Forget the kids' menu, here are some fine family-friendly restaurants where your little tots can be gourmands-in-training and nosh on the same food as you
Once upon a time, parents had children and kissed their restaurant-going habits goodbye. In fact, up until only a few years ago, taking your kids to a good restaurant with dim lighting and a bar programme was frowned upon. But in this new age of inclusivity and millennial parents, heading out to a fine restaurant with young brood in tow is all about the chance to teach young children about etiquette while making memories with an excellent dining experience.
Here are a few places where children are welcome, even if it means they must eat through a multi-course tasting menu made from ingredients with unpronounceable foreign names.
1. Odette
Award-winning French fine dining restaurant, Odette, welcomes gourmands over the age of seven as long as their parents are happy to have them nosh on one of its regular four-to-six-course tasting menus at lunch, or six-to-eight-course menus at dinner. In fact, the restaurant sees young diners from Singapore and the rest of the world visiting with their families at least four times a week. “We had a seven-year-old girl visit us a few years ago, who enjoyed a full eight-course menu and had so many questions for us,” said the restaurant’s spokesperson. “It was heartwarming to see this level of engagement and passion for food at such a young age. We always want to evoke a sense of wonder and amazement with kids and adults alike, and it was rewarding to see her eyes light up with every course.”