I didn't even realize that children had been allowed to dine at V&A's.

Only on our last trip to WDW have we taken our boys (who were 11 and 9 at the time) to a "nice" restaurant. We brought them with us to Artist Point and they were well-behaved little gentleman. DH and I have eaten there before and been exposed to the worst behavior out of children (one episode included puking but I won't go there). Kids running around, jumping in chairs (while mommy tossed down her third or fourth cocktail) and other ill behavior.

It all depends on the parents, IMO. Our boys know better than to show their behinds in public. If they "lose their mind" at the dinner table they are immediately escorted to either the bathroom or outside and told that they better do a 180 or we will ALL be going home and appropriate punishment doled out.

Also, I've seen plenty of poor behavior out of adults, too. Too bad they can't check your attitude at the hostess podium, might save a lot of people some trouble.