To think this policy is stupid

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Was at a cafe zest for lunch. Asked a member of staff if they could heat my infants meal up in the microwave for 30 seconds only to be told it's against their policy to heat infants food up in the microwave.

So instead I was given a bowl of boiling water to try to awkwardly heat up her trayed meal in.

AIBU to think this policy is stupid? I assume it came about because some thicko parents have burnt their DC mouths having failed to properly check the temp then blamed the cafe.

Would a better compromise not be to have a microwave for parents to heat up the meals themselves like most other cafes? There was definitely space in this cafe for that to be an option.

If I hadn't already the rest of the family meals I would've tried somewhere else, but DC was getting restless. Should've checked first i suppose.

I understand the rule about not heating home made baby food.
The café has no idea what conditions the food was made in. Parents kitchen could be a complete health hazard for all they know.
If the child contracts food poisoning then the parents could try to blame the café.

For a small baby I would take along a banana or a yoghurt, if there was unlikely to be anything at all on the menu.

You wouldn’t believe how stupid some members of the public really are.

Oh, I would ...

www.darwinawards.com/

FleurDelacoeur the McDonald's coffee case always gets wheeled out as an example of dumb greedy customer but the reality is far different.
www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/12/16/13971482/mcdonalds-coffee-lawsuit-stella-liebeck

So basically you want a food premises to prepare your own meal for you? And would you pay extra for this? (And that’s ignoring the food hygiene aspect)

Why not just take one of the many options which doesn’t need heating or even better purchase something from where you are.

I’ve never known a baby turn down food straight from the jar. I’m not sure what the point of heating it is.

YABU. It'll be because some hun will try to sue them as 'they hurt my bubs'.

Just give it to your baby cold. Babies don't know whether food should be hot or cold. Or buy something you can share. Don't make your life more difficult than it needs to be.

This rule has been around since at least1992 when I was first weaning a baby . I was a bit anxious about eating out but remember meeting a Dutch woman in a cafe who said that she fed straight from the jar or container and didn't bother warming.it works! Pretty quickly I realised that there was no need for angst, take a banana with you or give baby a bite of sandwich.

Well not as bad as when I was in a Danish restaurant for a family party and the waiter happily took the baby food jar - unfortunately they didn't remove the metal jar-top! I burned my finger when I tried to open it (I thought they had just replaced it after heating) and the food was actually bubbling inside. It took a good 30 minutes before it was edible!

It's a health and safety issue. The kitchen is responsible for the safety/temp etc of anything leaving its kitchen. If they heat it for you and it's too hot etc then you could home them responsible. A lot of shopping centres have a microwave hidden somewhere so I used to do it then go find a restaurant to eat, or just go for a cold lunch/bottle

Not sure what the policy is now but back in the late 90s when I worked in a pub we could heat up a jar of baby food in the microwave if you brought it from us.
We wouldn't heat up home made baby food.

You should always buy baby something from the menu is fine if you have a good eater but not all babies are.
My toddler until very recently wouldn't have anything from Starbucks etc except crisps. He'll note share mine but then he gets enough and Mr not so much. He's not ready for his own actual portion! So I've anyways talked stuff for him but they're making the money from what I eat and drink

Basic public liability insurance protection

I'm kinda surprised anyone thinks that bowls of hot water are dangerous. I mean it's not like in a cafe anyone would have anything else made with boiling hot water like, say, I don't know, tea?

A pot of tea is just a covered bowl of boiling water. It's in the range of things already insured for.