I was told and applied in my bar tending career that no one under the age of 21 can sit "at the bar" but could sit at a table in the bar area if accompanied by parents. I was just recently told this was not true and I am looking to get the exact answer.... I am having trouble locating the facts......little help
No, a minor may be allowed to sit at a nearby table, but not at the bar itself. A person must be 21 to sit at the bar rail.
You have to be at least 21 or older to sit at a bar. In some states it may be younger.
It is perfectly legal for a minor to sit in a bar, as long as the minor does not consume alcohol. Bars can serve non-alcoholic drinks too.
No, in Florida, it is illegal for a child to sit at a bar regardless of whether they are drinking alcohol or not. Minors are not allowed in areas of a bar where alcohol is served, unless accompanied by a parent, legal guardian, or spouse who is at least 21 years old.
It completely depends and is up to the restaurant, as far as laws there is nothing preventing someone.
Yes, until some jerk puts something in his soda, after which the minor may have trouble sitting anywhere. It is much better for the minor to stay the hell out of the bar in the first place. Hang out with other minors and do minor things or you could have a MAJOR problem!
Depends on the situation. If the minor is knowingly let into the bar and served alcohol and the bar doesn't have the proper licenses, then YES the bar can be sued. If the minor is let into the bar and the bar does have proper licenses, then the bar will be fined and most likely their license will be suspended or taken away. If the minor got into the bar using a fake ID that was not theirs, the ID will be taken away and the minor could face more penalties.
no it can not
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I believe the law anywhere in the US is that if a child is a minor, they cannot sit at a bar where liquor is served even with a parent present. They can sit in the dining area but not at the bar. If the bar has no dining area, the child should not be inside a liquor establishment.Truthfully, many parents would view this as improper parenting since the children would be around other adults who are drinking or drunk. The children would hear and see everything from foul language to off-color jokes, to sexual innuendos, to lewd physical touching between adults. I would not allow my child to sit at a bar. They grow up too fast already.
the age to sit there is the same as it is to take part in what that place is for.... for example if the legal drinking age is 21, you have to be 21 to sit in a bar as the bar is a place made for serving alcoholic beverages.
so just to add on that, my actual birthday is on a monday and the sit down bar is available that weekend, the other bar however is the weekend after.