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"please comfort infants outside", note on a fancy resturuant menu

Chief Pancake Ma... Chief Pancake Make View Member Profile	22/01/2013, 08:54 AM Post #1
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DH and I went out for lunch at a very nice resturuant on the weekend with our 8 week old baby who slept the entire time we were there. I had been planning to BF her at the table covered in a wrap should she wake up (because I feel self conscious, not because I care what other people think) DH noticed the note on bottom of the menu "please comfort infants outside" this resturuant has no foyer or powder room with chairs, or any undercover area so outside is on the footpath or in the car park. Do you interperate the note to mean - if the kid is screaming and disturbing other guests please go outside - or we dont want you breast feeding in our resturuant? WDYT?

erindiv View Member Profile	22/01/2013, 08:57 AM Post #2
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I would take it to mean if your baby is screaming, take them outside.

liveworkplay View Member Profile	22/01/2013, 08:57 AM Post #3
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I think it is a nice way of saying if your child cannot behave like an adult we do not want them here. I also think it gives them an out to be able to ask a BF mother to leave. There is a very famous restaurant in Melbourne which does not allow (or didn't when I lived there) children at all. It has been taken to VCAT and found in it's favour.

Riotproof View Member Profile	22/01/2013, 08:57 AM Post #4
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I would assume its screaming.. Breastfeeding a very young baby is a non issue.

JoMarch View Member Profile	22/01/2013, 08:58 AM Post #5
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Wow, how odd! I would interpret it as they don't want screaming babies in their restaurant, but I'll be interested to see what others think?!

countrymel View Member Profile	22/01/2013, 08:58 AM Post #6
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QUOTE (Chief Pancake Make @ 22/01/2013, 09:54 AM) Do you interperate the note to mean - if the kid is screaming and disturbing other guests please go outside I would interpret it as that. And support it.

BadCat View Member Profile	22/01/2013, 08:59 AM Post #7
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Sounds like crying or screaming to me. Feeding is not comforting. Well it can be but you know what I mean.

Maple Leaf View Member Profile	22/01/2013, 08:59 AM Post #8
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QUOTE (countrymel @ 22/01/2013, 08:58 AM) I would interpret it as that. And support it. Me too. I would LOVE to go to that restaurant!

3mummy3 View Member Profile	22/01/2013, 09:01 AM Post #9
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Its about the screaming i would say and fair enough too. Diners at a fancy restraunt shouldnt have to listen to screaming babies.

MsDemeanor View Member Profile	22/01/2013, 09:03 AM Post #10
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Wish all restaurants had that policy!

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