Complaints about kids at restaurants

[MoonFaerie]

I don't think even Cruella can complain about the mere presence of children. It is when their behavior interferes with my dining experience. Then I have an issue with it.

Other than that, won't impact me in the slightest.

I also have to say, my tolerance diminishes based on location. Signature dining? Not so much

Character meal at MK, you kinda expect more children and a different sound level. If they scream and have a meltdown, then that is over the top for me too

YMMV

I agree. We take our kids to nicer restaurants all the time, including at Disney. They also know that we won't hesitate to leave if they aren't behaving appropriately. There are times for acting wild and crazy. At mealtime is never that time.

 

[mickeysgirl17]

There is acting out and "acting out". A child that might talk a bit loud, whine, or get up once or twice is acting out. A child that pushes past others to see something, runs around other tables, throws food or items, or screams/yells constantly for 15+ mins is "acting out". There is NO excuse to allow a child to continue to "act out" and bother other diners. None! It is rude to allow a child to do that. Period.

Simply put... if your child can not sit still during dinner then maybe you need to rethink things. If the management/servers have to get involved then it is beyond your child just acting out. If diner around you feel they are baby sitting your kids because they are near their table as much as the kids own, then there is a problem.

I would never allow my children to disrupt other diners. If children disrupt other diners while in restaurants, then the parents need to discipline them. I just don't believe children should be banned from signature restaurants completely or many parents would never be able to go.

And children act out anywhere, so if they do, what does this mean? That they can't eat in any restaurant at disney? I understand that signature restaurants are supposed to be quieter, but this is disney world, and children are everywhere except for Victoria and Alberts. People who want a quiet dinner should go somewhere off property.

 

[323sarg]

We go to Disney every year. When we are home we eat out all the time. My kids are very well behaved and enjoy going out to eat as a family. We are from New Orleans so they have been to some really nice places like Emerils, Tujaque's, Galatoires, and a slew of other local places.

Now they are not perfect, there have been times when they needed small "attitude adjustments" but 99.99999% they are on the up and up. AND TRUST ME THEY ARE NO ANGELS!!!

I think people should come and go as they please. If someone is looking for a place to eat with no children, I don't know if DW is the best place. Maybe room service?

 

[Jessica14]

I agree. We take our kids to nicer restaurants all the time, including at Disney. They also know that we won't hesitate to leave if they aren't behaving appropriately. There are times for acting wild and crazy. At mealtime is never that time.

We are the same way! Before we had kids, I remember visiting a Seattle restaurant and watching the two year old nearly knock down the waitstaff and get slammed with the door that lead out to the patio. Parents oblivious, of course.

I have a friend who is a Positive Discipline instructor and she always says that when your child is misbehaving or reacting in a negative manner, look to your own behavior and also to what could be causing your child's behavior, such as being overtired. Now, when I bring my kids out on an errand after school, I know my 5 year old is going to be tired, so we discuss what is expected in, say, Target. I also let him know our agenda-we are going for milk and cat litter and then we are going to mail a letter at the post office. It has helped a lot! We do the same with a restaurant. And yes, we have taken my kids out of all kinds of places where they were having a hard time.
Jessica

 

[handinpocket]

It's not the kids people should have the problem with it's the parents that don't parent them.

I don't mind children but I always hope they behave.

Truthfully I would rather be sitting next to a family with a few kids than a tableful of women that are drinking. Twice our fine dining has been interrupted by a table of women shrieking with laughter the more they drink. You know those girls...the ones that scream over anything.
Lisa

I so know what you mean! We had a meal ruined at Kona Cafe due to obnoxious drunk women. They just got louder and louder and LOUDER. It made me long for a whiny baby over their shenanigans.

 

[apostolic4life]

I so know what you mean! We had a meal ruined at Kona Cafe due to obnoxious drunk women. They just got louder and louder and LOUDER. It made me long for a whiny baby over their shenanigans.

So Very True!!!!

 

[goofy4prez]

I have no problem seeing children in the nicer signature restaurants, after all it is WDW and children are everywhere. Like others, I have a problem with a child that is behaving inappropriately and the parents seem to not care or do anything about their childs behavior. I don't care if it's at a signature restaurant, 1TS restaurant, CS, or McDonalds back home.

 

[wtccheermom]

Last year Victoria and Albert imposed a no child under 10 does that mean you will not be going. People are not complaining about children in restaurants its brats that people don't want and the bad habit people have of excusing them. Why should people be told to use room service because of the screaming brat brigade. Why defend people who let children run around screem, climb on other diners table, through food, screem for over half an hour. All people are welcome at disney restaurants but that welcome doesn't include spoiling some one else's meal because you cant be bothered to parent.

I have to say I partly agree with you. I have 2 children ages 8 and 2 and we do not tolerate bad behavior and public. So what we do if this happens in a restaurant one of us gets up with the child(which is almost always the 2 year old) goes out tries to get them back to normal and we go back in and if it happens again we leave if we have not yet ordered and if we have one of stays and gets it to go. No one should have to be inconvenienced during their meal because my child can simply not get it together. If we arein Disney we go back to the room so my child can have some down time and time to pull themselves together. I think parents who continue to dine while their snowflake is disturbing everyone else are completely selfish and definitely have a me first attitude.

 

[drenalin'junkie]

BTW,I'd like to thank the majority of parents who do a great job keeping kids behaved while in a difficult situation.By and large I've had better experiences with theme park kids than many other venues.