NYC Birthday lunch-13 yr old
 

Am suprising my 13 year old daughter (and a few of her friends) with a matinee of "Sing a long Sound of Music" at the Ziegfield for her birthday and was searching for a fun place for lunch before. Does anyone know if the Fashion Cafe is still in business--the phone numbers off their website were not working. If not, any other suggestions for that age group?

ellens stardust cafe on 53rd & bwy. <BR>Singign waiters & patrons. Kids love it! Perfect after sound of music!

Hi Wendy! Is your dd turning 13 or 14? If she's turning 13, and is a "young" 13, she might enjoy Serendipity on E.60th. It's a burger place/ice-cream parlour that oozes girlie-girl stuff ~ tons of goodies to choose from, to gaze at or to buy ~ our then 12 year old dd just LOVED it! <BR> <BR>If she's a more "mature" 13/14, there's always the Hard Rock Cafe. <BR> <BR>Whatever you do, take tons of pictures! And enjoy!

Wendy, the Stardust is fun, but I think a bit too much of a let down from the Ziegfield. Try the Hard Rock CAfe, or Planet Hollywood which are within walking distance. <BR> <BR>Also right across the street is the Harley Davidson Cafe, or up the street is Jeckel and Hyde. All are "theme" restaurants and a bit more upscale for kids her age. <BR> <BR>I think the Fashion CAfe is gone, I tried to get the phone number and it is no longer listed. <BR> <BR>Also another place that might be fun for the kids would be the cafe at Rockefeller Center, it's on the "skating rink" and the food is ok and you have a great feel of the city. <BR> <BR>I can't wait to do the Sound of Music too. <BR> <BR>Also to regulars, I had a frightening thing happen this morning. This is really the only place where I post and use my email address, and this morning I got an unsolicited email in my bulk account for illegal drugs, I was horrified. <BR> <BR>I forwarded the information to the Attorney General of my state and of the state the "company" has their phone number. <BR> <BR>I am now concerned about placing my email addres anywhere and have now terminated my email address and will use another service but WON'T post my address here again. <BR> <BR>Ok off the soap box, <BR> <BR>Wendy, if you have any more questions, please let me know. <BR> <BR>Also when you make a reservation, make sure you let them know it's a birthday so that a cake can be delivered to your table and I think most of the restaurants have all the waitstaff come over and sing. <BR> <BR>Have a great time. <BR> <BR>gail

Note to Gail, <BR> <BR>While this is 'off topic'....so sorry you received such a horrid email. This is similar to what I received when I first started posting here. To Fodor readers...this is why we all don't use our true email address (there have been a few threads chastising 'anonymous' posters)...it's a very strange world.