Does Shula's Steakhouse have a child's menu?

[kandb]

I was just wondering. We are staying at the dolphin in Sept. and would like to go to Shula's. We have 3 children and I ain't buying anyone of them a $40 steak Has anyone gone there and remember what was on it? One sight said "child's menu available upon request"

 

[Uncleromulus]

They don't have a published childrens menu because they do not want to encourage children coming to the restaurant.

Here is the childrens menu which I obtained from the manager awhile back:

Chicken Noodle Soup-$6.95
8% Chicken Breast-$11.95
Cheesburger-8.95
Mashed Potatoes-$4.95
Mac&Cheese-$4.95

And that's it.

Again, limited and unpublished because they would rather not have children in the restaurant.
If you do take kids, I recall from other posts that they will be treated well. But crying/misbehaving children would clearly be unacceptable at this restaurant.

 

[shoney]

Have you thought about ordering 1 steak and having the kids split?

We often have our boys split an adult entree instead of the kids menu when dining at home.

 

[mrzrich]

Guest of Shula's are offerred free child care at the Kids club at the Dolphin. This policy and the lack of a published child menu are both to discourage people from bringing their children to the restaurant. That said, there is a childs menu. You must decide for yourself if your children would be well behaved enough to go there.

 

[raidermatt]

We have been bringing our kids to Shula's since they were as young as 16 months and the staff, without exception, has been nothing but kind and gracious.

Going back a few years, they did not have a children's menu (nor did they accept the TIW card). Now they do and it's on par with most of the other children's menus around WDW. I'm sure this has something to do with the family nature of WDW, vs. other locations.

Further, they expanded the appetizer and side dish menu several years ago as well, so there really are a lot of choices for kids who can't/won't handle a steak. http://www.donshula.com/locations.php?sub=2&l=1&restid=10

That said, it is true that the key is how well-behaved the kids are. If they can stay in their chairs (or your lap) and aren't particularly noisy, it will not be a problem. But it's not the kind of place where they should be allowed to run around and any tantrums or crying spells should immediately be taken out to the lobby.

If that sounds good for you, by all means take them. We have never regretted doing so.

They do charge a plate charge for sharing, but my wife has shared with one of the kids before and they never even mentioned the charge. That could be because we also order sides and appetizers.