Charged for an empty plate?!

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I recently went to a greene king pub for a carvery. After plating up my dinner, I asked for a plate for my 10 month old, not to take any extra food but to take it off my plate to give to him. They wanted to charge me for it! Never had this issue before, AIBU?

Why shouldn’t you pay for your 10 month old to eat?

Did you expect them to keep watch in case you snook off and refilled it? How much did they charge?

Presumably at a carvery you're taking more to put on your kids plate... I have seen charges for 'baby bowl' on a carvery menu for a couple of quid. To be honest I thought it was quite petty as they're not going to have much, but I guess it adds up if a lot of people come in and add a few extra potatoes and bits to their plate for little ones

Don’t be so fucking ridiculous

Crikey, who says YABU??

can’t see for a moment that this is unreasonable…

This happened on an episode of Two Doors Down 😭

Yanbu, i wouldnt have asked for a plate though, just wouldve fed the baby off of my own plate x

You are whats commonly called on these pages.... a CF.

Yes YABU. Surely you can see why they have this policy OP?

Because hes a baby, and has a few mouthfuls. I wouldn't be buying in a full meal, and it's costing them no extra in food

Lol

Kids don't eat for free.

If you wanted to chuck a bit your child's way, you should've fed them off your own plate or brought a plastic one with you.

What’s ridiculous about expecting people to pay for the food their baby is going to eat? 🤣

Then just feed him off your plate 🤷‍♀️

Lol I did, but obviously I asked for the separate plate beforehand

Lol I did, but obviously I asked for the separate plate beforehand

Lol I did, but obviously I asked for the separate plate beforehand

Lol I did, but obviously I asked for the separate plate beforehand

Lol I did, but obviously I asked for the separate plate beforehand

Is everyone reading a different OP than me? She didn’t want extra food, she just wanted a clean plate to transfer some of her own food to eg to cool down.

I agree OP, it’s stupid to charge you for that.

And how many hundreds of people with babies will go into pub carveries up and down the country every week and think a "few mouthfuls" of food every week should be free? It adds up.

You can either pay for your child or accept that you'll just have to feed him bits off your plate.

Do they not do the baby bowl that’s normally around £1. Mash and veg in his own bowl with gravy? Most carveries cater for under 2s with this precisely because they don’t eat a lot

This is like the thread the other day where someone wanted a refillable drink to serve five people or whatever 😂

Sounds ridiculous. Did they take it off the bill after you complained? Next time feed the baby from your own plate.

You think a 10 month old should be charged for a standard plate? 😑

That depends on how the food is paid for.
If it is per weight/set portion, it is her own food. If it is all-you-can-eat style, she is taking more than she eats, she is taking food for another person.

Yes, it isn't huge quantity, but there must be a line at some age

No it’s not.