Childs' Menu Selections?

Don't have kids there?

In all seriousness I would tell her friend that her son will be eating something from the kids menu, its ridiculous to pay £35 on a childs meal.

The only other option would be if the caterers can make a childs steak portion perhaps? Its a long shot but it may be possible.

Posts like this make me sooo glad planning is over!

There's not a cat in hell's chance I'd be paying £35 for a child to eat.

She should tell her to knob off.

My venue offered to do a child's menu that was the same for the adults BUT half price - is that an option. I wouldn't spend full price on a 9 year old! In the end we have gone for the child's menu as it has drinks included and will lie about the ages of 2 "children" who are 13 but the child's menu stops at 12! 13 year olds shouldn't be drinking alcohol (IMHO) so that was my rationale for giving them kids meals

Im not even spendin £35 on adults so definately wouldnt spend it on children im spendin £19 on adults and £9 on children each of these price include 2 drinks

We've had a similar situation. Children up to 12 get the kiddies menu and we can offer them 2 out of 4 dishes (Goujons and chips, sausage and mash etc) or they can have a half portion of the Adult menu. The only problem I had was the the adults get 3 courses so the kids will have to sit there for the starter with no food. I've asked instead that the kids menu be served with the starter because the little ones will probably take ages anyway.

If I was that bride I would have just laughed in that guests' face! There's no way I would take that seriously and I think it;s ridiculous that they even said it/she is considering it!

Bloody cheek! I'd be telling her to whistle! 9 years old? Childrens meal, sorry.

No way!

If the caterers can make individual meals to suit I'd ask for a larger portion and maybe something a bit more than chick nuggets. Maybe a good sized burger and chips but deff not a £35 meal.

I have a 12 year old coming to mine and had the option of half portions but his mum said he'd eat of the kids menu and not to bother with half portions.

WSS

Well I disagree with everyone it seems (again)! ?

Some kids do eat adult portions... 9 is a funny age, well 8-13 or so, as kids could still be on child portions but also some kids that age are just ravenous. Personally I would HATE for anyone, man woman or child, to feel hungry at my wedding. Worst nightmare for me (other than groom not showing up!) would be for someone to say "I'm still hungry..." or if we ran out of food/drink.

So I'd just get him an adult portion, but only since he asked (or his mum did), I figure she should know how much he eats. My cousins went to a dinner party once with their parents when they were 10 and 12 and the host served them a "child" meal... they said it was about the size you might expect a 5 year old to eat and they were so hungry they had to stop at the chippie on the way home. If that was my party I would, personally, be absolutely mortified. But that's just me.

Also, this bride ASKED... she didn't just say "this is the kids' menu", she ASKED "if there is nothing suitable, what does your child eat?" And the mother has said "there is nothing suitable on the children's menu because he eats adult portions". Well fair enough IMO. If you didn't want to know, why ask?

It sounds like the childs parents would like to have 2 steaks at someone else expense ! i would go back to them and say sorry its not an option.

To be fair, I saw the email she sent out to the parents, and it was worded exactly to say "This is just a some child meals the caterer can do. The caterer has said that since some children can be very particular about what foods they'll eat, please let us if he doesn't like any of these choices and what exactly he will eat and the caterer can fix up a child's meal." This is not just me defending my friend, but I think it was nicer for her to have asked than just to have presented the same child's meal that some children wouldn't eat because they're picky eaters. I don't think what she wrote could reasonably be taken to be an invitation to choose the adult meal.

I think asking the caterer if they can do a smaller portion of the adult meal for a cheaper price would be the way forward.

My brothers were both eating adult portions by 9 - however I have a 14 year old coming to mine who still has kids meals. Venue states anyone 12 or over has adult meal but I resent paying for that when he'd rather have the kiddy one. Tempted to just lie about his age!!

No way! Children have children's meals, end of. Id say that it would complicate things otherwise as they have given numbers based on how many children and adults there are but they will ask if he can have a larger portion (but then not ask!). No one will mention it on the day,

You know, I've got the opposite problem! OH's sisters boyfriend only eats fast food because of his stupid upbringing. As a result he only eats burger and chips and curry and has therefore requested a children's meal for the wedding. He won't be having it though because he had already been included in the adult numbers so we will be paying for him to eat an adults meal. Plus, I refuse to have the ridiculousness (is that a word?!) of a full grown adult eating a plate of chicken nuggets at our wedding.