I am dying for some seafood and I want to go out. The closest place here is RL, while I am aware that it's not the classiest joint, it's nicer than say... Applebees.
So, would you take your relatively well behaved but sometimes unpredictable baby there to eat? I'm thinking late lunch/early dinner.
Re: Would you take your baby to Red Lobster?
I'd definitely take both of my girls there. I see no problem with it at all.
Have a cheese biscuit for me, will ya? Our nearest one is about 2 hours away....and mmm those cheese biscuits.
Yes.
Now I want there biscuits...thanks a lot.
if they have high chairs, do it! just bring munchies from home and maybe feed baby a little while still at home.
our applebees is nicer, too
I would. The only one I've been to was like a Red Robin. So it was very kid friendly.
Oh yeah! Go!
We took DS recently to a restaurant. The few times we have gone out to eat, we do make it a late lunch/early dinner - mostly because DS wasn't too happy when he was younger when it got loud and busy in the restaurant. Maybe a little too much stimulation! But last week, the wait staff and manager all came over to coo over the baby! Very funny!
Red Lobster is not seafood.
That said, they are a family restaurant and would take DS there.
The Red Lobster here is old and dingy....but OMG those Cheddar Bay Biscuts are amazing *drools*
I would still say the old and dingy Red Lobster is still nicer than Applebee's - ew! I can't stand applebee's though, lol. Even the new (er) ones here and any of them I've ever been too are disgusting. I actually had a roach crawl out from under my plate at the "nicest" one in town (there are 5 within 30 minutes).
Oh - I just remembered there is a newer Red Lobster on the other side of town! I might have to make a trip for the biscuts
To answer your question, yes. Even though Olive Garden isn't "nice" we've taken DS there several times (unlimited soup, salad and breadsticks - yummy!!) and I consider it a lot nicer than RL. We've also taken DS to pretty nice locally owned restaurants and it's been fine (white tablecloth, southern food with a french flair - lol, it's my favorite restaurant and DS has been 3x).
I think my personal cut off is bonefish. I've taken her there, and I hated to do it. I felt bad. She was really good, but it just wasnt' appropriate IMO. Any place nicer than bonefish, I definitely wouldn't take her at this age. But thats JMO
We've taken DD there a few times since from the start. So yeah, I'd definitely go! You can ask for orange wedges from the bar too if he likes fruit. They always keep Sophie occupied for a while.
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I am just a lurker, but after reading all the replies and seeing how many people like the biscuits red lobster has, I figured some of you may enjoy this recipe. It's a recipe to make them at home and personally I think they taste just as good.
https://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/330/Red_Lobster_Biscuits14007.shtml
As for talking your child to red lobster.. definitely
I would say the nice steak houses aren't (and no, Outback doesn't count ) Or Legal Seafood is another. Or PF Chang's.