To want a coffee shop with a no children policy

[Amiterriblex3]

In a coffee shop and have to listen to a bunch of 2 year old screaming, absolutely screaming at the top of his lungs. Their mothers might be immune to such noise but I am not. I would be embarrassed if my child screamed like that

Doesn’t it sound blissful?!

I know you’re being sarcastic but I couldn’t care less. I simply don’t enjoy children. Or dogs.

Sounds perfect! I wish we had one of those near me!

😂

I think “The Quiet Cafe” is a bloody marvellous idea. No children, dogs, phones or screens, just peace, quiet, lovely coffee and delicious cakes 🥰

Just find a small, pokey enough place, and with loads of steps, no high chairs, and no room for prams and done.

I have a toddler and I totally get it, it is annoying. I find my own toddler annoying for doing it. But I need my coffee and need to leave the house because of that exact reason! And it is embarrassing, but you literally can’t do anything about it.

But I avoid tiny, pokey places without high chairs, and they seem to be quiet and chilled.

I’d definitely choose a child-free coffee shop, or pub, if there was one. I’d also ban devices unless used with speakers. I had to have a word with a moron chap last week who was having a pint alone in a pub and watching TikToks out loud.

Please can it be Gail’s.

It's a lovely place and is an employer for adults with learning disabilities, downs syndrome etc, really cosy bookshelves with books you can borrow while you're there. It's my favourite place

Maybe a pub? During day, they're often quite empty, and often serve coffee. I used to do this when I was first in London in the late 90s and coffee shops were less common

What you have one in your locality?

I think YABU re a no children policy. But I do think it's beyond reasonable to expect parents to take children who are screaming out. Immediately.

I took my GS to Spoons for a fry-up one morning - does that count? Oh, and he didn't scream, beautifully behaved.

Please can it not be Gail's. I have never set foot in one and am proud to say so.

I must admit I love having a coffee after going to private gym. No under 16's and bliss.

Many years ago I was turned away from a tea room with a baby in buggy. At the time I was put out but they were packed out so not losing any business.

Depending on where you live I don’t think you have to try too hard to seek out places that aren’t that likely to have little kids- museum cafes, cafes in antique shops surrounded by breakables, those take the coffee very seriously type places, attached to a gym, in an office heavy rather than residential area... Also IDK if you even like cats but cat cafes often exclude under 5s.

But still WTF at a 2YO screaming like that. If mine had done that they’d be going straight home.

And a dog free one would be nice whilst we are at it.

@INeedAnotherName @Abra1t @OutsideLookingOut I was being half hopeful, half sarcastic. Libraries in movies are always deathly silent with the judgemental SHHs. OP should open a new one and make it like it was the 90s x

But to quote Dragons Den is there a market in the gap?

When I had some childfree time when DS was a baby, I used to go to upstairs coffee shops or anything that was tricky for pushchairs.

Now I self select. I'm lucky to live near a few cafes and some are more child "friendly" than others. I avoid those.

However did we cope without the coffee shop?

The man behind me in the queue at Gails yesterday was doom scrolling through TikTok with his phone on full volume. Adults can be worse than kids sometimes. By contrast all the kids I saw in there were behaving very nicely!

The woman I support would definitely be thinking that! She would LOVE a quiet coffee shop.

Do they not sell tea???

Am I missing something? What's Gails? Why have I never heard of it ?