Would you give me the replacement chips?

yabu, when I worked in a food court, we'd be giving out freebies all day, lots of people drop the food, it sucks, but that's on them, you can't expect a restaurant to be giving out free food for that. you're not special, this happens day in day out, and you're entitled to think this is their problem to solve, rather than yours.

The mistake you made was asking for free chips. If you had gone and explained that you needed to buy another portion as baby had knocked them over, then most restaurants would be likely to give you them free.
You were entitled.

@Houseofdrums are you an influencer?
because the entitlement is strong in your post, and the voice thing, wtaf?
This doesn’t sound like someone grounded in reality

Why on earth would you pay a fiver for a piddly portion of chips only to give them to a baby in a highchair knowing they would do nothing but chuck them anyway(maybe eat one or two of them). Nobody's replacing a fiver portion of chips for the kid to fling them again and have this begging mummy asking for another free replacement

This is surely a joke? Your child kicked the chips over. Buy more. Stop being so entitled

Oh jesus, not another entitled cow. I own a business and sell a certain, very desirable product. It flies off the shelves; I have more orders than I can fulfil.

If I had a quid for every cheeky fucker who's after a freebie, discount, 'can I get a second item half price, if I buy one' - no, no you fucking can't. I don't need you; I have lots of clients. And then they go with threats, I'll boycott you, I'll leave a neg on social media, I'll go to the press, yadda yadda. Yes, yes, Brenda, I'm quaking in me boots here.

It's immensely satisfying that I can tell them to fuck off. In no uncertain terms. I'm my own boss, I can do that.

Every mn trope here. OP probably asked the "rude' staff in a tinkly voice and a head tilt, "Did you mean to be so rude?" When the poor staff was just doing their job

The histrionics!

Well no they won't care as you are a chancer, they dont want customers who want freebies. Your child knocked it or whatever, it does not mean they should replace.
You think you're right, others think you're not. This is a time for you do you. I would never ask for food to be replaced because my child chucked it/kocked it to the floor. Thats my fault for not supervising closely and it happens to us all, doesn't mean its the food places job to fix. 🤷‍♀️

I would have asked them too op. It’s happened before to me when one of the children dropped an ice cream.
i was very grateful but I didn’t assume they would do so.

And this is how normal, non entitled people behave in these situations.

And the answer to what should you take with you for your hungry ‘baby’ when you go out: is your brown rice and spinach stew in a thermos bag/flask.

No one is being anal about your child’s bedtime or stopping you from going out. But most parents prepare for the trip. If you living in a busy city then there would be plenty of places to eat anyway. If you know you have a long journey home then you take plenty of snacks with you.

Why did you buy nice food for yourself but nasty deep-fried potato for your own child? And don't say the baby doesn't like Thai food if you've never even given the baby Thai food before (and I'm going to assume calling it Thai food is a streeeeeetch).

I'm much more likely to replace something for free when someone doesn't expect it. The amount of people who expect a replacement drink when they've knocked it over themselves blows my mind.

Did the rude member of staff at least thank you when you cleaned up the mess your child made? 🙃

Baby-toddler eats every hour. Helluvalot of brown rice and spinach right there.

This is one of the most entitled things I've ever read... I'd not even have the nerve to ask for free chips that my baby has kicked all over the floor. The only time I've had a free replacement for something dropped is when an ice cream comes off a cone - but that's because the person serving hadn't stuck it in enough not because my child picked it up and chucked it on the floor

no, why should they give you free chips because you’ve knocked them over.

Yeah you could be right

YANBU to ask; but the you say ‘I plead a bit’ after they say no- this is what makes you entitled - and no, that’s not being bold. And that’s why she allegedly went rude on you. HQ refunding you isn’t admitting fault, it’s to shut you up

We have no proof that it was anywhere near a few chips. I highly doubt it. £5 isn't overly excessive in a food court. I paid £4.50 for about 10 sweet potato chips in a Lounge recently

Would you ask for a free pint if you spilled it

I’m confused. Your baby kicked the chips all over the floor, so why should they give you free chips?

Of course they don’t care, why would they? How often do you eat chips and noodles at a shopping food court?

Impressed (if it’s true) that you emailed after 18.15 one evening and they came back so quickly to return your fiver!

Not sure why you even asked AIBU?

You practising your daily mail compo face?
Doesn't every parent know that you put a few in front of a child this sort of age?

You actually complained to head office!
I’m embarrassed for you.