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".