A woman was left seething when she spent £300 on a meal with her other half, only to be left with the ambiance ruined due to crying babies disturbing her peace
Spending £300 on a fancy meal is a splurge for the majority of people, so if your evening was ruined by crying babies, you’d likely be irked.
One woman was left furious, and raging that “Deliveroo exists for a reason” when she attended a fine dining restaurant with her other half, only to be greeted with a symphony of crying babies. She branded parents who take children to fancy establishments as “selfish”, saying that they shouldn’t be at “intimate adult spots” because they’re inevitably going to spoil the otherwise lovely ambiance.
She even fumed that one mum mouthed at her to “f**k off” when she made what she assumed was a subtle gesture at the mum and baby as she pushed them through the restaurant while they were bawling. She said she believed that parents should either “get a babysitter”, or just treat themselves to a takeaway, rather than inconveniencing others.
On Mumsnet, the woman wrote: “I went for a very exclusive dinner Saturday night. I’d been looking forward to it for ages. £150 per head place, which is a huge splurge for us. A family of four were seated next to us at their 7.45pm arrival. The (about) three year old was 50% pacified.
“The (about) nine-month-old in the high chair squawked for about 30 mins then fell asleep, looking very uncomfortable slumped over the side of the highchair.
“If their noise wasn’t bad enough, I could hear another child crying in another part of the restaurant for about an hour. That child’s noise got louder as they were pushed in their pram crossing the restaurant to leave around 9pm. I commented and gestured to my partner. I wasn’t as subtle as I thought in this, as the mum looked cross, waved her arm at me and mouthed f**k off.”
She then compared the situation she’d experienced, to how she behaved when her kids were young, saying that they were “in bed by 7.30, unless there was an event like a wedding”. She also said that if they went for a meal out they would get babysitters to look after her now adult children. “I would never have dreamt of taking my under fives to quiet intimate adult spots, then letting them cry for the majority.
“For one, I wouldn’t have enjoyed my food and two, neither would those around me”, she raged, continuing: “There’s a reason Deliveroo exists. Use it. And stop being so frikking selfish. Babies need sleep, not fine dining.”
In the comments, many wrote “agreed”, backing the woman, but others said that if she had that much of an issue with crying babies, she should’ve checked whether kids were allowed at the venue. They penned: “It’s your fault for not checking if kids are allowed sorry. I wouldn’t like this either but if kids are welcome that’s what happens rightly or wrongly.”
Another argued: “Children have as much right to be in a restaurant as you do. Times have changed, people enjoy spending time with their children and if they want to bring them out for dinner then why not! And bed at 7 is very early for most families.”
Someone backed the woman though, penning: “They’re not happy out that late and should be in their beds!”, with another agreeing: “I think it’s odd to take kids to a posh restaurant.”
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