Poll: Okay to ban noisy kids from some places?

Is it OK to ban children from establishments?

  • Yes

    Votes: 263 91.0%

  • No

    Votes: 26 9.0%
  • Total voters
    289
  • Poll closed .
We were out for meal not long back and the kids from a few tables over were actually running around and crawling around people's legs under the table. The Dad, despite being politely informed by myself about keeping his kids under control, didn't give a single **** and even got in my face and tried to act the hard man.

There should be an exemption clause added to the standard statutes that give you the freedom to give irritating, noisy little ****s in a restaurant the quick slap that their parents have quite obviously neglected!
 
I voted no. But after thinking about it again and think she's right.
I have kids but when out they do sit had behave.
Noisy kids does my head in.
 
Ace Modder said:
Being given access to a resturant etc is a privledge not a right. I wouldnt expect an unwashed dirty person who have slept outside in the rain for the night to be welcomed into a resturant, as it would cause issues for other customers.
Kids are no different. At the end of the day, a business owner can choose how he/she wants to run it.
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However mumsnet has the ear of politicians apparently so I fully expect it to be enshrined in law at some point that you aren't allowed to discriminate against families with children.

Having worked in an eating place once you wouldn't believe the state of the carpets where families have been sitting the amount of half eaten food scattered all over was insane. It was like feeding time at the zoo. What they weren't so keen to advertise was the rodent problem but with that amount of food littering the floors all night its hardly a surprise.
 
On a few rare occasions I've been in the situation of screaming/unruly kids flying about a place I'm trying to eat at I've mentioned it to the restaurant staff. Sometimes they have a word and things settle down, or at least attempts are made - but other times there's no concern from staff or total ignorance from the offending parties. It's at that latter point that I have walked out of restaurants a handful of times over the years, I just apologise and pay for what I've eaten (if I'm waiting for food I won't pay for it) and left.

I voted yes.
 
She's being hounded by women that have absolutely nothing better to do - If a restaurant says no kids, then it's no kids. They don't have to serve you.
 
I have kids and to think that there might be nowhere where I could escape from the screaming/shouting/general annoyance of my kids/someone else's once in a while is pretty terrifying tbh.

I think it's fine.
 
Marky said:
She's being hounded by women that have absolutely nothing better to do - If a restaurant says no kids, then it's no kids. They don't have to serve you.
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Or course, they're probably "full time mummies" who spend an hour with the kid, then sit on social media all day, some women need drama and gossip to function and if they can create it, all the better.
 
shauncr91 said:
Not only is it OK, I'd like to see it more widespread. Kids ruin my enjoyment when in a restaurant.
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Funnily enough, after posting this I went out for a meal at a local place (Not by any means a 'family' restaurant) and was sat 2 tables away from a crying child.

My point still stands.
 
I was eating somewhere the other week and there were signs saying "If you can't control your kids we will ask you to leave".
Very simple solution.
 
Dis86 said:
The trouble is they've already caused disruption by that point.
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It should encourage the parents to keep a closer eye on their children. I know it did for us at least, we managed to get a table outside of a restaurant's family room by accident once and were a little paranoid - it all worked out fine for everyone and we left of our own free will. Some of the adults in there made more noise than us :D
 
Whitewater said:
It should encourage the parents to keep a closer eye on their children. I know it did for us at least, we managed to get a table outside of a restaurant's family room by accident once and were a little paranoid - it all worked out fine for everyone and we left of our own free will. Some of the adults in there made more noise than us :D
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Yeah but not everyone is like you and as I say, once disturbed that's it...it's too late. There's also going to be the additional disruption/awkwardness of asking them to go.
 
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