Lollipop's Playland Bentleigh East

"Great place to bring the kids! Free for adults to get in but charge for kids. Kids shoes off so socks a must but if forget them can buy here, $3 pair. Hot and cold food available (chips, chicken wraps, nachos, sandwiches, nuggets, cocktail franks, muffins and icecreams) while also hot and cold drinks and the coffee was fine (decaf soy latte, skinny mocha). Also have a room where you can Build-a-Bear. Centre has play area just for the 3 and unders and a car ride. Also climbing wall but only for those over 5. I'm way past 5 but I wouldn't try it! And of course you can hold your child's birthday here. Notice they had staff wanted notices up. They also had an Arts and Crafts table set up with cut outs to do. 5.2 back again and yes great playcentre for kids parties and if wet. But really standards slack. Venue opens at 9am yet at 10.30 paper towel dispenser empty, hand soap dispenser nearly empty, no $2 coins in till which are the only coins accepted in toy dispensers, so frustrating - and don't get me started on claw machine. Has any kid ever won a prize using these? I can understand why on the news you see kids stuck inside them! Also the emergency fire exit door was padlocked. 11.4.23 there early about 10ish so nice and quiet but full by 11 with 500 kids lining up for car ride (OK exaggeration). Also still hiring."

"Absolutely appalling. Nothing working. Children keen to go on motorised cars but not operating. Very disappointing. A far better operation in Sandringham. Total rip off with not even coins available for the overpriced games."

"Had my child's birthday party here recently & highly recommend this place! The whole team including Tiffany & Abbey were incredible & accommodating to every request. They even had the BEST coffee for us to offer our guests for the party! Thank you to LOLLIPOPS BENTLEIGH EAST for a memorable occasion!"

"Had my daughters 6th birthday party here. It was quite unorganised as I don't think they had enough staff on. We didn't receive potato chips, cheezels or the fairy bread which is meant to be included in the party package and I'm not sure what the birthday gift was meant to have been but fairly certain that wasn't received either. Apart from that, the kids had fun playing on the equipment."

"I've never been a fan of play centres as a neuro-divergent individual, though after visiting Rainbow Town not too far from here my mind was changed. Lollipop's and pretty much every other play centre is loud with no quiet spaces available, filthy with bits of food and spills on the ground and play equipment, staff weren't even at the front desk when we entered. The staff in general seem deeply unhappy about working here. There are hiring signs up, though I'd recommend finding somewhere a little better managed and maintained (and cleaned) if you really want to work in a play centre. The vacant tables are also all covered in food and rubbish, like the floors and every other surface. For any health-conscious or plant-based people, the only item on the menu is hot chips. Everything else is the usual fried or packaged 90s tuck shop stuff. For reference Rainbow Town has a full Asian menu including fresh greens and veggies. I would have taken more pictures, but I'm not going to photograph kids I don't know and put them online. I recommend Rainbow Town."