A hundred times yes! The combination of anxiety, having to detail exactly what I need, worry that what I do get will make me ill, and deep hunger turns me into a sniveling blob.
If I don't see a link to a menu, I don't trust a general statement. I mean, I won't believe it even when I get to the restaurant, but at least I know the general issues I'll need to be discussing with the servers.
Providing links from the web site out to the local restaurants (within walking distance) would be exceptionally helpful.
Something which would be even more awesome: when there's a hotel in the restaurant, the concom have checked with the hotel, and the chefs are willing, a statement such as "[restaurant staff] are happy to prepare naked dishes with no sauces or spices for our guests with food concerns."
It took me around five years before I learned to ask, "May I order off the menu?" and then "Plain broiled chicken breast, no salt" or "oatmeal, no butter." Most chefs are fine with preparing foods like this -- if it keeps a guest happy, it's good.
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If I don't see a link to a menu, I don't trust a general statement. I mean, I won't believe it even when I get to the restaurant, but at least I know the general issues I'll need to be discussing with the servers.
Providing links from the web site out to the local restaurants (within walking distance) would be exceptionally helpful.
Something which would be even more awesome: when there's a hotel in the restaurant, the concom have checked with the hotel, and the chefs are willing, a statement such as "[restaurant staff] are happy to prepare naked dishes with no sauces or spices for our guests with food concerns."
It took me around five years before I learned to ask, "May I order off the menu?" and then "Plain broiled chicken breast, no salt" or "oatmeal, no butter." Most chefs are fine with preparing foods like this -- if it keeps a guest happy, it's good.