Singapore restaurant imposes S$10 surcharge if child makes noise & disturbs other guests Adapted from Mothership.sg Sep 20, 2022 Warm-up 1. Have you ever been in a situation where a child was being disruptive in a restaurant? What happened? How did you feel? 2. What do you think parents should do in a situation like this? 3. Would you still go to a restaurant that does not allow kids? Why or why not? Acceptable or Disruptive Behavior Decide if the behavior is acceptable or unacceptable and complete the table below. 1. Achild is listening to a book on a table 2. Achild is making a mess with the utensils and plates. 3. Achild is quietly eating their meal 4. Achild is coloring in a coloring book. 5. Acchild is running around the 6. Achild is watching a movie on a restaurant and bumping into tables phone. and chairs. 7. Achild is screaming and crying 8. Achildis climbing on the chairs and tables. 9. Achild is sitting in a booster seat and 10. A child is throwing food on the floor. playing with a toy.Article Summary There will be a S$10 charge added to the final dining bill if a child is noisy or disruptive to other guests at Angie's Oyster Bar & Grill. customer made a reservation and requested a baby chair. The reservation maker was told that only a space for a pram would be provided. The restaurant said that children are still welcomed to dine in, just that a S$10 charge will be imposed if children are ‘screaming’ or ‘uncontrolled’. Angie's Oyster Bar & Grill has received high praise for its food and ambience The only complaint about the noisy child charge and child-unfriendly policy by the restaurant was mentioned in a TripAdvisor review from August 2022 Restaurant responds Angie's Oyster Bar & Grill issued the following statement in response: Over the last few months, we've received an increasing number of complaints of children running around unattended or disturbing other tables during the service period.” Because of these experiences, they felt they had no choice but to impose a_ penalty” to address: such unfortunate situations and they seek parents understanding. iSLCollective.com3 Vocabulary Word Bank: ambience, be provided, high praise, impose a, imposed, mentioned, seek. Definition Write the difficult word: 1 | be given 2. | (forced (on people)/caused an inconvenient situation) 3. | ots of compliments 4 | mood/quality 5 | talked about/said 6 | force (on people) a 7 | look (for) Discussion Questions 1. What are your thoughts on Angie's Oyster Bar & Grill's child policy? 2, Would you still dine at the restaurant knowing that you might be charged an additional fee if your child is disruptive? 3. What can parents do to prevent their children from disrupting other diners? 4., What are some alternative ways that the restaurant could handle disruptive children? iSLCollective.com4 5. From a business perspective, what are the advantages and disadvantages to running a child- free restaurant? Advantages Disadvantages