Can I bring a kid to Recette?

[clembeauchamp]

She's pretty well-behaved but I try to limit her dining to loudish places so we don't disturb everyone around us. Should I get a sitter? Thanks.

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Recette
328 West 12th Street, New York, NY 10014

[clembeauchamp]

She is just about two and doesn't make a lot of noise. However, I try to be respectful of those around us, who don't necessarily want to hear a kid babbling when dining. She goes out with us a lot - Barbuto, Locanda Verde, and ABC Kitchen are recent venues - and, if dining with her, we'll eat at 6:30 or 7. If Recette and casual and kind of loud, I think we'll bring her.

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Locanda Verde
377 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10013

Recette
328 West 12th Street, New York, NY 10014

ABC Kitchen
35 E 18th St, New York, NY 10003

[thew]

bring a kid anyplace you like. except the strip club or a bar

[princeofpork]

I actually think a bar is fine if you are eating and not just drinking. They do it all over Europe.

[thew]

i meant a drinking establishment. not a place with food

[gutsofsteel]

I brought a 7 year old to Eleven Madison Park not long ago...and it was a delightful experience for everyone. It really depends on the kid. How old is the kid in question?

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Eleven Madison Park
11 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10010

[RGR]

When we had dinner at Marea a few weeks ago, there was an infant in a carriage at one of the tables not far from ours. They were there when we arrived at 10:30, and they (six diners) were still there when we left at around midnight. It was kind of odd seeing a carriage alongside a table, but not a peep from that baby while we were there.

[Wilfrid]

I am inclined to say yes, as Recette is quite casual, but is there any chance you can tell us whether she's one or ten years old?

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Recette
328 West 12th Street, New York, NY 10014

[rrems]

"Pretty well-behaved"??. Yet you need a loud place to drown her out? Doesn't sound so well-behaved to me. In any case, Recette is not loud and I have not seen any children there. Probably not a good idea.

[RGR]

We had dinner there for the first this past Saturday evening -- a 9:30 reservation-- and with about 60% of the tables occupied, I found the noise level to be very high though not insane. I know you've been there often, so I'd love to know when you've found the place "not loud." The food was delicious, so we will go back.

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