Cape Town Kids

Roll Up for Fun on the Slopes of Table Mountain

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We thought we knew every place for Cape Town kids and parents to enjoy.

Turns out NOT!

A New Cape Town Kids Venue

Thanks to a hint from a friend in a different part of town we recently discovered the Deer Park Café, high up in the City Bowl, and we’re glad that we did.

Like most places in the City Bowl, Cape Town’s mind-blowing scenery is all around you in the mountains – Lion’s Head and Table Mountain loom overhead.

A Strong Marriage of Public Park and Private Enterprise

The small park is set under old stone pines that offer good shade without totally obscuring the view.

It is really well-equipped and maintained and the perimeter is secure - no risk of kids escaping while you’re dealing with a particularly delicious mouthful!

In all – a wonderful place for the kids to run and play while you get a welcome break and a great menu to choose from!

It’s superb even in cooler weather when you go looking for sunshine to bask in – the terrace’s northerly aspect means you will be sun-drenched and warm even in winter :)

The café’s menu is extensive, covering breakfasts and teas and delicious looking light meals. They go one beyond most places in this league in that they even have a reasonable selection of wines on offer.

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All in all this was a great find and well worth sharing with other people who are in Cape Town with children.

Cape Town Kids

Where is it?

Corner of Highland Ave and Deer Park Drive West, Vredehoek, City Bowl

Not to be confused with

De Waal Park on Camp Road, Gardens where there is a lovely old-fashioned English style park but no tearoom, or with Deer Park itself which is a popular mountain biking area accessible from the top of Deer Park Drive East.

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Cape Town family restaurants
Our Favourite Cape Town Restaurants
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