People need to be responsible for their own dietary restrictions and actually read the menu and ask questions. Expecting anyone to read all that in a busy restaurant is entitled as hell.
FunAd6875
Tell them to fuck off and make it themselves
Sa7aSa7a
That’s not for a customer right? Like, if you’re this strict, why are you going out?
effreeti
Whenever I start reading shit like this I always think in my head “just list your allergies, holy fuck lol”
faythe_scrolling
Was this at a nursing home or a restaurant?
lewdpotatobread
I have so many food restrictions and i cannot imagine putting that responsibilty into the kitchen’s hands. The most i ask for is to remove a garnish or something 💀
MarzipanJoy-Joy
Why it written our like a diary entry? List it or leave.
Ok_Personality_6183
That’s not a card. That’s a whole page of paper.
Mikado_0906
Good lord why not just make a LIST. How is anyone supposed to work with this wall of text.
HeartofClouds92
If this isn’t for a private chef, get the hell outta here with that!
thevyrd
Too long. Not reading that shit
Seriously get out lmao that’s ridiculous and way too long seriously people showing up with blog posts of dietary needs. Would be easier to just tell us what you CAN eat instead of all the shit you CANT.
I see there’s stuff underlined with can and can’t, I don’t care. Its too long. Get out.
MoeSzyslakMonobrow
This for a guest on a private yacht charter? This is written out like it’s for a personal chef for someone’s vacation.
czarface404
You know I really feel like people take their eating disorders out on us/me sometimes and it really bothers me.
zkDredrick
Dietary Restrictions.
Chapter 1: An Unexpected Party
Total-Addendum9327
Looks like this person is on a low fodmap diet. It’s tough to maintain. But this sheet is absolutely crazy….
jwillsrva
Honestly I stopped reading at the first line of lunch. It seems like the actual dietary restrictions aren’t that too hard to deal with- they just wrote it like one of those extra long stories before an internet recipe.
But I’m afraid theres a lot more there that I didn’t read.
Edit- okay I skimmed. That be crazy. Maybe I’m just missing something, but I don’t see a lot of rhyme or reason to anything. Do you work at a restaurant or something else? For some reason I’m thinking you’re at a resort or something.
CarltonFist
Would be a hell of a lot easier to navigate if they just gave you a list of what they can’t have. Less chance for error.
We opened a location of a Dutch restaurant chain in the in NYC. We asked the team from the Netherlands when they were there how they handed allergens ( ours is ridiculously thorough). Their response “if someone is allergic to a nut, they don’t eat it, people use common sense” damn I wish it was that easy
eatmygerms
Nope. Ask for a basic bullet list of stuff you can’t eat.
Joaquinmachine
It took me two cigarettes to read half of this and I’m a fast reader.
Skreamie
This is only acceptable on a private charter or jet, or maybe an old folks home. Just a restaurant? Not a chance.
losifer_rising1
As a KM at a high-volume restaurant where we try to accommodate all dietary restrictions, I would very comfortably tell this guest that I would not be reading this. I am happy to take time to answer questions if something on the menu isn’t clear, but as others have already said, these people are responsible for their own shit.
I will happily take a gander at something credit card-sized.
amensentis
I would give them a pen and tell them to write an allergy list, because i cant trust myself to read that and not kill her.
aKgiants91
This is why I spent the slow season my first year as a KM going thru the menu and making a spreadsheet for the servers to give to the guest if they have difficult allergy lists.
Motorsagen
JFC…Hard no.
HighburyHero
Jesus, just fucking make bullet points. What is this, a fucking novel.
blueturtle00
Sounds like a nice day to eat at home.
billyhtchcoc
As someone who is married to someone who is deathly allergic to cauliflower I’m seriously questioning the “no broccoli, but I eat cauliflower” line.
Broccoli and cauliflower are cultivars of the same plant and from my experiences and discussions with others with Brassicaceae allergies it’s very rare to not have a degree of sensitivity to other cultivars (my spouse for instance has a strong sensitivity to kale, broccoli, and cabbage and another person I’ve spoken to has problems with mustard and rapeseed oil.)
North-Ad8730
TLDR: sorry you can’t eat out.
Lancewater
A life without onions and garlic is meaningless.
Connect-Type493
So fish yes , fake crab no.. which is made of fish
SockSock81219
“For breakfast, I can eat…” Then ORDER THAT IF IT’S BREAKFAST TIME. Just say “plain scrambled eggs, no dairy, and a side of lox.”
Jesus christ. Whoever told this person this sheet was a good idea does not have their best interests at heart.
Top_Literature_3086
This is written like it’s for their personal chef or dietician.
Fuck this.
Charirner
I’m not fucking reading that shit during service.
athensindy
Honestly, this reads like a contract rider for some diva.
Zagreus_1963
I love how this person believes that breakfast potatoes are different thing from normal 1s
Round_Raspberry_8516
As a person with multiple weird allergies and sensitivities, I find it much easier for everyone to just *order something I can eat.* “Hi, I have multiple allergies, so I’d like plain scrambled eggs with sourdough toast. Thanks.” “I’ll have a plain salad with tuna and no dressing.” “Plain grilled salmon with a baked potato and side of broccoli.”
What I don’t do is order chicken cordon bleu and ask for it to be gluten free, dairy free, and no nitrates in the ham. I also don’t hand a novel to the waitstaff and expect the chef to figure it out.
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People need to be responsible for their own dietary restrictions and actually read the menu and ask questions. Expecting anyone to read all that in a busy restaurant is entitled as hell.
Tell them to fuck off and make it themselves
That’s not for a customer right? Like, if you’re this strict, why are you going out?
Whenever I start reading shit like this I always think in my head “just list your allergies, holy fuck lol”
Was this at a nursing home or a restaurant?
I have so many food restrictions and i cannot imagine putting that responsibilty into the kitchen’s hands. The most i ask for is to remove a garnish or something 💀
Why it written our like a diary entry? List it or leave.
That’s not a card. That’s a whole page of paper.
Good lord why not just make a LIST.
How is anyone supposed to work with this wall of text.
If this isn’t for a private chef, get the hell outta here with that!
Too long. Not reading that shit
Seriously get out lmao that’s ridiculous and way too long seriously people showing up with blog posts of dietary needs. Would be easier to just tell us what you CAN eat instead of all the shit you CANT.
I see there’s stuff underlined with can and can’t, I don’t care. Its too long. Get out.
This for a guest on a private yacht charter? This is written out like it’s for a personal chef for someone’s vacation.
You know I really feel like people take their eating disorders out on us/me sometimes and it really bothers me.
Dietary Restrictions.
Chapter 1: An Unexpected Party
Looks like this person is on a low fodmap diet. It’s tough to maintain. But this sheet is absolutely crazy….
Honestly I stopped reading at the first line of lunch. It seems like the actual dietary restrictions aren’t that too hard to deal with- they just wrote it like one of those extra long stories before an internet recipe.
But I’m afraid theres a lot more there that I didn’t read.
Edit- okay I skimmed. That be crazy. Maybe I’m just missing something, but I don’t see a lot of rhyme or reason to anything. Do you work at a restaurant or something else? For some reason I’m thinking you’re at a resort or something.
Would be a hell of a lot easier to navigate if they just gave you a list of what they can’t have. Less chance for error.
We opened a location of a Dutch restaurant chain in the in NYC. We asked the team from the Netherlands when they were there how they handed allergens ( ours is ridiculously thorough). Their response “if someone is allergic to a nut, they don’t eat it, people use common sense” damn I wish it was that easy
Nope. Ask for a basic bullet list of stuff you can’t eat.
It took me two cigarettes to read half of this and I’m a fast reader.
This is only acceptable on a private charter or jet, or maybe an old folks home. Just a restaurant? Not a chance.
As a KM at a high-volume restaurant where we try to accommodate all dietary restrictions, I would very comfortably tell this guest that I would not be reading this. I am happy to take time to answer questions if something on the menu isn’t clear, but as others have already said, these people are responsible for their own shit.
I will happily take a gander at something credit card-sized.
I would give them a pen and tell them to write an allergy list, because i cant trust myself to read that and not kill her.
This is why I spent the slow season my first year as a KM going thru the menu and making a spreadsheet for the servers to give to the guest if they have difficult allergy lists.
JFC…Hard no.
Jesus, just fucking make bullet points. What is this, a fucking novel.
Sounds like a nice day to eat at home.
As someone who is married to someone who is deathly allergic to cauliflower I’m seriously questioning the “no broccoli, but I eat cauliflower” line.
Broccoli and cauliflower are cultivars of the same plant and from my experiences and discussions with others with Brassicaceae allergies it’s very rare to not have a degree of sensitivity to other cultivars (my spouse for instance has a strong sensitivity to kale, broccoli, and cabbage and another person I’ve spoken to has problems with mustard and rapeseed oil.)
TLDR: sorry you can’t eat out.
A life without onions and garlic is meaningless.
So fish yes , fake crab no.. which is made of fish
“For breakfast, I can eat…” Then ORDER THAT IF IT’S BREAKFAST TIME. Just say “plain scrambled eggs, no dairy, and a side of lox.”
Jesus christ. Whoever told this person this sheet was a good idea does not have their best interests at heart.
This is written like it’s for their personal chef or dietician.
Fuck this.
I’m not fucking reading that shit during service.
Honestly, this reads like a contract rider for some diva.
I love how this person believes that breakfast potatoes are different thing from normal 1s
As a person with multiple weird allergies and sensitivities, I find it much easier for everyone to just *order something I can eat.* “Hi, I have multiple allergies, so I’d like plain scrambled eggs with sourdough toast. Thanks.” “I’ll have a plain salad with tuna and no dressing.” “Plain grilled salmon with a baked potato and side of broccoli.”
What I don’t do is order chicken cordon bleu and ask for it to be gluten free, dairy free, and no nitrates in the ham. I also don’t hand a novel to the waitstaff and expect the chef to figure it out.