Since no one posted to say if this was the right thread, I figure I'll post my vegan dinner theatre experiences here, and then it can be moved later if it's not right.
Since I have a dairy allergy (the tree nut allergy didn't matter b/c neither show has tree nut products), I was limited to vegan dining at both Sleuth's Dinner Show and Pirates Dinner Adventure. Since this is a dining thread, I will focus solely on the food.
At Pirates's, you will need to pay the $6.99 premium to order the grilled tofu dish with white rice and vegetables. And that's okay, b/c my spouse (having tried the pork, cornish hen, and tofu) said this was the 2nd best dish, and might have been the best one. The char on the tofu was great. The sauce that accompanied was good. I did bring my own salt and pepper to perk up the dish - only the veg really needed it. This was the star part of the meal at this event.
Now, at Pirate's, you also get bread or app, salad and dessert. Well, these don't compare with the dinner (which I would give a B to - if it was a free add-on, I might give it an A-
). There was no vegan option my night for the bread/app - fried mac and cheese bites were served to everyone. Note - they put them in front of me (I was in the bathroom, and they were just there when I got back), so you need to speak up a lot if you have allergies or dietary needs. I just passed mine to my kids. As for the salad, since I spoke up, I was offered a mixed greens with a balsamic vinegar and olive oil. It was good, it was a LOT, but there was one bitter green in it that was hard to avoid in the dark. I left about 1/2 the plate, but if you love salad, you may eat it all. And dessert is where dinner theater pretty much fails. Now, they did find me something - if I was guessing, it was a tropical frozen fruit bag defrosted and put in a bowl. That said, I like tropical fruit, so I didn't mind too much...and it was something.
All in all, I'd go back to Pirate's for the vegan food and hope someday, they get a sorbet or something for the dessert and find any type of vegan bread. I left 1/2 the food b/c they serve so much, and I was so happy with the entree and the balance of the meal, with protein, carbs, fats, fruits/veg all represented.
Now, at Sleuth's, they actually have vegan cards you check when you enter, so when you get your meal, the wait staff should know what you can have. That should work, but they are so understaffed, again, I sat down and was immediately served the "I can't eat this salad." I immediately stopped the waitress and told her I couldn't eat it and passed it to my spouse, and she paused and actually paid attention to the allergy and we discussed the salad. Here, I was given what was obviously an iceberg lettuce salad bag with another oil and vinegar (less certain on the type of vinegar). I actually like iceberg, so it didn't bother me as much - the salad was smaller than Pirate's, and I finished more, but not the whole thing. And then, we got the entree (which is included in the fee) - it tastes fine, but the food is all over the place and seems like someone just said what veg is in the kitchen and can we throw it on the plate. The night I was there, it was zoodles with the smallest scoop of tomato sauce (as I told my spouse, I think it was the "can she eat this - I don't know so just put a tiny dollop on it), green beans, and a plain baked sweet potato. And still no vegan bread (everyone else got it with their meal - not me). Now, this night, I brought salt/pepper AND a sweetener, b/c I knew that sweet potato would need help...and it did (I went with sweet and salty, since they delivered no fat for it - funny enough, Sleuth's already had s&p on the table, so I only needed to use my sweetener). Surprisingly, the rest of the plate was well seasoned and cooked. And again, there's a LOT of food. It just takes up stomach volume, I think, so I only ate 1/2. And again, then it was time for dessert. The waitress was flummoxed, but said she thought I could have the strawberries and whipped cream, then caught herself and said no cream, so I got a bowl of obviously defrosted frozen strawberries in syrup. Again, I like frozen strawberries, so this didn't bother me too much, but sorbet with fruit...c'mon dinner theaters. A scoop of strawberry sorbet under those strawberries - it's all I ask.
I'd go back to Sleuth's for the show and less the food. It was decent, but it was so out of balance with no protein and pretty much no fats in the meal, although tons of fruit/veg and carbs.
Hope this helps any vegans and allergy folks out there!
. She was very disappointed and I was miffed to pay more for less food.
