Diners' Choice: Kid-friendly restaurants in Scranton / Poconos

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Updated May 05, 2025

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Alter House

4.9

4.9 (882)

$30 and under

American

Clarks Summit

About the restaurant

Alter House Restaurant and Bar is a family owned Farm-to-Table Restaurant and Event Venue dedicated to seasonal, sustainable cuisine. It is our culinary mission to source the finest ingredients from regional farmers, artisan purveyors and local farms whenever possible. Here at Alter House Restaurant and Bar, sustainability is the forefront of our identity. The seasons will define our menu. Our goal at Alter House is to be the restaurant of choice in Northeast Pennsylvania. Our aim is to provide our guests with unique culinary offerings paired with incredible service, in a relaxed and casual atmosphere. We hold ourselves to the highest possible standard of excellence for food and service, dedicating ourselves to these core values and principles. By doing so, we focus on what we do best – Altering your dining experience.

Top review

ChristopherVIP

Dined 4 days ago

Another great meal and service! 👍 The food with the wine paring was excellent.

Slopeside Pub & Grill

4.9

4.9 (230)

$30 and under

American

Saylorsburg

About the restaurant

Voted 'Best View' by Lehigh Valley Style, Slopeside Pub & Grill offers an unmatched mountain-top dining experience. Located just outside the Lehigh Valley on the southern most tip of the Poconos, Slopeside offers seasonal salads, handcrafted sandwiches, and Chef specialty entrees- all paired with endless views of the Pocono Mountains. Join us 7 days a week for lunch and dinner!

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Greg

Dined on Mar 22, 2025

Everything was fantastic. Loved that I could make a quick reservation; got seated quickly and everyone was friendly. I had the bleu cheese burger and my wife had a chicken cheesesteak tossed in garlic parm soss and we both added the truffle fries. All 3 items were absolute top-notch and as good as any we've had. Will definitely return!

Fire and Ice on Toby Creek

4.7

4.7 (185)

$30 and under

American

Wilkes-Barre

About the restaurant

We are a casual-fine dining restaurant. Executive Chef Jack Higgins continually updates our menu to reflect changing seasons and current food trends. Our extensive menu has something for every taste and every budget. Best of all, we proudly feature many locally sourced farm-to-table ingredients and dishes. Fire and Ice isn't just our name; its how every meal begins in our restaurant: We also offer 9 beers on draft, a larger bottled beer selection, an exciting cocktail and martini list and a complete wine list.

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ChasVIP

Dined on Apr 27, 2025

AMAZING. EVERYTHING!! I tried to leave photos but can't. This place is a must!!!

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Experience

Asian Fusion 6 Course Dinner

Breaker Brewing Outpost - Archbald

4.7

4.7 (247)

$30 and under

Contemporary American

Scranton

About the restaurant

Breaker Brewing Outpost, in the Sturges section of Archbald, is Breaker Brewing Company's northern satellite location open since February 2020. Our large taproom features a large horseshoe shaped bar, a high wooden cathedral ceiling and historic coal mining decor.

With 12 beers on draft, we offer a rotating variety of our own unique craft beers along with cocktails crafted with PA made spirits, local wines and sodas. Make sure to try a beer flight or enjoy our Happy Hour, Tuesday through Friday, from 4-6pm.

We offer a large food menu including soups, appetizers, burgers, tacos, specialty mac & cheese, flatbreads and more. We are family friendly and offer a kids menu. Our large patio is dog friendly and we even have a dog menu.

We just added a large screen TV and several other TVs to keep up on the sports action. Plus, we have a dart board and board games to play during your visit.

Please follow us on Instagram and Facebook at Breaker Brewing Outpost.

#breakerbrewingoutpost

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Joe

Dined on Apr 9, 2025

Great time with friends on a bingo night. Food was good, beers that I had were spot on, and our server was excellent. Always a solid experience at Breaker!

Double Cut Steak House - Pocono Mountains

4.4

4.4 (2535)

$31 to $50

Steakhouse

Mount Pocono / Pocono Manor

About the restaurant

A SIGNATURE DINING EXPERIENCE

Double Cut Steak House truly is a signature dining experience where every detail is considered to transform you from the stresses of business and life.

Transport into our contemporary steakhouse, featuring a menu with robust selections cooked over hot coals including steak, seafood, chops, chicken and vegetables.

The décor will be modern, but not pretentious. The ambiance, sophisticated and multisensory, yet comfortable. The staff, educated, but not showy. The uniforms unique, but classically tasteful. Welcome to Double Cut.

The menu departs from a classic steakhouse without chasing away traditionalists. Categories will range from classic steaks and chops to seafood – including lobster tail.

Live Entertainment in the Bar area on Friday and Saturday Nights from 8pm-Midnight.

Bizzy Award Winner for Best Restaurant 2019 & 2020

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Darren

Dined on Apr 22, 2025

We dined for our anniversary and it was a good experience! We’ve been here before; and the quality of the food is still consistently good. Our server was outstanding! The only negative is the price, however, everything is expensive. Well continue to come for special occasions.

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Berrellis Italian Chophouse

4.3

4.3 (595)

$31 to $50

Steakhouse

Mount Pocono / Pocono Manor

About the restaurant

After a long day of adventuring with the family, come “Wine” down at your new favorite Pocono’s Restaurant. Our robust menu ranges from Prime Dry-Aged Steaks to Classic Italian Pastas, as a new staple of your dining-out experience waiting to be discovered. Various worldly wines and delicious cocktails will keep you warm throughout the evening or maybe that’s just the feeling of the whole family laughing together again. In addition to indoor seating, a deck with tables is available seasonally and weather permitting.

*Any strollers or carts brought to the restaurant, must be left in the designated stroller area inside the restaurant.

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Abigail

Dined on Mar 30, 2025

The two waiters were extremely friendly and provided excellent customer service!!

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Popular dish

Chicken Parmigiana

Sortino’s Italian Kitchen - Pocono Mountains

4.2

4.2 (2252)

$31 to $50

Italian

Mount Pocono / Pocono Manor

About the restaurant

Sortino's Italian Kitchen is a new age red sauce restaurant where old school Italian cuisine meets the modern age. Sortino’s Italian Kitchen is a casual restaurant and bar that brings to the Poconos a tradition of hospitality established by Giorgio and Giacomo Sortino more than 60 years ago when they opened the original Sortino’s Little Italy restaurant in Sandusky, Ohio.

Adding a new chapter to a rich culinary history, Sortino’s celebrates the family recipes and generous spirit of its Sicilian immigrant founders. This is the kind of neighborhood Italian joint that could open on your street tomorrow and would feel like it’s been there forever.

The tone is established by the framed family photos at the entrance, and reaffirmed by the maître ‘d’s warm welcome. The aroma of simmering sauces and fresh-baked breads stimulates the appetite, while the sight of bountiful homemade Italian specialties racing from the kitchen to the table catches the eye.

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Marcia

Dined 4 days ago

We had the best waitress! Food came quickly and was good

Smugglers Cove

4.0

4 (301)

$30 and under

Seafood

Stroudsburg

About the restaurant

We are a Family Friendly Restaurant located in the Pocono Mountains Founded in 1980, and still family-owned and operated, Smuggler’s Cove has been proud to serve loyal customers, visitors and residents of the Mount Pocono and Tannersville, PA communities for nearly 40 years. Your dining experience at Smuggler’s Cove in the Poconos is always a delicious, enjoyable time to remember with family and friends. At our restaurant, you will be treated to delicious, homemade specials, fresh Atlantic seafood, juicy, tender beef, and made-from-scratch soups and desserts. We also feature a fun, lively bar lounge, private dining rooms, a raw bar, award-winning salad bar and so much more. Make a reservation today!

Top review

CharlesVIP

Dined on Apr 21, 2025

Most of my food was very good but the prime rib was tough

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Popular dish

Seafood Norfolk

Trail's End Pub and Grille

3.8

3.8 (618)

$31 to $50

American

Mount Pocono / Pocono Manor

About the restaurant

Savor classic American cuisine and enjoy a frothy brew chosen from our extensive selection of craft beers on hand. At Trails End Pub & Grille, you’ll get the full Poconos restaurant experience complete with spectacular mountainside views and cozy outdoor firepits. Trails End is located slope-side at the bottom of Camelback Mountain making it convenient for both ski-in, ski-out and driving access. For an adventurer’s mid-day fuel-up or a family getaway, Trails End Pub & Grille has you covered.

Join us for Happy Hour every Monday through Friday from 5PM – 7PM!
$10 selected Cocktails and Wine, $5 Draft beer

large parties of 10 or more will be required to order from a prefixed menu

Fire Pits rentals available $100. 00 for a two hour rental. Last reservation of the night is 7pm Sunday -Thursday
8pm Friday and Saturday.
Smore's Kits available

Live Music every Friday , Saturday and Sunday 6pm-9pm

Top review

Melanie

Dined on Apr 16, 2025

We had a reservation at 6pm, got in right on time no problem. Server came to the table within 10 minutes. Took our drink orders, which came out in 5 minutes. Service was great but the food was meh. Good not great. Everything came out warm/hot. The taste was kind of bland. Would not dine here again

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Experience

Trail's End Happy Hour

Dave & Buster's - Scranton

3.5

3.5 (95)

$30 and under

American

Moosic

About the restaurant

Each Dave & Buster’s has more state-of-the-art games than ever, more mouth-watering menu items and the most innovative drinks anywhere. From wings to steaks, we’ve got whatever suits your appetite and our premium bar assures we’re stocked to satisfy! Plus, you can watch your game on one of our massive HDTVs with epic stadium sound.

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rebecca

Dined on Apr 17, 2025

Service was very slow...our waitress was absolutely wonderful. She was nice and polite, happy. She was just very busy. They just need more wait staff and table cleaners.

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