Restaurant dining question

June 6, 2003

What do you do if you're invited to a fancy restaurant by a bunch of

non-veggies, and the most vegetarian thing on the menu is chicken?

Do you ask them to make you a plain salad with just vegetables? That kind of

sucks because if it's an expensive restaurant, you're paying big bucks for

something you could make at home in 5 minutes.

OR, do you ask the inviting party to consider a different restaurant?

Thanks for any insight,

Sarah

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June 6, 2003

I'd call the restaurant and ask what they can prepare for you that will be

substantial and without any meat or meat byproducts. Expensive joints will

usually substitute items from other dishes to make you the best dinner at

the table. If it's close by, I'd do this in person to actually see the menu

and maybe talk to the chef/cook. It might be lower in protein than you

want, but it will probably be filling.

Dave

TempestuousTrollop [tempestuoustrollop]

Friday, June 06, 2003 10:00 AM

Restaurant dining question

What do you do if you're invited to a fancy restaurant by a bunch of

non-veggies, and the most vegetarian thing on the menu is chicken?

Do you ask them to make you a plain salad with just vegetables? That kind

of sucks because if it's an expensive restaurant, you're paying big bucks

for something you could make at home in 5 minutes.

OR, do you ask the inviting party to consider a different restaurant?

Thanks for any insight,

Sarah

June 6, 2003

, TempestuousTrollop

<tempestuoustrollop> wrote:

> What do you do if you're invited to a fancy restaurant by a bunch

of non-veggies, and the most vegetarian thing on the menu is

chicken?

>

> Do you ask them to make you a plain salad with just vegetables?

That kind of sucks because if it's an expensive restaurant, you're

paying big bucks for something you could make at home in 5 minutes.

>

If you think about it, eating out is expensive in general. You're not

only paying for the food, but also the restaurant that offers it, the

cook who made it and the server who brings it to you.

If you do get a salad, be careful - some will try to drown it in

cheese, egg or black olives. Other possibilities are steamed

vegetables, pasta or any other dish that you can get them to prepare

without meat.

Laurie

June 6, 2003

> What do you do if you're invited to a fancy restaurant by a bunch of

> non-veggies, and the most vegetarian thing on the menu is chicken?

> I'd call the restaurant and ask what they can prepare for you that will be

> substantial and without any meat or meat byproducts.

I'd agree with calling or checking in advance. As an example,

Biscuits & Blues in San Francisco has no vegetarian entree listed

on the menu, although it does have a few appetizers, like yam

fries and such. I ask when I get there since, oddly enough,

I have found they normally do have a vegetarian entree,

although it is usually something like pasta primavera or some

vegetarian fettucine dish. I don't have a clue why they don't

put that on the menu. Nevertheless, it does indeed pay to ask.

Gary

June 6, 2003

Speak up, speak up!! People will usually make an effort to

accommodate your eating habits. I have two non-veggie roommates, and

if they invite me out to eat, they make sure there is enough on the

menu for me to eat. Eating out is a treat(IMO), and if there's

nothing on the menu for you, that means it's not a treat. I aim to

make the world a more vegetarian-friendly and vegetarian-conscious

everywhere I go. People won't make accommodations for you if you

don't speak up. I find that most people that I've just met are

interested to hear about me being vegetarian, how I became one, etc.,

and sometimes it proves to be a good conversation starter.

If you have suspicions, ask to see the menu before you sit down.

That way, it will be less of a hassle if you leave that

restaurant. : )

Just my thoughts.

Beatrice

, TempestuousTrollop

<tempestuoustrollop> wrote:

> What do you do if you're invited to a fancy restaurant by a bunch

of non-veggies, and the most vegetarian thing on the menu is

chicken?

>

> Do you ask them to make you a plain salad with just vegetables?

That kind of sucks because if it's an expensive restaurant, you're

paying big bucks for something you could make at home in 5 minutes.

>

> OR, do you ask the inviting party to consider a different

restaurant?

>

> Thanks for any insight,

> Sarah

>

> Free online calendar with sync to Outlook.

>

June 6, 2003

I would go and ask the waiter/waitress to check on vegetarian

options for you. Usually the chef can come up with something and

many times they consider it a challenge. I have a vegan friend who

won't eat any any restaurant unless she personally speaks with the

chef. I was actually able to eat at a Japanese steakhouse by eating

just the rice and the salad. They told me they would be able to

accomodate me with some stirfry by frying the vegetables first, but

they fried the veggies, set them aside, then fried the shrimp, then

proceeded to move the veggies and fry them in the shrimp residue. I

said " no thank you " after that. If nothing else, that fancy place

should have some type of salad or fruit plate.

, TempestuousTrollop

<tempestuoustrollop> wrote:

> What do you do if you're invited to a fancy restaurant by a bunch

of non-veggies, and the most vegetarian thing on the menu is

chicken?

>

> Do you ask them to make you a plain salad with just vegetables?

That kind of sucks because if it's an expensive restaurant, you're

paying big bucks for something you could make at home in 5 minutes.

>

> OR, do you ask the inviting party to consider a different

restaurant?

>

> Thanks for any insight,

> Sarah

>

> Free online calendar with sync to Outlook.

>

June 6, 2003

can you and your organization please stop sending me emails.....i got home

today and there were 51 emails from you...this is a little exccessive wouldnt

you think??? thank you very much

Sheryl <ssarndt wrote:I would go and ask the waiter/waitress to check

on vegetarian