pub bans children after 7pm

It could be because they're eating?

My teenage DGC don't go to bed at 7pm any more.
They also eat far more than me; in fact DGS has done that since he was about 8.

I don’t understand why any parent would want a child in a pub after 7 and if it’s not a restaurant as well why would they be in there at all.

IMO all minors should be banned from entering pubs at any time of day. although I can see there might be an argument for allowing those of 16 and over in.

Certainly, no child should be in the company of drunk adults, and while we cannot legistrate about what adults do in their homes, we can and should have laws that forbid children being in places where adults drink or smoke, whether these are pubs, restaurants or anywhere else.

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I'm all for banning children from pubs after they should be in bed, unless they are the more food-oriented establishments. Even then I can understand that landlords wouldn't want children taking up table space for a small inexpensive meal. Also many parents let their children wander or run around, getting in the way of waiting staff and irritating other diners. We actually had someone's child come under our table once, the parents couldn't understand why we didn't want them there.
Please don't see me as a child-hater, I just prefer to eat in peace and feel much the same about dogs in pubs.

Try The William the Fourth pub in Leyton.
It has banned children.

I'm all for banning children from pubs after they should be in bed, unless they are the more food-oriented establishments. Even then I can understand that landlords wouldn't want children taking up table space for a small inexpensive meal. Also many parents let their children wander or run around, getting in the way of waiting staff and irritating other diners. We actually had someone's child come under our table once, the parents couldn't understand why we didn't want them there.
Please don't see me as a child-hater, I just prefer to eat in peace and feel much the same about dogs in pubs.

knspol that's it exactly.
Unruly children and dogs licking off plates - both a no-no!

I think the age is irrelevant it's the behaviour that's the problem and that's down to the parents. Recently had Sunday lunch in a pub restaurant which was completely ruined by 3 children age around 6-9 ish running around tables, shrieking and generally being a nuisance. At times it was difficult to even conduct a conversation because of the noise. The parents were in a group of 5 adults and paid no attention whatsoever to the children. Likewise with dogs, fine if they sit quietly next to their owners not fine if they start sniffing around other people/tables.

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Allira it was when our children had to wrote a diary in school, I blushed 🥴

It was always the Monday entries what we did this weekend usually involved Friday evening meal in local Indian restaurant, Sunday lunch at local pub with mummy and daddy’s friends 🙀

I was laughing with youngest DS about his school diary entries, he is going through the same with his two (8 & 6) now!

Iam64

GrannyGravy13

Allira

Oh dear, our children and now grandchildren must be badly brought up.
They do enjoy a meal out in a pub.

Mea Culpa 🙀

We too are Spartacus

I remember having to take DGD (then 3) for a routine hospital appointment for DH; as we were leaving, DGD asked in a very loud voice "Are we going to the pub now?"
The nurses and receptionists were laughing.

Pubs vary so much, I think. There’s a pub in a village not far from me where I wouldn’t even take my dog (if I had one), let alone a child! I had the interesting experience of going to collect someone from said pub and oh my goodness, it was as dark as Hades and my feet stuck to the floor as I walked through! 👀 It’s always busy, though, and very popular for sport on TV.

My mother was Welsh chapel so alcohol didn’t figure much in my childhood. I swear my parents brought out the same bottle of sherry every single year for their tipple on Christmas Day! We never took our children into pubs unless it was to have a meal, I guess I have an inbuilt bias against it. 🤔

GrannyGravy13

Allira

Oh dear, our children and now grandchildren must be badly brought up.
They do enjoy a meal out in a pub.

Mea Culpa 🙀

We too are Spartacus

Allira

Oh dear, our children and now grandchildren must be badly brought up.
They do enjoy a meal out in a pub.

Mea Culpa 🙀

Oh dear, our children and now grandchildren must be badly brought up.
They do enjoy a meal out in a pub.

kircubbin2000

I see no reason for children to be in pubs at any time.

I can.
Families going out together, possibly on holiday or it’s the weekend, enjoying a meal and time together.
Can’t you?

PamelaJ1

We had a lovely meal in a pub on the coast and there was a couple seated on the next table. They had a lovely quiet meal, as did we, then as they left they both reached under the table cloth and produced a baby!
Twins, about 6months old. They hadn’t made a sound as they were fast asleep and were as good as gold. I’m not sure what we, and the other diners, would have thought though if they had screamed all through our meal. Thank goodness we didn’t have to find out.

Yes last Valentine night at our local foodie pub, it was packed we were seated next to a couple with a baby that grizzled the whole time.

We had a lovely meal in a pub on the coast and there was a couple seated on the next table. They had a lovely quiet meal, as did we, then as they left they both reached under the table cloth and produced a baby!
Twins, about 6months old. They hadn’t made a sound as they were fast asleep and were as good as gold. I’m not sure what we, and the other diners, would have thought though if they had screamed all through our meal. Thank goodness we didn’t have to find out.

I think it depends on the pub , if it’s food based then children should be allowed in especially in the summer and during the summer holidays . Pubs which are more drink led , then it’s acceptable to ban kids after a certain time .
The issue for me is parents not controlling their kids in pubs. When my kids were young they’d have activities like colouring stuff and game boys, if we were in a pub and we’d go early in the evening.
In our local , kids often run wild and the parents ignore them . It’s a dog friendly pub and the dogs are better behaved than the kids .

kircubbin2000

I see no reason for children to be in pubs at any time.

There's pubs and then there's pubs.

No one objects to well behaved children, trouble is few are. i blame the parents, if you cannot control them, then stop in. As for dogs, many times i see couples out pushing dogs in prams!

Bukkie

ViceVersa - You sound like a responsible owner, unfortunately many aren't and can't understand that not everyone likes their dog.

Oh I do understand that, honestly. I'm just pointing out that we're not all like that. We get compliments all the time on how well behaved our dog is. I do have a friend who has two Shih Tzu dogs which she takes everywhere with her and lets them sit at the table so she can feed them off her plate - now that I most certainly do not agree with.

I see no reason for children to be in pubs at any time.

I wish they would ban dogs, you cannot move for them.

ViceVersa - You sound like a responsible owner, unfortunately many aren't and can't understand that not everyone likes their dog.

It’s up to any business to decide age limits on customers , there are plenty of adults only venues, other allow dogs in the bar but not the restaurant.