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| - I hate to degrade their rating, because the food and beer selection is top notch, but something has to be done about the children running around the place.
Yes, I understand you're trying to cater to families. And yes, I appreciate that you have your own children and this is your dream, yada yada. But I ask you - who tends to buy more, spend more overall money, at a bar/restaurant? Families, who milk a beer or two and chicken fingers for the kids? Or a groups of 30-somethings who are there because they love beer?
In striving to create a place that welcomes families who don't want to hire a babysitter for some reason, it has become a place where children are encouraged to run around and bother other guests seated at nearby tables. And when I commented on this to one of the bartenders, I was scolded for complaining. "This is a family spot" I was told. Really? Since when is being a family spot mean that there are zero rules or accountability about keeping one's children reined in?
The truth is, we're less inclined to go there on Saturday afternoons now, and that's really too bad. Yet another great joint ruined by parents unwilling to, you know, parent their unruly children. And I'm not alone in this opinion - I've heard it said by others as I have gone around town.
Better watch out -- that's the sort of bad word of mouth that can wreck a place.
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