MI Grounds — Restaurant in Plainwell

This review will be edited pending our return. We brought our 2- and 4-year-olds to play here, since it is a local business to our hometown. There were quite a few toys and playsets perfect for our kids (but not likely for kids over 4). What we weren't prepared for is the play time policy. When you bring your kid(s) to play, you sign up for a 90-minute session with rigid start and end times, and once each session begins there's no additional admittance. We did not know this when we got there at noon and were told the kids needed to wait until 1:30 for the next session to start (ending at 1, with a 30 minute cleaning period before the next group). We ended up leaving without eating or playing because that was too long for our boys to wait. Very disappointing, hopefully this policy does not affect patronage. Make sure to call ahead to find out their schedule before bringing your...

We went with our 3 y/o, 2.5 y/o, and 8 month old Littles. They had so much fun, toys for all ages and plenty to climb on. It wasn't too crowded even with the 10 kid max which was awesome. 90 minutes was the perfect time frame. They were done but not overtired at the end.

I had ordered an espresso at the beginning and a chicken and goat panini after the play time. I was hesitant on the price but it was so worth it! The sandwich was big and full, it was toasty and hot and stayed that way for awhile so I could enjoy the whole thing.We also had a strawberry peach smoothie which was refreshing and so tasty.

I think this is better than Mezzani with a larger food menu to offer, and you don't need to bring your children to enjoy this location for an afternoon. There is a separate area on the opposite side of the building with just seating.

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Welcoming environment where people can bring their children to play safely the adults can socialize or just be out of the house. I like that there is a separate area in the back for people who don't want to be around the sounds of the littles playing if they choose. Service was quick and all the employees that we interacted with were friendly and helpful. The food was pretty good and they had lots of vegan, GF, and vegetarian options. For being a self-proclaimed coffee shop, their drinks were on the low side of average. I ordered a lemonade and it was made from powder, with way too much powder for the size that I ordered. My friend got a 'dirty chai' which is typically made with shots of espresso, but they left out the milk and used brewed coffee instead...