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"When diners need booster seats"
(This makes me wonder whether or not more restaurants are going to ban kids under six. Some do - not fancy ones, either!) http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle...FjM/story.html Excerpts: Dining out with kids might be enjoyable for moms and dads, but can be an unpleasant experience for the other diners. A 2013 survey by Restaurant.com reported that 59 percent of parents eat out on a weekly basis with children. Restaurant revelations included 57 percent of respondents who said eating out is a good time to emphasize table manners. Patel is always watching her kids manners, and was horrified about the couple who failed to mind theirs when dining out last month with their 8-month-old at Alinea, the Michelin 3-star restaurant in Chicago. Chef and owner Grant Achatz took to Twitter to call out the parents for allowing their cranky baby to disrupt dinner service: Tbl brings 8mo.Old. It cries. Diners mad. Tell ppl no kids? Subject diners 2crying? Ppl take infants 2 plays? Concerts? Hate saying no, but . . . , he tweeted. No buts, says Jodi R.R. Smith of Mannersmith Etiquette Consulting in Marblehead, who agrees with Achatz. This is an experience, a once-in-a-lifetime meal. Its an event unto itself, she says.. Smith says Alineas price tag ($470 for a nonrefundable table for two sans alcohol) should have been enough to discourage parents from even considering it appropriate to bring young ones. But if they choose to bring the little guy, they should be ready for a quick exit. The second the noise happens, you have to be willing to leave, she says....... ......But Drabiuk wishes parents demanded considerate behavior from their kids even at family-friendly restaurants. He recalls eating next to a family with rowdy kids at Acapulcos Mexican Family Restaurant & Cantina in Newton recently when two children turned a game of hide-and-seek into full-out tag.. One of the adults at the table actually told them to shut up and took a warm tortilla out of the holder and threw it. One of the children grabbed it and threatened the other child, and they got up and started running around the area. One of the parents looked at us and said, "Oh, these kids. They need to get their energy out. An irked Drabiuk, who was dining with his girlfriend, asked the hostess for a new table in another part of the restaurant. Complimentary apology margaritas followed. The broader point is, those parents felt "I paid for this. I can do what I want, he says. Its like bringing an infant to Symphony Hall. . . . As a responsible adult, you have to take into account other people, Brendan Pelley, chef of Zebras Bistro and Wine Bar in Medfield, on why parents must think of other diners before bringing a child into a restaurant. Its like bringing an infant to Symphony Hall. . . . As a responsible adult, you have to take into account other people, Brendan Pelley, chef of Zebras Bistro and Wine Bar in Medfield, on why parents must think of other diners before bringing a child into a restaurant. Other diners may not be happy, and neither are the restaurateurs. Steve Corcoran, who owns the restaurants Sky in Norwood and 3 in Franklin, says unseated children are his biggest complaint. Its less the crying, but more when theyre free to roam around. Its dangerous if we have a server carrying four or five entrees, he says. We dont want any accidents....... (snip) Lenona. |
"When diners need booster seats"
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