Local Pub Menu

Love it

It doesn't seem to put anyone off! At least his views are open.

I have a very old pub sign in my kitchen, bearing the legend: Children are welcome in our grill

I would n' t go there. He sounds a grumpy old sod.

I really like that - in fact I think I'd like the owner!

Having seen how some kids (and their parents) behave in pubs, I quite like the sound of this landlord!

Why does Basil Fawlty spring to mind

A country pub near us has a sign outside "Customers required - No experience necessary as full training will be given". This always makes me smile when I see it!

number sometimes I think parents are of the opinion that Landlords provide an inclusive child minding service in with their food orders

I saw this recently
"Unsupervised children will be fed espresso and given a free kitten to take home"

I think it is rude rather than clever.

I fully agree that being a customer has responsibilities, such as making sure you and your 'party' are polite and behave so other customers/staff are not disturbed. Equally a pub /shop/ restaurant is offering a service and should do so courteously and in a welcoming fashion.

I'm with J08 on this one..sounds like a smart-arsed git.

S/he could simply have said 'well behaved children are welcome' or
'We do not welcome families at this pub as it is for traditional drinkers only'

What's the front of the menu like?

The front of the menu is good and, apart from the last time, we have always had excellent service and great food. I think there was a staff problem in the kitchen last time and they were very apologetic and didn't charge for my meal.

Imo he is trying to say what he wants in a jovial way. Some years ago he had a sign saying the current Chancellor of the Exchequer was banned! Can't remember his name or what he had done to offend.

In the other pub he runs he has a notice something like - this pub has been standing for over 300 years. It has beams, the floors are uneven etc. I think he is just trying to make a point.

The second pub is renowned for its ales and is the one Nick Clegg visited when he was electioneering. It is always full.

The first one is renowned for its food as well as its ales and, again, is always full.

I would prefer to know the landlord's attitude to children before I go in rather than finding out afterwards. When ours were young and children were not allowed in all pubs we used to avoid the ones with big signs saying 'Children Welcome' as they seemed to attract brats!

When we were in the Lake District once there was a sign outside a pub near one of Wordsworth's homes which said 'I wandered lonely as a cloud and then thought no sod it I'll go for a pint instead'

Katy when waiting at trafiic lights last week we saw a big sign which read:

The floor is not an ashtray, please use the silver ones on the table!

Shame they needed to make the point.

Movedalot - I agree. Why would people not use them when they are there?

Laziness?

Drove past a pub the other day with a sign outside which said "strange yellow orb seen in sky - come and watch it from our garden"

Like it sun had something similar on Fb this week.

When asked if they served children, the manager of a restaurant I used to frequent would reply, "yes madam/sir, how do you like them - boiled or fried?"

This seems a typically surly British attitude towards a) service and b) children disguised rather poorly as humour. Even if the food is good I wouldn't want to eat somewhere run by someone with such an unpleasant and arrogant attitude.

just been to a traditional old pub for supper..one we had not visited before..no signs or rules just the menu..which was good pub fare plus lovely pizzas made in a traditional wood burning oven..yum!
Busy with mixed clientele in the early evening including families with (well behaved) kids and dog walkers with equally well-behaved dogs. Smiling and friendly staff..my kind of place!

We took our grandchildren for a pub lunch recently and were shocked by the behaviour of another group with children the same age. Eventually the manager came over and asked the party to leave saying don't bother to pay, just go. She was then treated to such verbal abuse such as I've never heard before until some of our party stood up and asked them, for the sake of our children and theirs to tone it down and leave.
This is not just 'a typical surly British attitude' towards children but more a reaction towards certain types of families who do not know how to behave in public. Happily they are in the minority but I do think there was a reason behind the message on the back of the menu.