Can i take a child into a restaurant and buy food but not buy the child food?

Question

the child is only one so cannot eat a meal we were told by the staff that it is "legislation" or something we had to order her a full meal from the kids menu

Answer 1

Yes, you can the restraunt you went to was just scaming your money..  You do not have to ask them the question or anything you just order & feed your kid.  They can not do anything about it..

Answer 2

that is just so wrong what resturaunt is this I wont eat their ever.I am the mother of a 4 and5 year old and my husband and I eat out all the time we always just let them eat of our plates, I have never heard of it being wrong to do other wise, p.s. my husband is was a general manager of resturaunts and he says thats c**p,he says to call the coporate office and complain to them because thats just bs.also write a letter to the better business b in your state and a letter to the returaunt.and i personaly would tell all your friends and family the name of the resuraunt so they can tell all their friends and maybe the place will get shut down,

Answer 3

you can do that as long as you give the child some of your food

Answer 4

Why would you want to do that? I would starve before I would eat in front of a child with no food!

Answer 5

Only if you give your kid some of it.

Answer 6

you can share your food with the child - but dont make the child go without

Answer 7

i hope you mean you share your plate with the child and if you do just ask to have the plate split for two. your probably going to have to pay a dollar more.

Answer 8

I would have said ok you just lost a customer!  There is no reason you should have to buy a full meal for a 1 year old.  Normally, I would share whatever I was having with the child, or bring along something for them (babyfood, etc) I don't think that that person was making it up.

Answer 9

Heck yes! Why buy ur child a full meal of theier own if u know it will not be entirely eaten.. Better of buying one and splitting..

Answer 10

Yes, i have been many places where that happens. That shouldn't be a problem. My mother takes out my little brother all the time and he only eats his crackers or chips!

Answer 11

Yes you can. Many adults do that. I can't eat the huge portions on most menus. I share my food with my wife's 5 year old daughter.

Answer 12

Of course.