02-06-2009, 08:26 AM
OK I know I said to keep the irks short but this one goes for every family that has not had the decency to learn the art of consideration for others dining out.
Last night we made the mistake of going out to eat. We were out anyway doing stuff and I said lets eat out, it's lateand I dont' feel like cooking now sowe decided on Olive Garden. Well we were having a nice meal until a family of 6 sat down and the kids with them went batshit. Apparently (listening to the waitress talking to them) they had a very long wait in the vestibule because the people who were there before them were sitting for a very long time after dinner. I actually heard the waitress complain to the customers about this!
By then these kids must have been out of their minds from sitting for so long.
Our main dishes were barely eaten and those brats were screaming at the top of their lungs, throwing crayons and having a FIT in general. Then the parents started cannibalizing each other.... I got a knot in my stomach, tossed my fork onto the dish hard enough to make it bounce and silence the room - except for the kids - and looked father directly in the eye and he KNEW not to say a word.
Waitress comes by with more crayons and tells the mother, "Don't worry, this is a family restaurant and we understand how it gets." in turn mother replies, "Oh I'm not at all worried."
I nearly lost it.
Then the kids take the crayons and break them, throw them some more, start writing on the wall,more screaming and throwing of other itemsand mother rewards them with a MOVIE!!! A fucking movie. Portable DVD player, BLARING loud too.
All I know is my mom took us OUTSIDE until we settled down. Family restaurant does not mean youdo nothave consideration for the OTHER families around you!
I demanded my check and boxes for take home and told her to hurry. Stupid bitch asked me if I wanted dessert! I told her NO I WANT OUT OF HERE NOW or I shall make a scene.
She got the check, pronto. When we walked past the table Istopped, told them,"Thanks for ruining my dinner. Maybe mommy should learn to cook?" and proceeded to walk away.
Needless to say it'll be a long time before I got out to eat again.
Last night we made the mistake of going out to eat. We were out anyway doing stuff and I said lets eat out, it's lateand I dont' feel like cooking now sowe decided on Olive Garden. Well we were having a nice meal until a family of 6 sat down and the kids with them went batshit. Apparently (listening to the waitress talking to them) they had a very long wait in the vestibule because the people who were there before them were sitting for a very long time after dinner. I actually heard the waitress complain to the customers about this!
By then these kids must have been out of their minds from sitting for so long.
Our main dishes were barely eaten and those brats were screaming at the top of their lungs, throwing crayons and having a FIT in general. Then the parents started cannibalizing each other.... I got a knot in my stomach, tossed my fork onto the dish hard enough to make it bounce and silence the room - except for the kids - and looked father directly in the eye and he KNEW not to say a word.
Waitress comes by with more crayons and tells the mother, "Don't worry, this is a family restaurant and we understand how it gets." in turn mother replies, "Oh I'm not at all worried."
I nearly lost it.
Then the kids take the crayons and break them, throw them some more, start writing on the wall,more screaming and throwing of other itemsand mother rewards them with a MOVIE!!! A fucking movie. Portable DVD player, BLARING loud too.
All I know is my mom took us OUTSIDE until we settled down. Family restaurant does not mean youdo nothave consideration for the OTHER families around you!
I demanded my check and boxes for take home and told her to hurry. Stupid bitch asked me if I wanted dessert! I told her NO I WANT OUT OF HERE NOW or I shall make a scene.
She got the check, pronto. When we walked past the table Istopped, told them,"Thanks for ruining my dinner. Maybe mommy should learn to cook?" and proceeded to walk away.
Needless to say it'll be a long time before I got out to eat again.