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In restaurants, why can't children have the same choice as the adults?

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Most places offer the same old chicken nuggets, sausage and chips etc. Why can't they have a half portion of all the things that are on the adult menu?

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  1. More to the point: In restaurants why can't children behave themselves like adults (always assuming that the adults themselves know how to behave in restaurants!)


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  3. In my local pub which does rather good food I notice that on the menu there is a selection of dishes which can be ordered as either main or modest plates.  I haven't looked at the Childrens menu but this is a good idea for everyone as you do not waste money and good food!

  4. Because most kids don't like stuff adults like.

  5. The companies that own and run these places put a lot of time into researching the eating preferences of ALL their consumers. They don't produce menus randomly.

    The reason is because most kids are fussy little f*ckers and they don't have such a developed palette as adults. Consequently, they don't like the taste of a lot of "adult" food.

    Now, before you start going off on one about how suave and sophisticated your kids are, I'm not saying this applies in 100% of cases because that would be rediculous. However, in my experience of working in the industry, it does apply in the majority of instances.

    It is impossible to please all the people all the time.

    However, that said...a lot of establishments now offer "adult" meals in different size portions e.g. full size or the "smaller appetite" for adults who are not really hungry but do want something to eat. These "smaller appetite" portions would be ideal for children who like to eat something more adventurous than the standard kids' options.

    Not all places are doing this yet, but it is becoming more popular. Keep an eye out for it.

  6. Most children don't have a very sophisticated palate and as a result the kid's menu is really standard everywhere you go.

  7. my little girl eats like a horse and shes 5!

  8. Most children are adverse to trying new foods.  Because of that, restaurants try to offer some basic foods that are familiar to the average American child's pallet.  Most resturants will accomdate a request for a regular menu item at  half portions, or you can always take home a "doggie" bag of the left overs if they don't.

  9. I agree totally and any restaurant worth eating in would certainly allow this, just ask., if they refuse, go somewhere else, restaurants will soon get the message.

  10. Most restaurants calculate the cost (and their profit) of a meal by the size of the portion.  Smaller portions for most adult dishes are not cost effective to produce for smaller appetites.  

    If I'm cynical, then the profit margin on fish fingers and chips is higher that on a steak and chips for example.  Therefore, it's in the restaurants favour to have a child's menu.

    Besides, most kids these days don't like 'adult' food but prefer to eat Turkey Twizzlers because they look 'cool'.  The restaurants are only catering for what kids generally eat today.

  11. if its a good restraunt they will be happy to if you just ask, if you have two kids they could share an adult meal

  12. Some restaurants have a menu similar to the adults but with smaller portions.

    My kids, 9 and 11, certainly have adults tastes.  They both enjoy a good curry.

  13. As far as I know they can. However, as children have different palates and appetites than adults, there are children's choices. These are usually for ease of the adults and not for the children's convenience.

  14. Because they are prats , good idea though I would certainly buy half portions for my kids.

  15. most kids don't like what we adults do.but they are some that will ask you if they want to share a adult meal for these kids

  16. ya sure they can.

  17. What you need to do, is find a restaurant that does.There are many.My children always ate what they wanted off the menu.in smaller portions.Usually the chicken nuggets routine is to save money for the parents.By the way some kids really enjoy this type of food My son always ate chicken nuggets and whatever was served with them
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