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CMV: Bringing small children to an upscale restaurant is a major breach of etiquette and disrespectful to other patrons.

Let me be more specific on the parameters. Single digit age in a restaurant where one generally expects to pay around 50 dollars or more per person. 

The best argument I've heard is that the restaurants wouldn't provide high chairs if this were the case. Though I would suggest it's a mere courtesy to a customer, frowned-upon behavior notwithstanding. And it's becoming a trend in upscale restaurants to place certain child restrictions. 

Generally speaking I don't really like kids. I'll get that out if the way. But I'm completely understanding of kids on planes or in stores, or even a typical family diner. It's never fun hearing them go ape shit but it's also never worth complaining about because there's no reasonable expectation for those things to not happen regularly. Sometimes the kid must be on the plane, sometimes mom has to bring the kid grocery shopping on the way home. But in a fancy restaurant? It's pretty inconceivable why little ones *had* to tag along. 

They scream. They run around. They throw shit. They break shit. They present a potential safety hazard. It's almost nonsensical for this to be a debate. 

This is by no means anti-parent. In fact, if anyone deserves a night out at an upscale place it's parents. But to not be bothered by making separate arrangements for the little ones? Doesn't make much sense at all. Only potentially spoiling your evening and probably someone else's. 

This isn't anti-children either. I was a kid once like everyone else. At age 6 if you gave me the choice to have mum drag me to a restaurant in a shirt and tie, only to be told to sit down and shut up; or to a night of Nana's home cooking and TV? Well, I think the answer is obvious. Face it, almost no kid has mature enough taste buds to truly savor a 50 dollar steak. They don't *want* to be there, it's usually why they're so prone to acting out.
gpt
Your view makes  no sense.  Two situations:

1. You go to Ruth's Chris and the table next to you is a Mom, Dad and 8 year old child out to celebrate a great report card.  The family carries on normal conversation at normal volume.  They order their meal, eat, have dessert, pay their bill and leave.

2. You go to Ruth's Chris and at the table next to you is two couples who appear to be in their early 40's.  They sat at the bar for 90 minutes before being seated and are on their 2nd bottle of wine at the table.  They're loud, obnoxious, rude and a general disturbance to everyone around them.  They complain about their food and service, they yell to the waitress across the room and do nothing but draw attention to themselves.

By your view, scenario 1 breaches etiquette and is disrespectful by default, while scenario 2 is A-ok by default.

What is disrespectful and a breach of etiquette is to be loud and obnoxious in an area where loudness and obnoxiousness is not socially acceptable.  The age of the loud and disrespectful person is irrelevant.