[Aliantha]

I think it depends on the venue. Our local pub is very family oriented. Being a small town, a lot of the local community events are hosted there, like fishing club socials and weigh ins, special holidays like Australia and Anzac day. They put on jumping castles etc for the kids, and mostly everyone with kids hangs outside where there's a fenced playground for the kids. Yes there's drinking, and some people get shitfaced, but mostly it's a family environment and kids are welcome. There's a restaurant there too, and we sometimes go there on the weekend, but I wouldn't want my little ones in the public bar on a Friday night after 8.30 pm or so. I don't want anyone else's little kids in there running amok either. Pubs at night time are really no place for kids after dinner hour is over imo.