Victoria & Alberts with Veggie/Fussy Eater

[gismo1554]

OK so I am a fussy eater. Used to be vegetarian and although I now eat some meat (mainly chicken and steak) I don't eat fish and most other meat items. With Victoria & Alberts do they offer a vegetarian menu or can you ask for it without items and with extras of other things?

 

[taylorl25]

Yes they will create a vegetarian menu especcially for you. Just tell them you're vegetarian, or explain what you can't eat when you make the reservation and they will exclude those items from your menu. I went with my vegetarian DH and they did this for him.

 

[TheRustyScupper]

1) Vegetarian they can handle.
2) Fussy eaters they can't.
3) If you are a fussy eater, another eatery might be a better choice.

 

[helloirishkitty]

1) Vegetarian they can handle.
2) Fussy eaters they can't.
3) If you are a fussy eater, another eatery might be a better choice.

 

[Laura]

1) Vegetarian they can handle.
2) Fussy eaters they can't.
3) If you are a fussy eater, another eatery might be a better choice.

Depends on what the OP means by "fussy". I've been called a picky eater, just because I'm a vegetarian. But the only non-meat thing I can't stand is the olive. It's all relative.

Here's a vegetarian V&A menu from a couple years ago. http://www.allearsnet.com/menu/menu_vaveg.htm

 

[Hootch]

to explore veggies than to go to an extraordinary restaurant. I would love to eat more vegetarian meals but I don't have the creativity to make it interesting.

Vegetarian or steak or chicken is simple for talented chefs. Heck, Thomas Keller did a tobacco sorbet for Anthony Bourdain. If anything, these are talented chefs.

 

[shellybaxter]

1) Vegetarian they can handle.
2) Fussy eaters they can't.
3) If you are a fussy eater, another eatery might be a better choice.

I'm not sure about the fussy eater remarker either. Victoria and Alberts was awesome with me. I don't eat seafood. I'm not allergic or anything, I just don't like it. I really wish I did - it limits choices at a lot of places. I mentioned it when I made the reservations and they prepared me a non-seafood menu - no problem.

 

[gismo1554]

By fussy pretty much I like plain food. Don't mind being adventurous but not a big eater of many veg items and wont eat fish/seafood/meat other than steak and chicken. I'm just wondering if its worth going if I'm just going to want plain steak.

Although saying that looking at the Veggie menu it does sound yummy and I might try them (although don't know whether Ill get past the one mouth ful thin). I have been to some fancy resturants and I always seem to pick, just eating the main part of the dish such as the steak and not the accompliments.

 

[Orion34]

If you really have your heart set on eating there, go for it. That said, V & A's really is fine cuisine and a great place for those who wish to try things they've never had before and will likely never have prepared as well anywhere else. Monetarily speaking, will you feel guilty spending $100 to eat seven courses of plain steak.

 

[hematite153]

they prepared me a non-seafood menu - no problem.

Was it a truly seafood-free menu?

I've noticed that there are 2 menus on allears that say they were prepared for someone who doesn't like seafood, but that both menus include shrimp and one includes crab.

I'm vegetarian and, essentially, allergic to meat products. (I.e. if they put a dash of chicken broth in the water that the veggies were cooked in I'd end up seriously ill.) I can eat fish, but not shellfish/crustaceans. But, if food falls into my 'can-eat' window, I am very adventurous and enjoy good food.

My DW is a mix of picky and fussy. She has a list of things she doesn't like, but, she could list them clearly in advance. Beyond that she likes good food.

My current sense is that V&A wouldn't be worth the trouble and cost. But, if they can accommodate a list of excluded ingredients, then we might consider it.

 

[gismo1554]

If you really have your heart set on eating there, go for it. That said, V & A's really is fine cuisine and a great place for those who wish to try things they've never had before and will likely never have prepared as well anywhere else. Monetarily speaking, will you feel guilty spending $100 to eat seven courses of plain steak.

Yeah see this is what I was thinking. It seems a lot of money just to get plain food. Is the atmosphere worth it or not then in people's opinion?