Take the kids to a comfortable and relaxed family-friendly restaurant that has delicious food.
Mo's Restaurant
Florence, Oregon
This large, bustling restaurant on the docks above the Siuslaw River is an ideal family gathering spot. Picture windows over the river, picnic tables, plastic baskets with paper liners for dishes and plenty of tasty fried fish will please any picky eaters. Order up warm bowls of clam chowder and watch for seals trying to steal the dock-side crabbers bait. Mo's Restaurant foyer has a gift shop stuffed with baubles and toys, sure to assume the children as you wait for a table. (But be prepared that they'll want to buy something!) The bathrooms are clean and the staff friendly.
Big Stuff Barbecue
Cottage Grove, Oregon
Smoked meats dished up in historic downtown Cottage Grove. You can order a la carte dishes from chicken to pork sandwiches perfect for a picnic. Or take home Big Stuff's barbecue by the pound or rack for dinner at home.
Chapala Mexican Restaurant
Eugene, Oregon
With two locations, the Chapala Mexican Restaurants are delicious and reliable family destinations. Enjoy comfortable seating, food food and a friendly atmosphere. One is at Oakway Center, and the original location is in South Eugene.
Eateries at the 5th Street Public Market
Eugene, Oregon
The diversity of dining options here along with flexible, cafeteria-like seating, make the eateries at the 5th Street Public Market perfect for families and groups. Everybody can find something they like and enjoy dishes from barbecue to burgers.
Mandy's Family Restaurant
Eugene, Oregon
Mandy's is a classic family-owned burger and shake place offering inside or to go dining. There are tables outside too! Kids will enjoy the vast selection of shake flavors and ice cream treats. Burgers are a generous size, fries are tasty and breakfast is served all day.
Cafe Yumm!
Eugene & Springfield, Oregon
Cafe Yumm has multiple locations around the community and offers quick, healthy options that kids love! Customize each bowl to each picky palate and enjoy a harmonious meal.
The Flashback Grill
Springfield, Oregon
Slide into a comfy booth that takes you back in time. Remind your kids that you were once "cool", with a look back multiple decades. At The Flashback Grill, each booth is individually themed, so you may be treated to remembrances of Saturday Night Fever, Aerosmith album covers, Michael Jackson, King Kong movie posters, old newspaper and magazine covers or airplane models. Breakfast is served all day along with classic brunch cocktails and favorite lunch items from burgers to delicious salads. Entrees are named after celebrities, popular songs and other cultural references.
Roaring Rapids Pizza Company
Springfield, Oregon
Combine pizza with a historic carousel and the kids will be thrilled! The lodge-style restaurant is on the banks of the Willamette River with picture windows and a grassy outdoor patio for good weather. Inside the restaurant is the carousel which runs every thirty minutes at no charge. There are also arcade games. Order a pitcher of beer and watch the children from your table as they play. Roaring Rapids Pizza Company is also adjacent a putt-putt golf course, so there is an entire afternoon of entertainment in one place!
Takoda's
McKenzie River, Oregon
Takoda's has it all from pizza to burgers, a salad bar to wraps and steaks to . The ideal road trip stop with a large patio and outside dining, a well-stocked gift shop with kid's toys and souvenirs.
Taj Barnhart Morgan is the Director of Content Strategy for Travel Lane County. A journalism graduate from the University of Oregon, Taj has two decades of special event management and hospitality marketing experience in San Diego, CA and Maui, HI. Passionate about mothering, and back to her Oregon roots, she is discovering the Eugene, Cascades & Coast region all over again through the eyes of her daughter.
