Have you ever heard someone while being seated at a restaurant that they want to be seated by NO kids...lol?

Question

hey....I'm the first one to get annoyed by others children that are running all around the place....and being bad ....i just never would have thought that someone would actually request that.......have you ever requested that?...........not saying i blame you....just wondered and wanted opinions....

Answer 1

We go to Pizza Hut almost every week and twice there was this kid like 2 or 3 and he was just crying and screaming in the booth behind us.  He annoyed the h**l out of me.  Well I was with my family and they would not be happy with me if I wanted to move but I was making some faces because she screamed way to loud and it hurt my ears. I thought my ears were going to bleed.  We went at about 10 pm and I don't get why these people took their kid that late.  I don't understand why people force their kids to go places when they prefer to stay home.  They could of just ordered the pizza.  If I went alone or with a date I would requested another table away from that family.

Answer 2

If I'm about to be seated by a large party with a lot of kids, I'll wait for another table to be available, but a family with a couple kids wouldn't' necessarily bother me.  A lot of kids are well behaved in restaurants.  If they do start to be really bothersome, I have no problem asking the parents if they could please try to quiet them down.

Answer 3

I've never requested it but wouldn't hesistate to if there were numerous kids and they didn't seem to be behaving themselves.

Although, I usually don't have this problem since we tend to go out to dinner later when kids aren't present. Usually parents take their kids out to dinner early evening. If you go out after the initial dinner rush you tend to miss the kids. Also, if you go to nicer establishments you usually don't have this problem either since the kids either won't be taken with or the parents will ensure they behave (due to the nicer atmosphere).

Answer 4

I'm not sure why you put "lol" at the end of your question.  That makes it sound like you want this to be a joke.

I have never asked to be seated in an all adult section but that's probably why adults prefer higher class restaurants where an unruly child would not be tolerated by the manager long before a patron would be able to voice an objection.

If your children are not quiet and well behaved at the table at home, they certainly are not ready to graduate to a public setting.

Answer 5

I request that all the time when I dine at Chucky Cheese.

Answer 6

Yes I have, I asked to move once when it looked like we would be very close to a children's birthday party.

As much as kids make me smile.. I always feel bad for the parents of a child that is misbehaving.  

Answer 7

I don't eat out much. My husband and I prefer to cook ourselves. But I have not heard anyone request that. I'm also not in the habit of listening and paying attention to others unless it is so in my face. Is there a no cellphone section too?  I would definitely be requesting that. I think cell phone talkers are more annoying than kids or parents.

Teenagers vs. cell phone talkers. It's a toss up.  

Answer 8

I don't want to sit by a table full of kids or the bathroom.

I also asked to be moved on flights if its not full if I'm by someone with kids.

I don't have kids for a reason.  

Answer 9

I have requested it many times.

Answer 10

Depends.  If you're at a casual restaurant that caters to families with small children and you're there fairly early, then you really can't say much.

I don't have kids, don't want them, and don't care to be around them.  When I dine out, I typically go late and prefer to go to places that would typically not be kid-friendly, so when I'm there, I don't want to see strollers and all the c**p that parents feel the need to bring with them.  Hint- if your kid can't quietly sit through a meal, maybe he/she isn't old enough to go to upscale restaurants.  

Eating is a multi-sensory experience (and a pleasurable one at that).  Smell of good food and wine, taste of the food, seeing wonderful food presentation (different colours and textures), the feeling of a raw oyster going down; to have these pleasures interrupted by screaming children...not so good.  

I'm tired of having everything dumbed-down to the lowest common denominator.  I, for one, like the idea of adults-only section.  

Answer 11

I would if I could see it was a noisy area.

I have already "done my time" as a parent and would like some peace when I go out with my husband.

We don't eat out often so if we do do go out, we want to enjoy ourselves.

Answer 12

yes i have definately heard of this, and have been asked by a very scarce few to be seated away from children. there are people out there who absolutely dont like kids. then there are some who have meetings that they want to be more private.

Answer 13

The person who  asked for that is a very smart person IMO.  

Answer 14

I have requested this rarely, but more than once -- and only when the kids (or adults) are already being noisy when I am getting seated.  I have also left a restaurant before I was seated because I refused to put up with disruptive kids or adults.