Reply to Ted's Bulletin (Merrifield) is NOT kid-friendly

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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wait time absolutely doesn't play into kid friendliness or not. That's absurd. The restaurant can provide a kid friendly atmosphere, providing whatever it can to make kids and families feel welcome. If a lot of people like a certain place and the wait time is long then it's on you, the adult, to use common sense and go either at off peak times (certainly not weekend brunch!) or go somewhere without a long wait. The restaurant doesn't need to accommodate you in that regard and expecting it to is totally narcissistic. [/quote]

OP. I will keep this in mind for the future but I guess I don't get it. In my mind, "kid-friendly" = someplace I can take my kids and have a good experience. Waiting for over an hour, especially when they say the wait will be significantly shorter, just doesn't factor in to that. For everyone that says "I would have left" - we considered it but who knew what the wait was anywhere else and we just didn't have a good feel from Ted's as to how long it was going to take. Just not enough information to make an informed decision.

And the service was not particularly kid-friendly. When we were seated, she did not bring kids menus until I asked, and then brought one menu and crayons, for two kids (had to ask for a second). No toys or games which they apparently have at other locations.  She did not ask if we wanted a booster seat - I had to ask for one. The candy jar tucked into the shelf of the host stand right at pre-schooler level may be kid-friendly, but is certainly not parent-friendly (I don't need my kid begging for a lollipop before breakfast when I go to check where we are on the list). No toys, games, etc. I know they're new and working out the kinks, but it's not like they built a new concept from the ground up. Should be turnkey for them with so many other restaurants in the area.

One thing the Merrifield location has working in its favor is plenty to distract the kids outside while you wait - but that has to do with Mosaic not Ted's. [/quote]

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