Eating Out

With more and more people either suffering from food allergy or food intolerance, restaurants are now becoming more used to catering for special diets. However never underestimate how important it is to ask the right questions when you make your restaurant booking and try and visit the restaurant to have a look at the menu before you eat there for the first time.

Always ask when booking if they can cater for special diets, explain exactly what it is you must avoid. For example if you are milk intolerant asking for a dairy free meal may cause confusion, explain that you must avoid all milk cream, butter, yogurt and foods containing milk such as biscuits and cakes to be certain that you do not have a reaction. This not only avoids disappointment at not being able to find a dish that you can enjoy but saves the embarrassment at having to leave the restaurant without eating.

It is worth asking if you can speak to the chef rather than just a waiter and build up a good relationship with them, many people find that they have a favourite restaurant that they return to time and again because they know that the chef can prepare a meal for them without too much hassle.

A new website that can help you find a restaurant that can cater for you in your area is www.leaveitout.com