Food allergy menus make it more confusing!

[720L]

Just ate at pizzafari...DD has treenut allergy, the only things listed ok for her was pepperoni or cheese pizza. There is a salad included with the meal, but its not listed as ok for her. So I ask to talk to chef. He says its fine & that everything except desserts here are ok for her. Soooo....why isnt everything listed on allergy menu then? Ugh.

 

[laurabelle]

I don't trust the allergy menus. Yes, ask to speak with the chef. Many times an item is not listed as safe on the menu and either it is or can be made safe.

 

[720L]

Yes thats what I have decided to do. Also at Satuuli Canteen they had the wood grilled chicken as safe on the adult menu, but not on the childrens!? So frustrating. The only good thing is most food is safe for her at Disney, its just a pain to try & figure out.

 

[Deanie1]

We are planning to speak to the chefs also. Sister is anaphalactic to peanuts, tree nuts, fish, seafood and several others and on our last trip, the chefs just modified dishes when he could

 

[Octoberbaby]

My sister has a peanut/tree nut allergy. She was able to eat WAY more than I thought she would be able to eat. The chef explained at each meal what she could have, and most things at Disney are okay, just not the obvious things hat we know have nuts in them. I'm assuming many people have peanut and tree nut allergies, so Disney tries to leave those ingredients out of most foods.

 

[kiford]

I didn't like the allergy menus either. I'm allergic to all seafood and half of the allergy menu has seafood yet there's things on the regular menu that have no seafood that are fine for me. I found that the allergy menu simply lists items that may be safe for people with allergies but that list of allergies is quite wide-ranging. I simply looked at DH's menu and decided what worked best for me. If I had an issue I asked the server who would either check with the kitchen or would bring out a chef (although last time they never needed to do that). You can also just ask for a regular menu. At one of our restaurants (cn't recall which one) our server noticed me checking out DH's menu and when I mentioned that it had so many items that had seafood she just brought me the regular one rather than have me constantly peer at his.

 

[Shanti]

Just ate at pizzafari...DD has treenut allergy, the only things listed ok for her was pepperoni or cheese pizza. There is a salad included with the meal, but its not listed as ok for her. So I ask to talk to chef. He says its fine & that everything except desserts here are ok for her. Soooo....why isnt everything listed on allergy menu then? Ugh.

I'm glad that worked out for you after checking with the chef. Strange that there was an inconsistency. Personally, I love the allergy menus and not having to wait 5-10 minutes to talk to a chef before every single meal . You can always call the chef out if you need to, so it's a win-win.

 

[CynBeth]

I have a few family members with food allergies and always have to speak to a chef. Usually they come pretty quickly and a lot of times during the meal visit to make sure everything is ok. Disney is so great with allergies. We can even eat at buffets and dinner shows.

 

[Dis703]

Just ate at pizzafari...DD has treenut allergy, the only things listed ok for her was pepperoni or cheese pizza. There is a salad included with the meal, but its not listed as ok for her. So I ask to talk to chef. He says its fine & that everything except desserts here are ok for her. Soooo....why isnt everything listed on allergy menu then? Ugh.

If I had to take a guess I would assume that they keep so many items on the allergy menu that they commit to being free of xyz. From our dining experiences vendors can change pretty often which can change the allergy recommendations. It may be hard to commit to keeping everything nut free or dairy free when those changes occur, but they can commit to a select few select items and order for them accordingly.

 

[720L]

If I had to take a guess I would assume that they keep so many items on the allergy menu that they commit to being free of xyz. From our dining experiences vendors can change pretty often which can change the allergy recommendations. It may be hard to commit to keeping everything nut free or dairy free when those changes occur, but they can commit to a select few select items and order for them accordingly.

Never thought of it that way, that makes perfect sense!

 

[KrazeeK120]

I'm so glad I saw this thread. My brother and his family are headed to MK right this minute and my little baby niece has a dairy allergy. My SIL is breastfeeding, so she also has to avoid dairy. I just texted her and told her about this! Thanks everyone!

 

[nfceagles]

I think they also try to make it all fit on one page. I appreciate all they do, it's genuinely why we vacation in Disney so much, but I wish they could just had little symbols to the regular menu showing what allergens are in each regular menu item. Very often there are things on the allergy menu that are listed as not safe for my dairy, egg, and peanut allergic DS but it could just be for example that the mashed potato side contains milk. It still requires a chef to verify that and ask for that meal minus the mashed potatoes.

 

[Starwind]

I use the allergy menus as a guide but always speak with a chef/supervisor/manager. If nothing else, ordering straight off the allergy menu without the chef knowing what the allergy is doesn't allow them to take precautions to prevent cross-contact. Before they made that pizza, what were they handling ??

SW

 

[kmb584]

I think the idea of the allergy menus is a solid one, but I've come across a lot of errors and don't trust them. My grandmother has an anaphylactic reaction to both seafood and shellfish, and at the HBD, for example, the menu we had last week listed the corn chowder as safe. It's made with a seafood base and has crab on top. We always ask to speak with one of the chefs.

 

[Dis703]

I use the allergy menus as a guide but always speak with a chef/supervisor/manager. If nothing else, ordering straight off the allergy menu without the chef knowing what the allergy is doesn't allow them to take precautions to prevent cross-contact. Before they made that pizza, what were they handling ??

SW

My understanding is that if you alert your server, or the CM at the register for QS locations, of your allergy they enter it into the system with your order so they are aware the meal you are ordering is off the allergy menu and they can take appropriate precautions. The allergy meals will always be made in a separate location and they work to prevent cross contamination. If your allergies are more complex than what is listed though it's definitely worth speaking to the chef as it can be hard to predict sometimes what additional items might be in the meal.

 

[Denine]

In order to make it onto the allergy menu, the item has to be free of at least 3 allergens. My daughter only needs to be GF, so if you talk to a chef, more options open up.

 

[Dakota731]

Does every restaurant have an allergy menu?

 

[720L]

Does every restaurant have an allergy menu?

The CS in world showcase/Epcot did not.