Just a quick rant.
Called in the Stag after footie today with 14 other chaps and my 10 yr old. Everyone bought drinks, as you do. Manager comes over and said "who's the kid with?" "me" I said. "Kids aren't allowed in here unless they're eating" "He'll have to go outside" he said.
Shame he didn't say that BEFORE we put £50+ in his till.

Are there any other pubs like that around town these days?
I may need to make an 'avoid with kids list' for future reference

Rant over

he's a right miserable git mate avoid the place like the plague he's so far up his own jacksy he can see the back of his teeth

You should have asked him for a packet of crisps.

Isn't the Stag the one by Walton Road Swing Bridge?

If so, then my sister and her family had a similar experience there about seven years ago. They went for a quiet drink with my parents and their daughter, my niece, who was at the time, less than twelve months old. The staff waited until my brother-in-law had bought a round of drinks before telling him that they would have to sit outside as they had kids with them and there was a wake in the pub (this was mid-winter!). The widow at the wake heard this and insisted that there was no problem whatsover with the baby being there, and to make it even worse the baby was fast asleep in her pushchair making no noise whatsoever. Despite this, the staff insisted. They drank up and left and since then not one member of the family has stepped foot in the place.

Hmm. Must admit, when I go to the pub for a pint, I don't want to be surrounded by kids, fair enough in the food sections, but not in the pub.

That's not the point, though. It's that you're told 'no kids in here' after you've shelled out for a round.
Happens to me a lot and gets right on my tits

I did think about having a 'kick about' on the bowling green, studs n everything.
Seriously though, my lad has to sit n watch a load of grown men kick a ball about for nearly 2 hours for his little reward (J20 and crisps) in the pub only to be chucked out to wait outside. He wasn't even allowed to look at the flavours.
I'm just a bit worried that the next away game has a local boozer with the same crappy policy.
Are there any other known culprits?

I used to work at Statham Lodge and we sometimes used to go to the Crown in Lymm after work, and just after they refurbished it i'm sure that they didn't let under 21's in unless they were eating... Needless to say we took our custom elsewhere... dunno if this is still the case though, haven't been for a year or so...

Agreed.

I haven't got kids but mates I know who have don't take them to the pub. Try that in future and you won't have a problem.

Glad to be of service.

It's a good job you aren't polluting the world with your offspring then if this is what you term 'service'.

well said atitude like that is probably single

Are you the Stag landlord ?

he used to run the dog and partridge at woolston years ago,not the nicest of fellas.

Same person was the landlord at the Dog and Partridge some years ago. People still talk about the situation with children to this day.

Children are now welcome in there, no problem.