I agree, there's nothing worse than going out for a nice meal and having it ruined by screaming, ill behaved children. It simply ruins the evening if you're not able to have a conversation with the friends you're with.

It's funny how different children behave in different countries... the French and Spanish children are going out to restaurants with their parents all the time and there's no problems with them.

Children should of course be able to go to restaurants, but I think it would be a good idea if they had separate rooms for families with noisy children.