Ellie Violet Bramley’s efforts to find the perfect kids menu resonated deeply with me as a mum just back from a trip to France, where every child’s option was nuggets, burger or fish with chips (‘Before I can stop her, my daughter is licking crumbs from the table’: my search for the perfect kids’ menu, 7 April).
Perhaps naively, I’d imagined a better offering from our French counterparts, but staying in a popular ski resort at Easter, I concluded that maybe they knew who they were catering for.
However, I did get a very pleasant surprise at the end of the trip when travelling home with Brittany Ferries, who not only have a child’s menu, but also say explicitly that all of their main dishes can be made in smaller portions for children. Child one opted for pork in a cider sauce, while child two plumped for bavette steak, and both plates were cleared!
Of all the places I might have expected to find a shining beacon of paediatric gastronomy, a cross-channel ferry wasn’t among them. I’m hoping it is the start of a sea change for children’s dining.Jess BassettMeonstoke, Hampshire
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