Restaurant for kids that's not Two Boots???
Subject: Restaurant for kids that's not Two Boots???
Any ideas on where to take 5 kids - ages 7, 9, 11 and 13??Comments
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***edited to correct address***
Graziellas in Clinton Hill (232 Vanderbilt between DeKalb and Willoughby):
http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/41957494/brooklyn_ny/graziella_s_restaurant.html
Very family-friendly, and the food is good.
Best to be there sometime between 5p and 7:30p in the time more heavily frequented by the family crowd.
Definitely worth the trip. -
I always see lots of kids in the Burger Bar, 9th St & 7th Ave.
But at those ages, I think you could take them anyplace especially
as Jeffrey suggested between 5-7 pm to be with a more family friendly
crowd.
We took our kids to all types of resturants when they were those
ages, from diners to linen tablecloth places. The more grown up the place, the earlier we
went to avoid wait times. IMO, waiting around in a noisy resturant is what makes kids have
meltdowns if that is in their personalities.
I did a few dinners with a group at Aunt Suzies. No one cares if
kids act like kids there, from using a gameboy or coloring the placemats.
The food is not fashionable, but it is dependable and most kids like
stuff like baked ziti or fettucini alfredo. -
We've had good experiences at La Villa and Stone Park.
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I would not want to see kids running around at Stone Park - not at those prices!
A second vote for Aunt Suzie's -
Flexi - me either!
Grazie mille everyone - I'll pass the recommendations along. -
Flexichick wrote: I would not want to see kids running around at Stone Park
To each his/her own. Our kids love it. -
Kids are seem to be always welcome at Anthony's on 7th Ave. and 14th Street
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Los Pollitos II, 200 Fifth, Graziella's, Junior's, Hunan Delight, Aunt Suzies, Bubbys
That's our usual circut. -
Jamzer wrote: [quote=Flexichick]I would not want to see kids running around at Stone Park
To each his/her own. Our kids love it.
My point is not that the kids love it, it's that the adults who eat there might not love it! -
Chuck E. Cheese @ Atlantic Center. Word is they finally have that vermin problem sorted out.
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Flexichick wrote: [quote=Jamzer][quote=Flexichick]I would not want to see kids running around at Stone Park
To each his/her own. Our kids love it.
My point is not that the kids love it, it's that the adults who eat there might not love it!
I thought the question was where is a good place to eat out with kids. I have kids and eat out with them once in a while, so I thought I might have something to add. We sometimes go to Stone Park and my two kids enjoy it. We go early when it is not too crowded. The staff is very nice and accommodating and we enjoy the food. I've seen plenty of other kids in the restaurant at the time we go. I am sorry if other people might not like it. Maybe if Stone Park becomes less child friendly then I will stop bringing my kids there. -
Going with well-behaved kids (especially early) isn't a problem.....but bringing 5 young kids to a nice restaurant during prime hours is challenging - for everybody.
My view on the original posting on where can I take 5 kids was........where can I take them where they would like the food.......where they won't be pissing people off if they talk loudly.....where it is kid-friendly.....etc. -
Bubby's is good, and the park is a bonus. The menu is limited, but you can check it out on-line first.
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My friend has decided upon Aunt Suzie's - thanks again.
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Flexichick wrote: I would not want to see kids running around at Stone Park - not at those prices!
Kids the ages the poster was asking about don't "run around" and you can pretty much take them anywhere they'll eat the food.
A second vote for Aunt Suzie's
Toddlers do the running.
Relegating older kids to Chuck E. Cheese and chinese food is really dumbing down. If they haven't learned some sense of manners by 7, they'd better start. -
bklyngirl wrote: Relegating older kids to Chuck E. Cheese and chinese food is really dumbing down.
In my mind its not so much the manners at that age, its that many kids still have finiky palates at 7, 8, 9. I tend to do places that have a lot of comfort foods or foods that are easily recognizable to kids versus haute cuisine. I'd try to go somewhere that both a teenager and a seven year old can find something that they would eat.
The kids in our family are pretty good, but from sleepovers and the like I've learned that there are a lot of kids who are less adventurous when it comes to food and if the only thing on the menu they'd considers is a burger I'd rather pay $8 than $25. -
Flexichick wrote: Going with well-behaved kids (especially early) isn't a problem.....but bringing 5 young kids to a nice restaurant during prime hours is challenging - for everybody.
You are amazing Flexi! A person asks for suggestions about where they can go out to dinner with some kids. You, with all your experience taking kids out to dinner, turn it into a question about where they can go out to dinner with some kids without pissing you off! Sorry sweetie- that was not the question!
My view on the original posting on where can I take 5 kids was........where can I take them where they would like the food.......where they won't be pissing people off if they talk loudly.....where it is kid-friendly.....etc. -
Jamzer wrote: [quote=Flexichick]Going with well-behaved kids (especially early) isn't a problem.....but bringing 5 young kids to a nice restaurant during prime hours is challenging - for everybody.
You are amazing Flexi! A person asks for suggestions about where they can go out to dinner with some kids. You, with all your experience taking kids out to dinner, turn it into a question about where they can go out to dinner with some kids without pissing you off! Sorry sweetie- that was not the question!
My view on the original posting on where can I take 5 kids was........where can I take them where they would like the food.......where they won't be pissing people off if they talk loudly.....where it is kid-friendly.....etc.
I don't think she was out of line. "Where is a good place to take 5 kids to dinner?" isn't just about what kids would like, but also about where it's appropriate to bring kids. Otherwise the question doesn't even mean anything. Sure, you could bring your kids to Daniel or Per Se or Le Bernardin, but do you really think those are appropriate venues to bring a group of 5 children, even if there's food they'd enjoy there? -
Carnivore wrote: .... Sure, you could bring your kids to Daniel or Per Se or Le Bernardin, but do you really think those are appropriate venues to bring a group of 5 children, even if there's food they'd enjoy there?
No - I would probably not suggest bringing kids to Daniel, Per Se, or Le Bernardin. You just named three of the more expensive restaurants in the city. Stone Park is certainly not in that league, now is it? I guess when my kids' tastes go beyond the $12 burger or $14 fish sandwich I will reconsider.
By the way - I would also recommend Al Di La. Go early before it gets too crowded and the couple who run it are very nice and accommodating to kids of all ages. The bonus is the food is great. Is that ok with you guys???? -
Jamzer wrote: [quote=Flexichick]Going with well-behaved kids (especially early) isn't a problem.....but bringing 5 young kids to a nice restaurant during prime hours is challenging - for everybody.
You are amazing Flexi! A person asks for suggestions about where they can go out to dinner with some kids. You, with all your experience taking kids out to dinner, turn it into a question about where they can go out to dinner with some kids without pissing you off! Sorry sweetie- that was not the question!
My view on the original posting on where can I take 5 kids was........where can I take them where they would like the food.......where they won't be pissing people off if they talk loudly.....where it is kid-friendly.....etc.
Well it should have been the question. I'm only reading this post so I can plan where NOT to eat.
And watch who you call "sweetie." :spiderman: -
Kikintina wrote: Bubby's is good, and the park is a bonus. The menu is limited, but you can check it out on-line first.
This restaurant is in Dumbo... and I have taken kids there recently.. a group that included toddler to 7 year old and everyone had a great time.
I don't think the menu is limited unless you mean limited to "American" cuisine.
The New Park area right across from this restaurant is awesome and can become an enticement to get your kids to behave... as in eat like civilized little rug rats and you will get to go to the Park!!!
Bubby's is a kid friendly place for Sunday Brunch and early dinners. -
Oh jeez - Bubby's Brooklyn is horrid.
Any decent restaurant will give a "finicky" kid a grilled chicken breast or some pasta. A 3 star once offered a grilled cheese to my kid.
Can people without kids PLEASE stop answering these questions? Don't assume that kids are either finicky, poorly behaved, or that a "better" restaurant can't accommodate a less than refined palate. -
I think that the folks that are answering for the most part have kids. As several of us have written its more an issue of why pay for a grilled cheese at a 3 star if the kid would be perfectly happy with a grilled cheese from Soup N' Burger?
I guess I just don't get why the insistance that its a crime to take a kid to a place where other kids regularly eat. I mean, I totally get the Chuck E. Cheese thing, as that is pretty much the equivalent of fast food. But Bubby's is horrid? to a 7 year-old? The same age group that regularly eats boogers? Chinese food is dumbing down? What???? -
homeowner wrote:
Excellent, excellent points.
I guess I just don't get why the insistance that its a crime to take a kid to a place where other kids regularly eat. I mean, I totally get the Chuck E. Cheese thing, as that is pretty much the equivalent of fast food. But Bubby's is horrid? to a 7 year-old? The same age group that regularly eats boogers? Chinese food is dumbing down? What????
Is bringing kids to Chuck E. Cheese bad if you only go once a year and the children understand that they can only go to Chuck E. Cheese for special occasions, like birthdays?
Is Chuck E. Cheese more expensive than the other restaurants? -
bklyngirl wrote: Can people without kids PLEASE stop answering these questions? Don't assume that kids are either finicky, poorly behaved, or that a "better" restaurant can't accommodate a less than refined palate.
I have refrained from answering because I seldom eat out, but I have to take issue with this. When I see the phrase "restaurant for kids," I think, "Oh, the OP is looking for a place where both the kids and the parents can relax." For the kids, that probably means it doesn't feel like a church; for the parents, that if one of the kids is fidgeting, they get understanding looks from their neighbors instead of glares. I would also consider price, because taking 5 kids to a restaurant won't be cheap whether the kids are 7 or 17.
It's true I don't have kids, but I know these are things my brother and SIL think about when they're taking my nephew out to eat. In any case, if your kids are gourmets with perfect deportment who enjoy eating in places with a quiet atmosphere and nothing to look at, then you don't need to ask anyone for a "restaurant for kids." You can just ask someone to recommend a nice restaurant. -
homeowner wrote: I think that the folks that are answering for the most part have kids. As several of us have written its more an issue of why pay for a grilled cheese at a 3 star if the kid would be perfectly happy with a grilled cheese from Soup N' Burger?
I agree with that, but i also think that kids don't learn manners and how to behave decently in public unless they are occasionally exposed to a nice dining experience every now and then.
I wouldn't make a habit out of a $14 burger, but kids definitely know more is expected of them at, say, Blue Ribbon, than at Chuck E. Cheese or Bubby's. At Bubby's I can't get them to sit still (and mine are not small kids) because there is too much going on - too much noise, too much distraction. We all hated Chuck E. Cheese and went only once ever.
Ironically, my kids tend to be really happy and extra well behaved at Katz's. I think it's because there are mostly adults there, even though the atmosphere is super casual. -
bklyngirl.. I understand your point. Kids do have an ability to rise to the occassion. The feeling in Bubby's is loose. There is a play area for kids and it is hard to get kids to sit in their chair when they see other kids wandering around. In Katz's the only people standing are people getting food and once the food is gotten everyone is sitting down stuffing their faces.
I have friends who have two girls and when the kids were 8 and 9 we all ate dinner at the Blue Ribbon. These kids were not raised in the U.S.A. and they were taught wonderful manners. Tshe girls ordered their own meal. direct quote from Pamela.." I would like the steak cooked medium rare and I see it comes with onions. I do not care for onions so please ask the chef to prepare the meat without any garnish. " I am not making this up! Their manners and appropriate voice levels were maintained through a leisurely meal.
At the end of the meal the waiter leaned over the table and said.. "I have never served a table where the children were as well behaved as these girls! Then the waiter looked directly at them and siad.."Young ladies.. it has been a pleasure to serve you this evening." Appropriate thank you on the part of the children.
This kind of behavior doesn't come from nowhere. Kids are taught manners at home and it is important to take them places where they see clearly why such decorum is demanded.
But.. All of my response had nothing to do with the posters original question or intent behind the question Lol! -
veets wrote: bklyngirl.. I understand your point. Kids do have an ability to rise to the occassion. The feeling in Bubby's is loose. There is a play area for kids and it is hard to get kids to sit in their chair when they see other kids wandering around. In Katz's the only people standing are people getting food and once the food is gotten everyone is sitting down stuffing their faces.
My kids order their own meal - even at Schnak ("I'd like a quad, dry please.")
I have friends who have two girls and when the kids were 8 and 9 we all ate dinner at the Blue Ribbon. These kids were not raised in the U.S.A. and they were taught wonderful manners. Tshe girls ordered their own meal. direct quote from Pamela.." I would like the steak cooked medium rare and I see it comes with onions. I do not care for onions so please ask the chef to prepare the meat without any garnish. " I am not making this up! Their manners and appropriate voice levels were maintained through a leisurely meal.
At the end of the meal the waiter leaned over the table and said.. "I have never served a table where the children were as well behaved as these girls! Then the waiter looked directly at them and siad.."Young ladies.. it has been a pleasure to serve you this evening." Appropriate thank you on the part of the children.
This kind of behavior doesn't come from nowhere. Kids are taught manners at home and it is important to take them places where they see clearly why such decorum is demanded.
But.. All of my response had nothing to do with the posters original question or intent behind the question Lol!
I don't think we actually taught them anything on purpose. It was more by example, treating the kids like they had brains, and telling them to look at the waiter and tell them what they wanted.
That said, we also never ever let our kids listen to "kid" music. No reason they couldn't listen to (and enjoy) "real" music, which meant whatever *we* were listening to. Not to say that we expect them to act like adults - no way. Just civilized people.
It's an entirely selfish thing. we wanted to be able to go on an airplane or to a restaurant without apologizing, and maybe even have it be enjoyable. -
It sounds like you are raising some nice people there!
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That said, we also never ever let our kids listen to "kid" music. No reason they couldn't listen to (and enjoy) "real" music, which meant whatever *we* were listening to. Not to say that we expect them to act like adults - no way. Just civilized people.
Come on, there is room for both kids music and adult music here. Especially in NYC where there is access to some pretty great music made for kids and parents. I have a 2 year old and have played all kinds of music for her and sometimes, the simpler sound of kids music is easier on us all. It just depends on the quality of the music.
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