The best place for large families and a great meal...

...in our opinion is Herndon's "Hard Times Cafe". (Ok, so it's not in Loudoun, but it's pretty close!). Here's the benefits:

- loud and informal, perfect for absorbing you own children's noises
- large, 6-8 person high-backed booths (corrals)
- exceptional beer selection
- lots of free corn bread, crackers, crayons, i.e. stuff to keep the kids busy
- quick and delicious appetizers, including really good and spicy wings
- can pretty much always get a seat, no matter what day (turnover's pretty quick)
- great, friendly wait staff, nice to kids
- good kids menu, though order 1/2 as much for the little ones (i.e. 1 meal for 2 kids should be enough)
- Chili! (quick to make, deliver, eat and enjoy)