Saks still has a very nice restaurant. And there are other similar places. Humor nature doesn't change and there will always be establishments to cater to it.
But in truth, I doubt whether the children taken on those outings enjoyed them very much -- napkin on your lap please; we do not eat with our arms flying over the table like chimps in the jungle; smaller bites and, please, take a moment to chew properly; what you really want is creme broule, which is very different from pudding. No, we do not signal the waiter with our hands...
humor = human (my fingers aren't working correctly)
Hey..........I LOVED going to the Circus restaurant in Wannamakers! It was all done up like a circus tent and a clown strolled by playing an accordion,throughout the lunch hours.
And the restaurant in Altmans was also not only "kid friendly", but gave out very nice toys too;which varied,depending on the season. When my daughter was little she got a pail and shovel and sand molds with her lunch there and she did NOT behave anything at all like your imaginary,only taken to a McDonalds or such, brat kid and neither did I when I was little.
Since children should be raised to have good table manners at home and know how to behave in a nice restaurant,and all of that parody you posted is beyond stupid ! FYI...creme brule was NEVER served in any of the places I mentioned and so what if it had been? My daughter has always LOVED it.