My biggest pet peeve is parents who bring their kids to nice restaurants. I just don't get it. Why would you ruin a $100/person dinner by bringing a 2 year-old?
There used to be a restaurant in Pennsylvania that had child and no child seating. We went there alot.
That's easy - because the ENTIRE WORLD POPULATION must enjoy their precious little monster as much as mom and dad do. Actually, I think it's just a case of 'misery loves company.'
"My biggest pet peeve is parents who bring their kids to nice restaurants. I just don't get it. Why would you ruin a $100/person dinner by bringing a 2 year-old?"
I can answer that one - for my husband's birthday, he wanted to go out to dinner at a nice restaurant as a family, not just the steakhouse that the kids love. Our kids were 7 & 2. We told them they would have to behave and that this was a special treat for Daddy's birthday. It was a Tuesday night and we were seated in a back room. They were well-behaved and we had a wonderful meal.
As a side note, I would have thought nothing of walking outside with either one of them or both of them if they acted up - and they both know that.
We have not been out to eat as a family in two years and 4 months. It is too stressful for me and hubby to deal with little Gia.
Depends on the child and, more importantly, the parents. My sibs and I were taken into some of the most upscale restaurants imaginable when we were kids and never caused another diner a moment of distress. Why? Because we were taught proper tables manners and the way to behave long before my parents took us into a restaurant. They also made it very clear that if we acted up when we were out, no matter where we were or what the occasion, we were going home. Period. And they backed it up.
2 many be too young in many cases, but there's no reason a child of 4 or 5 can't be taken into a restaurant if mom and dad have done their job. When I see a brat, I see a lazy or ineffectual parent.