I read about Mr Johansen’s pub earlier this week. I understand his decision. It sounds like he has tried to be reasonable but has run out of patience.
My thoughts on the subject are: if a pub serves food, I don’t believe anyone should object to children being present. Such pubs benefit from families going together.
However, I really don’t get why some parents take their children to traditional wet pubs. These places are not set up for children. It is not surprising that many children inevitably get bored and restless in them.
I don’t think it is unreasonable for landlords of wet pubs to have a no children rule. Nor is it unreasonable to expect parents to go somewhere else – there are plenty of other places they can go.