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It's not a mortgage or a car payment, but eating out at a nice restaurant is an investment -- in the food and a relaxing experience, which entails not having to worry about doing the dishes. Or loud, screaming, running kids. Still, it's rare to find a restaurant where you'll be guaranteed to be free of the latter. Unless you're dining at one Houston, Texas restaurant called La Fisheria, which recently announced that patrons must be over 8 years old after 7 p.m.
After receiving a number of complaints from regular customers, Mexican reality TV star and executive chef Aquiles Chavez said he had to make the "tough" conclusion to enforce the rule. He explains, "We find children that are crying, some kids running under tables, and our customers don’t like [it]. Seven o’clock is not a time for children, especially when we serve drinks and wine."
Tonight is the first night the policy will be enforced, and of course, there's already been backlash against it.
Those who oppose the policy believe families should be allowed to eat together. Womp womp. It's not like the restaurant is discouraging that on the whole. They're just saying that after a certain, appropriate time, younger kids aren't allowed in a fine dining atmosphere that's attempting to cater to an adult crowd. What's the big deal?
Really, I don't see how this is any different than a couple saying "no kids allowed" at their late Saturday night black tie wedding or a bar enforcing an age restriction. Time and place, people. There are many family-friendly or kid-centric spots where parents know they can bring their little ones and enjoy together time. So La Fisheria is just trying to offer the flipside of that -- a place where adults are able to go and have a peaceful, relaxing dinner without having to worry about bored, tired kids throwing a temper tantrum at the booth behind theirs.
Thankfully, the restaurant is getting a lot of support for the controversial decision, as well. Chavez said that even some people initially opposed to the idea warmed up to it. He told local news station KHOU, "When we explain, they say you’re right, at the end of the day, you’re thinking of us." True! I wish even more restaurants would do the same!
What do you think about this policy?
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Nonmember comment from Laura 16 hours agoI'm glad it will be nice to eat at a nice restaurant without screaming brats running around.Report this comment
Moviebuff 16 hours agoI'm happy about this. I will be able to have a nice dinner without listening to a running screaming brat.Report this commentFacebook comment from Todd Vrancic 16 hours agoHis restaurant, his rules.
Report this commentFacebook comment from Shawna Lee Scott 15 hours agoI rarely bring my 2 yr old out past 7 so I don't mind!
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youthfulsoul 15 hours agoExactly. I think the time frame is fair and if you disagree you can always dine someplace else.
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CraftyJenna 13 hours agoI think it's going to be a nightmare for them to enforce. If a family comes in to eat at 6:30, are they going to box up their food and kick them out? Plus I think it's a stupid rule anyway. Where are these resterants where children are running wild and babies are crying non stop? Because I got out and I've seen a child running around once ever, and rarely hear other people's children.
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Venae 11 hours agoKids want their dinner before 7:00, people!Report this comment
knittykitty99 11 hours agoIts his choice, obviously. We have a 6-yr-old and are often not done with a restaurant meal by 7:00 - especially in the summer. He would lose our business for sure.
Report this commentknittykitty99 11 hours agoHonestly, I think anyone who would have such a policy probably doesn't have a very kid-friendly restaurant at any time. I think if a restaurant in my area had this policy I would steer clear of it entirely.
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Rootbear 9 hours agoI wish more places would do this. I once worked at a place that banned all kids under 12 from the patio area. That pissed a bunch of people off, but there were more people who appreciated it than people who hated it. Sorry, not everyone wants to listen to hissy fits and loud kids while sipping a margarita on a hot day.
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