🍔👧 Should Adults Be Allowed to Order Kids’ Meals?

 


⚖️ The Case for Letting Adults Order Them

There are plenty of perfectly reasonable situations.

👵 An older adult may prefer a smaller portion.

🍽️ Someone with a small appetite may not want a full entrée.

💰 A customer may simply be trying to spend less and avoid wasting food.

🥗 Someone might want a lighter meal rather than a huge plate.

And honestly… sometimes the kids’ menu has the best stuff! 😂

Chicken tenders, grilled cheese, mini burgers, mac and cheese…

Why should children have all the fun?

🚫 Why Some Restaurants Say No

On the other hand, restaurants aren’t required to make every menu item available to every customer.

Kids’ meals may be intentionally priced as part of a restaurant’s family offering. If large numbers of adults regularly ordered them, the restaurant could lose sales on higher-priced entrées.

So from the business side, an age restriction can make sense.

👀 But What Do YOU Think?

Should restaurants simply let anyone order a kids’ meal?

Or should they be able to say, “Sorry, kids’ menu is for kids only”?

And what about adults who just want a smaller portion—should restaurants offer a half-size or smaller adult meal instead?

💬 Where do you stand?

A) Let adults order kids’ meals—who cares? 🍟

B) Kids’ meals should be for kids. 👧

C) Restaurants should offer smaller adult portions instead. 🍽️

D) If I’m paying, I should be able to order whatever I want! 😂

Let’s settle this in the comments!

Thank you for spending a little time with us today. ❤️

✍️ Written with care by BASSMA EL-HAZIBI