Stomping Grounds Playland

My niece at a birthday party there my granddaughter and her friends grandchildren have gone there they’ve had a great time. If you think there’s a kid that’s a problem you just let them know. Supervise your own children. My children have a great time there. Children need to learn to work out problems themselves.

So I have been a lover of of Stomping grounds since 2013.
Children under 1 are free! You know I love me some free. But seriously this place is awesome. Sometimes when it is cold outside or raining or your munchkin just isn’t old enough to really enjoy the park this is the perfect indoor playground.
I had my son’s first birthday here and the staff was great. It is a little pricey to host a party here. Not really good bang for your buck so I wouldn’t suggest it. But this place is great for advancing your infants/​toddlers motor and development skills.
They have 2 sections one side is for kids 2 and under and the other side is for 3 and up. Let me just say my old lady body is not built for the 3 and up side. It gets rowdy!
I love taking my son here. I let him play his little heart out, great before nap time. :)

Yes, it is true. Most kids are unsupervised by parents. However, I feel like it’s rather the fault of the parents, than this facility.
What this facility does lack is more upbeat and friendly service.
Overall, it’s an okay place to let kids run the energy out once in a while. With little ones, come on a weekday morning, when older kids are in school.

Better on weekdays when most older kids are in school. Otherwise it’s over crowded, kind of dirty and smelly. Staff is great and café options not bad for kids. There is still a funky odor in here like smelly socks in the eating area that they should address otherwise it’s perfect way to exhaust a kid!

Visited the facility today for a child’s birthday party. There was a kid who seriously bit 2 kids leaving very distinctive bite marks (significant indents can be seen for 7 teeth top and bottom) and had been pushing children all day. Management and other staff were made aware of the situation on several different occasions and did NOTHING to take corrective action or even address the issue. Mind you it took a while to determine who management was as they were not even dressed in uniform. They were wearing a «Sprout» shirt and listened to the parents complaining about the situation to other staff members and did not make and attempt to properly introduce himself. It wasn’t until management was consistently requested did he step over.
A parent actually got into a verbal confrontation with the parent of the biter. Not one employee even come out from behind the counter to diffuse the situation, monitor the child, or speak to any parents. This same child continued to push and shove kids. Including violently pushing two other children. The family of another child became very vocal as the child was trying to bully his child and complained to the staff. This was 5^th complaint I witnessed. It should not take 5 complaints for an establishment to take action.
My warning to all parents considering this establishment for parties. If a situation like this arises, You will not receive support or have issues addressed by management. The playgrounds rules established by the facility see rule #6 «be nice» are obviously not enforced.
I will not be able to recommend this establishment until a well developed plan of action is developed and implemented for these situations. I would recommend modeling a structure similar to child care facilities where biting and consistent aggressive behavior is not tolerated and consequences are enforced for the safety and well being of their patrons.
On the other hand, Mary was so wonderful in helping facilitate a wonderful party! She was the bright spot of the day. Thank you Mary!

Great concept, but wonder about cleanliness. While the immediate (toddler) playground looks clean enough, the adult sitting area, halls and restrooms are atrocious. The kids often travel to their parents on cracker ridden floors and back to the play area so it is unlikely to be terribly clean. And while I understand some stray crumbs, etc. (it is a children’s place after all) should not be as much as there was today. The halls and restrooms have no excuse for how nasty they were. I didn’t want to use them and two little girls who came in after me were even commenting on finding a clean stall. Finally, there is no one monitoring the ages of kids in the 2 and under area. I don’t like to be the one to tell a stranger’s child what to do, but when your 6 yo is running down my 2 yo in a 2 and under area, I will. As originally stated, I love the concept and will come when it’s 103 out but not otherwise. If they clean it up and monitor a bit more, I’d willing come more often.

I’m a nanny & love bringing the kiddies here to play. They have a coffee bar and many yummy food options as well. Perfect option for play dates/​birthday parties.

I grew up in Sugar Land, and my parents still live here, so we visit a couple times a year. Stomping Grounds is a must when we are in town and it’s too dang hot to play outside. The play area is expansive, and the entire location is very clean. I’m not sure why anyone would give this place less than 5 stars cause it truly meets the needs of a fun time. My daughter is 8 and this allows her a nice place to meet other kids, run around, and not be glued to her video game.
Plus the parents lounging areas are really swank! The menu has better than snack bar options, the coffee is not just plain black, and it’s priced well. I love the cozy leather chairs and the table options. If you need a safe option for doing homework or need to work remotely. Your kids can play. And you can use the wifi! Austin doesn’t have anything close to being this cool and convenient. I’m jealous. :)

loved the setup. Decent lunch counter with healthy options at a reasonable price. Separate areas for young ones 2 and under and for the older kids. Large enough to let kids play but not so large that they get lost. Wish we had one of these in Northeast Tarrant County.

It sucks that this has to get one star, but it is what it is. There is NO supervision from other parents. I am not a helicopter mom; I just keep and eye out and make sure that no one gets hurt. That being said, it is hard to keep and eye on the kids when they are high up and can’t be seen. Finally was able to see my child, on the floor getting kicked in the stomach over and over by another kid! The other kid’s father saw him doing it and did nothing. I obviously spoke up and get labeled as the crazy lady! Oh well.
It is a great idea but parents seriously need to keep an eye on their kids instead of messing around on their cellphones and tablets.

It’s Sunday at 10:00 am and I was allowed to bring the boys into Stomping Ground today. There were no parties. It has always been a good place for me to due my college work while the boys played in a safe environment. It still is just a slight customer service course required for the ladies at the front desk. They hardly smile and talk so softly you can’t hear them. No up sales at the register when ordering food. Otherwise, glad we made the trip.

The reviews should all be 5 stars, this place is amazing, you have to watch your kids because of other kids, but that’s everywhere you go. You can’t find a place as cool as this anywhere else! We moved away, and still come back here anytime we are in town, our son plays while me and my husband drink coffee and watch him have a blast. Very cheap too!

While I didn’t try any of the coffee or food, I thought the play area was great! My toddler was entertained for $ 5 on a rainy day? Very cool! One complaint is that the toddler area isn’t completely enclosed and once my 20 month old saw the big kid area… I couldn’t keep him contained. I think that once my little one turns 3– this will be my local spot to get out of the house and let him burn off some energy. I’m a fan and will be back.

Though this a good concept there a couple if things missing here. I went to stomping grounds today and a two year old child playing in the smaller child area purposely pushed my 9 month old hard and he fell back and hit his head on the wood. Then when I asked who the mother of the boy was, a woman approached me and got in my face. I told her that she needed to discipline her child because he purposely pushed and hurt my baby. She went on to tell me how I don’t know her and don’t need to say anything to her baby and how she was going to «get» me in the parking lot. After that while still trying to let my child play these children kept coming back and trying to get not only in my child’s face, but my face when I pulled him close to me. I told the children to go play and another woman who was with the first one told me I don’t need to be putting my hand in her child’s face which did not happen. The manager on duty told us if it kept on she was going to have to kick us both out. I said ask anyone in here what happened and thank goodness there were people to back my story up. How is this stomping grounds problem? Well they need to have more supervising of the at areas especially the smaller child play area because obviously people do not watch their children. Secondly they need to put more padding down in the play area because there is about 3 feet of wood around the play area for the smaller kids and take away the sharp edge tables in there. Someone needs to stay in that area and supervise. Lastly they need to have security for ghetto people like that. Never in my life have I ever seen anyone behave like such an animal and threaten people in front of children especially because their child hurt someone else’s child. I love the idea of stomping grounds, but it is getting out of control. Such a shame.

This is the coolest place ever! We brought my 1 year old and 11 year old here for the afternoon and we will definitely be back! The play area for the 1 year old was so clean and very age appropriate. We really appreciate them separating them from the older kids and trying to make sure the older ones didn’t come and run all over the babies. My 11 year old enjoyed the older play area so much! she said it was the funnest one that she has ever been on. We also decided to grab something to eat while we were there and wow! the food was so good! We ordered the veggie sandwich and the panini. We also got the chicken nugget kids meal and that was great too! We were impressed with the entire place and loved that when you walk in it didn’t smell sweaty and like dirty feet. as most gyms do! it smelled clean and the staff was very friendly! Can’t wait to come back!

I took my daughter and nephew here for some playtime about 3 months ago. The kids mainly ran around the area for little ones, and enjoyed climbing over everything and mingling with the other kids. They seemed to have a great time. It was cool that while they played, my husband and I ordered some coffee and a surprisingly good white chocolate mocha. We carried a display number to where our kids were, and a sweet teenager brought our drinks to us with a friendly smile.
I had 2 problems with this place. It was very congested. There were way too many people in such a small toddler area. Also, the hostess at the front was not very friendly. She didn’t smile, spoke very little, and seemed really annoyed that she had her job. If it hadn’t been for that initial interaction with this rather poor representation of the business, I would have given it 5 stars for making my daughter sleep so well that night.
I’m going to try Monkey Joes next.

Seemed like a decent place at the beginning but it’s pretty chaotic in the toddler section. I know this will sound weird but 2 4-​year olds were bullying the 2-​year olds around in that section and there was no discipline.
One could say it’s a parent’s responsibility but, Monkey Joe’s has way more staff around checking in on things. The staff here seemed pretty much overwhelmed by food and drink orders along with birthday parties. Didn’t see anyone around looking after what was going on in the actual attraction… the kid play areas.
The overall area seems pretty congested in comparison with similar places. Food portions were small and fairly overpriced but this should be no big surprise.

I concur that Stomping Grounds feels like a slightly more upscale McDonalds with about the same security measures & employee level competence.
When we arrived we were greeted (kind of) and the kids & I were all stamped with the same number so no one with a different stamp could take them out of the play area. The 3 and under section (which was the only section we were in) was really small but my kids had a blast. It was just the right size for both them and myself to feel comfortable allowing them to explore on their own. I too wish there was a gate to this area which would prevent them from wandering out.
The one thing that the employees were good at was making sure the older kids stayed out of the little kids area. Twice they had to forcefully remind older kids they could not be in this area. What was especially annoying was the moms of these older kids were sitting in the little kids play area allowing them to continue on even after the employees told them to get out! The ladies didn’t even bat an eye and it was beyond rude for them to ignore the rules as well the employees.
As we were leaving no one checked our stamps to make sure I wasn’t leaving with someone else’s kid so I’m kind of baffled why they stamped us in the first place. It’s nice to have that type of security but it is utterly useless unless you enforce it. Perhaps it was because it wasn’t busy? Not sure… but whatever the reason watch your kids very closely when they are here because it apparent no one else is.
The kids had a blast and overall I felt like it was a nice safe place to be away from the outdoor elements (i.e heat & mosquitos) and kill a few hours of the day. I would not recommend this place on a weekend though… like I said before, the 3 and under section is pretty small & I imagine they would’ve had much less fun if there were significant amount of kids playing at the same time.

Took my 2 year old and 10 month old to the toddler section. Four big girls (10 years old or so) came running in and took over the area. I put up with it for about ten minutes before asking the staff if they enforced the 2 and under rule in the toddler area. Their response? «Sometimes when it’s really busy».
It’s a great idea but not well-​run. We left and won’t be back.

As someone else stated in the reviews below this is like a giant McDonald’s playground. As such you should expect to supervise your children as they play, just like being in a normal neighborhood or city park.
Having said that, my girls have a wonderful time there (ages 3 and 1.5). There is free WiFi if you need it, but typically I just like to supervise my kids as they play.
The food is OK, good for a snack but I wouldn’t expect to have dinner here. The service is not the finest but for the most part the staff takes care of their business.