Would you think this was weird or not?

[nappyaddict]

1. A pub/restaurant that has highchairs but no children's menu.

2. A pub with restaurant that has highchairs and children's menus but no colouring sheets (not run out of them, just don't do them full stop)

Neither would be weird, to me.

Oops that looks like I mean a pub or restaurant but I mean a pub restaurant IYSWIM.

No, though I'd expect them to do smaller portions or provide an extra plate for a younger child to share. I probably wouldn't even notice lack of colouring sheets.

I would be very glad to find any kind of feeding place that simply did smaller portions for children.
I'm getting bored of going out, being able to choose lovely grown-up food which DD and DS would love, and for them to find that they are getting pasta, nuggets or sausages again. I do occassionally get DD an adult size portion, but it gets expensive paying a tenner for a main meal which will be 50% uneaten.

How do you manage to distract your child into being good without colouring, stickers or books? Luckily I always have some in my bag in case there isn't any, but all family pubs I've been to before with children's menus, highchairs etc have always had colouring sheets. Oh and a baby changing room. They didn't have one of those either. Had to use the floor of the disabled loo ... yuck.

neither would seem weird to me

dont know why anyone would be bothered about no colouring sheets

wouldn;t even notice

nappyaddict, I usually take my own entertainment kit (depending on what I have lying around at home) which usually does the trick.

But not having changing facilities is gross and they deserve to be outed as non-family-friendly.

dd would be way too busy eating to be able to think about colouring something in! and she says nuggets taste of cardboard didn't i teach her well?

See we get quite good choice at the places we go to -

Steak, gammon, chicken breast, ribs, mushrooms, pasta, spag bol, fish, hunter's chicken, scampi, roast chicken dinner, chicken curry, tacos, wraps, jacket potatos, pizza, calzone, chicken salad, mixed grill, chicken strips, toasties, macaroni cheese

If a place had a children's menu I wouldn't expect them to do smaller portions of adult's meals, but will definitely ask next time at the pub we went to that didn't have a children's menu if they can do me a smaller portion. I let DS share mine, but it meant I went a bit hungry as at 4 he eats a fair amount now to himself.

Just trying to think of pubs I've been to that don't do children's menus and the only ones I can think of are the non-chain pubs, chinese or indian restaurants and carveries which do smaller portions for a cheaper price. It just shocked me cos this particular pub is part of a chain.

neither would be wierd

in 10 years i have never nannied for a child who wouldnt eat (pretty much any item) from the adults menu

Food is food, i do NOT see why we need to have "childrens" menu full of junk, cr@p and additives.
If us adults dont want to eat it then why would we expect a child to? (one of my 3 year old charges told me, at a birthday party that "she didnt like the chicken nuggets as they didnt taste like chicken"... well i wasnt going to argue with her, she was right, reformed meat blasted off the bone, mixed with stuff into a manky puree, covered with breadcrumbs and fried does NOT taste like chicken!!!

(I WOULD expect the pub restaurant to either provide a little plate to allow a baby / toddler to share my own and / or allow me to choose to have a small child size portion of something on the menu and pay a bit less)

Nannyl In the places we go the children's meals are a smaller, slightly simplified version of an adult's meal already on the menu. I just think it gives off the impression that really they'd rather you didn't take children there if there is no children's meals advertised or if they don't advertise the fact that they will do smaller portions of adult meals, although I presume if you asked they wouldn't say no. However, I also reckon it would cost more than the standard 3.49 that children's meals tend to be.