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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are lots of great child-friendly restaurants in DC/burbs. Red Hen, Republic, Pennyroyal Station, Zinnia etc. Try to leave the special occasion or fine dining restaurants to those dining without kids so you don’t ruin the experience of others, or complicate service. Be a conscientious young child parent so that others will not hate young children.

Signed, mother of active 4 year old. [/quote]

Your kid may well be "active" but my kid was fine eating out at 5.  Obviously we ate on the early side and we didn't go for 10 course prix fixe meals but I am pretty confident he didn't ruin anyone's experience.  It wasn't uncommon for people to express surprise when they realized there was a kid at the next table to them who was hidden by an adult and not otherwise conspicuous.

I don't say this to try and brag or anything but simply to ask that we keep the parenting advice out of a thread seeking restaurant recommendations. [/quote]

[b]Yes, you are likely ruining others experience.  People are pretending surprise.[/b]  It’s not the loudness.  It’s the need to want to be in a kid free zone for a little while.  [/quote]

Nonsense.

I suppose if you hate kids, your experience would be ruined.  IME, those people are VERY few and far between.[/quote]

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