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An Australian restaurant has banned children under 7 after a mother told the owner to 'f*** off'

looks like he's getting quite a bit of support on this too

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/a-...o-f-off-2015-7

a 2-year-old child “became a bit temperamental and was screaming” during lunch. After 10 minutes, he intervened, coming out of the kitchen and saying to the parents “would you mind quietening your child down please” and suggesting they take him outside.

Flynn says the noise continued, so he returned a few minutes later and the family were packing up to leave, telling the chef they were “offended by the way I asked them to take the child out of the restaurant”.

The chef says he was then engaged in a debate with the father as the bill was settled when the mother emerged from the restrooms and told him to “f*** off”.

Within minutes of the family leaving, Flynn decided to ban children under 7 from the restaurant, with manager Sonia Tymecka, posting the following note on Facebook:

The feedback from our diners regarding screaming babies have been nothing but wholly negative and in the interest of their wishes we have decided to introduce this policy and it will stand.

If one pays money for having an enjoyable lunch during an anniversary or honeymoon, please do yourself and other patrons a favour by getting a babysitter or by removing the screaming baby from the room. It is purely out of respect for other diners, regardless whether they are two or twenty of them in the restaurant. Those are basic social skills and we do not feel that we should be teaching parents how to handle their children.

The decision has sparked a fire storm on social media, with many people applauding the decision, while just as many were outraged, claiming the move was discriminatory and they would boycott the restaurant. The Flynn’s Facebook page has been bombarded with comments, but more than 1700 people have “liked” the ban news.

“Parents have to curb their child’s behaviour – take them outside until they calm down or do something else, like go to another family friendly restaurant or get a babysitter,” he said.

Flynn said the upside is that everyone is now talking about how children should behave in restaurants.

“This is about the comfort of our diners,” he said.