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Restaurant adds $50 ‘unable to parent’ fee for rowdy kids, menu reads
Posted on 10/26/23 at 3:57 pm
Posted on 10/26/23 at 3:57 pm
BLUE RIDGE, Ga. (WANF/Gray News) – A Georgia restaurant is gaining national attention for charging customers a fee for “bad parenting.”
The menu at Toccoa Riverside Restaurant – about two hours north of Atlanta – offers a selection of dishes like steak, trout and American fare. But look a little closer, and you’ll notice something else.
At the bottom of the menu is an adult surcharge for customers “unable to parent,” followed by three dollar signs.
“Adult surcharge: For adults unable to parent $$$,” the menu reads. According to some guests, the exact amount is apparently at the restaurant’s discretion, with some saying they were charged $50.
Several Google Reviews said they were unhappy with the charge. One review reads:
The surcharge has since gone viral on Reddit. Some have criticized the restaurant, calling the fee “discriminatory” and “vague.”
Users also criticized the other fees on the menu, like an 18% gratuity for separate checks and a $3 fee for sharing a plate. Boom
The menu at Toccoa Riverside Restaurant – about two hours north of Atlanta – offers a selection of dishes like steak, trout and American fare. But look a little closer, and you’ll notice something else.
At the bottom of the menu is an adult surcharge for customers “unable to parent,” followed by three dollar signs.
“Adult surcharge: For adults unable to parent $$$,” the menu reads. According to some guests, the exact amount is apparently at the restaurant’s discretion, with some saying they were charged $50.
Several Google Reviews said they were unhappy with the charge. One review reads:
quote:Another reviewer claims he was charged $50, even though his children were well behaved. “The owner came out and told me he was adding $50 to my bill because of my children’s behavior. My kids watched a tablet until the food arrived, ate their food and my wife took them outside while I waited and paid the bill.”
“If you have children, absolutely avoid this place at all costs. Holy moly - the most disrespectful owner made a huge scene in front of the entire restaurant because our children were “running through the restaurant” - they were down by the river.. we were told we need to “go to Burger King and Walmart” and that we were bad parents. They have a $50 surcharge for “bad children.”
The surcharge has since gone viral on Reddit. Some have criticized the restaurant, calling the fee “discriminatory” and “vague.”
Users also criticized the other fees on the menu, like an 18% gratuity for separate checks and a $3 fee for sharing a plate. Boom
Posted on 10/26/23 at 3:58 pm to BowDownToLSU
Control your dam kids.
Posted on 10/26/23 at 3:59 pm to BowDownToLSU
I would add the same fee to "those" parties of 8+
I would also need to put one of their credit cards on file before taking anyone's order.
I would also need to put one of their credit cards on file before taking anyone's order.
Posted on 10/26/23 at 3:59 pm to BowDownToLSU
Good. Stay your arse at home if you can't control your fricking kids. I've always said there should be an a-hole kid fee or you should have to cover a portion of the tables tab around you that cannot enjoy their meal because of you and your kids.
Posted on 10/26/23 at 3:59 pm to BowDownToLSU
You know the society is in bad shape right now when a fricking steak comes with a side of parenting
Posted on 10/26/23 at 4:00 pm to BowDownToLSU
quote:
The surcharge has since gone viral on Reddit. Some have criticized the restaurant, calling the fee “discriminatory” and “vague.”
Users also criticized the other fees on the menu, like an 18% gratuity for separate checks and a $3 fee for sharing a plate. Boom
Good luck staying open with a bunch of nonsense like this.
Posted on 10/26/23 at 4:00 pm to BowDownToLSU
quote:
My kids watched a tablet until the food arrived, ate their food and my wife took them outside while I waited and paid the bill.”
I guarantee that tablet volume was turned up to max and was bothering everyone around them. The parents are prob just used to tuning it out.
Posted on 10/26/23 at 4:01 pm to BowDownToLSU
Good. frick this it takes a village shite that's running rampant. I'm not your goddamn village, I'm a stranger. I thought kids were supposed to be scared of those, not throwing toys at me in a brewery.
Posted on 10/26/23 at 4:01 pm to BowDownToLSU
shite like this is so stupid. Dude will get the headlines he wanted then wonder why he lost 20% of his business in 6 months.
Posted on 10/26/23 at 4:01 pm to BowDownToLSU
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the most disrespectful owner made a huge scene in front of the entire restaurant because our children were “running through the restaurant”
Control your kids in public
Posted on 10/26/23 at 4:02 pm to LNCHBOX
quote:It will thrive
Good luck staying open with a bunch of nonsense like this.
Posted on 10/26/23 at 4:03 pm to redneck
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that cannot enjoy their meal because of you and your kids.
What a stupid fricking statement
Posted on 10/26/23 at 4:03 pm to BowDownToLSU
This didn't happen when I was a kid. Parents wouldn't allow it.
Posted on 10/26/23 at 4:04 pm to BowDownToLSU
It's real easy and simple and legal to simply make your restaurant 18+. Charging a fee for children is just dumb. If you don't want kids in your restaurant, simply don't let them in.
Posted on 10/26/23 at 4:04 pm to BowDownToLSU
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BLUE RIDGE, Ga. (WANF/Gray News) – A Georgia restaurant is gaining national attention for charging customers a fee for “bad parenting.”
I was up there a couple weeks ago for the Apple Festival. I agree with this. Will visit this place next trip up.
Posted on 10/26/23 at 4:04 pm to waiting4saturday
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shite like this is so stupid. Dude will get the headlines he wanted then wonder why he lost 20% of his business in 6 months.
It’s like babies crying on an airplane. The internet has made the problem seem way worse than it actually is
Posted on 10/26/23 at 4:05 pm to BowDownToLSU
I wish my local barcade would do this! Us childfree adult folx are trying to game and your crotch spawn keeps interrupting!
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