It kinda did us good, we got some freedom too. The field at the end of the beer garden (after a coke that you drank like it was Bacardi & Coke) was where adventure lay. The last thing you wanted was an adult and a gourmet dinner.
Comment on Hackney pub’s child‑free rule sparks debate online
Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk 1 week ago
I’m 43. When I was a kid not being allowed in a pub was the norm. We would be tucked away in the family room or sent to play outside with a panda-pop and a bowl of chips whilst the adults had a beer. I don’t see the issue with it, they don’t serve food, its a place to drink alcohol.
Cherry@piefed.social 1 week ago
Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk 1 week ago
Oh yeah. Our local pub had a pinball machine and pool table in a separate annex where all the kids had to hang out. Made lots of friends there
okwithmydecay@leminal.space 1 week ago
A lot of pubs in the UK do serve food, and often they have provisions for families including changing tables and high chairs.
Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk 1 week ago
Yes. I know.
I didn’t say they didn’t. What I said was when I was a kid, so over 30 years ago, children were not generally permitted in pubs except for family areas. If there was no family area then the kids had to play outside.