DS enjoys throwing food off his high-chair tray, like many (most?) kids. No big deal at home, but I am pretty conscious of the mess when we go out. But then, picking up bits of food off a public restaurant floor is also kind of gross. I'm never sure if I should leave it for the staff or do it myself.
We went out for dinner tonight and Jack threw penne pasta EVERYWHERE! I picked it up.
I have done waitressing as a job, and I think it is only fair that a parent picks up food that their child has thrown. It can actually be a hazard for a waitperson or other customers to slip on food that is left on the floor.
ide pick it up. Also have been a waitress too and could think of nothing worse than picking up after someones child. It is also a hazard and i think its the parents responsibity.
I pick up any mess that I consider to be "outside of the norm" which is things on the floor etc. I do generally try to pick up food and put it all on plates and tidy up a little to make it easier for the serving staff to clean up the table. I also clean up any food that just gets onto the tables and put that onto plates when we are finished too. I'm not a naturally neat person (I wish that I was), but I just don't want to make serving staff member's jobs more difficult than they already are. Although, if they are giving crap service then I'm not so eager to clean up mind you.
I generally will clean up as much as I can, Generally there is not too much mess as once DS throws a few bits on floor thats it I know not to give him more as he has had enough.
Like Danni if a place gives crap service or dodgy food I am less inclined to clean up.
If we are out for dinner I always pick up/tidy up after DD. I treat it like we are at home or at a family/friends place plus why should some poor wait person have to pick up food off the floor from my child. That's what I think anyway.
Good, I agree with you all. I always do pick up (usually use a wipe or something), but a few times I have got wierd looks crawling about on the floor and I wondered if I was doing something odd.
I pick it up... But i also will go and ask for a dustpan/cloth etc and often am told not to worry.
It is disgusting the way some people leave their tables, especially the ones with Kids that should be able to eat without throwing food around... We were out not so long ago and there was a family with 2 kids probably about 6-8. they made more mess that MJ and honestly i reckon she had better cutlery skills than they did. I felt more embarressed for the kids than the parents... its just lazy not to teach your children how to have even moderate table manners...
I digress however
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At a restaurant, do you pick up after your child?
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