Sui Sha Ya, Coquitlam

Great all you can eat sushi but not so great when it comes to being baby friendly. Definitely not stroller friendly. We had our little guy in his carseat thankfully because it would have been very difficult to navigate his stroller due to all the serving staff running around and the very narrow pathways. I did see a little one in a highchair but it looked kind of awkward and in the way which probably wouldn't be very relaxing for parents. Not sure about the change table as my little guy slept the entire lunch. Any input?

Opa Souvlaki, Pitt Meadows

Definitely stroller friendly and only somewhat highchair friendly. I say that because they only had one stroller and one booster seat so if there was another family already using it we would have been out of luck. Not sure about the change table situation. Anyone ever used one at OPA?

A thanks and a friendly reminder

Thanks to all my fellow moms that have provided some great recommendations. Keep them coming! You can email them to me at babyfriendlyrecommendations@gmail.com.

IKEA and the Vancouver Aquarium

Christina from Coquitlam had these great tidbits to pass along:

Have you guys seen the kids potty at Ikea? It's on the lower level by the lockers. Jack still needs to use his potty seat to sit on it but it's lower to the ground.

Vancouver Aquarium has a GREAT kids area and bathroom. The only bad part there is the hand dryers. They have some super fancy dyson ones which sound like an airplane landing in the bathroom. NOT good for the little babies as it scares the sh*t out of them!

Thanks Christina!

Zellers & Old Navy - Coquitlam Centre

Sabine from Coquitlam passed along the following great recommendations:

Zellers at Coquitlam Centre has family-friendly change rooms. Old Navy does too!

Thanks Sabine!

Kingfishers - Maple Ridge

Located near the old Fort Langley ferry site in Maple Ridge, I was pleasantly surprised how baby friendly Kingfishers Waterfront Bar and Grill. They have a pub side which is limited to people over 19 and a restaurant side which is family friendly. We sat outside on the patio and the server gladly brought us a highchair out to use. There was plenty of room to place the carseat as well. They also have a change table in the handicapped washroom but it also seems to be where they store the highchairs which I found a bit strange. It was a bit awkward to hold my son, move the highchairs and open the change table all at the same time. All in all though a yes for the baby friendly list.

Joey's - Burnaby (aka Joey Tomatoes)

I was at Joey's or Joey Tomatoes as it used to be called on Wednesday night for a rehearsal dinner. I didn't have my son with me so I wasn't paying all that much attention to the baby friendlyness of the restaurant. I did notice that they had change tables in the washroom. I'm not so sure about highchairs. Anyone?

Silvercity Coquitlam (and all Silvercities for that matter!)

So I'm sure most moms are already aware that Silvercity Coquitlam is very baby friendly. Not only do they offer Stars and Strollers movies where you can go to a movie and not worry about getting dirty looks from other people if your little one starts crying or screaming (so nice!), they also have change tables in the washrooms. I'm not sure if there are highchairs or not in the food court sort of area. Any input on this would be great! Depending on which Silvercity you go to they also put out a change table during the Stars and Strollers movie either in the hallway area or right in the theatre itself. I believe they provide free wipes, lotion samples and diapers as well which is a nice bonus. Definitely worth checking out especially if the rainy weather keeps up. I just saw Babies yesterday at Stars and Strollers and it was really well done.

The Green House, Maple Ridge

This cute little restaurant at 224th and Dewdney Trunk Road in Maple Ridge is very baby friendly. They had highchairs, plenty of room to accomodate my stroller and a change table in the handicapped accessible washroom.

Tim Hortons, IKEA, JJ Bean, Starbucks, Little Nest, Metrotown

Keiko from Vancouver passed along the following great feedback:

Hola! I just wanted to add that I noticed that Tim Horton's have highchairs.
and let's not forget IKEA! i just went there the other day with another mom and they have a family room, baby station at the restaurant with bottle warmers, highchairs, and even bibs! it's pretty awesome.

let me think...JJ Bean has change tables in their washrooms but no highchairs.
Starbuck's on Granville and 64th had a really nice highchair...
Little Nest on Commercial Drive is totally baby and kid friendly too!
Metrotown has that food court that is baby friendly. they have a station with a sink and etc. There's also a family room as well.

Thanks Keiko.

Montana's, Coquitlam Centre

Although I didn't get a chance to check out the washrooms for a change table, Montana's appears to be pretty baby friendly. They had plenty of highchairs and there was more than enough room to park my stroller next to the booth. The host even went out of his way to seat us somewhere that would be accomdating to the stroller. On a side note the tables are covered in brown paper and there are crayons out which would be a great way to entertain toddlers while you wait for your meal.