The parents insisted that their children were well-behaved throughout the meal. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The Toccoa Riverside Restaurant in Georgia has a warning printed on its menu that reads: “Adult surcharge: For adults unable to parent $$$.”
A family from Florida that dined at the riverside eatery in rural Georgia a few weeks ago was shocked to see a US$50 additional fee when the manager presented the bill. “The owner came out and told me he was adding $50 to my bill because of my children’s behaviour,” he wrote. When she responded by saying the children were quiet the whole time, Mr Richter told them they “belonged at Burger King” and not at his restaurant.
Online reviews of the restaurant are filled with examples of upset parents claiming they were either charged or chastised by the restaurant for what the staff deemed to be unruly and disruptive children.The patron chronicled how when his wife was rocking their four-month old baby - who was not crying - to sleep, a manager told her that “you don’t do that in a fancy restaurant”.