we eat dinner any where from 5 to 6 pm, it all depends on what is going on at night (sometimes earlier) I have 4 kids (ages 8, 10, 12 and 15) well now that its nice outside, NO ONE wants to go in till 9pm, and they go to bed at 10pm, I try to get them to go to bed earlier but who wants to go in when it beautiful outside. Last night we ate dinner at almost 8pm, the kids thought it was funny.