Kid-unfriendly restaurants in OKC

[pickles]

Can anyone recommend any good, kid-unfriendly restaurants in OKC? Maybe one that doesn't allow kids under 6 or so? Please let me know so I might be able to patronize them repeatedly with all due haste.

[kevinpate]

There's always the balcony at the Warren.

Off-hand, though they are not expressly barred, I don't have any recall ever experiencing or hearing about unruly children acting out at the nicer, and pricier, locations, e.g., Red Prime, The Mantle, Jamil's.

I suppose I am lucky but I rarely experience unruly children when we are out to eat, even at an Ihop or something similar, unless it is a place that caters to the unruly with kiddie toys galore or by just being very kiddie centric. I tend to not eat at those places. Even though I really adore children, I'm just not a fan of the kiddie centric food.

Some other places I've enjoyed sans unruly children issues include Bella Vista, Italiano's, Leo's, Iquana MG, Abuelo's, Chelino's (S. Robinson), Zio's in Bricktown, Bourbon St. Cafe, Crabtown in Bricktown, Nino's on S. Western, former Adobe Grill (but haven't been since renamed a while back), along with others

[pickles]

You are indeed lucky. It's not as if I'm eating at Burger King when I run into these screeching hellbeasts.

[Pete]

Lots and lots of bars that also serve food specifically restrict admission to anyone under 21.

The Fox & Hound on Memorial and Drunken Fry on 51st & Classen leap to mind. I know there are a ton of others.

[BBatesokc]

While 1492 does have highchairs, it doesn't have a children's menu, which tends to discourage some from bringing the kiddos. Personally, as long as its not an expensive 'romantic' restaurant and the parent(s) are not ignoring a rowdy child, I personally don't have a problem with it.

[krisb]

On that note, can anyone recommend any kid-friendly restaurants where children can be exert a little energy without mean grown-ups giving them bad looks?

[kevinpate]

On that note, can anyone recommend any kid-friendly restaurants where children can be exert a little energy without mean grown-ups giving them bad looks?

Ihop, denny's, just about any pizza hole, any place that provides a specific play area, any place with more than 3 choices for the kiddie menu

[pickles]

On that note, can anyone recommend any kid-friendly restaurants where children can be exert a little energy without mean grown-ups giving them bad looks?

Chuck E Cheese

[rcjunkie]

You are indeed lucky. It's not as if I'm eating at Burger King when I run into these screeching hellbeasts.

I bet your the life of the party at family reunion's!!!!!!!!!!

[jbkrems]

Bin 73... no kids under 21 allowed. (But us grown-up kids are allowed, LOL) !!!

[BDK]

On that note, can anyone recommend any kid-friendly restaurants where children can be exert a little energy without mean grown-ups giving them bad looks?

Johnny Carinos. Worst, stupidest date choice of my young life.

[PennyQuilts]

When I was a young mother, we'd save up to go out on a nice "date" away from the kids and so often, there would be a family there letting their kids run wild. Sometimes parents would bring their kids and they'd be perfectly polite. Mine always were and I never had to beat them to get them to behave. Parents who inflict their kids on others are jerks.

[MikeOKC]

Here's an odd coincidence for you. I read your question and within 30 minutes stumbled across this story about a restaurant banning kids under 6.....it's on today's Yahoo News.
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/paren...-move-2509487/

[Steve]

Let's be honest here; the real questions is what local restaurants are generally not patronized by bad parents who let their kids run around and be loud? What restaurants are willing to confront such rude customers?
When I go out with my family, I'm quick to take my little one out to the car for a "time out" when he misbehaves. It's called common courtesy, but unfortunately there's a segment of the population that forgotten such social etiquette.

[WilliamTell]

Personally I haven't had many bad experiences with kids while dining out at 'nicer' restaurants but I have noticed people with unruly children most typically flock to big American food chain restaurants (chilis, etc..). This does bring up a different dynamic in that i have sat on airplanes and other public places where parents have thought that it was their GOD GIVEN right for their child to beat on the tray that was connected to the back of my chair and then get IRATE with me when i politely asked them if they could stop....

I love kids, I know its hard, i dont expect them to be perfect quite angels but there is no way in hell you are allowed to make your child my problem.

[USAF]

Sit at the bar, problem solved.

[krisb]

Let's be honest here; the real questions is what local restaurants are generally not patronized by bad parents who let their kids run around and be loud? What restaurants are willing to confront such rude customers?
When I go out with my family, I'm quick to take my little one out to the car for a "time out" when he misbehaves. It's called common courtesy, but unfortunately there's a segment of the population that forgotten such social etiquette.

What about the infants and small children that are just fussy, not misbehaving. Why can grown-ups carry on with all manner of drunkenness in a restaurant, but kids can't make a noise? This goes back to our society's expectation that children should sit still and be quiet at all times.

[BDK]

What about the infants and small children that are just fussy, not misbehaving. Why can grown-ups carry on with all manner of drunkenness in a restaurant, but kids can't make a noise? This goes back to our society's expectation that children should sit still and be quiet at all times.

I'd imagine it's because grown-ups are carrying on with their drunkenness after dinner hours. If some drunks are making a scene during normal dinner hours, of course they should be spoken to by management or asked to leave. I think society expects children to act like young adults when they are at a nice restaurant, I don't think that's not too much to ask.

I think the child issue is just part of the greater issue of people not being as courteous in public as they once were. Maybe I was just born a few generations too late, but I get irked when folks come to upscale restaurants in their shorts and t-shirts. So yeah, fussy kids bother me when they are taken to the wrong environment. Take the little ones to Applebee's, or let grandma and grandpa take them off your hands for a few hours.

[BBatesokc]

There's young kids pitching a fit, being rowdy and running around and then there's infants and toddlers just being infants and toddlers. We sat next to a small group that had two little kids (maybe 1 and 3) and they made noise and the occassional high pitched scream (1yr old). Some patrons shot a glare or rolled their eyes. We personally just looked over and smiled at the kids. The paretns were trying to sooth or pacify them and they were obviously restless. I don't have patience with adults (because they know better), and young kids should be taught manners in public, but kiddos do what kiddos do.

However, one reason we never go to the movies except to the first showing of the day (10am usually) is because the adults often have no manners at all - answering their phone, texting, talking load, etc.

[jn1780]

What about the infants and small children that are just fussy, not misbehaving. Why can grown-ups carry on with all manner of drunkenness in a restaurant, but kids can't make a noise? This goes back to our society's expectation that children should sit still and be quiet at all times.

I imagine pickles is talking about a "classy" adult atmosphere where adults and kids don't run amok.

[Easy180]

Have two under three and either throws a fit one takes the perpetrator out to the vehicle instead of battling thru it...Rather have some cold enchiladas than annoy fellow diners

[lake hefner breeze]

You are indeed lucky. It's not as if I'm eating at Burger King when I run into these screeching hellbeasts.

I get called out for "inflammatory posts", but this is OK?

Denigrating children is cool 'round here, but saying you aren't a fan of the Devon Tower is a sacriledge worthy of a warning?!

Nice values.

[lake hefner breeze]

On that note, can anyone recommend any kid-friendly restaurants where children can be exert a little energy without mean grown-ups giving them bad looks?

Exactly.

Some people forget that they were once "screaming hellbeasts", too.

[lake hefner breeze]

Can anyone recommend any good, kid-unfriendly restaurants in OKC? Maybe one that doesn't allow kids under 6 or so? Please let me know so I might be able to patronize them repeatedly with all due haste.

If you are having such a problem with this pickles then you should just get take-out from your favorite establishments and eat at home.

[Larry OKC]

Guess the same could be said about smokers, if you don't like it you don't have to go there or take it to go?

It goes back to what others have been saying, common courtesy...like common sense, it seems like it is rarely common anymore. There was a time where a middle ground of sorts existed. Somewhere between "children should be seen and not heard" and those parents that take the opposite approach, totally ignoring their children and letting them do whatever they want. I was reared with the idea that there times and places for just about any behavior. Playtime was for playgrounds. But even at someplace like McDonald's, once you came back inside, you behaved yourself. There was a thing as indoor & outdoor voices. Crying babies, tantrum throwing toddlers were quickly removed by the parent and behavior was corrected.