Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We did several dinners like this at the Melting Pot. It works on many levels because it's interactive and fun, picky kids can usually find something they'll eat, and because of the pricing structure it's easy to give kids parameters on spending.

We too did a Melting Pot birthday dinner around that age, to much acclaim. We had boys and girls, however.

Why do people do this to their kids. It’s gross and way overpriced.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We did several dinners like this at the Melting Pot. It works on many levels because it's interactive and fun, picky kids can usually find something they'll eat, and because of the pricing structure it's easy to give kids parameters on spending.

Don’t limit kids on what they can order especially for a one time only birthday dinner.

Of course you limit. Not all kids are raised well and are not reasonable in what they pick.

They aren’t ordering. $300 bottle of wine.

Average entree is going to be $20-35. Out of 10 people you may have the one jerk who orders a $65 steak. Not worth the fuss of limiting.

Anonymous wrote:I think any of the Great American Restaurants would be a great place for a nice teens dinner!

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I think any of the Great American Restaurants would be a great place for a nice teens dinner!

Anonymous wrote:We did several dinners like this at the Melting Pot. It works on many levels because it's interactive and fun, picky kids can usually find something they'll eat, and because of the pricing structure it's easy to give kids parameters on spending.

We too did a Melting Pot birthday dinner around that age, to much acclaim. We had boys and girls, however.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We did several dinners like this at the Melting Pot. It works on many levels because it's interactive and fun, picky kids can usually find something they'll eat, and because of the pricing structure it's easy to give kids parameters on spending.

Don’t limit kids on what they can order especially for a one time only birthday dinner.

Of course you limit. Not all kids are raised well and are not reasonable in what they pick.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We did several dinners like this at the Melting Pot. It works on many levels because it's interactive and fun, picky kids can usually find something they'll eat, and because of the pricing structure it's easy to give kids parameters on spending.

Don’t limit kids on what they can order especially for a one time only birthday dinner.

+1 Better to have all you can eat pizza and root beer floats ordered freely in a celebratory fashion than being a parsimonious Gruyère Grinch. I feel that way about weddings, too. Quit trying to do too much with too little- no one wants rubber chicken and lukewarm risotto- most would prefer a club sandwich and fries.