Would this be rude?

fardreamer86

Every week, my DH and I hang out with a couple of couples that are our friends. My friend and I LOVE Red Lobster, and it sounds like they're making plans to go there for dinner this week.?

I've been dying to go, but my DH is allergic to shellfish. He can eat fish, but would we be total jerks to be going to a restaurant with a shellfish allergy... when it has a shellfish in the name?? You have to ask the waiter to ask the cooks to make sure his food doesn't come into anything thats come into contact with shellfish, which is over half of their menu.?

I'm sure we could find somewhere else to eat, but do you think it'd kind of be a jerk move to go??

wejustwant2:)

No!  Especially because Red Lobster is a big corporate chain and they are used to such requests.  (Year ago I used to waitress at Olive Garden which is owned by the same corporation - and it was very clean).  I'm sure you could get broiled salmon or tilapia.  Their salad and cheddar biscuits are great too.  Would bring his epi pen just in case - but I'm sure it would be OK.

Have fun and don't let not eating shellfish hold you back from enjoying the evening with your friends.  

 

 

lsgarver

No, my dad is also allergic to shellfish but not fish and he loves RL, esp the biscuits.

Make sure to indicate his needs to the waiter and take along a little Benedryl just in case.

Caveat: if his allergies are life-threatening, I'd skip it.

Maybride2

Wouldn't this be a better question for your DH? Would HE find it rude? My DH is allergic to shellfish and isn't a big fish eater; going to dinner at RL wouldn't be very fun for him. Likewise, I'm a vegetarian, and while I CAN find things that I like at a steakhouse to eat, it's really not a fun dining experience and I'd rather pass on that outing if everyone else is hellbent on going that route.

MrsStubbs

Maybride2:

Wouldn't this be a better question for your DH? Would HE find it rude?

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hopey1kanopey

My H is allergic to shellfish, which I love, but even the smell of it bothers him. I would not bring him there, even if he said it would be all right.

TarHeels&Rebels

Maybride2:

Wouldn't this be a better question for your DH? Would HE find it rude?

Ditto.  He's a big boy, I'm sure he's been in groups before where the majority wanted to go a seafood restaurant and he can decide to go or not.  He could even eat beforehand and just have the biscuits there if he really didn't want to miss hanging out.

MarSamWhitney

Yes, def ask DH if he wants to go. They have plenty of other stuff to choose from. Like other girls said, the biscuits are woth going alone :-)

SMAA77

My mother is also allergic to shellfish. She doesn't have a deadly allergy but she does break out in hives all over. We LOVE to eat at Red Lobster and we've never had any issues. We don't even say anything to the waiter or waitress. I doubt you should have any problems unless he can't even be around shellfish. However, out of respect, it would be nice to ask DH.