Kids at Shula's?

[nvrenoughdisney]

Has anyone ever taken kids to Shula's steakhouse or is it really just an adults only restaurant. I realize it is expensive but they don't have a kids menu so it made me wonder if they are welcome there or not. I have three kids, ages 2, 7, and 9 if that helps. Thanks!

 

[TDC Nala]

There is a kids menu, but they don't publish it. They will give it to you if you ask for it. It's not a family restaurant, but they will not turn you away if you have kids. They apparently get guests with kids relatively often.

 

[Happy99]

I don't know about your two year old but if you dine at one of the signature restaurants at the Swan and Dolphin you can use the kids club for free when you saw them your restaurant receipt. we have been there with kids when they were younger and they were fine we just ordered them an appetizer or a soup. Our kids were never big kids menu fans. I can tell you last time we were there it was a very dark room in case that matters

 

[meredith1]

I would take my kids (5, 2 and 2). It's a steakhouse at Disney. Make an early ressie and it'll be fine. If they didn't want kids then, they would publish an age limit like Victoria and Alberts. Take your kids and enjoy!

 

[TheRustyScupper]

SHULA'S KID'S MENU: (3/28/2103)
All items at Shula's are ala carte.

Appetizers
. . . Chicken Noodle Soup $7.00

Entrées
. . . French Cut Chicken Breast $12.00
. . . Cheese Burger $9.00

Sides
. . . Mashed Potatoes $5.00
. . . Macaroni and Cheese $5.00

Desserts
. . . Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream, Vanilla or Chocolate $3.00

NOTE: And, yes, $9.00 is an expenseive cheeseburger.

 

[Happy99]

SHULA'S KID'S MENU: (3/28/2103)


NOTE: And, yes, $9.00 is an expenseive cheeseburger.

Not if you live in the NYC area

 

[Art 1]

I would be very unhappy being seated next to a child at Shula's. It's just not right to take a child there. IMO.

 

[DLgal]

Just because you can doesn't mean you should. They strive for an adult atmosphere. Don't ruin it. Put the kids in the Camp Dolphin and enjoy a nice quiet meal.

 

[goofyintoronto]

I would be very unhappy being seated next to a child at Shula's. It's just not right to take a child there. IMO.

Just because you can doesn't mean you should. They strive for an adult atmosphere. Don't ruin it. Put the kids in the Camp Dolphin and enjoy a nice quiet meal.

These are very good points.

 

[tluvstink]

I have 2 teen DDs who knew how to behave in a restaurant when they were younger. I can honestly say I would not take them to Shulas.

Terri

 

[jimim]

I would be very unhappy being seated next to a child at Shula's. It's just not right to take a child there. IMO.

Hope u aren't going in June 20th ill be there with my 3 year old and 11 month old. Not all kids are horrible at dinner. My daughter has been eating at sign dining since 13 months. She knows how to behave in a restaurant we have been taking her out since she was 6 months. She is used to longer meals and u give her bread and some crayons to keep her busy and she is cool. People have kids and some people choose to be with their kids out at night vs dropping them off somewhere. My parents did it with me and I do it with them.

Jim

 

[buzzgirls&dad]

We just ate at Shula's during spring break (in fact we were there twice). I don't think we saw anyone there much younger than about 9 or 10. I will say that the few kids that were there were very well behaved and I don't say that often about a Disney restaurant. For the prices I would never return if there were kids running around, as it's set up for and older child/ adult atmosphere. just my 2 cents.

 

[nkereina]

Shula's is a chain and I know at other locations, such as the Cleveland one, kids are welcome.

 

[nvrenoughdisney]

Thanks for all the replies. Although I'm still a little conflicted I'm leaning against skipping it, mainly because of the two year old. I don't want to pay that much money for a meal and be a nervous wreck the entire time about whether he is going to be perfectly well-behaved. We always go to Le Cellier (and we have an ADR there) so maybe we will just stick with that. Thanks again!

 

[Eliza'sMom]

Thanks for all the replies. Although I'm still a little conflicted I'm leaning against skipping it, mainly because of the two year old. I don't want to pay that much money for a meal and be a nervous wreck the entire time about whether he is going to be perfectly well-behaved. We always go to Le Cellier (and we have an ADR there) so maybe we will just stick with that. Thanks again!

This tends to be my sentiment too. My 5-year-old has always been well-behaved at restaurants as long as we kept the food coming. We still never took her to signature restaurants when she was younger because being stressed out about every little noise she makes or piece of food she drops doesn't make for a very relaxing, enjoyable dining experience. Now we have a 1-year-old who is much more unpredictable in restaurants, and I don't want to pay a lot and look forward to a meal only to spend half of it walking around with her outside the restaurant. We save those restaurants for the trips when the grandparents accompany us and keep them or for a few years from now when they're a little older.

 

[aubriee]

I would be very unhappy being seated next to a child at Shula's. It's just not right to take a child there. IMO.

Just because you can doesn't mean you should. They strive for an adult atmosphere. Don't ruin it. Put the kids in the Camp Dolphin and enjoy a nice quiet meal.

I have 2 teen DDs who knew how to behave in a restaurant when they were younger. I can honestly say I would not take them to Shulas.

Terri

For the prices I would never return if there were kids running around, as it's set up for and older child/ adult atmosphere. just my 2 cents.

Agree! It's not a place I'd take kids and if someone did, I'd hope they'd take them out if they started being disruptive. Well behaved kids are welcome at just about every WDW restaurant (except Victoria and Albert's). The problem is some parents think their kids are being cute, rather than disruptive. We have friends like that and we just don't go out with them to a nice restaurant any more. They think their kids are well behaved and "just being kids", but if they are loud, running around, disrupting someone else's meal they need to be taken out. If I was seated next to a table with small kids at Shulas I would quietly ask for another table and I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one.

 

[Joan1]

Agree! It's not a place I'd take kids and if someone did, I'd hope they'd take them out if they started being disruptive. Well behaved kids are welcome at just about every WDW restaurant (except Victoria and Albert's). The problem is some parents think their kids are being cute, rather than disruptive. We have friends like that and we just don't go out with them to a nice restaurant any more. They think their kids are well behaved and "just being kids", but if they are loud, running around, disrupting someone else's meal they need to be taken out. If I was seated next to a table with small kids at Shulas I would quietly ask for another table and I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one.

Agree but it also has to do with the child and how they are taught. Some children are just more hyper than others and parents should take that into account. Others are not. When our children were younger they had to sit at the table with us for meals, they weren't allowed to run around the house and stop at the table and eat. They weren't allowed that at relatives houses either so when we went to restaurants they sat and behaved. Did they have their moments if they were over tired? Sure but that is when one of us would walk them outside.

We always went out to eat and at expensive fancy places with our children. Were there times we made it an adult only meal? Of course but if we didn't teach them how were they to learn how to behave in a restaurant? I see some adults that need to be taught how to behave in restaurants. Some restaurants we went to didn't have kids menus and that was fine our kds preferred real food and we always ordered them an appetizer for their meal. We are fortunate to live in the NYC area with loads of restaurants and see many people out at nicer places with children and they are welcomed. We have been to places that they ask what we would like for the kids they will make something up for them and that was appreciated but we never asked it was offered. My children are now young adults at 18 and 16 years old and now appreciate that we took them everywhere and feel like they were taught life lessons that they feel comfortable doing things on their own and with friends. Our18 year old is going to spend the summer in Europe on a college program and isn't nervous about it at all as we have taken them with us on all of our travels and she has learned from that

I do have to say that when we did go out with the children when they were young we did tend to eat on the early side. For those of you that want to avoid as many children as possible I would say dine later. We have friends that do not have children but visit WDW twice a year and always dine at 8:30pm or later to avoid the rush of loads of children not because they don't like them but because it is a quieter time.

To the original poster while I wouldn't hesitate to take may children there when they were younger here are a few things to keep in mind.
One it is on the expensive side, two it is a longer meal it isn't a meal that you are done in 45 min to an hour, will your children be ok with that?

We were on a 11nt DCL cruise in Europe and there was a large family that decided to put all the children including the 3 year olds at one table by themselves while the adults were at a table by themselves. The kids were on top of the tables runing around the restaurant, making a total mess of everything and leaving the servers to take care of those kids. The adults never told the kids to stop and I felt really bad for the servers. Some of the kids that were 9 or 10 that started running around and hitting into people's chairs when they go to mine I caught their eye and nicely told them not to come near our table and they were taken aback but I was NOT dealing with parents that are indifferent to this. It is obvious they were allowed to do this at home because not one of the 12 adults blinked an eye at this behaviour

 

[jimim]

Shula's is a chain and I know at other locations, such as the Cleveland one, kids are welcome.

This is why i find this whole kid discussion as funny. It is a chain and not like it's a place like the Gramercy or Il Gattopardo in New York.

jimi

 

[jimim]

Agree! It's not a place I'd take kids and if someone did, I'd hope they'd take them out if they started being disruptive. Well behaved kids are welcome at just about every WDW restaurant (except Victoria and Albert's). The problem is some parents think their kids are being cute, rather than disruptive. We have friends like that and we just don't go out with them to a nice restaurant any more. They think their kids are well behaved and "just being kids", but if they are loud, running around, disrupting someone else's meal they need to be taken out. If I was seated next to a table with small kids at Shulas I would quietly ask for another table and I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one.

Not all kids run around and yell. So if a 2 year old was siting there coloring and eating goldfish (like many of the sign places put out for kiddo's) you would ask for another table? Ya i can see if the kid was running around ur table I would be upset too, but the whole point is not all kids are the same and if ur kid is able to sit there and eat in a restaurant then why shouldn't they be welcome? there are adults that i have been around in restaurants that are worse behaved then kids I know. It's all how u teach ur children and proved them with opportunities to practice proper behaviors such as in a restaurant.

 

[Happy99]

This is why i find this whole kid discussion as funny. It is a chain and not like it's a place like the Gramercy or Il Gattopardo in New York.

jimi

Plus you are at WDW there WILL be kids everywhere