I guess you are entitled to your opinion. I believe it is the bigotry of low expectations at work.
My kids certainly did enjoy and have favorite dishes at what I consider upscale places. My daughter’s favorite restaurant at age 4 was The Ballerina in London, my son’s the Gay Hussar. They all loved Russian food. I don’t enjoy pretentious places with weird ingredients which excludes most French places but I had no hesitation with posh places and we never impacted negatively on the other diners around us.
We traveled as a family to NYC at least monthly, to Europe, UK, Australia & New Zealand. I felt no need to have an adults night out so if the kids were excluded we didn’t go.
>>I guess you are entitled to your opinion. I believe it is the bigotry of low expectations at work.<<
It is the observations of low behavior. Your kids may be the exception but the reality is that well-behaved kids at adult venues are rare. Actually, well-parented kids are the rarity. As a frequent traveler, I thank you on behalf of your fellow travelers and diners for your well-behaved kids.
But there is no way to screen for that so the only fair thing is to have adult-only zones. Just as there are family resorts and adult-only resorts in other countries and SHOULD be here.