I’d like to speak to the manager!!!

Tonight at 5:00 we had at least four tables walk in with small kids.  Like really small kids. 

Each of one of them asked for a high chair. 

Only the first one got one.  We have two. One for inside.  One for outside. 

It actually says on Resy that we have NO high chairs and NO kids menu. 

The second table through the door tonight with a small kid, became outraged at this.  He told the person who sat him how displeased he was.  He told me.  He told the host at least 4,694 times.  At one point he yelled at his server, you need more high chairs in this restaurant. 

Here’s the thing.  We post that we don’t have them. 

We don’t say no to having kids in the restaurant, but the chef, who writes the checks each day to keep the doors open has made a call on how he wants to run the restaurant.  And I support his call.

People are spending lots and lots and lots of money at our restaurant for a nice experience.  And while he doesn’t say no to kids, he does nothing to promote bringing them in.

And here’s the thing.  Every kid is different.  Every family is different.  We had a family of four in the other day and the parents ordered both of their children filets, medium rare, with sides and they behaved and all was good in the world. 

Meanwhile, a family of 12 comes in on Thursday night, four adults and 96 children and they order three entrees and one coke.  They stayed for 2 hours and their kids were horrible.  Running and screaming.  I was terrified that they were going to be hit by a car after they ate, because the parents sent their children to play in the parking lot, while they talked at the table.  Our parking lot is lit, but not for children to play at night. 

Anyway, I get why we don’t have high chairs.

And PS, as I told a guy the other day, I’m sorry that your son is a picky eater, but you cannot bring McDonald’s chicken nuggets for him to have while you eat dinner.  Perhaps we should charge a $68 plating charge for kids meals, sort of like a plating charge for cake.