We always made a point to tell our 4 year old son that he needs to behave on those rare occasions that we all go out to eat. We would tell him that if he misbehaved, he would have to sit in his car seat in the car in the parking lot with my wife, while I stayed in the restaurant and finished my meal (of course we would take turns).
He didn't believe we would actually do it, so he tested us one night at Tony Roma's. He was being an absolute monster so my wife calmly took him by the hand and they left. That was in December and he hasn't acted up in restaurants since!
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