Question for kids meals...

[mommypenguin29]

I have been reading alot on this site and others...a few places I thought I saw kids 3 and under eat free??? Is this true? My dd is 3 and just curious...TIA!

 

[MSLRAC]

It's actually under 3 eats free at buffets and all you care to eat restaurants. If she is 3, you will be charged the kid's price for her.

 

[TheRustyScupper]

1) TECHNICALLY, "kids-under-3-do-not-eat-free".
2) But, when done per policy, they eat almost free.
3) And, based upon CM discretion, they can eat free.
. . . usually the under 3-year-old gets away free
. . . but, the CM can charge for the kid's food/drink, if they want
4) The official rules:
. . . kids under three can eat off the adult's plate
. . . if they order anything , like milk, they are supposed to pay for it
. . . this is anywhere, including buffets
. . . if ordering any food at non-buffets, they are supposed to pay
5) What really happens:
. . . at buffets, kids can get a plate, because who can watch/catch them
. . . at buffets, adults could get the food, instead and give it to the kid
. . . at buffets, the adult could claim it is their plate kid eats from
. . . at buffets, they might as well have a drink, for same reason
. . . at buffets, it's tough to determine it was theirs or their parents
. . . at non-buffet, servers can determine if they ordered food
. . . at non-buffet, it is easy to tell if they got a drink
. . . at non-buffet, the server usually let's the drink go, but not food
. . . at non-buffet, the server usually charges for food ordered for the kid

6) So, to wrap-up, yes, kids under-3 do end up eating free in most cases.
7) At buffets, they can actually take food from the buffet table.
8) But, that is not the official policy.

 

[mb_uh]

Our experience with TS was if we ordered a soft drink separate for our kids not using a meal credit we were never charged- even though I alway planned to pay for what I ordered.

Most buffets will not care about baby eating.

TS restaurants will let the child shrare off your meal -bring you extra plate if needed but if you order something for the child you will have to pay. I have heard that sometimes CRT will give the kid a small plate of something but I think this is probably waiter specific and not something to count on.

I would plan on paying for anything you order for the child and consider it pixie dust if they comp it.