The Toccoa Riverside restaurant, located in the Blue Mountains, north of Georgia in the United States, boasts of offering a space surrounded by nature next to the river to relax with local food. The problem is that in this idyllic image the annoying children. Without giving up its character as a family establishment, instead of prohibiting entry, they have opted for a preventive technique somewhat passive aggressive.
“Adult surcharge: for adults incapable of parenting“. This brief message, accompanied by three dollar symbols, warns at the end of the menu of the penalty that the establishment will not hesitate to apply to the final bill if it considers that the children at the table have not behaved correctly. One more example of ‘childphobia’ in the hospitality industry that has not been very well received on the networks when it has gone viral following a thread of reddit.
Although the amount of said surcharge is not specified, implying that it will be ‘discretionary’ it seems that $50 is the usual supplement which several clients have already protested, surprised and outraged to find the extra figure in their account. Not so much because of the cost itself, but because the majority of complaints refer to the lack of understanding and empathy that the owners have with children who have not misbehaved.
In statements to TodayLyndsey Landmann tells how she thought it was a joke when he saw the surcharge on his ticket. Landmann was eating with his family and several friends, all parents, totaling eleven children between the ages of three and eight. And, in his opinion, they behaved very well the entire evening.
Everything went wrong when, after dessert, some adults went down to the river with the little ones, a move that did not sit well with the owner, who came in person to complain. And he did it in bad waysLandmann points out, accusing them of making too much noise in anger because they were “running around outside.” He even went so far as to tell them that his place was a Burger King and not his restaurant.
In the local reviews other clients They have left similar comments, denouncing that the childphobic supplement seems to be systematically charged, even though the children have never caused any trouble.
Those responsible for Toccoa Riverside have refused to make statements to the US media regarding the controversy, but an anonymous employee has only commented that this company policy They have been applying it for years, and all they want is to live in the forest and cook.
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