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At the brightly-lit and casual Q. Cumbers, salad fixings, soups, meat and pasta entrees, beverages, and desserts are all included in the price, for as-healthy-as-you-want-it-to-be buffet dining.

Crayons, coloring sheets, balloons, boosters, and high chairs welcome families, and the staff cleans up messes and spills without losing their cheer. The long salad bar is always available, but the prepared dishes change daily. Kids love the frozen yogurt and sundae toppings bar, but parents can also try to get picky eaters to sample new fruits and veggies (open wide for chick peas!) without making an entire dish at home.

Q. Cumbers serves holiday meals and Sunday brunch. Large groups can be accommodated with (and sometimes without) a reservation. Ask for a table to be set with balloons for a party after ice skating, miniature golf or pedal boat rides at Centennial Lakes, located at ground level. Restrooms, with changing tables, are down a long corridor behind the dessert bar.