Should pubs and restaurants be kid-free zones? (The Guardian)
Should pubs and restaurants be kid-free zones? (The Guardian)
'I don’t come here to enjoy other people’s children!' Should pubs and restaurants be kid-free zones?
Children were once banned from most British pubs. Some owners and customers miss ‘the good old days’ – but can they really turn back the clock?
I always thought of it like this. If the main purpose of the establishment is alcohol, children shouldn’t be allowed. So bars, breweries, etc. If a restaurant also happens to have a full bar, with bar tables (different than the regular restaurant tables) then kids should be allowed in the restaurant part only.
I know no one upholds anything like that, since I see kids all over breweries and bars in restaurants but it would be nice.
Personally, I’d pay extra for a completely child free eatery though.
32I'd even settle for just "not demonized for not allowing children". We have had some breweries here that have attempted to and parents just screech about how they're not "family friendly". Yes, that's the point, it's not a family friendly place. It's a place for adults to come and drink, what is so bad about some of them choosing to be adult only?
19Yeah, people seem to have forgotten that parenthood is a sacrifice. I’m in no way saying people who have children shouldn’t be allowed in public, but there is a time and place for kids. Personally, I wouldn’t want my kids around a bunch of drunk people, if I were a parent.
What’s next strip clubs?
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Pubs are not 18+ in the UK?
10Depends, uk licensing laws are complex... for example a pub with an area set aside for serving a substantive meal may be permitted children in those areas only if they are eating with adults.
A restaurant with a pub/bar attached, even if completely openly attached so looks exactly the same as the pub example above, will almost certainly be permitted to serve children food without an adult present (at least legally, some may have policies against that).
And those are the easiest examples.
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Restaurants would be a much more peaceful place if they were, that's for sure.
5I’m in Seattle, and while pubs/bars are 21+, it’s up to breweries whether they want to allow kids.
One of my favorite local breweries recently decided to switch to all ages, and it was really disappointing. Doesn’t seem crazy to hope for a kid-free experience at a place that exists to serve beer.
I prefer to support breweries directly, but I’m not going to pay to go somewhere I need to deal with other people’s kids.
5I'll never understand why people think it's a good idea to have the children gather round the table and watch pops get drunk and then drive home.
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