"KIDS ONLY" ITEMS ON MENU

What's up with this?! My boyfriend and I were enjoying a nice meal at IHOP (hey, I like their patty melts!) and I wanted a "funny face" pancake for dessert. I'm trying to cut back a bit and figured I'd be able to get a little taste of something without having to have the whole enchilada. Well, the waitress had issues with this, saying it was an item for "kids only" and she'd have to ask the management if I could have one. WHAT?! She came back after NOT speaking with the management, saying that I'd have to order a half order of the chocolate chip pancakes and she'd have to charge me for a full order of chocolate chip pancakes. WHAT?! I informed her that I was a paying customer, but to also forget it and just give us the check! WHAT THE HELL?! I've been able to order that damn pancake without a hitch before! In fact, it would be nice to order from the kids menu every now and then to get a smaller portion at a smaller price. Hell, I'M the one paying the bill and at least I'm not subjecting the waitstaff to a parcel of brats! Next time my boyfriend and I are getting up earlier and heading elsewhere! Anyone know of a good pancake place that is sans kiddos in the DC area? Please let me know! Just had to vent. Thanks for listening.

Unless something is a truly "age-restricted" product such as tobacco, liquor, pornographic materials, or Lotto purchases, there should not be any restriction when it comes to age and a purchase. A "kids' menu" item should be available to adults. Some children do eat more due to quick metabolism and exercise so they may prefer the regular meal. Many adults eat less so there is no reason for the children's portions to be denied to them.

When I read this, I thought about my mother, who eats like a bird and would often prefer to order from the kids' menu (in some places, they have a "senior" menu, and she's been able to order from that before, despite being only 47). If she tried to and got the same response you did, she would have bitched to the point of getting the whole meal paid for (my mother accepts no shit when eating out!). That's absolutely ridiculous...if you're willing to take the smaller portion, you should be able to get the smaller price.

I don't know what pancake options are available in the DC area,however I would guess that a resturant that isn't owned by a giant national conglomerate might be more willing to be flexible enough to meet your dietary desires. Or you could say "I want this pancake for my child, who is in the car having a tantrum".

write to the manager, and say you wanted the kids meal, was i wrong to want to eat a small portion

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Lord, what fools these mortals be!
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act III, Scene ii

Voltaire said: "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities."

H.L.Mencken wrote:"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.”

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If I had a restaurant, the "Kid's Menu" would consist of cat shit encrusted in litter, piss soup, and stuffed dead baybee, complete with an apple in it's mouth.

Kids would be forced to wear bibs that read, "My daddy drinks because I cry," and before they leave, each kid would be told that there are monsters waiting at home under their beds.

And that's for the well-behaved kids...............

nah my kids menu, would cost 4 times as much, contain all the so called bad hyperactive things (which hopefully has a time delay).

with a free gift of completely indelible pens given to the kids as soon as they leave the restaurant.

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I just post the stories, for interest.. for everyone

Lord, what fools these mortals be!
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act III, Scene ii

Voltaire said: "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities."

H.L.Mencken wrote:"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.”

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. Albert Einstein

This should have been okay as you and BF already had a meal and were having the kid menu thing in ADDITION to your adult meal as a dessert. I could see if you ordered the kid meal(at a smaller price in theory) as your only meal, many a restaurant won't allow that, because they want adults to order the more expensive items.

I wondered if they rather have no additional purchases at all instead of you just ordering the kid thing as dessert. hmmm..... and a lesser tip?


fuck them

bad service deserves no tip, good service deserves a good tip, at least thats what its like in the UK

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I just post the stories, for interest.. for everyone

Lord, what fools these mortals be!
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act III, Scene ii

Voltaire said: "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities."

H.L.Mencken wrote:"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.”

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. Albert Einstein