Beacon Waterfront — Restaurant in Maryland

The experience overall was reasonably enjoyable until we were leaving.

My 7 year old daughter was holding the door for the group when a male staffer cut in front of us and moved aggressively towards my daughter, who recognized the aggression and jumped out of the way. I asked her if he said excuse me and she and her sisters said he did not (at least not loud enough for them to hear).

My wife and I asked to speak to the manager. His response was, "I don't have kids." and "What do you want me to do?" He did try to identify the culprit, but was ultimately unhelpful.

We explained that I don't want my daughter to think that if a man threatens her physically that it's ok and if we could identify the person, get their side of the story and maybe get him to apologize, that would be ideal. No such luck.

I don't coddle my kids and while I do see them as beautiful snowflakes, I don't expect that from the rest of the world, but when I see someone bully a child it really bothers me. It's a huge social red flag. My wife made the point to the manager that if someone intimidated his pet, he'd be upset. He conceded that point.

Also, we were customers. We had the right of way.

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As far as the meal, the service was decent and pleasant. The food was pleasant at the price point. Unfortunately, in the end, we did not feel welcomed at this establishment.

I wish I had been the one holding the door.

Please note: We spent upwards of $250 and tipped more than 20% prior to...

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