to your in-box.

Famous Dave's Barbeque
200 Center Place Drive
Rochester, NY (Greece)
585-663-3300
A reader reports: The service is very fast and pretty friendly. There's plenty to look at, like at Cracker Barrel, and strike up questions and conversations. The food for the grown-ups is a little expensive (about $13.99 per dinner) but the kids meal are only about $4.99. Hard to believe that a kids meal at Dave's and Denny's are the same price. And the food...even if you aren't a huge fan of BBQ, there are plenty of choices that you will like. My son is a chicken fingers kinda guy and I think these are the best chicken fingers, ever. Of course, there's mac and cheese and burgers for the kids who don't want BBQ. The web site has the menu - no prices unfortunately, but you can even decide ahead of time what to order. They have a nice loud atmosphere, so noisy kids affect no one. They have stuff to do and they give you crayons. Check it out - we think it's a GREAT place for kids!

Flaherty's 3 Flags Inn
200 Bay Rd
Webster, NY 14580-1902
585-671-0816
Flahertys.com

Friendly's Restaurants
202 Eastview Mall
Victor, NY
585-223-3717
*Changing tables: M/W

1206 Ridge Road
Webster, NY
585-872-4869
*No changing tables

2425 West Henrietta Road
Rochester, NY
585-424-1370
*Changing tables: M/W

Marketplace Mall
Rochester, NY
585-424-4053
*Changing tables: M/W

2717 Monroe Avenue
Rochester, NY
585-442-6400
*Changing table: W

3935 Dewey Avenue
Rochester, NY
585-621-2330
*Changing tables: M/W

Greece Ridge Center Mall
Rochester, NY
585-227-1732
*Changing table: W

6555 Fourth Section Road
Brockport, NY
585-637-9420
*Changing table: W

3081 West Ridge Road
Rochester, NY
585-225-9300
*Changing tables: M/W

2 Spencerport Road
Rochester, NY
585-429-6256
*Changing table: W

Golden Eagle Family Restaurant
4820 South Lake Road (Corner of Rt. 19 and 31)
Brockport, NY
585-637-3470
A reader reports: I went late one evening wth only my 2-year-old and they really catered to us. The owners came to our table multiple times, the waitress was very patient and pleasant with my son, and on the way out the owner gave a toy to my son and two extras for my other two sons that were not with us. Good menu, fair prices.

Happy Days Restaurant
6081 State 96
Farmington, NY
585-924-5050
*No changing tables

Hyjea
2120 Five Mile Line Rd
Penfield, NY 14526
585-586-5683
hyjea.com

International House of Pancakes
556 Jefferson Road
Henrietta, NY
14623-3228
(585) 292-0380
*Changing tables: M/W
Fridays, 2 kids eat free with one paying adult.

Jim & Ralph's Restaurant
2997 Buffalo Road
Rochester, NY
585-247-7220
*No changing tables

Jines Resturant
658 Park Avenue
Rochester, NY 14607-2943
585-461-1280
www.jinesrestaurant.com

Keenan's Restaurant
10101 East Ridge Road
Rochester, NY
585-266-2691
keenansrestaurant.com

Long Pond Family Restaurant
Cedarfield Commons
496 Long Pond Road
Rochester, NY 14612
585-225-1560

Moe's Southwest Grill
1100 Jefferson Road, #26
Henrietta, NY 14623-3228
(585) 424-6637
Kids eat free every Monday after 4 pm... one free kids meal per purchase of an adult entree, kids 12 and under only.

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant
100 Paddy Creek Circle
Rochester, NY
585-865-5610
*Changing tables in men's and women's bathrooms

532 Jefferson Road, Henrietta, NY
585-292-0590
*Changing tables: M/W

Olympia Family Restaurant
1380 Lyell Avenue
Rochester, NY
585-429-6231
*No changing tables

Outback Steakhouse
1180 Jefferson Road
Henrietta, NY
585-424-6880
*Changing table: W

Pizzeria Uno Chicago Bar & Grill
7724 Victor/Pittsford Rd. (Route 96)
Victor, NY
585-223-6100
*Changing tables: M/W

300 Center Place Dr.
Rochester, NY
585-663-0720
*Changing tables: M/W

1000 Hylan Drive
Henrietta, NY
585-272-8667
*Changing tables: M/W

Red Robin
Henrietta and Webster locations
740 Jefferson Rd.
Rochester, NY 14623
585-475-1410

905 Holt Road
Webster, NY 14580
585-872-2480

Rohrbach's Brewing Co.
3859 Buffalo Road
Rochester, NY 14624-1103
(585) 594-9800
www.rohrbachs.com

Ruby Tuesday's
Perinton Hills Shopping Center
687 Mosley Rd (Routes 250 and 31)
Fairport, NY
585-223-2260
*Changing table: W

400 Jay Scutti Boulevard
Rochester, NY
585-427-2680
*Changing table: W
Balloons, crayons, books and toys available at entrance.

Simply Crepes
7 Schoen Place
Pittsford, NY 14534
585-383-8310

Simply Crepes
Bausch & Lomb Public Library Building
114 South Avenue
Rochester, NY 14604
Phone: 585 428-8300
simplycrepes.com

Strong National Museum of Play Subway
1 Manhattan Square Drive
Rochester, NY 14607
(585) 263-2700
www.museumofplay.org

T. C. Hooligan's
Greece Ridge Center Mall
Rochester, NY
(585) 225-7180

809 Ridge Road, Suite E
Webster, NY
(585) 671-7180
Kids 10 and under eat free on Tuesdays 4pm-8pm.

Taste of Texas
122 South Union St
Spencerport, NY 14559
585.352.4BBQ (4227)
taste-of-texas.com

T.G.I. Friday's
125 White Spruce Blvd
Rochester, NY
585-424-6700
*Changing tables: M/W

7635 State Route 96
Victor, NY 14564
(585) 924-8050
*Changing tables: M/W

432 Greece Ridge Center Drive
Greece, NY
585-723-6300
*Changing tables: M/W

The Rabbit Room
The Lower Mill
61 North Main St.
Honeoye Falls, NY, 14472
585-582-1830
There are art galleries upstairs with art classes going on that you can watch (or sign up for). And the Peacock Asian Museum is on the top floor.

Tully's: Great Food and Good Times
1225 Jefferson Road
Henrietta, NY
585-272-8900
Kids pay what they weigh on Wednesdays: For each full-price adult entree, up to two kids 10 and under "pay what they weigh" on Wednesdays until 9pm. There are balloons for the kids, and an arcade.
*Changing tables: W

Zebb's Deluxe Bar & Grill
1890 South Clinton Ave
Henrietta, NY, 14618
585-271-1440
Kids eat free Sunday nights.
*Changing tables: ?