Kids in pubs

Trumpet

Trumpet

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Called in at The Bell in Eccy on Saturday teatime, seemed to be more kids than adults at one stage. (slight exageration thaere, but you get my drift) Had one batch dumped on the table next to us whilst parents socialised with their friends several tables away.
First one of our group left, followed shortly by another then after about 20 minutes of it we had to adjourn to The Oak.
Unfortunately it's getting to be a regular occurence in The Bell.
Whatever happened to leaving kids in the car with a Vimto & crisps.
Personally don't think that children belong in pubs at all.
 
Toble

Toble

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Kids in Pubs shouldn't be allowed. At all. Ever.
I remember when Wetherspoons had a strict no-kids policy, but even that has gone now.
The other week I was in the Butlers Bell having m'dinner and over heard some extremely drunken woman bemoaning the fact that social services wanted to take her kids away as she way a bad mother. She was pissed at 11am, and her kids were running wild outside attacking the plants. On a Thursday during term time.

Ban the kids, allow smoking again. (The same goes for trains)
 
tek-monkey

tek-monkey

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I have no problem with kids in pubs as long as they behave, they should be sat at a table not running around and they shouldn't be shouting either. When we take the little un (8) to a pub she sits with us and usually plays on my tablet. They are fine with her in the Greyhound, and they don't exactly put up with crap in there. The kids rule in spoons is one drink if you're with a kid then no more, unless you are eating. For some reason you can have food and then get pissed despite having kids around, which is odd.

In the end it is the licensees business how they control this, many are spineless and will do anything to avoid confrontation so let their pubs go to crap then wonder what happened.
 
My Name is URL

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Toble said:
Kids in Pubs shouldn't be allowed. At all. Ever.
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Wow, its like a government policy that one.... a few kids in a pub misbehave so lets ban all kids.... wowzers :(

Don't get me wrong, I don't purposefully want my little'un hanging around pubs too often anyway, but on the odd occasion we like a bite to eat in a place in town and take out little'un. She's not quite two yet so too small to run around anyway but she does occasionally drop her toys / food on the floor and raise her voice above a whisper. Sorry about that.

As alluded to above, well behaved kids should be fine in a pub and its up to the pub to set their own rules on expected behaviour and ratios of kids to adults.
 
Gramaisc

Gramaisc

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A friend of mine had a pub where the general rule was that kids had to be no worse than the adults and out by the time the hour equalled their age - not sure what happened when you got to thirteen.
 
tek-monkey

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Probably also worth pointing out that spoons has a specific kids menu, not a place to go if you don't want to be near them!
 
That-Crazy-Rat-Lady

That-Crazy-Rat-Lady

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I think it depends - if your in a family pub in the middle of the day then you expect there to be children!
However if your in the pub in the evening its an adult environment, with drunks, swearing, (and knowing you lot dirty stories!)
Which is no place for kids!

If you don't want to be seated next to a family with hooligan children then ask to move or be seated some place else -

Bear in mind the waitress will give you a filthy look when you say

'I don't like children they are horrible and sticky I want to sit someplace else......'
 
fatfrog

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For years it was a family tradition that on Christmas day my parents, my grandparents and 2 of their friends would have a drink at lunchtime at the pub in Copenhall (The Red Lion I think) for about an hour and a half........my brother and I were sat at a table in the hallway with a coke a packet of crisps and a colouring book or something to amuse us. Wow betide us if we made a noise which would have meant some one coming out to us ( Which never happened by the way) My brother and I never minded...we were happy as having coke was a treat. If we ate out with our parents you would not have even known we were there.

I used to take my son out with me always and he would sit and you would not know he was there. I like to see families out eating together as long as the parents take responsibility for their offspring and they have the good manners not to force their existence on others around them.

I would be the first in line to eject parents and their hooligan children if they do not consider others.
 
Toble

Toble

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My Name is URL said:
Wow, its like a government policy that one.... a few kids in a pub misbehave so lets ban all kids.... wowzers :(.
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When I seize power it will be. Two reasons: kids annoy me, but pissed up people trying to look after their kids annoy me even more.
 
Toble

Toble

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tek-monkey said:
So if you are sober and looking after your kids there isn't a problem?
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Really if I don't notice that they are there, fine. Keep them controlled, keep them quiet, and keep them away from the bar and I really don't have the energy to care.
But as soon as some little turd runs past me squawking, or a high pitched wailing is heard, then it is time for you to go.
 
tek-monkey

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Toble said:
Really if I don't notice that they are there, fine. Keep them controlled, keep them quiet, and keep them away from the bar and I really don't have the energy to care.
But as soon as some little turd runs past me squawking, or a high pitched wailing is heard, then it is time for you to go.
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I agree entirely, for most pubs. Anywhere that encourages children though and I'm not so sure, and spoons does encourage children. Not that I'd let my OHs kids behave like that anyway, but if a place serves kids meals then you have to expect kids. If you keep going back then you encourage the situation, as the only way a pub will recognise a problem is loss of business.
 
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Hixon & MOD Fireworks

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I have no problem with kids in pubs as long as they are behaving. In fairness sometimes they behave better than some of the idiots that go under the pretence of being an adult. In fairness to the pubs they probably need to diversity to stay alive. ... The odd tight miserable souls may not have a pub at all to go to if the pub is relying on a pint or two from some of the clientele. Just food for thought. To be honest the white noise you hear in wetherspoons is bloody awful and there is no kids on Saturday nights at 9! Agree target the parents of unruly kids but don't tar everyone with same brush and possibly engage with the blighters you may be surprised
 
flossietoo

flossietoo

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The pubs full of noisy children are usually the same establishments which would not welcome a spaniel who has a gold medal for obedience.

I don't see many pushchairs tied up outside.
 
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Hixon & MOD Fireworks

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Please ban karaoke from the British pub....... women or Roy Orbinson lookalikes that think they can sing is bloody dreadful. Give me a bar with the odd child in that isn't watching some reality crap on TV speaking to me and getting life experience any day for me. ..... We aren't Japanese, why do we pay good money for a beer and listen to far worse than the odd child. 《Stepped down off his pedestal》yes you may have guessed I just endured some awful experience whilst trying to drink my Timothy Taylor Landlord
 
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