Family friendly places to eat and drink in central London

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I'm looking for suggestions for places to eat and drink in London with small children. Ideally somewhere a bit different but family friendly.

Planning husbands birthday day out probably including a Thames rocket boat and maybe a museum or sight seeing bus trip. We will be driving and parking as centrally as possible and it'll be weekday daytime.

My grandchildren love this in Southwark: https://texas-joes.com/

Most touristy spots will have a good variety of places that work with small children, and you can easily find familiar chain restaurants all about the city. Museums also have family friendly restaurants- Science museum especially good for this.

If you want something a bit different, my DC have been very into Bodeans from when they were little. It’s still a frequently requested venue: bodeansbbq.com

My DH loves steak so we always end up going to Smith and Wollensky when it’s his treat! They’re great with kids, have a kids menu and always full of lots of other families, yet it still feels a bit special.