Our Kid-Friendly Restaurant Picks
Below you will find our favorite kid-friendly restaurants and eateries in Winston-Salem, Clemmons, Lewisville, & Kernersville, NC (In no particular order of preference). These restaurants and businesses excel and handling the excitement, energy, volume, and messes that some kids make, while also providing moments of peace and stress-free minutes for the parents. We also have a comprehensive Kids Eat Free Restaurants Winston Salem and Kids Eat Free Clemmons/Lewisville post if you want to find valuable savings at kid-friendly restaurants. But for now, here is our go-to list of kid-friendly Winston-Salem restaurants.
Brixx Wood Fired Pizza
Brixx Wood Fired Pizza has a great menu, fun seating options, and plenty of options for picky eaters and children of any age. They feature small simplified pizzas, penne pasta meals, and desserts perfect for families. The staff is also great with kids.
Here are the Winston-area locations
1295 Creekshire Way, Winston-Salem, NC
Chick-Fil-A
Chick-fil-A is one of our favorites for kids because of perks that include an indoor play area and healthy kids’ meal options like a side of fruit and juice boxes. Chick-Fil-A is also great because their kid’s meal toys have an educational focus, unlike other fast-food options. An expert tip is that you can trade in the kids’ meal toy for a cup of vanilla ice cream (this is a MUST).
Here are the Winston-area locations
2551 Lewisville Clemmons Rd Clemmons, NC
924 Hanes Mall Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC
3320 Silas Creek Pkwy FC7 (Inside Hanes Mall)
3343 Sides Branch Rd, Winston-Salem, NC
391 Knollwood St, Winston-Salem, NC
Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC
1925 N Peace Haven Rd, Winston-Salem, NC
328 E Hanes Mill Rd, Winston-Salem, NC
1110 S Main St, Kernersville, NC
Cracker Barrel
If you take your kids to Cracker Barrel on their birthday, they will receive a free dessert. Kids can enjoy food as delicious as their parents’ meals, with tasty options like chicken and dumplings, pancakes, eggs, grilled cheese, chicken tenders, and desserts. Kids will also love the rocking chairs, gift shop with toys and candy, and interactive table games and coloring sheets.
Here are the Winston-area locations
Cracker Barrel Clemmons, NC
Dairi-O
Dairi-O has something for any family. They have many seating options from tables to booths, outdoor seating, and it is normally so busy that a couple of extra noisy kids are barely noticed. They have amazing kids meals from chicken nuggets, hotdogs, burgers, and grilled cheese with fries and huge portions to make two meals. They also have amazing desserts from sundaes, hard scoop ice cream, soft serve, and will let kids try as many flavors as they want. The staff is also great with kids and it is very welcoming to families and groups.
Here are the Winston-area locations
6325 Clemmons Point Drive, Clemmons, NC
1207 W Clemmonsville Rd, Winston-Salem, NC
6401 University Pkwy, Winston-Salem, NC
365 E Dalton Rd, King, NC
1488 North Carolina Hwy 66 S, Kernersville, NC
IHOP
IHOP’s kids’ menu has the Create-a-Face Pancake, which comes with strawberry eyes, a whipped cream nose, and a banana-piece mouth and it’s always a hit with the kids. Beyond that, IHOP serves smaller portions of their pancakes, waffles, french toast, and combos for great prices and guaranteed to fill up their bellies and make the money be well-spent.
Here are the Winston-area locations
6305 Allegacy Way, Clemmons, NC
5985 University Pkwy, Winston-Salem, NC
1295 Silas Creek Pkwy, Winston-Salem, NC
Olive Garden
Not only do the Triad-area Olive Garden’s have a kids menu including great items like simple spaghetti and red sauce, multiple noodle types, mac and cheese, chicken fingers, desserts and smoothies, the restaurant also has endless pasta menu items that allow you to feed large families cheaply. The chains also have many gluten-free options as well.
Here are the Winston-area locations
170 Hanes Mall Cir, Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Panera Bread
Panera Bread has over 250 kid-friendly food combinations possible on their menu. Even the pickiest of eaters can find something they like. Panera also designed a specific menu for kids with low-calorie options like chicken noodle soup and a turkey sandwich, with other staples like peanut butter and jelly, chips, fruit, and organic milk and juice. In terms of the atmosphere, Panera has a great layout to mask noisy kids and not disturb other diners.
Here are the Winston-area locations
Panera Bread Winston-Salem – Cloverdale Avenue
Panera Bread Winston-Salem – Hanes Square Shop Cir
Panera Bread Clemmons – Gammon Lane
Panera Bread Kernersville – New Market Plaza
The Loop
At The Loop, their kids’ menu uses the same healthy, fresh ingredients to make some childhood favorites that any little visitor will enjoy. This includes hamburgers, mac an cheese, pizza, and chicken tenders. All meals include a drink and they even have desserts and shakes.
Here are the Winston-area locations
Thruway Center, 320 S Stratford Rd, Winston-Salem, NC
1030 S Main St, Kernersville, NC
