We bring our stroller into restaurants all the time, large and small, local and chain. Only one restaurant had us fold it up and put it in a coat room. Usually they put us at a big table and take away any extra chairs.
do you know in advance that the restaurants on your vacation route veto strollers? And for the record, my DH and I are not entitled, pushy people in the least. We just walk in with it and the staff always finds us a spot without any comment. I guess we are blissfully ignorant that strollers are frowned upon?