How often do you eat out?

[doodab]

That brings up another question. Is it fair to other diners to bring a noisy / bawling child to a public eatery?

It depends on the eatery. If you're going to somewhere like the ivy then it's reasonable to expect people to behave, whatever their age. If you are going to eat in a child friendly restaurant (i.e. anywhere that provides a kids menu / child seats etc) then you should expect children to be present and behave as children sometimes do.

[DodgyAgent]

Eating out means driving so no drinking. I should get out in the evening's more often.

I live in a rural area but just too many good restaurants within fifteen minutes drive, no taxis around here though which is a bonus.

Plan B?

[Cliphead]

It depends on the eatery. If you're going to somewhere like the ivy then it's reasonable to expect people to behave, whatever their age. If you are going to eat in a child friendly restaurant (i.e. anywhere that provides a kids menu / child seats etc) then you should expect children to be present and behave as children sometimes do.

Nowhere around here does a children's menu but they let the little fckers in anyway if a coven of mum's order coffee and a bun. One day one of them will be scalded to death through no fault of a waiter or pissed of diner (Ihope).

[Cliphead]

Plan B?

Dodgy never fails

[DodgyAgent]

Dodgy never fails

This time next year

[SantaClaus]

That brings up another question. Is it fair to other diners to bring a noisy / bawling child to a public eatery?

At Giraffe or Pizza Express, yes.
Michelin starred restaurant, no.

[Cliphead]

At Giraffe or Pizza Express

I don't live in a city, we have proper restaurants around here.

[mudskipper]

That brings up another question. Is it fair to other diners to bring a noisy / bawling child to a public eatery?

Too many women around here treat restaurants like a creche. Waiters carrying around plates of hot food and toddlers running around unchecked, squealing as they treat the resturant like a playground?

I'd ban all children under the age of twelve and those meeting the criteria subject to review dependent on behaviour.

I don't have a problem with kids in restaurants, especially at lunchtimes. Running around unchecked is a no-no though.

[Old Hack]

Working from home makes it easy to meet friends for lunch so it's almost every day during the week and and least one day at the weekend. Minimum of two nights a week as well.

Contracting away from home meant every night I was away. What d'yall do?

I have just come back from a 6 week break where I ate out every night. KInd of got fed up of it to be honest. First thing we ate at home was steamed veg and a peice of fish.

When I am contracting away, at hotels, I take a camping stove and some pots and pans, and make mostly my own food, as you cant really get a healthy meal at most hotels. I find somewhere nice, and make a small meal. If its hooning down, I do it in the room.

[chef]

Every night while contracting away from home (and that's at least the last 7 years) and possibly 1 or 2 nights when at home...and I'm not even a fat bastard (yet!)

^^^ this


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