I am fine with this. I have a 5 yr old who is actually pretty good in restaurants, but I still wouldn't take her to a fancier restaurant and I actually like when restaurants are very up front about the kind of place they are. A lot of restaurants will go out of their way to advertise that they are family-friendly or want to have kids there, and then you show up and they don't have a kids menu and people are annoyed about your kid.

That said, I'd love if there were more truly family-friendly restaurants in DC -- we often eat in the suburbs simply because it's easier to find a place where we know kids are truly welcome.

When I fantasize about opening my own restaurant, I imagine we'd do something called "family hour" a few nights a week, where we do an early service (like 5-7) that is geared specifically for families with young kids, with specials for the kids or family friendly shareables and the whole point would be to get lots of families in there for 90 minutes or so, and kids could learn how to behave in a restaurant without the stress of needing to get it exactly right every time because they are kids and they need more chances than that. Also just an opportunity for families to celebrate a birthday or graduation or something at a nicer restaurant but in a family friendly way. I feel like it could be good for the restaurant and great for families -- real community building and a way to create relationships with customers that could last a really long time because I would be so loyal to a restaurant that went out of it's way to become a part of my family's mealtime in that way.

The pop up is now gone when I click on that link? (OP here)

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?

Parents are welcome to get take-out and eat at home with their young children. Or go to one of the other 1000 restaurants in the DC area.

I’m sure there is a story behind the age limit.

Anonymous wrote:Wow. I won't be going back there, though my daughter is 9 now. I don't appreciate age discrimination.

You are a freak.

Mom of 5 and I say good on them.

Anonymous wrote:Wow. I won't be going back there, though my daughter is 9 now. I don't appreciate age discrimination.

Love it. I wish every single restaurant in the world did this.

Wow. I won't be going back there, though my daughter is 9 now. I don't appreciate age discrimination.

It's irritating how the behavior of some brats ruin it for the rest of well-behaved youngsters. Most of the kids I know were perfectly quiet and not too messy in restaurants when they were younger than 8.

Awesome.

Great!

Not every restaurant is for small kids. Get a sitter.

-- mom of two, who doesn't want to deal with other people's bratty kids on her night out

We went a couple of months ago when my kids were 6 and 8. I told them they were the same age (8yo) and no one said anything. I think they are just trying to limit chaotic/noisy situations caused by younger kids so as long as the kids are well behaved it should be fine.

I just went to make a reservation for my birthday in a couple weeks and Rasika now isn't allowing kids under 8? Is this new? WTF?

https://www.rasikarestaurant.com/#modern-indian-cuisine