‘No Phone Zone’ for Mothers Day at Beefeater

Wondering where you can take your loved ones this weekend? Why not give your Mum a day off from cooking and take her out for a meal? Yesterday we ventured down to our local Beefeater

Wondering where you can take your loved ones this weekend? Why not give your Mum a day off from cooking and take her out for a meal?

Yesterday we ventured down to our local Beefeater to see what they had they store for Mums this Sunday, and it was more than just some tasty food! This weekend Beefeater are launching ‘No Phone Zone’ in their restaurants.

Launched to coincide with Mother’s Day, Britain’s best-known steak restaurant has taken the bold step to create ‘phone free’ areas in response to research that outlines behaviour that can ruin family outings.

Top of the table on the list of family outing-ruiners was ‘constantly checking phones at the table’, which 54% listed as the single most likely occurrence to cause an argument. The second and third most likely argument starters were a family member being underdressed or scruffy for the occasion (28%) and family members having earphones constantly plugged in (18%).

Conversely, ‘family conversation’ is rated as the single most beneficial aspect of a good day out, with nearly two-thirds of respondents suggesting that just having a nice chat is the best bit of a family outing.

Beefeater guests will be able to book a ‘No Phone Zone’ table for Sunday 6th March and those in the zone will have to hand their mobile phones to staff ‘as a deposit’ when they arrive. Hawk-eyed Beefeater staff will patrol the ‘No Phone Zone’ for mobiles and have the right to move guests who do not comply with the new rule.

What a great idea for families who struggle to get their family to sit down and engage in conversations rather than everyone being engaged in their phones. I am sure we are all guilty of having a quick check while waiting for our food, when reality is we should be embracing family time instead. So this is a great way to make sure the whole family have no distractions.

Testing out the menu at our local Beefeater was me and my littlest girl, who was thrilled to see Mr Men on the children’s menu! It was a real Mothers Day treat for me.

Bemma picked out Macaroni Cheese and got to pick two sides from the vast list, she is a bit of a nutter and was delighted to get veg sticks and corn on the cob, with the latter being her ultimate favourite. I chose the Smothered Chicken which comes with triple cooked chips, even as I type this my mouth is watering at just thinking about triple cooked chips!

Dessert of course was needed, and very much appreciated by us both. Bemma knew straight away that she wanted Jelly and Ice cream, and I pretty quickly decided on the chocolate brownie. Oh so good!