Smoking in restaurants

[delilahcat]

There's a question below asking about smoking, in which an ABer says there's no demand for non-smoking restaurants. Please will everyone give their view on whether they would like a ban on smoking in enclosed public places, particularly in restaurants?

[FrizBJ]

When it comes to restaurants, bars, clubs and pubs; Leave the decision up to the proprietor. We all have our opinion on the issue but seem to be forgetting they're not really the 'public places' we asume.

It's a restaurant / pub / bar owner's perogative to create menu, decor ambience etc, and attract (or equally filter out) their customers. If they want smokers in their establishment, then fine (smokers may well be their best customers). Should they want a smoke free environment - then thats fine too.

A blanket ban is crude and unsympathetic to individuals' lifestyle choices. Go to a smoking bar if you don't mind smoke, go to a non-smoking bar if you do.

[Katie22]

yes, ban it! theres nothing worse than tucking into your meal with the smell of smoke constantly in the air!

[crofty]

I love non-smoking places, and go there despite the increased cost of drinks there. I do care about the health aspect of smoke, but even more than that I HATE coming home with my clothes and hair stinking of smoke. I'd rather pay extra for a stink-free glass of wine than sit in a "smoke-free" back room with no atmosphere where there's still an element of smoke (nobody told the smoke it wasn't allowed into the non smoking section). I'm really looking forward to the ban coming in next year. It can't come soon enough for me.

[luckystrike]

Yes, ban smoking in all public places.

[mike48383]

restaurants that wont let me smoke don't get my money.