Tips for taking young children to restaurants from a chef.

Here are some tips about taking young kids to a decent restaurant from a chef with a 2 year old and a 7 month old:1.) if ur kid wants to walk around. Follow them. Teach them how to keep their head up and look for other people walking around. Get down on their level and explain this to them. Keep them at arms length so u can redirect them from disrupting service and guests. NO RUNNING!2.) look at the menus in advance on line. Be prepared to order food with your drinks. Ur server will not mind. It will speed up dinner and prevent ur very young kids from getting bored. Avoid the drink, apps, entree, dessert coursing style.3.) ask for the check when the server comes to check on the entrees. Just give them ur card even. If something is wrong on the bill when u review they can fix it even after they run ur card.4.) shovel that food in ur face while u can. There will be a time when u can enjoy a meal at a leisurely pace, but now is not that time. Eat fucking fast. When ur kids get old enough to sit still, then u can have a pleasant well paced meal at a restaurant.5.) go right when the place opens the doors or at a not busy time. There will be less guests and hustle and bustle, then kids walking around (while u accompany them) will be less of a burden to staff and guests6.) find a restaurant u like to become regulars at. The staff will quickly learn ur family’s need and be able to anticipate how to serve u best. I used to go to a pub every Monday right at open with my infant and order a really great burger. I did this two Mondays in a row. The third Monday, I sat down, got my kid out of the car seat carrier, and the server already had a beer in hand to greet me with, and let me know my burger was already on the grill. The best feeling ever.7.) if somebody is giving u the stink eye while u are doing ur best to be an attentive parent at a restaurant, STARE THAT FUCK DOWN. Do not break eye contact until u feel that a message is understood that u will rip their god damn throat out if they touch ur children.One love via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/2o0VZ4e