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Well, I would not go there because they ban kids...just to have a kid free meal...
Maybe this is a good marketing strategy for him...see how it works for him...I can't wait to see what happens when a large Hispanic family wants to be seated, or an African American family...he will just point to the sign? Hmmm...let's see how that works...
This particular restaurant's owner says their establishment is "upscale, casual, and quiet." That indicates to me that a lot of noise away from the immediate bar area is not going to be tolerated by the usual patronage. If noisy kids are driving the regulars away, then the owner is totally in the right for setting policy to keep the regulars there.
If he doesn't *also* already have a "no cell phones in the dining or bar area" policy, he should.
Well, I would not go there because they ban kids...just to have a kid free meal...
Maybe this is a good marketing strategy for him...see how it works for him...I can't wait to see what happens when a large Hispanic family wants to be seated, or an African American family...he will just point to the sign? Hmmm...let's see how that works...
It is not a "family-friendly" establishment, period. If it was, he wouldn't be banning 6-year-old kids. It sounds like it's geared more toward adults who want a night out without the kids and leave them at home with a sitter.
Edited to add: I just checked their website - it's a huge property with its own golf target greens, putting greens, and a lake. Definitely a primarily adult setting.
I have no problem with it. Like the other poster said let the market decide whether or not its a good decision. I also support movie theaters that ban people under 18 from entering after a certain time unless their parents are with them and younger children altogether. A business needs to look at the population they serve and make the best choice for their own situation. I have three kids and we do eat out occasionally as a family, but always at "family" places. On the occasion my wife and I do go out by ourselves, we have wandered into many upscale restaurants only to spend our meal sitting next to a wailing infant or kid bouncing off the walls.
Probably the best one was a 9:00pm reservation at Barclay Prime in Philadelphia. This is a VERY high end steak restaurant. Seated 3 tables away from us was a couple with an infant that couldn't have been more than 6 months old. They nonchalantly munched on their $90 Kobe beef steaks while the baby wailed away. They were also rather perturbed when the manager asked them to leave after the baby was crying for about 10 minutes straight.
Nothing against kids, but there are times and places that aren't appropriate for them to be.
It's their establishment, they can make the rules.
I know parents like to go out to eat as well and just because they had kids shouldn't mean they can't go out and enjoy a meal but I do wish that some of those parents would take their kids outside if that kid starts throwing a fit/screaming/tantrum/ whatever because it is absolutely NOT pleasant for all the others around.
Yes, the child may be "just a child" but the parents are not children and need to be aware that even though they are in absolute love with their children, others are not, especially when the kid starts throwing things and screaming at the top of their lungs.
I've seen some parents have very well disciplined children in restaurants and I don't mind the kids at all and I've seen some parents just let the kids throw their fits right there on the floor next to the table OR let their kids run up and down the aisles or rows of tables disrupting other patrons and it really ticks me off.
If there was a restaurant available where I knew kids weren't going to be, (and I don't mean eating at a bar), I would patronize that restaurant.
I have trouble finding a QUIET restaurant, period. Sometimes the adults are as loud as the kids. Even at places like Ruth's Chris, there always seems to be a big table of people cackling at the top of their lungs. Either that or loud music blasting through the speakers.
I do kind of agree with the "let the market decide" mentality. Here in IL smoking was banned in all public places a few years ago. While I don't personally smoke, I do believe it should be the business owner's decision to make, not the governments. If banning smoking hurts their business, they should be able to allow it. Its their business afterall, and non-smokers don't have to go there. This is sort of the same type of thing. I really don't have a problem with upscale places banning kids, and I don't typically go to upscale places because I don't feel comfortable bringing my kids there. I would be kind of peeved if more typically family friendly places started banning young kids though.
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