to be annoyed that none of the nice restaurants in Cornwall allow children?

[worldgonecrazy]

Actually I'm more annoyed with whichever parents/children from hell combination made them come up with the policy.

Do any Cornish mumsnetters know of any nice/fine dining restaurants that allow young children at lunch time? DD is 2 years old.

I have never heard of any restaurants in Cornwall that don't allow children, specially at lunchtime.mind you, I might frequqnet the more ahem reasonably priced establishments.... Still always had a very nice time though although not as nice when dining out kid free

worraliberty there will be lots (and lots) of pasties on the sea front for the rest of the week.

Quite a few of the nice ones in St Ives allow children.

If you fancy a child free lunch why not try www.sitters.co.uk for a babysitter whilst on holiday?

Hope you find somewhere.

OP are you absolutely sure about this?

I Googled just one of the restaurants in your OP (No.6) and it does allow children.

"We believe great quality food should be available to everyone. We welcome children and we do not have a dress code , while our friendly staff are always keen to serve you in our comfortable dining spaces"

number6inpadstow.co.uk/Link

I went to Gidleigh Park as a child, but it wasn't in Cornwall

I do get irritated when there are small children/babies in restaurants where you're paying £££££ for lunch. Last time I was in the Fat Duck there was a baby wailing in my ear for half an hour before the parents took her out.

Not the baby's fault but equally if you're paying a lot for really special food, you don't want to be irritated by noisy small children. That's what Maccy Ds was invented for

I quite like the idea of no kids allowed. I'd love to be able to go out for a nice meal with DH without a DC in sight, well behaved or otherwise.

phew, thanks cappy

i did check the website an even at his signature restaurant (which i think has 3 stars?) there is no mention of children not being allowed

maybe it is more common in cornwall to ban them?

Cappyhunt I am so jealous that you got to go to El Bulli. We applied lots of times but were never succesful.

City restaurants seem much better for allowing children. There's only one locally which prefers children not to dine, but doesn't ban them altogether. The other local fine dining establishments welcome well behaved children.

mishy I know, it is lovely to have couple time but as we're on holiday it's not going to be an option for us.

worra No. 6 accepts children over 4.

littleducks I'm from the Midlands to Devon and Cornwall are the same county always get mixed up in my head.

Poncey doesn't always equal good. Rick Stein's restaurant is shit (yes, I'm projecting, had to endure it too many times!)

Fifteen is ok and they let children in, well they let mine in....well, I never asked, just took them in..

mumblechum1 - I would LOVE to go to the Fat Duck. I have to say I would draw the line at taking the children there until they were old enough to appreciate it (and pay their own bill!).

Of course people on holiday don't have baby sitters and might want nice food.

Any sensible restaurant should be able to cope with this.

Sorry I forgot this is Britain Not Mallorca.
Children are an inconvenience to be hidden away with unknown baby sitters unless they disturb some ones meal!

(No DCs after 8pm fine, but otherwise.)

I would phone those restaurants and explain that your DC is very well behaved and at the 1st sign of any issue you would take your dc outside. These rules are blanket ones to protect them from badly behaved kids, but there is no harm in asking.

My kids are beautifully behaved and never ran around in restaurants, top notch or the local cafe!! Also never been turned away from anywhere with our 4 in tow !
It does however annoy me that there are signs up saying "children and dogs welcome". my children being equated to that of a dog !!

worldgonecrazy - yes, of course it would be tricky to go just the two of you on holiday. We've been in the same position over recent years and it is very frustrating.

DH and I don't have DC at the moment, and are in the dithery do we/don't we stage at the moment.

One of the things that we are factoring into our decision is the fact that DCs would limit our options when it comes to holidays/eating out/general lifestyle choices - Not being welcome in high end restaurants is (unfortunately) one of the downsides of having DCs.

The thing is, no matter how well behaved DCs are, they are still DCs and therefore change the ambiance of a dining room. Not everybody wants that.

That's disappointing to hear about Rick Stein's restaurant- it's always been on my wish list if I ever make it to Cornwall.

Where else is good/a bit of a treat but not very formal attire etc?

OP - Cornwall is the one over the Tamar - it's the one with Lands End, so not hard to tell the difference between it and Devon.

Mind you, the Midlands seem very confusing to me.

Fine dining indeed! It's all bloody food isn't it? I don't know why but this constant search for sensual pleasure in relation to food winds me up a bit. Food is just food!

Is it a new thing then?

This review on Trip Advisor is full of praise for how baby friendly they are...the couple took their 1yr old...

www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g315948-d731121-r78314780-Paul_Ainsworth_at_No_6-Padstow_Cornwall_England.html

I didn't see your post there, Cake.

If you have children, you won't care that you can't go anywhere. You will only ever want to sleep.

?Excellant food! Excellant Wine! baby friendly!?
Reviewed 5 September 2010
What more can I say? this restaurant caters for all whilst the quality of food is wonderful! me and my husband took our 1 year old daughter and they were amazing, I never felt uncomfortable, whilst other diners who didnt have children were able to dine elsewhere in the restaurant in peace and quite!

Mind you it was 18 months ago so maybe it has changed?

I'm laughing vaffanculo - a very valid point that is also in the 'Big Pile of Things to be Deliberated'

Cake, don't do it! You will severely limit your lifestyle and not always in a good way. I love my DC's but God I wish I could have a year off or something from being a parent.