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Is It Proper For Adults To Order Off The Kid’s Menu?

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 17, 2020April 20, 2020 67 Comments

This discussion came up in the context of my review of the Park Hyatt Aviara yesterday and I think it is an interesting question.

Should Adults Be Able To Order Off The Kid’s Menu?

I’m asking this generally, though we can narrow this down to the context of a fine hotel for purposes of this discussion.

My wife Heidi saw something on the kid’s menu she liked that wasn’t on the adult menu, so she ordered it. It happened to be cheaper, but in this case, it was less about cost and more about item selection. In the same vein, I like to order the kid’s pizza for lunch whenever I visit the Kahala in Honolulu. First, it is huge. Second and more importantly, it is not available on the adult menu.

Generally, my strategy is just to order from the kid’s menu (when relevant). Whenever you ask if you can order from it, you give your server or the restaurant the chance to deny you. Better just to assert that privilege than request it.

Anyway, my wife’s lunch selection elicited a discussion.

Reader Stuart said:

“More interesting is that your wife orders from the kid’s menu. My GF does a well and it’s interesting the reactions you get. Honestly, the food is the same and the portions often pretty exact for a lot less!…

“I was astonished one day when we both ordered a cheeseburger at a Four Seasons. Mine from the adult and hers from the kids. It came out exactly the same and I swear she even got more French fries.”

But reader Lukas said:

“I don’t think it’s cool for adults to order from the kids menu. I would never do that even if I wasn’t that hungry.”

It actually hadn’t dawned one me to order off the kid’s menu to get the same portion for a cheaper price. In my experience, portions tend to be smaller. But Lukas’s point seems too extreme.

Are children’s menus subsidized by adult menus? Or are the smaller portions on kid’s menus intended for kids, but fair game for everyone who just isn’t as hungry, akin to half orders (often available by request)?

When A Restaurant Denies You

A small story. When I was young, we once went to a coffee shop-style restaurant with my grandmother for lunch. She was 103 years old at the time (yes, she lived 108 healthy, wonderful years). As you might expect, she ate very little. Ordering off the adult menu was so wasteful because her appetite was so small. So we tried to order her lunch from the kid’s menu. The restaurant refused. They said it was only for children.

We never returned to the restaurant.

Legally, a restaurant can refuse service to anyone as long as they do not discriminate on the basis of a protected class. I’m not making a legal argument here. But the idea that is it is “cheap” or “tacky” for an adult to order off the kid’s menu strikes me as a weak argument.

If kids actually receive the same portion as adults, then why are kid’s menu selections so much cheaper?  And if it is simply a way to make adults feel more comfortable bringing children, then why not just require one adult meal for every kid’s meal or something similar?

If a hotel denied my request to order off the kid’s menu, I would not return to it. It is their prerogative to deny and my prerogative whether to give them business. I don’t like nickel and dining from restaurants and don’t view it as nickel and diming from my side if we see something unique on the kid’s menu or are just not as hungry.

What About Buffets?

Buffets are a more difficult question. My three-year-old eats an adult-sized portion (heck, he eats more than me right now) but pays nothing or virtually nothing. Meanwhile, my grandmother would eat lightly but at best received a senior discount. Noting the impracticality of selling food based upon weight at a hotel breakfast buffet, is age just a fair way to charge overall? Is having a children’s discount better than just charging the same price to everyone, even if it results in uneven outcomes? I tend to think yes. But I also see an a la carte menu as a whole different matter since portion size is fixed.

Or is this just a question that no one should be discussing if they can afford a five-star hotel?

CONCLUSION

I’m firmly in the camp that one should feel free to order off a children’s menu, no matter their age. How about you?

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67 Comments

  1. J Reply
    April 17, 2020 at 12:46 pm

    I’m 30 years old and I order from the kids menu at times as well, mainly because of the selection. For example, I might want chicken tenders and fries but it’s only available on the kids menu.. I haven’t had any pushback from a hotel (yet).

    • DeLynn Reply
      April 17, 2020 at 12:57 pm

      Me too-often I just want a grilled cheese or mac and cheese or something small. If the equivalent is not available on the adults’ menu, I don’t see an issue. For me it’s more about selection than price.

  2. Don F Reply
    April 17, 2020 at 12:51 pm

    You’re obviously cheap and trying to take advantage of prices set for kids. It’s not very fair, which is why most menus say ONLY FOR KIDS UNDER 12. Restaurateurs don’t make any money on kids menus, its to attract entire families in to dine.

    • Matthew Reply
      April 17, 2020 at 12:54 pm

      $10 for a $2 frozen pizza from the grocery store? Plus taxes (unlike a grocery store) and 20% tip on top of it? Sorry, I’m not particularly sympathetic to that argument.

      But what if an item is only on the kid’s menu, not the adult menu?

      • Don F Reply
        April 17, 2020 at 1:04 pm

        there’s a reason its not on the adult’s menu 🙂

        • Don F Reply
          April 17, 2020 at 1:05 pm

          I do like your handwriting on the receipt though, it is soo fancy/elegant. Where did you learn to write like that?

          • AR
            April 17, 2020 at 1:31 pm

            He’s writing numbers in the European fashion – with the overexaggerated “lip” or serif on the number 1. I tend to do that when I’m overseas because it’s what folks are accustomed to seeing. Here in the States, I write numbers more appropriate to this country, like a simple vertical line for the number 1.

            When I’ve recently come back from Europe and haven’t transitioned my style of writing, I’ve often found Americans will confuse a European “1” for a 7.

    • JJ Reply
      April 17, 2020 at 1:05 pm

      Don F – it’s got nothing to do with being cheap? I eat at the place that I mention 4-5 days a week – I get up at 4:30am and am ready for lunch by 11:00 – so by 3:00 or so I am a little hungry – and the kids menu fits the bill – I get home from work at 7:00 and eat dinner – The restaurant makes plenty of money from me – heck they charge $3 for a soda fountain drink – they are doing fine – so before you call people names – look in the mirror and ask if that is really what you want to say!

      • Don F Reply
        April 17, 2020 at 1:52 pm

        JJ, you clearly know nothing about restaurant margins. Most restaurants make 2% profit. The kids menu is a way to bring families in and generate business. The kids menu is not meant for cheap adults, its meant for kids.

    • Stuart Reply
      April 17, 2020 at 1:18 pm

      Restaurants barely make any money off of food regardless. Don’t worry, my girlfriend always gets a glass of wine marked up 200% with her kids meal. That’s how a restaurant makes its money anyway, lol.

  3. JJ Reply
    April 17, 2020 at 12:52 pm

    Same as J – There is one restaurant near my office that sometimes I just want a little mid afternoon snack – I could go in and order a $14 sandwich / wrap / salad – but instead I order GRILLED chicken tenders from the kids menu and comes with a side of apple slices AND a drink – it’s $5 and hits the spot – the girls who work there have never even raised an eyebrow towards me – (to my face anyway – who knows what they say when I leave) but it’s a great mid afternoon snack. I would never do it at a fine restaurant for dinner or on a date or anything like that –

  4. MeanMeosh Reply
    April 17, 2020 at 1:00 pm

    I think it’s a good idea to ask first if you want to order something off the kids menu, but as long as the restaurant has no issues with it, I don’t see what the problem is. Most places I’ve been don’t care in my experience.

    Conversely, we’ve run into several situations where a restaurant actually intentionally gives us something off the kids menu due to dietary restrictions. Case in point: my mother and sisters are vegetarian, and are often offered the grilled cheese off the kids menu.

  5. A Reply
    April 17, 2020 at 1:00 pm

    It’s one thing to order from the kids menu. I don’t necessarily think its a bad thing, unless the property/restaurant has an exception on the menu (child must be under 14, etc.) However, my issue is with you crossing out the price and changing the receipt. You should have brought this up with the server or the property. For me, this just came across as arrogant.

    • Matthew Reply
      April 17, 2020 at 1:05 pm

      I mentioned that service was bad in the restaurant but did not elaborate. We waited 10 minutes for a server to show up…when no one did, I just fixed it myself. Horrible service at that particular restaurant and a stark juxtaposition to the rest of the resort.

  6. Lara S. Reply
    April 17, 2020 at 1:08 pm

    I think it is up to the restaurant to make kids meals profitable or not. I too eat half portions most meals and my husband wants a full portion. Sometimes we order two adult meals and our son eats off one of our plates, or I’ll order a kid’s item, or some combination thereof. We make it work for what we want. If a restaurant wants to make a big deal of it, I’d probably not go back since I’d like them to be flexible, and again it is up to them to make their menu profitable- if they only way they can do that is via draconian rules then I will pass on supporting their venue. Especially when you are on vacation and leftovers aren’t feasible (hotel room doesn’t have a microwave etc), smaller portions mean less waste and just make sense. Now, at a hotel where kids eat free is an exception since I would clearly be ordering a free meal instead of an adult meal…and that isn’t fair. But reduced portion size for reduced cost makes sense.

    • Matthew Reply
      April 17, 2020 at 1:18 pm

      Well-said Lara.

    • Michael Reply
      April 17, 2020 at 1:37 pm

      The problem is that most restaurants use kids menus to attract full paying adults. If the prices for similar items on the kids menu and adults menu are significantly cheaper, (as in Matthew’s case about the burger), then that’s a hint. Limiting kids menu items to kids is not “draconian”, as neither is limiting senior discounts to seniors. Those items are promotional pricing only available to a certain group of people to encourage increased business in a certain way. If Happy Hour at your restaurant is available 3-6pm, and you come in at 6:30 wanting happy hour pricing but get denied, is that also draconian?

      Of course, you are welcome to take your business to somewhere you feel your business is valued.

      • Don F Reply
        April 17, 2020 at 1:55 pm

        Michael – well said. I like how these cheap people are making up phony and ridiculous excuses for why they are not cheap.

    • Adams9802 Reply
      April 17, 2020 at 5:26 pm

      Yeah most people are cheap bastards though. And frankly eating out with half of you would be an embarrassing experience. The restaurant can design a menu however it likes and can serve its food in any manner it sees fit within legal parameters. If I went out to eat with someone and they ordered off the kids menu I would never go out to eat with them again. Furthermore I would relentlessly abuse them until the meal was over in hopes my mocking would let them come to their senses.

      • Matthew Reply
        April 17, 2020 at 5:47 pm

        That’s pathetic. Why should they come to their senses?

        • Adams9802 Reply
          April 17, 2020 at 5:57 pm

          It’s mostly tongue and cheek. But also because it’s embarrassing and that person is being willfully ignorant about standard societal norms. Also food on kids menus is crap and in general not close to the standard of the regular menu( you’re not getting pasture raised chicken for 6 bucks). I would hope their pride may come back then their senses.

  7. Steve Reply
    April 17, 2020 at 1:22 pm

    Most restaurant’s have verbiage on the kid’s menu that says something like “For Guests 12 & Under Only, Please”. If that’s written on there, I will abide by the rules, most importantly to not put the server in the position of having to re-iterate the rules which are clearly stated.

    If they don’t have that written down on the menu, it’s fair game (and the restaurant is still free to deny me if the server cares to do so). If it bothers the restaurants or hurts their profits, they are free to add the limitation in writing.

    • emercycrite Reply
      April 17, 2020 at 5:09 pm

      I agree, this would be the fairest approach if the policy is clearly spelt out for all to read. Don’t like it? Don’t dine there. Easy.

    • ChuckMO Reply
      April 18, 2020 at 6:41 am

      Exactly what I was going to say.

  8. Michael Reply
    April 17, 2020 at 1:30 pm

    Most kids menus are subsidized, and priced very attractively in order to entice families to come in and spend their money. An adult burger entree may carry a 25% food cost, while a similar kids entree may have a 50% food cost. The restaurant eats the lost profit, because they want to attract families with adults who order full price regular entrees.

    Think of it as similar to a buy one, get one 50% off promo. An adult ordering off the kids menu is like a diner going into a restaurant and demanding the 50% off without buying one at full price. Of course, there’s ways to structure menu pricing with terms and condition (i.e. one kids meal per adult), but that has its own issues (what is Mom is taking the twins out for lunch?). It’s easier, and more straightforward in most cases, to just limit kids menu items to kids only.

    Now, I agree with the above poster that mentioned asking the restaurant first. There are some restaurants where the pricing of kids menus does accurately reflect the costs/margins, and those items aren’t “discounted”. Generally, those restaurants won’t have the “kids menu for guests 12 and younger only” language. But it is certainly proper to ask.

    You wouldn’t dream of going to a theme park, or a movie theater, and demanding to pay a kids/student’s price just because you don’t plan on riding that many rides, or you aren’t that interested in the movie. Why feel like it’s a “asserting a right” to order off of the kids menu, when you clearly aren’t a child, just because you’re hungry? If it’s genuinely the items itself that you want that aren’t available on the regular menu, then once again, a simple ask is all you need to do to maintain your end of the etiquette,

    • Michael Reply
      April 17, 2020 at 1:30 pm

      *just because you aren’t hungry

    • Steve Reply
      April 17, 2020 at 1:51 pm

      What it sounds like is restaurants have built a business model that relies on “too high” of a check average. So they price entrees higher, serve more food (beacuse of low marginal cost) and everyone takes half their meal home because it’s just too much to eat. If they all served more normal portions at equivalent costs, they wouldn’t make enough profit.

      Not faulting the restaurants, it’s probably a race to the bottom (top?) but that could explain the friction between price levels and hunger levels of patrons who see value in the kid’s menu.

      • Don F Reply
        April 17, 2020 at 1:58 pm

        The restaurant industry is extremely competitive, very little profit, despite the high prices. Staff, healthcare, etc. Don’t be cheap just order the regular meal, and if you don’t eat it and feel the need to stretch your buck, take the leftovers home and eat as another meal.

        • Trevor Reply
          April 17, 2020 at 2:01 pm

          Don F is right on point. Kids menu is for kids not cheap adults.

          • Paula
            April 17, 2020 at 2:02 pm

            Agreed with Don F. There is a reason the prices are low, they want to attract families in, not have big adults eating kids meals.

          • George
            April 17, 2020 at 2:07 pm

            Steve’s argument doesn’t make any sense. Restaurants have rent and staff to pay.

          • Steve
            April 17, 2020 at 2:37 pm

            @George that’s exactly what I’m saying. A restaurant’s overhead is so high they need the revenue coming in to cover all of those costs. The easiest way to provide value while charging more is to increase the portion size (instead of, say, investing in top-tier levels of service or quality of ingredients).

            If I, the restaurant, need to get my check average from $50 to $75, should I spend another $6 out of that $25 on ingredients or $10 out of $25 on other things? No brainer.

            From the not-so-hungry-diner’s perspective, maybe I’d pay $12 for a regular burger vs. an $8 kid’s burger, but when my only option is now a “super double burger with bacon” for $20…the $8 burger becomes more attractive.

        • Christian Reply
          April 17, 2020 at 5:48 pm

          @Don F +1

  9. Jim Reply
    April 17, 2020 at 2:04 pm

    Agreed. Its like going to Disneyland and saying I’m and adult but want the kids price because I don’t want to go on that many rides today. Doesn’t work. Order off the regular menu or don’t go out.

    • Matthew Reply
      April 17, 2020 at 3:12 pm

      Wouldn’t you say the difference is a fixed cost (entrance to Disneyland) between a variable cost (type of food, portion size)?

      • Jim Reply
        April 17, 2020 at 3:33 pm

        No because the fixed costs are the same, hiring staff, rent, electricity, maintenance, etc. The variable cost (i.e. the food size is marginal). I hope you are not a CPA or business person.

        • Matthew Reply
          April 17, 2020 at 4:23 pm

          No need to be petty, dear.

          • emercycrite
            April 17, 2020 at 5:08 pm

            No need to condescend, darlin’.

    • John Reply
      April 17, 2020 at 3:30 pm

      If someone is having financial problems and can’t afford the regular menu but wants to go out and have a nice dining experience, I agree let them eat off the kids menu. But if you are not having financial problems and are just cheap, shame on you, order off the regular menu and support your restaurant and let the waiters earn a living wage.

      • Stuart Reply
        April 17, 2020 at 4:03 pm

        Is it ok than in Europe where waiters do earn a living wage? Asking for a friend.

  10. LauraPDX Reply
    April 17, 2020 at 3:03 pm

    I often order a kids size ice cream because I don’t want to eat the adult size one….. The ice cream shops never complain to me…

  11. Jason Reply
    April 17, 2020 at 3:09 pm

    I refused to eat off kids’ menus when I was a child, and wouldn’t even consider it now.

  12. 121Pilot Reply
    April 17, 2020 at 4:22 pm

    In my view if you want to order off the kids menu there is nothing wrong with that.

    The restaurant can of course deny that if they so choose and then you the consumer can decide if you want to continue to given them your business. I’m not interested in their business model I’m looking for a good product at a fair price.

    Side note. Hotels that charge insane prices for food and especially alcohol are shooting themselves in the foot. Very often on layovers I’d be very happy to just eat in the Hotel. But I’m not paying insane prices to do so and will pursue other options (meaning lost revenue for the hotel) if their pricing isn’t attractive.

  13. Andy K Reply
    April 17, 2020 at 5:04 pm

    Interesting discussions here, Matthew. I think most restaurants make a kids menu in order to attract families and do so on the premise of making a healthy margin on adult meals while making less or breaking even on the kids meals. If everyone orders a kids meal, the restaurant doesn’t make as much money, and we all know how thin their margins are.

    That said, I also enjoy the kids menu mostly for the smaller portion size. I have spent quite a bit of time in Europe and am used to smaller portions.

  14. emercycrite Reply
    April 17, 2020 at 5:06 pm

    FFS, learn how to use the word “draconian” properly! It is NOT what you think it means, especially when you keep using it in the wrong context.

    And children’s menus are for children. End of story. Should adults of short stature or having dwarfism be entitled to children’s rates when booking flights or hotels? No. Simples.

    • Matthew Reply
      April 17, 2020 at 5:32 pm

      Ok, how about you provide a little education for me? I’m all ears. The word has expanded from its narrower original reference to harsh and severe laws (from Draco, see I knew that).

      • emercycrite Reply
        April 17, 2020 at 10:01 pm

        “Draconian” means harsh or severe and is applied *in the context of* things like laws, rules, policies, procedures, punishment and penalties. I do not know from which source you are getting your “expanded” meaning of the word. In any event, you quote your reader Lukas’s statement of:

        “I don’t think it’s cool for adults to order from the kids menu. I would never do that even if I wasn’t that hungry.”

        And state this is “draconian”. How on earth does this make sense in even any relaxed interpretation and application of the word? How is Lukas’s opinion that adults shouldn’t order from the children’s menu and that he personally wouldn’t do that himself a “draconian” thing? If you disagree with someone’s opinion or viewpoint do you simply label those as draconian? It is quite simply the wrong word to use here.

        And I stand by the second part of my original comment as well.

        • Matthew Reply
          April 20, 2020 at 1:33 am

          Thank you for taking the time to follow-up. I thought the “never” position was harsh or severe.

  15. Adams9802 Reply
    April 17, 2020 at 5:17 pm

    Yeah as a Chef it has often come up and I tell my servers no. It is a children’s menu for children. End of. Don’t like it you can leave. But I work in fine dining, at Denny’s ok whatever.

    • Matthew Reply
      April 17, 2020 at 5:35 pm

      But chef, if there is something I want on the children’s menu will you make me an adult-size portion upon request?

      • Adams9802 Reply
        April 17, 2020 at 5:49 pm

        Yes with the appropriate price tag. Though I would wonder about an adult coming to a fine dining restaurant and ordering the buttered pasta. To be honest though 95% of the restaurants I’ve worked at don’t even have a kids menu printed.

        • Heather Reply
          April 17, 2020 at 6:45 pm

          We dined out quite a bit at fine dining establishments when our son was younger. I can’t think of one that had a “kids menu” but management/owners were always happy to provide a little plate of something for him. Often I would ask for a kid sized portion of something on the menu. Sometimes it was complimentary as they were wise enough to “read” us as regular customers who were ordering multi courses, wine, etc. Other times, we were charged 1/2 or 1/3 of the regular entree price.

          Once, we were in a restaurant owned by a famous Chef. It was towards the end of the evening and the manager said the chef wanted to meet the youngster who ordered XYZ. We got a tour of the kitchen and they gave my son a chef’s torque.

          He long ago started on adult size meals and the price tags to match but I am beyond pleased he has a great palate and can appreciate a wide range of foods.

  16. Stuart Reply
    April 17, 2020 at 6:05 pm

    I think that situation and location is everything. No, if I am at Fiola in DC I am certainly not going to encourage this. But if you are at the Park Hyatt Aviara. Or in the situation I mentioned, The Four Seasons (it was NYC) I think that both are doing just fine with their margins. And if my GF wants to order what she imagined is a smaller portion (we can’t take leftovers of a burger to our room) it is perfectly reasonable.

    I confess to a Mac and Cheese once in while myself for room service!

    As I said earlier, don’t worry, we are ordering as well a $10 bottle of water and $20 glasses of wine. My burger was like $30.00. I think the servers and the owners at Park Hyatt and Four Seasons will be just fine.

    Context is everything.

    • Heather Reply
      April 17, 2020 at 6:54 pm

      Good point about context Stuart. Location and type of restaurant would shape my answer.

  17. Lukas Reply
    April 17, 2020 at 8:34 pm

    It’s Lukas with a K. Glad to be the source of this very lively discussion 🙂

    • Matthew Reply
      April 17, 2020 at 9:05 pm

      Forgive me Lukas! I fixed it.

  18. Francisco Reply
    April 18, 2020 at 1:08 am

    I am an adult who had bariatric surgery and therefore can’t eat a lot. Right after my surgery i could barely eat a slice of pizza, therefore i used to order from the kids menu, since I didn’t wanted to waste so much food. If you order because your not hungry or it’s not on the adult menu, you should be able to. If however, you order from the kids menu beacuse is the same for less, that is being cheap. The only time they told me I couldn’t, i offered to pay a supplemental charge and they happily obliged.

  19. Kevin Reply
    April 18, 2020 at 11:44 am

    @Don F,

    How is it MY problem that a restaurant has margin levels that wont support their business model?

    While it drives me nuts, my wife orders from the kids menu all the time simply because she doesn’t want a large portion and doesn’t do “leftovers”. This includes cheap ass places like McDonald’s – It has nothing to do with “cheap adults”. If we ever had any blow back from a server or restaurant, we would simply leave and head down the street, never to return.

    If a restaurant (or any other business) can’t make money, the owners need to adapt or look for a new line of work.

    • Matthew Reply
      April 18, 2020 at 12:29 pm

      Kevin, I agree with you. I shake my head at an unspoken rule that punishes those with smaller appetites as a condition to dining out.

  20. Rick Miles Reply
    April 18, 2020 at 1:14 pm

    The only time I order from a kid’s menu is if the regular menu has nothing that is vegetarian. In this situations I might order a grilled cheese sandwich or cheese pizza. I haven’t found many paces that refuse the 65+ man f I explain my reason and am poite.

  21. carletonm Reply
    April 18, 2020 at 3:16 pm

    One restaurant I was in described these items as “for seniors, for children, and for those with smaller appetites”. That seemed to fit perfectly.

  22. TD Reply
    April 18, 2020 at 11:51 pm

    Please proof read this article. At least 3 items very early on

    • Matthew Reply
      April 20, 2020 at 1:31 am

      I must admit, I cannot find them.

  23. Robert Reply
    April 20, 2020 at 11:56 am

    We always order from the kid’s menu. The portion sizes are much better, I just don’t want a lot of food nor do I want to take food home with me. Our usual local Mexican place is about a half portion, I leave knowing I ate without feeling like I’m full. Throw in that the price is about half as well and we all win.

  24. Maccachook Reply
    November 12, 2020 at 1:01 am

    I havent read all the responses but i will state one thing. GASTRIC CANCER! I came across this post straight after another woman sharing a tick tock on how frustrating it is that we cannot order from the kids menu. We dont have a stomach, we fit bugger all in! Two options are eat off a partners (or similiar plate) or order from the kids menu since its small portions.

  25. Kitsnow Reply
    April 8, 2021 at 8:00 pm

    Personally it’s about the opportunity cost and rarity of the foods in question. If you’re traveling, you are traveling to experience NEW things, not to eat a store bought name brand chicken nugget you can get at home. If the place only serves things you are familiar with, I’d say it’s OK. Usually, restaurants have kids meals for 2 purposes: to cater to picky eaters or to size down portions. If you’re ordering off the kids menu to purely downsize portions of a new food, it’s OK.

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@malaysiaairlines just announced it would retire i @malaysiaairlines just announced it would retire its A380 fleet. While not surprising, it is sad to see the growing list of carriers retiring this superjumbo jet. On Malaysia Airlines, I flew the #A380 once from Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to London (LHR) and had the entire first class cabin to myself (full review on the blog). It was a beautiful flight that I will always remember.
Welcome to @fly_bur @aveloair! I am so excited tha Welcome to @fly_bur @aveloair! I am so excited that a new carrier, Avelo, has launched, especially from an airport just 12 minutes from my home!
I greatly miss the @lufthansa #747-8 at @flylaxair I greatly miss the @lufthansa #747-8 at @flylaxairport. Hopefully this summer it will return.

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#Lufthansa #FirstClass #747 #747-8 #StarAlliance #Miles #Points
I recently spent a weekend at the @ventanabigsur. I recently spent a weekend at the @ventanabigsur. This is not only a lovely, all-inclusive resort, but one of the best properties to use your @hyatt World of Hyatt points.
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#Hyatt #BigSur #California #WorldofHyatt #CA-1 #Points #Hotels
In terms of a spacious first class product, the @E In terms of a spacious first class product, the @Emirates suite on a 777-300ER is hard to beat. My preference is Suite 2K.

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#Emirates #777 #firstclass
Nearly five years ago, I took a “break” from I Nearly five years ago, I took a “break” from Instagram ahead of the birth of my first child. Goodness, how time flies. While I’ve enjoyed catching up on others over the years, now it is time for me to return to Instagram. In this first post, I highlight two joys in my life, my two children, whom I trust will grow up to be prolific travelers that circumnavigate the globe as ambassadors of love and respect.

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#travel #airplanes #airlines #miles #points #familytravel #human #integrity #honor
United Airlines' new Polaris seat is a huge improv United Airlines' new Polaris seat is a huge improvement over UA's current business class seat. Check out my blog at liveandletsfly.com for 70+ photos of how @united is transforming its entire business class experience starting this December!
The perfect @flysas name tag for #Longyearben! The perfect @flysas name tag for #Longyearben!
Spotted four #polarbear outside of #longyearbyen - Spotted four #polarbear outside of #longyearbyen -- oh, and I love 40°F summer weather!
One of the best crews I have ever had the pleasure One of the best crews I have ever had the pleasure of flying with in all my years of flying. Thank you @flysas SK940 on 11 Aug 2016
Next stop ARN! But dear @flysas , next time if I a Next stop ARN! But dear @flysas , next time if I assign a window seat months in advance, don't move me to a center seat "for my convenience" with no way to get my original seat back... 😞
Ready for #PIA from #MAN to #JFK -- we will be rac Ready for #PIA from #MAN to #JFK -- we will be racing the #Delta flight to JFK at the gate next to us, which also departs at 12:45p. With @onemileatatime
Another room with a beautiful view... #hyattregenc Another room with a beautiful view... #hyattregencycasablanca #cassablanca #hyatt
Enjoying #shanghai with @onemileatatime from the i Enjoying #shanghai with @onemileatatime from the inside of the @grandhyatt_shanghai ... It is 40°C outside! 😓
From my front gate to my boarding gate in 15 minut From my front gate to my boarding gate in 15 minutes flat. I ❤️ #bur #burbankairport
@malaysiaairlines #747 out of retirement and in se @malaysiaairlines #747 out of retirement and in service at #kul -- beautiful livery!
View from my 61st floor room at the beautiful bran View from my 61st floor room at the beautiful brand new @parkhyattguangzhou -- look for a full review coming soon on the blog #hyatt #parkhyatt #guangzhou #parkhyattguangzhou
Will miss the @united #globalfirstlounge at #ord, Will miss the @united #globalfirstlounge at #ord, which closes tomorrow and the Queen of the Skies #747 which will be retired in 2018.
The colonial #architecture of #mumbai is stunning. The colonial #architecture of #mumbai is stunning. If you're ever here, get up at 5am and have a walk around the city before it gets busy. You can hear the birds instead of honking horns.
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