By Breaking Celebrity News Staff

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner took their whole brood out to dinner Saturday night in Los Angeles.

Violet, Seraphina and even little Samuel got to go to their parents' favorite eatery, Toscana, with mom and dad.

The Affleck-Garner clan had a busy dad, with Jen out with Samuel and her girls on separate errands.

The family time is especially important to Garner, as she's about to head off to New Orleans to film The Dallas Buyer's Club with Matthew McConaughey who has lost 30 pounds for his role as an AIDS victim.