Jungle In The City

This place is a tardis! You’d never know from the entrance on Gardiner Street how big it actually is inside.
This was out first visit, having been to Wonder World a good few times, but choosing to come here as it opens earlier. Comparing it to somewhere like like Wonder World is always going to be a tough gig, basically this place has it’s pros and cons.
Pros:
— serves a good cuppa and at £1 for a large mug is cheap!
— wide range of toys, from ride ons to trucks to giant dance mats for kids to play with on top of the soft play area
— breakfast rolls looked good (I never tried one) but all are under £2
— lots of seating (& highchairs) including a few comfy if worn couches
— staff are lovely
Cons:
— smells a bit damp (I feel a bit blurgh just writing that but I really put me off)
— areas of the soft play are really quite worn out & in need of replacing
— some of the toys need cleaned or binned!
— there are signs everywhere in relation to food — they don’t like you bringing your own food in, totally understand this when they sell food, but show me the parents of a small child who don’t carry bribery snacks? And when your child insists on eating that exact thing are you supposed to leave?
All in all this place is pretty okay for the entry fee charged. I can’t help but feel it could be improved quite easily though with a bit of care and attention.

If this place was a noise it would be a full scream in the face through a megaphone in a tunnel. It’s kids on speed. It’s play times two. It’s insanity squared and multiplied by infinity. with ice cream around it’s face.
Plonked in a wee unassuming patch in fair Partick, the exterior of this joint lies. It’s a darn durty lie. For behind the single door lies an epic sprawling area of soft play and what feels like a land of marshall law.
Kids rule here. Parents can be found covering in corners supping on quadruple espressos, rocking back and forth muttering something about the apocalypse and how nice it might be right about now.
Oh please dear reader, please do not take this to be a negative review or indeed that I don’t love spending time with my kids. Please just show this review to a parent and see if they begin nodding and a tear forms at the side of their eye (or both).
It serves food. It has seats, it’s a little rough around the edges, but that’s never a complaint you’ll here from a 3 year old as they whip through the place dressed as a princess on a Peppa Pig trike with chocolate stains around their mouth and devilment in their tiny little eyes… the apocalypse could be nice right about now

This has got to be my favourite place to take the kids it’s incredibly friendly and there’s loads for kids to do including ball pits, play frames, books, toys and costumes. There’s also loads of space for adults to relax, grab a coffee and read. It’s become a great part of our family routine. If it wasn’t for Jungle in the City, I would never have found the time and space to do my French course. The kids seem to play together so well and that let’s the adults get some time to themselves. It really is a fantastic place to take the kids. Check out