Baloncesto t1_isvxd4h wrote on October 19, 2022 at 2:13 AM

I wish I had the chance to actually try it - a group of friends were going years ago and invited me with them. I'm allergic to a few kinds of seafood, and when I called to inquire if dining with them was possible, they said yes. They'd just skip the fish dishes...but still charge me full price with no substitutions. I asked if that meant being charged the full $80 for essentially 1/3 of the tasting menu and they said yes.

I don't expect any restaurant to bend over backwards or make any substitutions, but suggesting I pay full price while receiving only a few dishes seemed very odd.

brodies t1_isvym57 wrote on October 19, 2022 at 2:23 AM

Their website always made clear there were absolutely no substitutions of any kind for any reason. At some point, I think they just got sick of people asking for accommodations and started responding like dicks, and I don’t think I blame them.

Baloncesto t1_isyukxm wrote on October 19, 2022 at 6:24 PM

I wasn't asking for substitutions. I was literally asking if it was possible to go to their restaurant with an allergy and eat something, anything! And they said yes but I'd still have to pay the full price. This is what I thought was weird - they didn't say "no options, sorry, don't come here" or "yes, we have soup you could have" or something. No, it was "pay us $80+ tip and get very little." It's an odd thing to say, and no, no place has the right to "be a dick".

lgrace_ t1_isytmpe wrote on October 19, 2022 at 6:18 PM

Dang idk why you’re getting downvoted. I find it surprisingly hard/stressful to dine in dc with a shellfish allergy

Baloncesto t1_isyu5c7 wrote on October 19, 2022 at 6:21 PM

It's because people aren't understanding what I'm saying. I didn't ask for substitutions, just literally asking if it was possible to dine at their restaurant. People here love to be nasty when they can.