Tips to Make your Restaurant Kids Friendly

As a restaurant owner, it’s important to make sure that your customers are comfortable in your establishment, including customers with small children. We are here to help you make your restaurant more child-friendly and welcoming to the families of all age demographics!

Provide correct furniture for children

First, you must have enough highchairs and booster seats available to allow children to sit and share at the table with their parents. For the comfort of the whole family, it is best to provide them with larger tables. As well as cutlery, plates, and glasses with lids suitable for children. If space allows, you could make a bathroom specially designed for families, with accessories designed for children. The most important piece of equipment in any bathroom is the changing stations in both women’s and men’s bathrooms. Lastly, be sure to train your staff to be attentive to children, treating them with patience and kindness.

Create a special menu for children at reasonable prices

It is best to offer a special menu for children, which allows parents to choose a variety between healthy foods and those preferred by children. This can include: mac and cheese, chicken nuggets, fish sticks, and much more. Along with the main meal, this menu should offer juice or water, and dessert, among which could be a cup of fruit, ice cream, or jello. Also provide nutritional information for each dish, along with alternatives to account for common food allergies, so parents can eliminate foods according to their child’s needs. Moreover, be sure not to forget the older children who might want the same food as their parents but in smaller quantities and lower prices.

Keep the kids busy

When you sit the children in their chairs, give them material to have fun, such as crayons, cartoons, puzzles, or simple toys, to keep them entertained before the food arrives. You can also put children shows on one of your tv, or if you have a self-pay-checkout at each table, these can offer kids’ shows and games. You can build a play area for children to play or run freely inside, and if you have enough space outside, you can build a playground. This can be a highlight of your restaurant and the kids and parents will thank you for it!

Apply these tips in your restaurant to attract families and to keep your young patrons and their parents happy, comfortable, and relaxed so that they return. A kid-friendly environment will allow you to keep families that have already been to your restaurant and attract new ones!