If you are at a restaurant and see a baby making a mess do you expect the parent to clean up the floor before leaving?

I think the parents should do a bit of clean up, especially if their child is really really messy. I have been at restaurants with my daughter and have started cleaning up her mess to be told by the wait staff not to worry about it. I do make the attempt, and I will often clean up after her.

If kids to make a huge mess and the parents aren't going to clean some of it, then they should leave a better tip knowing that the serving staff and bus people will have to do it. While you could say that it is part of the service, so is a general level of mess. Kids can often exceed this.

When I served (many years ago), I hated cleaning up after some people's kids trashed the table. But ultimately, kids shouldn't be allowed to get away with that kind of behavior just because they are out at a restaurant and not at home. They might think that any time they are out that they can behave that way, which includes school or friends' homes.

A small mess is normal for kids; trashing the place is a different story.

I had a son that was little at one time and we would occasionally go out to eat with him. I don't really think he ever made THAT much of mess that it was noticeable. If he dropped his cup, I would pick it up and not wait for a server to get it.

If he threw a cracker off his tray, I probably wouldn't get up right then and pick it up, but if there were large pieces, I would pick up what I could. I think I then left the waitress a larger tip than normal because I felt bad about the mess. Now a days, I try to avoid restaurants that are family oriented unless I do drive thru.

I hate to go out to eat and hear kids screaming and yelling. Maybe it's just because I'm older and not as patient as I used to be. Just the way I feel.

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As someone who has been that person, I expect within reason. I for example will pick up the big stuff, gather the plates together, etc. To make the servers job easier. I also usually apologize.

My husband always says, "Stop it, we paid a tip and they can do that. " But I would call just getting up and leaving it there rude, and taking the time to pick up every tiny bit when they'll just vacuum it over kill... so I take a mid-point.

Although it seems an extra job for the waiter and waitress, if a customer start taking a broom or a wipe cloth to wipe the floor, the restaurant's images will suffer more than if you apologetically ask the staff to wipe the floor for you. Give them extra tips for that later if you feel guilty. It's incredibly awkward and I am sure the waiters or restaurant managers won't allow you to do that either.

That said, you have to make sure that you handle your children to minimize them making a mess. But accidents happen. I would wipe the table and repay for broken things, but I wouldn't clean the floor because I don't think that's appropriate.

I wasn't really sure when I read your question. However, as a customer I would *never* leave a mess for the staff. Because of that, I'm going to say that it's the parent's responsibility to clean up.

Yes, the staff is paid to keep the place clean, but there's no reason to make their life difficult. They work hard, and I think cleaning up after yourself is a nice way to show them respect. I could go on and on about babies and how disruptive and irritating they are to other people.

I try to avoid the restaurants that are especially child friendly. It's one of my pet peeves, but fortunately, this is something I deal with pretty rarely.

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