Just FYI Ryans Steak House does not honor the lapband card to eat off the Children menu. :wub:

I was not aware that restaurants will allow you to eat off the childrens menu if you show the lapband card. Is this a common priactice? If so is it a practice in the states or in Canada?

I was away this weekend and when asking to order off the childrens menu I found it was different for each establishment.

dont forget that most of the items on the kid's menu is pure garbage. fried chicken fingers and fries, macaroni & cheese, bleck..

maybe a bowl of Soup and some of a companion's piece of steak / chicken / whatnot??

I don't know how common it is everywhere. I was given 2 cards to keep with me. One that is an emergency type card that shows that I have had lapband. It is for doctors offices, pharmacy, etc. The other also explains I have had the surgery and request for you to be able to eat off the kids menu due to portion size. I have ate at alot of places and not had a problem with this until now.

Longhorn Steakhouse, Ruby Tuesday, etc all have very good things on the kids menu. And the portion size is correct. However, they are for 12 and under.

I was just disappointed that they refused.

Well, I have never whipped out my card for a discount or to eat off the children's menu. The only time I felt compelled to was at buffets, I can't believe I paid $20-$25 at some buffets and all I eat is a couple bites.

But I guess it is payback for the $10 buffets where I ate my $50 worth in the past :wub: I avoid buffets, I rarely find things I want to eat.

I don't understand why they don't allow you to eat children's menus at normal places though. You're given the amount of food from the children's menu-which is priced for that. So who cares how old you are?? I would fight it with them to explain why you have to be 12 years old or under to eat that small amount. It's different if you asked for the children's buffet price, because you may in fact eat the adult amount. But if 2 chicken fingers= 1 children meal for $5.00... and you order it, you're getting 2 chicken fingers=$5.00. Age means what?

Some places do allow you to get half-orders for a discounted price. I haven't done that since banding either, I just get a soup & pick at husband's food.. or if I want my own meal, I eat some and take the rest home. I have a black & bleu salad in my fridge I picked at for 3 days from O'Charleys hah..

I rarely ask to eat off of the kids menu, I have a few times and I've never had a problem with any of the restaurants and I've never showed a card. I try to avoid buffets because I refuse to pay $15 for 1/2 cup of food. I can understand why they wouldn't give you a child's rate and portion at a buffet, but other places where you order from a menu should work with you.

Most of the time I order off of the appetizer menu or if I want a full meal, I take leftovers home.

At Ryan's you can buy the food by the pound to go and then eat on it all week. This way you get your money worth.

Yep, we celebrated my uncle's birthday and at a seafood buffet restaurant and they let me pay the children's rate of $2.99. I talked to the Cashier as soon as I arrived b/c I was NOT going to pay $14 either for 1/2 cup of food. I just would have not eaten if they would not have agreed. I was very appreciative and showed them my plate after I made it. But, at most restaurants I just order soup or take home leftovers.