We went to the Geffrye museum in London yesterday, as we do every Christmas.
My husband and I went for lunch in the cafe with our two children (aged 1 and 3). As we waited to order our lunch we got out some food to feed our children. As we did so a member of staff came to tell us we could not feed our children our own food from home.
I explained that we were ordering two adult lunches but the children would not eat this food. The waitress insisted this was the policy. I asked to speak to the cafe manager and she explained that we could only feed our children 'baby food in jars, produced in a factory in sterile conditions'.
I explained that I do not feed them this kind of food- they generally eat home cooked food. She insisted that this was for health and safety reasons- but then relented and said we could feed our 1 year old her pasta, but could not give my son his sandwich. Whilst we were glad to feed her, I was surprised a 'policy' could be so inconsistent!
When my husband asked if this policy was displayed anywhere the manager said it was but was unable to show us and then relented as a compromise 'just this once'.
What a ridiculous policy! I have never experienced such a policy in any visitor attraction, cafe or pub and it seems such a shame, as the geffrye museum actually makes a real effort to keep pre school kids entertained.