Do you just eat it or send it back?

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by christiangirl

That was exactly the point. I would not send food back if it had something on it that I asked to be taken off because I'm not allergic to anything. But if someone with an allergy asks for something to be taken off and it's not, then that's perfect cause to send it back. Whether or not it was their fault for not making it clear they had a medical reason for not eating it is irrelevant--I was pointing out that they still had reason to send it back without being seen as rude.

Cheerful--Wendy's always puts onions on my sandwiches when I ask them not to, so I feel you! Arby's is 50/50 on that.

My point was that people shouldn't have to tell every waiter in a restaurant about food allergies or medical conditions if according to the menu their dish is not supposed to have the food in question on it. I had no reason to think that red onion and jalepenos would be put all over the top of my pasta dish, so I never would've thought to tell the waiter to keep onions and jalepenos away. But I'm getting REALLY tired of having my order completely ignored and my food brought out NOT as I ordered it. It is gross and rude for me to pick apart my salad/sandwich/pasta/entree to remove the pieces I asked to NOT be included.

And when I tell a server to "hold the tomatoes" or whatever, I shouldn't have to tell them I have a food allergy in order to make it happen. If it's such a pain in the ass for that establishment, there are plenty of other places I can get a great meal and service.

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

And when I tell a server to "hold the tomatoes" or whatever, I shouldn't have to tell them I have a food allergy in order to make it happen. If it's such a pain in the ass for that establishment, there are plenty of other places I can get a great meal and service.

I totally I agree, but what do you mean "your point?" I responded to Kappa Kitty or somebody, didn't I? I'm confused!

But you totally do have a point though, my family went out and we ordered water for the table, with all of them having lemon but 1. Sure enough, he brought 5 lemon waters and we had to tell him that my mom is allergic to citrus, go make hers without it like we asked the first time. Though that was something important, we shouldn't have had to say it to make him pay attention. If that had been something in her food that we asked to be taken out, granted we would have been much more clear about the fact that it is an allergy and that it's imperative that lemon be taken out of the dish. However, I feel that saying "hold the lemon" means what it means--no cook/chef/server should be so lazy that they have to be told "She'll die if she eats the lemon" before they do their job right.