Family Time Dine and Play

If you’ve got kids bouncing off the walls on a gray Maine winter day, this Auburn spot is worth knowing about. The enclosed play area has a climbing structure that keeps the 2-to-12 crowd busy long enough for parents to actually finish a meal — and the layout makes it easy to keep an eye on them the whole time. People around here use it heavily for birthday parties, and the packages that bundle in arcade games, pizza, and cupcakes take a lot of the planning stress off your plate. Restrooms and picnic tables are on hand, and locals consistently mention how clean the place is, which matters when you’ve got little ones crawling around.