The power of Yelp complaints has pushed one Georgia restaurant to beg its diners to keep their kids quiet, or at least remove cacophonous children so that everyone else doesn’t have to hear them screaming over their pizza.
FOX5 in Atlanta says the owners of the local pizzeria added the below request to their menu, after a number of complaints and negative online reviews.
The restaurant’s co-owner says he likes kids, and wants his place to remain a family establishment. But that doesn’t mean one feisty tyke should ruin it for everyone. He adds that no one has complained about the disclaimer since it was added to the menu.
It reads:
Dear all present and future patrons: GCP is proud of its reputation as a family restaurant, a title that we will work to keep. Unfortunately a number of our diners have posted unpleasant experiences because of crying and unsupervised children. To ensure that all diners have an enjoyable lunch or dinner with us we respectfully ask that parents tend to their crying tots outside.
While some might argue that raucous youngins are just part of the family dining experience, perhaps parents shouldn’t have to be told to take care of meltdowns out of earshot of everyone else.
Restaurant Disclaimer: No Crying Kids Allowed [FOX5 Atlanta]
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My father would always say something to the extent of, “See that old lady over there??? Shes looking at you….” and for whatever reason that snapped me back into place. Because I would look, and she would look, and I would imagine she was some mean old bitty and I would shut up and sit down or else.
Am I the only parent here whose kids sometimes cried because they *wanted* to be brought outside? It’s not quite the miracle cure when their fit-pitching gets them exactly what they want.
My instinct is to respond with “OK, I’ll take my child outside… to my car, and to another restaurant”.
Probably best if they just let you know that they don’t like babies there ahead of time, so that parents don’t waste their time going there.
(Yes, chronically crying babies can be a problem, but if you’re expected to leave your table every time your kid whines or yelps, you don’t get to have an enjoyable lunch or dinner, because you won’t be there to eat any of it.)