Rasika not allowing kids under 8?

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I'm all for this and wish more restaurants would do this.

I mean, fast casual restaurants are fine to have kids of any age, but some of us don't want our meals with screaming and running around.

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For those who have a WaPo subscription - https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/12/no-kid-zones-south-korea-ban/

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I have been to just about every upscale restaurant in the DC area with my children. Luckily I do not consider Rasika upscale

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Anonymous wrote:Im indian american and like Rasika, but have been guilty of bringing kids there a couple of times. There’s simply nothing for them to eat— too spicy. I actually support the policy. Fine dining has its place.

I’m also Indian and think a restaurant can set whatever policy they want. But it is strange for an Indian restaurant to say no kids under 8, no? I mean it solidifies in my mind that it’s not a “real” Indian restaurant.

Why would this be weird? So you think a French restaurant or sushi place could have an age limit, but not an Indian restaurant because it ALL Indian restaurants must be family-friendly? This is weirdly restrictive. There are plenty of family-friendly Indian restaurants in this area. Rasika is one of the more high end/expensive Indian restaurants I know of; it makes sense that they might be less family-friendly.

What a funny comparison. You realize how differently kids are treated in Indian and French culture.

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Anonymous wrote:I have been to just about every upscale restaurant in the DC area with my children. Luckily I do not consider Rasika upscale

For us poors, a fancy dinner out is a special treat that we don’t bring our under appreciative children to. I’m a fan of the policy!

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Anonymous wrote:Good. Kids younger than 8 really shouldn't be at a fine dining place for dinner anyway. They are tired, grumpy, etc.

Also, totally random, but I get so annoyed when I see women with babies trying to eat at places like that. The husband ends up sitting there and eating while she is somewhere in the corner, holding the baby in her arms, swaying back and forth. How is that fun for anyone other than the husband?

Have you had a baby before? You could be describing some of the meals out that we had when I was on maternity leave. DH and I would take turns holding the baby if she needed to be held, but you might not see that part. In any case, those few months with a pre-crawling infant are pretty much your last where you can take your kid out to a nice restaurant and actually enjoy your meal, so maybe cut these people some slack. Unless the baby is crying the whole time or something is going on where you think "wow this is not the right venue for this" leave them alone.

LOL what you describe does not sound like “actually enjoying a meal”.

I can’t believe some of you are such fine dining fiends that you can’t suck it up for a few months, and too cheap to hire a babysitter. Instead you make a spectacle of yourselves and invite pity from everyone around you.

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Anonymous wrote:Im indian american and like Rasika, but have been guilty of bringing kids there a couple of times. There’s simply nothing for them to eat— too spicy. I actually support the policy. Fine dining has its place.

I’m also Indian and think a restaurant can set whatever policy they want. But it is strange for an Indian restaurant to say no kids under 8, no? I mean it solidifies in my mind that it’s not a “real” Indian restaurant.

Why would this be weird? So you think a French restaurant or sushi place could have an age limit, but not an Indian restaurant because it ALL Indian restaurants must be family-friendly? This is weirdly restrictive. There are plenty of family-friendly Indian restaurants in this area. Rasika is one of the more high end/expensive Indian restaurants I know of; it makes sense that they might be less family-friendly.

What a funny comparison. You realize how differently kids are treated in Indian and French culture.

You do know there are some high end restaurants IN INDIA where children aren’t allowed or are frowned upon, right?

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Lol. Do minors need to bring ID?

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Anonymous wrote:This is not a city or really country that likes children or cares about their general welfare, obvi. I haven’t taken young kid to Rasika and eaten outside on the street scape. I wouldn’t dine inside b/c of general hostility/tolerance for children in US. Do in Italy all the time. But am always prepared to leave if kid were to misbehave.

The intolerance is for the parents who aren’t prepared to leave if kid were to misbehave.

This is uniquely millennial problem. GenX parents just apologize profusely, put the kid on one shoulder and get a box to go. My 5 year can now sit quietly when crayons or a book - never given a phone or tablet, it takes one time leaving a place they really want to be with the consequence of leaving.

No, it’s not generational. Arrogant parents, who think they and their children are perfect, are every age, everywhere. No doubt you are one of them, just in a different way.

Nope. My kid is not perfect, but understands she is not the center of the universe, and is capable of self-soothing/entertaining. And yes, it’s absolutely generational and not surprising that the most entitled generation (millennial) has begot the most spoiled and entitled children.

Wait, aren’t Boomers the most entitled? And Gen Xers are lazy?

You have fallen into the trap of labeling people acc to when they were born. It lacks nuance. It’s unsophisticated. It’s a marketing scheme.

What generation is your DD? Is she already being stereotyped?

Babyboomers definitely brought GenX to restaurants, we were shamed openly to be quiet. And, no, millennials are the lazy generation. GenX are the bitter snipers from the side. But you knew that.

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How do I get them to ban the drunk boisterous customers that always end up at the table next me?

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Anonymous wrote:This is not a city or really country that likes children or cares about their general welfare, obvi. I haven’t taken young kid to Rasika and eaten outside on the street scape. I wouldn’t dine inside b/c of general hostility/tolerance for children in US. Do in Italy all the time. But am always prepared to leave if kid were to misbehave.

The intolerance is for the parents who aren’t prepared to leave if kid were to misbehave.

This is uniquely millennial problem. GenX parents just apologize profusely, put the kid on one shoulder and get a box to go. My 5 year can now sit quietly when crayons or a book - never given a phone or tablet, it takes one time leaving a place they really want to be with the consequence of leaving.

No, it’s not generational. Arrogant parents, who think they and their children are perfect, are every age, everywhere. No doubt you are one of them, just in a different way.

Nope. My kid is not perfect, but understands she is not the center of the universe, and is capable of self-soothing/entertaining. And yes, it’s absolutely generational and not surprising that the most entitled generation (millennial) has begot the most spoiled and entitled children.

Wait, aren’t Boomers the most entitled? And Gen Xers are lazy?

You have fallen into the trap of labeling people acc to when they were born. It lacks nuance. It’s unsophisticated. It’s a marketing scheme.

What generation is your DD? Is she already being stereotyped?

Babyboomers definitely brought GenX to restaurants, we were shamed openly to be quiet. And, no, millennials are the lazy generation. GenX are the bitter snipers from the side. But you knew that.

I do see how bitter you are. You don’t seem to have enjoyed your time in fancy restaurants as a child. I guess you weren’t as perfect then as you are now. Except for the bitterness, of course.

[Anonymous]

I love Rasika. And Rasika West. But probably most of all Bombay Club.

[Anonymous]

I thin it's fine that they are doing this. I have been in restaurants where parents let their kids free roam and wreck havoc. I bet something like this happened and now they are clamping down.

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I hate Indian food anyway. You can have it!

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Anonymous wrote:This is not a city or really country that likes children or cares about their general welfare, obvi. I haven’t taken young kid to Rasika and eaten outside on the street scape. I wouldn’t dine inside b/c of general hostility/tolerance for children in US. Do in Italy all the time. But am always prepared to leave if kid were to misbehave.

The intolerance is for the parents who aren’t prepared to leave if kid were to misbehave.

This is uniquely millennial problem. GenX parents just apologize profusely, put the kid on one shoulder and get a box to go. My 5 year can now sit quietly when crayons or a book - never given a phone or tablet, it takes one time leaving a place they really want to be with the consequence of leaving.

No, it’s not generational. Arrogant parents, who think they and their children are perfect, are every age, everywhere. No doubt you are one of them, just in a different way.

Nope. My kid is not perfect, but understands she is not the center of the universe, and is capable of self-soothing/entertaining. And yes, it’s absolutely generational and not surprising that the most entitled generation (millennial) has begot the most spoiled and entitled children.

Wait, aren’t Boomers the most entitled? And Gen Xers are lazy?

You have fallen into the trap of labeling people acc to when they were born. It lacks nuance. It’s unsophisticated. It’s a marketing scheme.

What generation is your DD? Is she already being stereotyped?

Babyboomers definitely brought GenX to restaurants, we were shamed openly to be quiet. And, no, millennials are the lazy generation. GenX are the bitter snipers from the side. But you knew that.

I do see how bitter you are. You don’t seem to have enjoyed your time in fancy restaurants as a child. I guess you weren’t as perfect then as you are now. Except for the bitterness, of course.

I prefer finely brined - but add lack of sense of humor to your long long list of generational defects. We didn't have a lot of money to eat at fancy restaurants, but learning to be polite and not disruptive is part of teaching children to be good citizens and members of a civil society. It's not about perfection. It's about learning to self-sooth and understand limit-setting. We took kids out for mother's day yesterday. They weren't perfect, but they stayed in their seats, tried new foods, made eye contact and had semblances of conversation, said thank you and happy mother's day to the waitstaff. Whining was minimal and successfully redirected.