PatrickLondon

Sounds as though Chuck is about the right name...

Suzanne2

Too bad about all the chuckecheese garbage. I'm taking a toddler myself to Paris in a few weeks.I Could use some legit advice.

StCirq

Suzanne, in between the absurd ChuckECheese concept and a typical bistro/brasseerie/café choice (any of which might be fine, mind you - it really kind of depends on the setup/layout, whether there's room for a stroller and such), there are all kinds of places (chains for the most part) in Paris that are geared toward children: Flunch, Hippopotamus, even the Bistro Romaine chain or Paul. Simple food, high chairs (sometimes), fairly noisy crowds, and wait staff who are used to children. The Flunch chain even has crayons and things to color. We didn't use them much when my kids were babies because we had a neighborhood place near the hotel we always stayed at (Pizza Tina in the 7ème) that the kids loved and who loved our kids, but a few times we ventured into those places and it was just fine. Kids used to love the spaghetti bolognese at Flunch.

StCirq

Well, I didn't know it was the Elysée, but it's hard to believe anyone would believe there was a ChuckECheese at that address. Somewhere in between....what? Hermès and Chanel?

Sally30

When I was in Paris with a toddler, I found most restaurants were very accommodating. We just tried to use common sense - if it was really small and crowded, that wasn't good or if it looked fancy or had tables full of wine glasses, etc., we would skip that too. But overall, we just went to places that looked good and ate on the early side. Like at home, tables outside are always good for keeping the kids interested. Have fun!

annhig

ditto.

France, Italy, Spain, Germany....in fact everywhere on mainland europe [as opposed to the UK] actually expect you to have children with you, rather than greeting you as if they had never had customers with children before.

this is an enduring fault of much of the "hospitality" industry in the UK, I'm sorry to say.