Young children sitting at the bar.....

Message edited 7/14/2013 12:41:51 PM.

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unless they were sitting there all night i wouldnt think twice about it...

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I grew up in a bar- it's definitely an Irish thing. We actually held our Irish step dancing classes for the parade in the bar on Sundays afternoons.

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At a restaurant, I don't see anything wrong with it. They were waiting for their party to arrive. My family does the same.

However, I do believe that anyone under the age of 21 are not supposed to be seated at a bar legally.

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I don't see anything wrong with that and wouldn't have thought twice about it. JMO!

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I have a 3 year old and a 5 year old as well. I don't see a problem with it; anyway, it's not a "bar" bar, KWIM?

If adults were standing because my kids took the last seats, then I'd move to a different location. Otherwise, I think it was cute that they were drinking Shirley Temples.

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My parents always let me sit with them at a bar while we were waiting for the rest of our party to arrive. Same thing - I would sit there with my shirley temple

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I've done that with my own kids.. Don't see a problem with it unless they were doing shots or drinking alcohol lol

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If it was JUST a bar I might be but it is a restaurant, with a bar in it, the family was waiting for their table and getting a drink. I see nothing wrong with this.

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My uncle owns a restaraunt and every Monday night my dad tends bar (has been doing this for about 15 years), so we always sat at the bar whether we were there WITH my dad or there to SEE my dad tending bar.

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I can understand your discomfort. It's a bar. You weren't there with kids. I don't blame you. I don't want to have to watch my words when I'm in an adult environment which a bar is.

There are rules and laws about them sitting there, but it changes since it is part restaurant. I don't know exactly what they are.

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Not my chair, not my problem.

We didn't allow minors to sit that the bar where I worked.

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I don't see anything wrong with that and I would definitely do the same thing with my kids some day.

i would not just take my kids to bar... that might be strange!

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I think nothing.

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I thought it was against the law for kids to sit at a bar. One of my friends is a bartender at a chain restaurant with a bar and they are adament about children not sitting at the bar.

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I don't see anything wrong with it but I'd find it annoying as a CF adult...if I wanted to sit next to kids I'd be at Chucky Cheese

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i would think nothing, actually i thought it was kinda cute

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I don't see a problem with it. I have taken DS to the bar where I work a couple of times. The regulars love him.

Just FYI, NYS law is that children are allowed to sit at any bar as long as they have an adult with them. Now, the bar owner can decide to not allow it, but it is legal.

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we really need to do a better job of hiding our children from society, apparently.

I can't with threads like these. leaves such a bad taste in my mouth.

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Sounds cute! They were drinking Shirley Temples, not Screwdrivers!

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Posted by DiamondGirl

If it was JUST a bar I might be but it is a restaurant, with a bar in it, the family was waiting for their table and getting a drink. I see nothing wrong with this.

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If it's a busy night and I'm a patron who walks in and wants to sit at the bar, I'd have a problem with it, not because they're kids, but because they're just sitting there not really drinking and taking up a seat.

If it's like an afternoon lunch kinda thing, when things are slower, then I wouldn't care at all.

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its a bar restaurant then no issues. i mean my dh used to go to his uncle's bar and sit at the bar and hang out with his dad while the men drank. All it was was a bar, pool table, mens room and a tv - to me that is a huge issue since no child should have to sit there watch their parent get bombed.

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