kids everywhere love to eat out and pink city is no different not just burgers and pizzas or cold drinks and icecreams kids these days love a thematic ambience which suits their age and thinking however while most large cities have special restaurants designed on childrens theme with elaborate plannedout menus the trend is yet to pick up in jaipur while the hospitality industry has much to offer for kids in terms of activities catering is not planned keeping children in mind at least not on a regular basis several malls which have mushroomed in the city somehow have failed to cater to this particular need there is no specific menu for kids but we have the usual pizza burger icecream stalls at the food courts which the kids love specific menu is given only in case of a special requirement such as birthday parties admitted a senior official of a wellknown mall not just the malls even restaurants have failed to provide an extensive kids menu which are quite in demand and popular in larger cities a member of managing committee of hotel and restaurant association of northern india ajay agarwal says such restaurants have not come up in jaipur because of low demand most malls and restaurants have something to offer to kids but thematic ambience and guided menus are not a trend here there are restaurants in other cities which are designed keeping in mind that both parents are working and may leave their kids there for birthday parties but this trend to is yet to catch up in jaipur reasons agarwal childrens restaurants and food joints may not be popular in the city but kids here continue to get a major say in selecting the venue and menu for family dinners everytime my 11yearold daughter janki hears about a new joint she insists we try it out as she loves nonveg food convincing her to have a veg meal outside is almost impossible says shaswat rajguru a teacher with a private coaching institute ajay mathur and his family have a similar story to share his teenage children decide where the family will go for dinner not just for routine dinners they also decide the place and the menu whenever we plan to take guests out this is despite that they often eat out at malls with friends says ajay a building contractor and a resident of jagatpura however the increasing trend of kids eating outside is not appreciable rahat bano a senior dietician says it has led to a rise in health problems among children all these food joints offer fast food which is unhealthy as keeping children away from restaurants is almost impossible it would do a world of good if they have specific healthy menu for kids she says