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The highs and lows of restaurant dining with children
By Catherine O'Dolan on 30/09/2010 18:30:52
You've taken your seats at table, and you're ready to start your family dining experience, but are your fellow diners pleased – or appauled – to see children at the table?
Male or female variety. May or may not have children (either way, they're in denial), but certainly resents having to share what they consider to be their working environment with youngsters. Likely to glare, stare, tut and rustle their newspapers
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Shock, horror! Restaurant Bans Children
By Catherine O'Dolan on 11/10/2010 18:11:17
Your toddler's in meltdown mode in a crowded restaurant – do we expect tolerance or tuts from fellow diners?
SCREAMING CHILDREN WILL not be tolerated” was the bold proclamation recently posted in the windows on Olde Salty restaurant in North Carolina. The reaction has polarized opinion, with many diners in favour of the restriction, while others feel
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Four simple rules for restaurant dining with children
By Catherine O'Dolan on 30/09/2010 18:30:52
The essential ingredients to happy family dining courtesy of Sara Galvin
of time you spend in restaurants, rather than go for the long lunch early on, the children will see it as a more positive experience and grow into it.3. Often children will listen to someone else other than their parent! Therefore, if your child
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Restaurant of the month: Wagamama
By Catherine O'Dolan on 22/09/2012 15:48:00
Sample a taste of the Orient with the popular pan-Asian chain's new children's menu
Edamame Soya Beans, with a sprinkling of salt.In my experience, Wagamama has always proved a very palatable option for family dining – you can’t go far wrong with chicken on a skewer and a bowl of sticky rice. But now there’s a new children’s menu “for
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Restaurant review: All Star Lanes
By Catherine O'Dolan on 01/06/2012 15:59:14
Grab a slice of Fifties Americana at this retro bowling alley and diner
Funny how quickly those birthdays come around every year and, before you know it, the challenge is on: how can you give your child a party he’ll remember? How about lunch at a retro-chic diner, followed by a bowling party? That’s the offering at the trendy All Star Lanes, with fo...
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Restaurant review: Galvin La Chapelle
By Catherine O'Dolan on 01/04/2012 15:27:34
The Spitalfields bistro where family and fine dining go hand in hand
, and a doorman to boot, La Chapelle oozes casual charm and a warm welcome that well and truly extends to family.With six children between them, Chris and Jeff know a thing or two about the trials and tribulations of having young diners in restaurants
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Restaurant review: Wahaca, Westfield
By Catherine O'Dolan on 01/06/2012 15:45:32
A fiesta of fresh, authentic flavours from Masterchef's Thomasina Miers
Down Mexico way you might dip into a restaurant for some respite from the blazing hot sun. Instead, on a very rainy Saturday, we were ducking out of a torrential downpour, but Wahaca’s homely welcome was none the less inviting. Inspired
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Restaurant review: Meatballs
By Catherine O'Dolan on 01/01/2012 16:42:24
We get our head around the latest New York foodie trend to roll into these shores
it a little difficult for Joe to reach the table). As the traditionalist among us, six-year-old Joe opted for Beef And Ricotta Meatballs with Spaghetti in Tomato Sauce (his children’s portion included two meatballs, and dessert for £4.95). In our desire
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The Even Keel Café at the Cutty Sark
By Catherine O'Dolan on 26/06/2012 16:07:41
An illustrious icon of British history serving equally memorable fare
on the fascinating merchant history of the clipper – one of the fastest of its time – children can enjoy taking a turn at the wheel, or having a cheeky kip in the bunks. There’s also a rather poignant commemorative plaque for one of the ship’s captains, whose crew
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The Warrington in Maida Vale
By Catherine O'Dolan on 23/09/2010 12:16:48
Dining out at Gordon Ramsay's posh pub The Warrington in Maida Vale is a relaxed family affair
Posh pub downstairs, even posher restaurant upstairs at Gordon Ramsay's The WarringtonIT MAY BE “the local” for the lucky folk who happen to call Maida Vale home, but The Warrington Pub & Restaurant is about as far removed from The Queen Vic as Phil
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