A New Jersey restaurant that plans to ban children under the age of 10 is garnering both support and criticism on social media.
Nettie’s House of Spaghetti in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, announced in a Feb. 9 post on their social media platforms that they “will no longer allow children under 10 to dine in the restaurant” beginning next month.
Their decision, they said, was made because “it’s been extremely challenging to accommodate children” at the locale.
“We love kids. We really, truly, do,” Nettie’s post began, adding that “between noise levels, lack of space for high chairs, cleaning up crazy messes, and the liability of kids running around the restaurant, we have decided that it’s time to take control of the situation.”
Nettie’s stated that the decision wasn’t made lightly, “but some recent events have pushed us to implement this new policy.”
The new policy will begin on March 8.
“We know that this is going to make some of you very upset, especially those of you with very well-behaved kids, but we believe this is the right decision for our business moving forward,” the statement concluded. “Thank you for understanding.”
The comments section on Nettie’s Instagram and Facebook posts were filled with mixed reactions from customers and followers.
“I love this decision. Nothing frustrates me more as a single working mom then when I get the rare chance to go out (with adults and not children and not to an Applebees or kid friendly restaurant) and there are kids not only acting up but parents completely oblivious to it and not even trying to discipline their children,” Instagram user ssevinsky commented. “I applaud this decision and can not wait to come dine there!”
Meanwhile Linen_guy wrote: “Can’t help feeling this will backfire spectacularly. (No I don’t have a kid under 10). The finest restaurants in NYC can accommodate kids but Netties can’t? Seems like the trouble is your patrons not the kids.”
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