[Jims5543]

Depends on the restaurant. If its an upscale place then all measures must be taken to keep them quiet.

We took our 2 sons to Berns Steakhouse, this is a 5 start place and their best behavior was mandatory. WE made our dinner reservation for the earliest seating possible (5:00) and we made sure our at the time 4 y/o was well rested and not cranky. The night went perfectly and the kids both looked adorable in their suits.

We tend to choose noisy places when we want to go out to eat, sports bars, wing joints etc.. Anything fancier or quieter requires planning on our part to make sure the little one is going to be on his best behavior.

Sometimes I wish my little one had a mute button, he hyper focuses on something wrong and works himself up into a tizzy. This usually happens when he is either really tired, or has not been outside playing enough that day.

When our older one was little he was noisy as well, we either avoided the quiet places or we would take turns taking him out for walks to settle him back down, he was a handful too, both our kids were little bundles of energy. You would never know it if you met my older one now he is the most laid back kid you ever met.

Both the old man and the young couple in your story were out of line, yes, kids are noisy but like Jeremy said you have to be conscious as to your surroundings, not everyone loves kids, and some people are just like my little guy, they hyper focus on something and work themselves into a tizzy.