http://babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/tags/fancy+restaurants/default.aspxTags: fancy restaurantsenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20910.1126)http://babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2007/04/27/family-kicked-out-of-restaurant-for-having-kids.aspxFri, 27 Apr 2007 19:18:00 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:16611Rachael Brownell (Redsy)20http://babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=16611http://babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2007/04/27/family-kicked-out-of-restaurant-for-having-kids.aspx#comments<p><a href="http://www.babble.com/CS/photos/apr2007/picture16617.aspx" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.babble.com/CS/photos/apr2007/images/16617/365x245.aspx" align="right" border="0" height="173" hspace="4" width="258"></a> <a href="http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2007/04/controversy_over_bend_familys.html">A family in Bend, Oregon was refused service at a local restaurant</a> because they brought a baby along. The servers at upscale restaurant <a href="http://bendoregonrestaurant.blogspot.com/2007/02/baltazars-seafood-and-spirits.html">Baltazar</a> told Yvette Nishikawa they didn't have a high chair for her baby because they didn't&nbsp; 'specialize in children.'&nbsp; After leaving the restaurant, Ms. Nishikawa called the owner who reiterated that he didn't want to encourage patrons to bring their kids to dine.</p><p>Then, <a href="http://mom2mombend.blogspot.com/2007/04/balthazars-very-important-review-and.html">she blogged about it</a>.&nbsp; And the furor took off from there. <a href="http://onthebrightside.net/2007/04/baltazars-rudest-restaurant-in-town.html">Angry posts</a> went up encouraging families with kids to boycott Baltazar's, and pretty soon the <a href="http://bendoregonrestaurant.blogspot.com/2007/04/baltazars-bend-oregon-not-kid-friendly.html">other side</a> started weighing in.</p><p>In my view, there are times and places for children. A fancy restaurant and a spa are two occasions when the presence of children is disruptive and inappropriate. There are plenty of kid-friendly dining experiences you can have with your kids in nearly every city.&nbsp; Why do you need to go to a white-table cloth establishment in order to enjoy a family night out? And truly, is anything more annoying than having a nice mommy break at a spa overrun by misbehaving kids who scream and carry-on?<br></p><img src="http://babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=16611" width="1" height="1">restaurantsfancy restaurantsnice restaurants no place for kidskid-friendly