It all looks delicious!! I want the beef slices! Yum!!!!
Perhaps the melting down girl has some sort of disorder...it's not always easy to calm them down. I've stood with DS for 45 minutes while he had a meltdown and nothing I said or did helped. (fortunately we were outside, so it wasn't really disturbing anyone) And dragging them along only makes it worse...best case scenario is stopping it before it starts. (which we are working on in therapy now) But sometimes it just doesn't work. Sad for the family to have to deal with it on vacation, and of course choices were probably limited as to where they could eat, and everyone is stressed and the routine is changed, and it's just an environment that is just right to bring on a meltdown. I'm sorry it affected the dining experience, though...not what you want to happen when you are basically held captive. If it's any consolation, I'm sure the family wasn't enjoying it any more than you were.