My local banned children after 7pm a few years ago.
This seemed unnecessary to me, but I suppose that's after 'bed time' so I could sort of see the logic. Adult time etc.
On Saturday I went to stop there for a drink in the afternoon, and they have now banned children after 5pm.
This seems very odd to me given it's an area that people move to with their families. It's not some town centre boozer, it's surrounded by housing.
Is this just not terrible business? I do not get it at all.
It was almost empty, incidentally, at 5.15 on a Saturday afternoon.
AIBU?
No children in pub after 5pm
SweetSouls · 15/04/2024 10:16
Am I being unreasonable?
1735 votes. Final results.
POLLGrannyAchingsShepherdsHut · 15/04/2024 10:37
For them to extend the child free time, it suggests either the post 7pm ban has been a roaring success or they've had major problems with kids in the 5-7pm window.
GrannyAchingsShepherdsHut · 15/04/2024 10:37
For them to extend the child free time, it suggests either the post 7pm ban has been a roaring success or they've had major problems with kids in the 5-7pm window.
JurassicFantastic · 15/04/2024 10:28
If it creates a financial loss they will soon change it back. If they stick with it, it must be working for them.
GR8GAL · 15/04/2024 10:42
From reading the comments, I suppose mine would be an unpopular opinion, but I don't think children belong in environments where alcohol is being consumes in large quantities at all. There is enough of a drinking problem in this part of the world that we don't need to normalise drinking in front of impressionable children.
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ComtesseDeSpair · 15/04/2024 10:47
Evenings are when the pub is aiming to be making most of its money from dinner service and adults drinking alcohol. Tables buying mostly cheap kiddie meals and soft drinks are wasted space. But has any child ever actually enjoyed being dragged to the pub? I genuinely don’t understand why parents do it, take your kid to a playground and take some pre-mixed cocktails or cans with you. Taking children to the pub is just shitty for other customers who get annoyed by badly behaved children, shitty for staff who have to field the complaints, and shitty for the children who ultimately behave badly because they’re bored and not being properly supervised.
Editedromdowa · 15/04/2024 10:56
Agree that a pub really isn't a place for a child. I was the child in the pub every day , I hated it and its definitely not a suitable establishment for children. It's an adult environment
GR8GAL · 15/04/2024 10:42
From reading the comments, I suppose mine would be an unpopular opinion, but I don't think children belong in environments where alcohol is being consumes in large quantities at all. There is enough of a drinking problem in this part of the world that we don't need to normalise drinking in front of impressionable children.
GR8GAL · 15/04/2024 11:01
I can't image a sadder image than a parent drinking cans in a playground.
ComtesseDeSpair · 15/04/2024 10:47
Evenings are when the pub is aiming to be making most of its money from dinner service and adults drinking alcohol. Tables buying mostly cheap kiddie meals and soft drinks are wasted space. But has any child ever actually enjoyed being dragged to the pub? I genuinely don’t understand why parents do it, take your kid to a playground and take some pre-mixed cocktails or cans with you. Taking children to the pub is just shitty for other customers who get annoyed by badly behaved children, shitty for staff who have to field the complaints, and shitty for the children who ultimately behave badly because they’re bored and not being properly supervised.
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