Hi- Got back this week from WDW and I thought I would report on our experince in dealing with our DD's nut allergy. She would not eat anywhere until we had mentioned her nut allergy, so everywhere we went we were asking about it.
We ate at many differnt places from sit down restuarnts to counter services. At any sit down, all we had to do was mentione the word "allergy" to our server or hostess and they immediately got the chef to discuss the menu with us. At the counter service restuarnts we had to be a little more careful. Most (ok all) of the places we went to had PBJ's as a kids meal on there menu. At first we avoided these areas, but then I talked to one of the chef managers and he assured me that the PBJ's were not prepared by the other food. At some of the restuarants they are already brought in packaged and bagged into the "kiddie meal" bags.
The only place we almost had a complete diasater at was at the AK. Compared to the other parks there choices of where to eat are few and far between. We were told that the restuarant in Africa (cant' remember it's name) was "safe", but on thatday their special was "peanut encrusted fried chicken" YIKES!!!! That would have been a guarenteed emergency room trip. Luckily DH saw it right before we ordered. we ended up going to the Pizza place, though I had heard not so good things about it. We got the Pasta dish. Came with a salad and bread stick. It was very good actually.
The other issue that we dealt with at the counter service places were "sticky tables". Ther again all we had to do was approach one of the CM's that were bussing the table and explain that we wanted to be careful about contaimination. They always were very polite and accomadating. I think it helps to be very gracious and polite to them. We always offered to do it ourselves, and we would have, but they would refuse and immediately help us out. They always did an extra special job for us. More then just the swipe with the rag. They would get a clean rag, wipe the top and edges of the table and also wipe the chairs. We never asked them to do this, it was just part of the WDW treatment.
We did avoid all deserts and baked goods. Those are just to easily cross contaminated. The chefs always recommended this to us, and always offered to accomadate us with ice cream or italian ice or whatever, but we just declined.
I hope that we were not just lucky in encountering very considerate cast memebers, and that everyone with special requests are treated the same. It may have helped that my 6 yr old DD would be standing there saying, "Momma did you ask, did you ask??? I don't want to get sick!!!" By the end of the trip I was going nuts (no pun intended) with her asking that. But I am thankful that she is so conscious of her allergy and is aware of being safe.
We ate at many differnt places from sit down restuarnts to counter services. At any sit down, all we had to do was mentione the word "allergy" to our server or hostess and they immediately got the chef to discuss the menu with us. At the counter service restuarnts we had to be a little more careful. Most (ok all) of the places we went to had PBJ's as a kids meal on there menu. At first we avoided these areas, but then I talked to one of the chef managers and he assured me that the PBJ's were not prepared by the other food. At some of the restuarants they are already brought in packaged and bagged into the "kiddie meal" bags.
The only place we almost had a complete diasater at was at the AK. Compared to the other parks there choices of where to eat are few and far between. We were told that the restuarant in Africa (cant' remember it's name) was "safe", but on thatday their special was "peanut encrusted fried chicken" YIKES!!!! That would have been a guarenteed emergency room trip. Luckily DH saw it right before we ordered. we ended up going to the Pizza place, though I had heard not so good things about it. We got the Pasta dish. Came with a salad and bread stick. It was very good actually.
The other issue that we dealt with at the counter service places were "sticky tables". Ther again all we had to do was approach one of the CM's that were bussing the table and explain that we wanted to be careful about contaimination. They always were very polite and accomadating. I think it helps to be very gracious and polite to them. We always offered to do it ourselves, and we would have, but they would refuse and immediately help us out. They always did an extra special job for us. More then just the swipe with the rag. They would get a clean rag, wipe the top and edges of the table and also wipe the chairs. We never asked them to do this, it was just part of the WDW treatment.
We did avoid all deserts and baked goods. Those are just to easily cross contaminated. The chefs always recommended this to us, and always offered to accomadate us with ice cream or italian ice or whatever, but we just declined.
I hope that we were not just lucky in encountering very considerate cast memebers, and that everyone with special requests are treated the same. It may have helped that my 6 yr old DD would be standing there saying, "Momma did you ask, did you ask??? I don't want to get sick!!!" By the end of the trip I was going nuts (no pun intended) with her asking that. But I am thankful that she is so conscious of her allergy and is aware of being safe.
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