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

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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.

The Nathan Outlaw place at St Enedoc takes children at lunchtime. Tried and tested ! He may not necessarily be cooking then but you'll get a grown up yet child friendly lunch. Have you tried Endsleigh hotel just outsie Tavistock on Devon Cornwall border ? We've taken littles to lunch there before and it's v welcoming. And have stayed there too; no problem about young children in the dining room (but think our youngest was 5, not sure re 2 year olds).

If I was going to a "poncey" place, and paying £££ for the experience, I would not want it ruined by a whinging child at another table.

It is rare that a child in a restaurant gets through the meal unnoticed.

By the same token, I wouldnt expect to find adults throwing themselves around in a soft play area either.

well when you have children and want to take them out for lunch/dinner your options are slighly limited were you not aware of that not everyone enjoys the company of your children as much as you do

its no big deal there are plenty of nice places to eat still. ds eats out all the time in nice restaurants too but not where you go to experience the food and ambience and that does not involve young children, even if they are used to eating out and behave well (like ds does) they can still have a tantrum that can spoil the evening maybe not for you but for others

anyway most of these restarurants are not catered to deal with young children lost of other restaurant are

By the same token, I wouldnt expect to find adults throwing themselves around in a soft play area either

Well that's my weekend fucked!

cakeme everywhere else in the world, well-behaved children are welcome in resturants. Cornwall and Devon are the only places in Europe where we have come across this problem. DD has sat with us at a table for every meal since birth (except pizza which is carpet picnic time) so food/ weaning/ behaviour have not been a problem.

I suspect catgirl was correct when she said ""

awww soz Worra!!

Worldgonecrazy you'll hate me even more as I've been 4 times.... But, you must must try Martin Berasategui's place and also Arzak when you can - they are both seriously up there with El Bulli.

And while I'm on Spain, Santceloni and La Broche in Madrid are also truly wonderful and they absolutely welcome children of all sizes in the evening.

We live in Cornwall and never had a problem, anywhere !! Maybe it is because we do not check and just presume that they do no one ever threw us out !!

I went on holiday in Devon for almost every year of my childhood. We did not starve. We went to restaurants that catered for families, and believe me, there are hundreds of them.

OP I'm genuinely surprised at your last comment. I live in Cornwall and we eat out a fair bit, though I have to say poncey doesn't do it for me. I have never had an issue with my children not being allowed into a restaurant, fine dining or otherwise.

I suspect old fashioned tea shops would be the worst

Whereabouts in Cornwall are you? My MIL lives on the South Coast, she'll babysit for you :-)

Ha, my DP says we've never been refused because I'm too scary

" everywhere else in the world, well-behaved children are welcome in resturants. Cornwall and Devon are the only places in Europe where we have come across this problem"

At least one Michelin-starred restaurant in the Midlands is the same. Sat Bains won't allow children under 8 yrs.

We're off to Cornwall on Saturday with twin toddlers so will look up some of these suggestions.

I agree that for dinner, children in a fine dining restaurant is not what you expect. But for lunch...? Fine dining doesn't need to mean stuffy, I've been to several places in London with excellent reputations who welcome children at lunchtime.

Don't know why some posters are being so sniffy about actually wanting to have ONE lunch during a holiday in a fine dining restaurant. It doesn't turn you into Lady Muck you know, nor mean you won't otherwise be eating in family restaurants with gay abandon.

I love these threads

OP: does anyone know any X?

Responses: How dare you want that? What the fuck is wrong with you? Go to McDonalds you snobby cow.

so reasonable.

Yes, Hully, MN is always so brilliant like that

Fine dining doesn't have to be expensive anyway

That No.6 restaurant is as cheap as chips, going by the review.

we opted for the 3 course £15pp lunch menu. I had mackeral which was on a nicoise salad with crispy croutons, for mains I had lemon sole which melted on my mouth it was so devine! and to top it off desert was a cheesecake which I shared with my daughter and by her reaction it was definetly the finest thing she has eaten! also, for my daughter she had fish goujons that came with chips and sweet corn and she polished that off so I think that went down well also! thanks for the experience Mr Ainsworth and all your wonderful staff!

Mind you, she sounds easily pleased and excited.

I hope they dried her chair when she left

Agree Hully, although in fairness OP should have perhaps featured it in CHAT rather than AIBU

But is it cheap as han cooked, thrice fried, jenga chips worra?

*hand cooked

I dont think yabu to want to dine in a nice restaurant-I think yabvu to expect other diners to be delighted you have brought your little darlings with you.

And as for a toddler really enjoying michelin starred food-sorry but dont believe you-no matter how much you tell me that little tarquin/araminta have amazing and discerning tastebuds for their age

But the OP hasn't said she's going there because she wants her toddler to enjoy fine-dining food. They want to go there because THEY want to eat it. Is that such an alien concept? It's not all about the kids!

I think it depends on what you mean by 'fine dining'. if you mean silver service, crystal wine glasses, a hushed reverent atmosphere, starched linen cloths, then probably not going to happen If you mean good food in relaxed surroundings I am sure there are loads. Have to say that since we've had children we've had quite a few meals in the latter and one in the former.

i will have to try and think....