A restaurant in North Carolina banned children and business
is booming and it isn’t a wonder. For people who don’t dine out with children
in tow see how wonderful it can be. I don’t know about you but when I go out to
eat in a restaurant I look forward to a relaxing, quiet fine dining experience.
Screaming children kicking away in their chairs, throwing food on the floor, or
running around the dining room do nothing to enhance the experience. Face it,
children blasting electronics and crawling under tables is not pleasant, in the
least. Flat out, it is a nuisance. It ruins the dining experience. Like it or
note, it annoys other diners. Fortunately, some restaurants realize this and
are banning young children from their dining rooms. To that I say, Bravo! Good
show!
Unfortunately,
not all restaurant goers are happy with the decision to ban children in
restaurants. Sorry, folks, but as much as you love your children, not all
people love your children, too. And parents of children have to hear enough of
their children’s whining, why should they listen to yours when all they want to
do is get a peaceful night off? Answer:
No one. If other parents can hire a babysitter to go to a restaurant, you can
too. If you can’t then just stay home. No one forced you to have children. No
one should be forced to endure yours.
Fortunately for restaurant patrons, it isn’t just American
restaurants that have put a ban on children. A restaurant in Australia put a
ban on children under seven after a couple had a misbehaving child in tow. As
if screaming children aren’t enough, how about hearing that someone changed a
baby’s diaper on the table you’re not sitting at. I don’t know about you but
there isn’t enough disinfectant in the world to clean that table up enough for
me to want to eat on it. This actually occurred in a pizza restaurant in Texas,
and also at Chipotle’s. Yuck! All I can say is keep your children home. How
disgusting is that? Talk about unsanitary and revolting. Not to mention
inconsiderate and selfish. If there aren’t enough changing tables in the
restroom, take your baby to your car. Would you want to eat on that table? Not
me. How about watching the diaper change?
And, of course, there is #babygate, that time Chef
Grant Achatz (Alinea, Next, Chicago) took to Twitter to ask what to do about a
crying eight-month-old in the dining room at Alinea: https://twitter.com/Gachatz/status/422172958090489856
Children can be a wonderful thing, but not when dining out. Certainly not when it is someone else's spoiled brat. Screaming
children and people chattering away on cell phones do nothing to enhance the
experience and we should applaud those restaurants that put their patrons need
first. Now all we need is a ban on cell
phone in use in restaurants. Another annoyance of many diners. But that is a
post for another time. That’s my opinion
anyway. How do you feel about it? Do you think restaurants should ban children?
Do you enjoy hearing other’s children scream?
N.C. restaurant owner's business improves after he bans
young children:
Restaurant bans loud children, strollers, booster seats from
dining room:
Australian Restaurant Bans Children Under Seven:
Mother Kicked Out of Restaurant After Changing Her Baby's
Diaper at the Table:
Chipotle Caught in Middle of Diaper Changing Debacle:
#babygate, that time chef Grant Achatz (Alinea, Next,
Chicago) took to Twitter to ask what to do about a crying eight-month-old in
the dining room at Alinea. https://twitter.com/Gachatz/status/422172958090489856
Restaurant's Policy Is 'Kids Eat Not':
Five Reasons to Ban Disruptive Children From Restaurants:
http://www.westword.com/restaurants/five-reasons-to-ban-disruptive-children-from-restaurants-5764934
Growing Number Of Restaurants Banning Children During Peak
Hours Some Parents Say It's Not A Bad Idea, But Experts Say It's Walking A Fine
Line:
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/08/08/growing-number-of-restaurants-ban-children-during-peak-hours/
Texas Restaurant Bans Kids after 7 P.M. After an incident
with several gregarious children, one Houston restaurant has decided to put the
new policy into effect:
You Know Who Hates Screaming Children In Restaurants The
Most? Parents:
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