Tip: Minido Kids Cafe is on the second floor. The entrance is to the right of Bun Appetit. Both businesses are around the corner from Kinton Ramen in Commerce Gate plaza. I recently had a Yelp in-person experience at Minido. I got a ticket for free child admission. Since I don't have a child, I gave it to a friend who has a daughter. This review is a combination of my research to get them to enjoy their day here, and their experiences. The Yelp event was held at Minido Kids Cafe. The entrance is to the right of Bun Appetit, which is around the corner from Kinton Ramen. I found parking and backed into a spot. I went in and took the elevator up to the second floor. As an adult, I liked the space at Minido. It was exceptionally clean and spacious. You do need to remove your footwear before you go crazy exploring the area. There's space for you to find a cubby to store your footwear, and sit down to take them off or put them on before you leave. I used the washroom, which was to the left of the ball pit. It was extremely clean and bright. Minido requires that you make a reservation. Online is probably easier. It's what my friend did and didn't experience any issues. This place is only open Monday and Friday, and weekends and holidays. It's open from 10 am till 8 pm. Each child can get two hours of play for $25. Each additional hour requires coughing up $10. If you think that you child won't want to leave for hours, you can get an all-day admission for $39. On weekends and holidays, the admission fee is $35 for three hours. Adult admission is $25 per person. However, if you make a minimum purchase of $25 in food and drinks per adult, the admission fee gets waived off. Pretty good! The adult admission fee includes a complimentary speciality drink from the menu. My friend ordered food here, so she didn't get a complimentary special drink. It's only included with an adult admission. When my friend arrived with her daughter, a hostess unlocked the door and greeted them. They entered the cafe and the door was locked. It's good in case kids are roaming around and leave without truly knowing that they did. This cafe promotes play, motor skill development, communication, and more. My friend's daughter had a fun time playing. The place has Minido Market, a play area in which you can sell grocery items, store fake foods in the fridge, run the dishwasher, and more. She loved it. There's a ball pit that is a fun course. She went through tube tunnels, went down a twisty slide, and ended up in the ball pit. She made a friend during her time here, which my friend was thrilled about! They had a mom-daughter lunch afterwards. She ordered food at the Minido Cafe, which has a menu for both adults and children. My friend got the spicy pancetta udon. She enjoyed it. She said that the spice factor wasn't extreme. Her dish had bacon bits and pancetta that provided protein. She really loved how chewy the udon was. Nice! She also got an iced latte. She thoroughly enjoyed it and the caffeine kick that she needed! Her daughter settled for mac and cheese. She's got my tastebuds. The mac and cheese came with veggies and fruit. She ate it all up. Impressive! I don't know what she drank. I forgot to ask. They came here at 10 am and her daughter played for a couple of hours. They ate just after noon. She said that it wasn't all that busy on a Friday. I'm guessing that most folks come here after school, so I'd imaging the rush happens after 3 pm on weekdays. My friend said that it was a nice change of pace and enjoyed taking a breather as her kid played. She was thankful for free admission for her daughter. She loved the leisurely lunch that they had. (188) read more

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I appreciated how the smoked salmon Benedict came with BOTH salad and fried potato, the soft brioche bun was perfect, as was the poached egg and salad had a lot of different veggies. The play place was also upscale, clean, bright, spacious and aesthetic. My favorite part was the kitchen/market area! We had fun playing with the fruits and veggies and "cooking" lol please note that this place IS pricey and I treated it more like a special occasion sort of gift. read more

Minido - Brunch - Kids Activities Near Me - Thornhill, Ontario

If you're sick of following your kids through a play place jungle, this is for you. Mini do is a great young kids play place and cafe rolled into one. The setup is quite secure with a locked front door and reservations. That translates into letting your kids run free with some piece of mind. It's a bit pricy but very well laid out, and clean with friendly staff. Lots of different sections for the kids in to play including an area with dress up. Food was good and served quickly. The kids had a blast and we had a nice lunch and coffee without the usual rush. read more

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Came here on Thursday since we wanted to come here after seeing it on a friends IG post. It's on the second level of commerce gate. I made reservations online for 4pm for two hours (2 adults and 1 child). Upon entering, a young hostess unlocks the doors for you and ask for your name of reservation. She checks your temperature and asks you to write your info down for covid protocol and tells you to remove your shoes (we had brought our own socks) and takes you to your table. We sat at the booth beside the playground filled with balls. We toured around the place while the little one was walking around and slowly opening up to all the cute toys and fun things Minido had to offer. Aesthetically, this place is super cute and clean too. They have lady hostess around watching and making sure everything is going well. They have a mini kitchen play area, reading area, toddler area, a party room and the bigger playground filled with balls. My toddler had fun playing in the kitchen area. The cost for our family included a drink for each of us, we ordered earl grey x 2 and a strawberry banana beet smoothie for our little one. The smoothie was okay, but the early grey was not good at all. It wasn't really busy when we came at 4pm, but around 5pm, we noticed it started getting really busy as there was a birthday party being held for a little girl. It is pretty expensive compared to other indoor playgrounds, but I would come back again. read more

Minido - a baby sleeping on a green mat with balloons - Kids Activities Near Me - Thornhill, Ontario

Cute space. A decent variety of toys for imaginary play. The biggest attraction is the giant ball pit! They even hire staffs to host art classes! The foods were also pretty tasty! Some portions were a lot smaller than others. So study the menu/pictures accordingly! I Do not recommend anything from the kids menu since the portion is tiny and what you get isn't really worth it. Super clean and great service tho! It is a little pricey but we really enjoyed our visit! read more

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It has been really challenging during this pandemic to find safe environments (that isn't my house or my parents or in-laws) to allow my younger one explore the world around him. Minido has been a good "safe" option in that it is clean and the owners are pretty watchful in sanitizing everything frequently and often. I only spend time in the infant area, which was an excellent size for one or two infants to explore safely (if more than two, it might be tight with parents hovering); the area was well padded with a mini ball pit, soft scape play area, two mini slides and a small climbing gym. It isn't big, but it is enough without being overwhelming. The larger play area is amazing, with dedicated spaces for kids to climb, build, read, and indulge in imaginative play. The amazing part is the large (but not deep) ball pit in the main area of the cafe section; which offers pretty decent sight lines for most of play areas for parents to chill and have a coffee or meal; while the kiddos expend energy. I think during better (safer) times this place would be a slam dunk place to visit with other parents and chat while keeping a watchful eye on our kids playing. The not so great part is the price. It isn't cheap, but with everything at Minido targeted at being high end - it isn't surprising that the cover charge is hefty. Holidays and weekends expect to pay the set meal price for each adult, in addition to a cover charge of $40 per child over one. The child cover charge, includes a drink and non slip socks for the child and 3 hours of playtime. While adult set meal price includes a full meal and a drink ( you choose between 3 options). Overall, we enjoyed our visit here. It felt safe to let my younger one crawl around and explore. Because I wasn't visiting during a peak time, the pricing was reasonable $20 plus taxes and since my younger one is less a year, no cover charge applied. I'll probably make another reservation here once the holiday season is over. read more

Is it a restaurant, or an indoor playground? This is what management needs to figure out in order to stay in business. My family visited on a weekday morning, assuming it was a playground with an admission fee ($20/adult, $29/child) but 2hrs into our visit, I was told otherwise. We were told we had pay the weekend holiday price which was $40/child! Although the $20/adult cover was waived, we were forced to pay $48/adult for the set brunch menu which consisted of an egg & tomato sandwich and a slice of cake that we had to get packed to go since our 3-hour time limit was up. We were also not given the coffee/tea. For $96 we could've enjoyed a steak dinner at the keg. Pros: - socks are provided with kids admission - clean lockers available for use - Staff is very nice (especially Maya). She went above and beyond to keep the kids entertained and provided a solution that management didn't offer - The play areas are kept well. There are about 5 play areas, with an infant room at the end of the hallway. My kids were entertained, despite being the only ones in the entire complex. - Washrooms are very clean, and they provide crocs outside to wear (since no shoes are permitted). - Nursing room was comfortable, with Huggies wipes available to use. Cons: - expennnnnnnsive $$$$$ - no one answers the phone, so don't bother calling - website needs to be updated with prices and policies. seeing as Dec 18-31st was considered the holiday season, the weekday/weekend prices should not be listed while booking the reservation. No wonder we were the only ones there. - the only mention of pricing was "set menu only". Nowhere does it enforce having to order food and forego the adult admission. - had we known about the holiday pricing structure, we wouldn't have ordered 2 $15 meals for the kids - kids aged 4+ will probably be bored quickly if they're by themselves Would I visit again? Definitely not during the holidays. Unless you're willing to pay over $240 (after taxes and tips). I was told that regularly they don't force you to order food which may make this a nice spot to get friends and their little ones together. Advice for management: - Revise the fee structure on your booking website - don't enforce a $10 cancellation fee especially with Covid. this may force families with symptoms to visit - train the staff to reiterate the current prices of admission with the mandatory ordering of a set meal during the check in, not 2hrs into their booking. This would've made our trip much smoother. read more