Legalities concerning Brandy Custard

[birdling]

I've accidentally ordered my 14 year old Christmas Pudding with Brandy Custard for a meal in a restaurant. (Not accidentally ordered, just didn't think).
Are they likely to be allowed to serve it to him, or do age restrictions apply?

I doubt there’s any alcohol in it. It’s probably just flavoured

This couldn’t be more MN. Ask staff? Nah, go to MN and start a thread.

Brandy custard? Not something to worry about 😜

It will be brandy essence, no real alcohol!!

A 14 year old can be served an alcoholic drink with a meal so yes, they'll be allowed brandy custard

Lol

You have to be 16+, the drink cannot be spirits, and it must be bought by an adult alongside a proper meal.

But that’s drinks - I don’t think there’s any restriction on food, where the amount of alcohol is minute (either its flavouring in the first place or the heat in preparation has evaporated it)

Thanks for this useful advice. I'm not there, it is a pre-order.

If in doubt, I've always claimed the dessert and then swapped back once the server has gone. Usually a tiramisu!

It's not a problem. If they use real brandy they will use very little and it will be cooked. They can serve desserts containing alcohol and 'posh ' gravy often has red wine in it.....

Can you not call them?

I have just been advised that the establishment has been traced and a Police Rail has been scheduled at the point where the offending item is served

It will be OK. If they aren't allowed to serve brandy custard to children they either wouldn't have offered it as an option, or would state on the menu that children can't have it.

If it is a problem on the day they will most likely offer cream as an alternative.

Don't be daft. This is mumsnet. People don't call people at all, and definitely not out of the blue without prior arrangements. And even if they did, no one would answer unless they knew the number and were expecting the call.

Dts has melon granita as a starter when they were 10. It was flavoured with midori. Didn't realise until I had looked at the menu again later . No one batted an eyelid and they seemed to like it.

😂

Bless you.

No different to having sherry trifle which lots of children eat. Will either be brandy flavoured, so zero alcohol, or if a posh place a minute amount of brandy. If it is not a particularly posh place, there will be no actual brandy in it.

Yes, they'll let him have it without batting an eyelid. But even if the restaurant refused to serve a child the brandy custard, they'd just put some plain custard or cream on instead. You don't need to worry about this.

If it is real brandy, the cooking process boils off the alcohol or it would be very bitter.

Bitter?? Don’t you mean it’d just taste a bit boozy?

😂

Btw @Mirabai am I right in remembering that you used to post on the Letby threads? Have you seen the current chat happening on some of them?

@birdling tell the restaurant not to worry as your DC has a good tolerance because of the bottle of wine he drinks each night at home.

Well I find brandy bitter, other taste buds are available

Well I find brandy bitter

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Brandy bitter or brandy butter?

I was given liquer chocolates when I was 7 and they were absolutely minging. (Sorry). That would be a bigger concern to me than the alcohol content.