Had a similar experience a few years ago with someone I hadn’t seen in 10 years. No kids making a mess but they were asses during the meal bitching to the waitstaff and complaining about everything.
The service and food was good. The guy was just an ass. When we got ready to leave, we were paying for the meal, so he said he wold take care of the tip. He then dropped a dollar down and said out loud that was all they were worth.
We said goodbye and my wife left another $10.00 and told the manager our apologies. Neither of us wouuld talk to that fool ever again.
Red Lobster is owned by a very leftwing company