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Jamie Oliver's RestaurantOpens on 20 February, promising to be affordable and friendly

Wagamama, Spinningfields: Review For FamiliesDenise McGlinchey has cause to celebrate but finds that she's alone

The Parlour Review: For FamiliesDenise McGlinchey gets a warm feeling on Beech road

The Olive Press Review: For FamiliesDenise McGlinchey visits a place where kids do the cooking

The Oast House Food Review: For FamiliesDenise McGlinchey hops into a friendly place to dry out and mingle with grown ups

Kids Eat Free At Sirocco This Half TermTake the children to the Circle Club's restaurant this half term holiday

The Kitchen For Families, John Lewis, ReviewDenise McGlinchey gets distracted by shiny things and happy people

Inn The Park Review: Lessons For ManchesterJonathan Schofield wants somewhere like this London place, here - but without the manager

Giraffe ReviewDenise McGlinchey is transformed, in a good way, at the Trafford Centre

Sweet Tooth Cupcakery ReviewDenise McGlinchey finds this vintage cakey heaven no fairyland for kids

The Rose Garden Restaurant ReviewJonathan Schofield wants all our readers to book a table: this place is wonderful

Gordo: The Vertigo ReviewGordo tackles the issue of children in restaurants

Divine Dish For Dads At CicchettiSan Carlo Cicchetti is serving up something special for Father's Day

The Art of Tea, Didsbury, reviewJonathan Schofield and shocking opium consumption in Didsbury - by families

Foodie tips for a cyclist’s weekend in ScotlandFantastic places to eat, sleep and drink during your cycling holiday at 7stanes

Carluccios, Spinningfields reviewedDenise McGlinchey has lunch in an Italian and learns something new

Would you like an Orangutan with your noodles?Collect stamps, adopt an Orangutan and gain a cuddly friend at Tampopo

40 Years of Hard Rock Café71p burgers and tribute band gigs at Hard Rock Cafe

The Olive Press - restaurant reviewAndrew Hobbs finds food faded and jaded since Heathcote left the building

Gourmet Burger Kitchen, reviewSimon Binns gets himself in a mess on Spinningfields

TGI Friday, the Trafford CentreSimon Binns gets that Friday feeling on a Sunday

Gabriel’s Grocery Store reviewedJonathan Schofield enjoys breakfast with his boys at Gabriel's Kitchen

Piccolino, West Didsbury, reviewDenise McGlinchey carries out an experiment on her toddler

Nectar restaurant reviewRuth Allan takes her son and doesn’t meze about

Bo Wa review,Jonathan Schofield and ten year old Ralph find juicy noodles and spring rolls

Folk cafe bar reviewFiona Brown takes her little ones to a very grown-up cafe

The Lead Station, Chorlton, reviewedFiona Brown enjoys an easy, breezy brunch at this child-friendly Chorlton restaurant

Puccini’s reviewRuth Allan finds the funniest named dish in all of Christendom

Loch Fyne reviewRuth Allan likes the mood, and the attitude of staff but finds the rest, decidedly patchy

The Swan Hotel and Spa reviewJonathan Schofield floats through a couple of days with his family in a cracking Lake District hotel

Brasserie Gerard reviewJonathan Schofield pops in for a steak and novelty ‘chip pasta’

Kids eat free at Osteria MauroThis child-friendly Prestbury restaurant is offering free lunch to the little ones

Olive Press ReviewRuth Allan gets her whole family involved in a review of a decent Heathcote’s

Nawaab reviewMichael Taylor takes his family to the city’s best-known buffet

The Clog and Billycock, PleasingtonMichael Taylor travels to Nigel Haworth's (Northcote Manor, The Three Fishes) latest Lancashire foodie pub

Murillos, Marple, reviewMichael Taylor is on a once every three week mission to find the best family dining in Greater Manchester

Giraffe, the restaurant, reviewedMichael Taylor, editor of Insider magazine, reviews a chain restaurant with his five sons and an understanding wife

Manchester breaks Guinness World Record for...100 goals in one hour- Netballers smash the record in Piccadilly gardens

Musical youthSting calls for more children to learn a musical instrument at school

Kids Confidential gets a relaunchThe kids want a new website, and we want someone to help us run it

Treat your Little OliveEnroll them at the Olive Press interactive cookery classes for kids

Sushi and origami classes for kidsNew Samsi restaurant launches lessons while you eat…

Olive Press: top of the classDeansgate restaurant voted best for kids in the city

Kids get a pizza the actionOlive Press cooks up a storm with little chefs this Sunday - while you get to dine in grown-up style

It’s a jungle out thereGeorgina discovers if Giraffe is suitable for little monkeys

Building a greener environmentLocal nurseries can secure £5,000 renovation from Bob the Builder

Animal magicImperial War Museum celebrates heroic horses and daring dogs

Life on the edgeWe’d rather our kids didn’t aspire to be extreme sports people, chucking themselves off mountain tops but we are, however, totally up for family activity weekends

Life after Pizza Express?If Sunday lunch out with the kids is a definite no-go area for you, then perhaps George and Harry can convince you otherwise with their visit to Kro 2.

Grubs upIn these modern times, you don’t expect to hear: “there’s no room at the inn.” But so often we do. Struggle no more with our list of child-friendly restaurants