Banning Babies and Kids from Restaurants??

http://www.embracethechaos.ca/2010/11/banning-kids-from-restaurants-leaves-a-bad-taste.html
http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/28/banning-noisy-children/

Excerpt from the above article:

 How does a child learn to behave in a restaurant if they are never allowed in a restaurant? On the other hand, why do paying customers, out for a quiet evening, have to listen while the youngsters in the next booth learn table manners?
Dr. Richard Bromfield, a psychologist at Harvard Medical School and author of “How to Unspoil Your Child Fast: A Speedy, Complete Guide to Contented Children and Happy Parents” says yes, restaurants can be a learning experience for children, but no, other diners do not have to suffer through the lesson.
He suggests some rules, as follows:

1. Plan to take your toddler or school-age child to a restaurant that he or she loves (preferably a modestly priced one).
2. Share her excitement about going there for several days.
3. On the way to the restaurant, let your child know, in clear and casually stated terms exactly what kind of behavior you expect.  ”I want you to use good manners, a quiet voice and so on.”
4. Order the food.
5. When your child starts to act up, scream or disrupt, calmly stand up and leave the restaurant.
6. Do not finish dinner.  If the food hasn’t arrived, still leave.  If the food just arrived, do not take a bite.
7. Do not take any of the food home with you.
8 .It is O.K. that siblings suffer the same consequence.  It is just one meal, and your goal of shaping up your child is much bigger.
9. Just leave without explanation, excuses or anger.
10. On the way home, or later, do not yell at the child or punish her for what happened.  You will only undercut the power of your strong parenting deed.

O.K., but now onto the harder question. What about children who can’t help themselves? Who have been dealt a deck by life that includes lack of impulse control or excess vocalization?
We tend to assume that every child breaking the decorum of a public space is misbehaving. Would we be more sympathetic if we knew that they weren’t?

I'd love to hear your opinions on the issue...