Bistro de Paris - No Kids?

[Imagineer7]

I've heard from a friend who currently works at Chefs de France that Bistro is considering not allowing kids under the age of 8. Thoughts?

 

[minnie mum]

Glad to hear it.

 

[disneyfav4ever]

It really isn't a child friendly restaurant in the first place. It wouldn't really affect me since I don't have children, but considering there is not even a kid's menu, I don't know why people would want to take their children there in the first place.

 

[TDC Nala]

Certainly wouldn't stop me from eating there.

 

[kabuki]

I don't think there is anything wrong with having a couple places adults only at the parks. They have adult areas on the cruise ship and it seems to work fine!

 

[Happy Mom2]

I have young children, and it wouldn't bother me in the least. There are plenty restaurants to choose from.

 

[oybolshoi]

I would do a happy dance for sure if this were policy. Bistro is designed to be a classic French restaurant and it's not child friendly - and please don't tell me that the parents we've seen there with their toddlers booked an ADR because little Susie loves frog logs and Jimmy craves snails. I'm not buying it.

 

[Ramsfan28]

I think it would be a good move and it makes sense.

 

[lpereira]

Really because all children magically at age 8 develop the ability to sit through a meal. I would have no problem if the rule was ANY disruptive guests would have to leave but some children can and do sit through dinners. I saw 5 appetizers my 4 year old can and does eat. The menu at les chefs isn't so appealing for us.
Its a silly rule rule to implement. I would think that its not being on the dining plan would keep most families out.

 

[oybolshoi]

Really because all children magically at age 8 develop the ability to sit through a meal. I would have no problem if the rule was ANY disruptive guests would have to leave but some children can and do sit through dinners. I saw 5 appetizers my 4 year old can and does eat. The menu at les chefs isn't so appealing for us.
Its a silly rule rule to implement. I would think that its not being on the dining plan would keep most families out.

your four-year-old eats goat cheese tarts, tomato chutney, smoked salmon, tuna tartar, and serrano ham? I sure wish my parents had fed me like that!

 

[TheRustyScupper]

Glad to hear it.

Let's hope it is true !

 

[RMAMom]

Now if they would only adopt a policy that you can only dine there (or anywhere) if you know what an "inside voice" is!

 

[ElizabethB]

Based on our last visit, the cut-off age is too low. Should be more like 12 rather than 8.

 

[lpereira]

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Now if they would only adopt a policy that you can only dine there (or anywhere) if you know what an "inside voice" is!

I would be down with that rule. Apply it to all guests though. I'd add the teeth pickers, makeup appliers, cell phone users, the loud, the smelly. But not in favor of banning due to age.
By no means is my child some magically formed crystallized perfection snowflake. I've picked her happy little butt up and walked out of a $50 a head ballet when she opened geer mouth the second time. Ive also dragged her home from the mcdonalds playground for facile too be nice to people. Come to Jesus. I took her to the pediatrician she was two with a chief complaint of generalized systemic *******ry. The pediatrician taught me the come to jesus method and after 6 months of consistent application we had a publically presentable child. Thats why I'm against banning for age. I'd the first in line for banning for behavior.

 

[minnie mum]

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I took her to the pediatrician she was two with a chief complaint of generalized systemic *******ry. The pediatrician taught me the come to jesus method and after 6 months of consistent application we had a publically presentable child.

OMG I think I just hurt myself from laughing so hard. My DD teaches young'uns. I HAVE to get her to see this.

 

[nytimez]

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I would be down with that rule. Apply it to all guests though. I'd add the teeth pickers, makeup appliers, cell phone users, the loud, the smelly. But not in favor of banning due to age.
By no means is my child some magically formed crystallized perfection snowflake. I've picked her happy little butt up and walked out of a $50 a head ballet when she opened geer mouth the second time. Ive also dragged her home from the mcdonalds playground for facile too be nice to people. Come to Jesus. I took her to the pediatrician she was two with a chief complaint of generalized systemic *******ry. The pediatrician taught me the come to jesus method and after 6 months of consistent application we had a publically presentable child. Thats why I'm against banning for age. I'd the first in line for banning for behavior.

This is an awesome post. If there was a thumbs-up button, I'd hit it until it bled.

I agree, however Disney doesn't want to be in the business of throwing guests out, least of all guests with kids, and too many parents think their monsters are perfect snowflakes and won't remove a disruptive child. Therefore, the only option is to ban kids -- even though, as you correctly point out, WDW restaurants are filled with perfectly horrific adults.

Can you explain the "come to Jesus" method? I'm familiar with the concept... but not as it applies to altering toddler behavior.

One more note: You can't throw "the smelly" out of a French restaurant. But otherwise, I'd be in favor of that ban as well.

 

[shmoogrrrl]

your four-year-old eats goat cheese tarts, tomato chutney, smoked salmon, tuna tartar, and serrano ham? I sure wish my parents had fed me like that!

Actually, my nine- year-old daughter would probably eat just about all of that. Maybe not the Tuna tartar. Of course, my two-year-old son would probably toss the plate and throw the salmon around the room. Thus, we avoid places like that.

I don't have a problem with it at all. Victoria and Alberts has an age limit, and I think that it is nice to have a couple of places for adults only. It isn't like there isn't another French place they can eat if they want.

 

[shmoogrrrl]

Now if they would only adopt a policy that you can only dine there (or anywhere) if you know what an "inside voice" is!

And take away cell phones at the door!

 

[Cheshire Figment]

YAY!! I'm all for it!!Just maybe the limit should be nobody under ten, as V&A, as the adult/child cutoff for everything else.

 

[lpereira]

Victoria and alberts is a multi hour prix fixe menu that starts at $125 & is diamond rated. I wasn't too say 5 star but I'm not sure. I don't think its fair to compare bistro to v&A. It isn't the same.
But let me say I'm not one of those people who is going to gnash my teeth and cancel my plans to go to wdw. Heck i probably wouldn't even leave property to go eat french because there are french places here. My concern is where is the line. I don't want me or my child relegated to substandard food because of age. Chefs is substandard to me. What other restaurants will my child be banned from? No california grille for you, go eat at chef mickeys.
Fwiw no amount of Jesus can make my generally well behaved 4 year old stay that way through a.V&A dinner. I wouldn't even try.