Exactly! I haven't met a lot of vegans, but the ones I have met are all holier-than-thou. Go to a damn vegan restaurant. Where are the vegans getting on their high horse because someone wants a steak? All over the friggin' place. I wouldn't think of asking my vegetarian friends to have a burger or a steak. We each know that the other wants and deal with it accordingly. Restaurant owner, send me a copy of your recipie book, I want to learn how to cook pork. Let the poor pitiful vegan cry an review elsewhere.

I'm an omnivore. I've been to a few vegan events. I usually pregame a hamburger or sandwich so I'm not hungry. I then can try some things here and there (I avoid all the over-processed, fake meat...it's so disgusting). I would never expect them to have a carnivore option. Some comment below mentioned vegans not being able to attend an event because they don't have vegan options. They can't adapt and do something like this? They can't skip a meal? It's their lifestyle choice, the world does not have to cater exclusively to that choice.

This!!! Exactly... Folks don't understand that going to a restaurant, you're there to buy what they have to sell. They're not your personal chef!

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I read it differently. I took it that he promised her an alternative vegan choice then got busy and forgot to carry through. If so, she may have overreacted but he was definitely childish.

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And, in response, he has banned ALL vegans. There’s a man who keeps his responses proportionate.

That's what I said, above. I'm deathly allergic to shellfish. If a restaurant served meals other than shellfish, do I demand they have what is basically a separate kitchen? No, of course not. I don't go to those places if I'm alone, I'll have a salad if offered.

Why did the chef say he could accommodate the vegan and then didn't?

I mean, if anything, she complained about the portion and price. Meaning she was still served something to complain about.

But they shouldnt have to. And to insult the chef for not having one is an a*****e move.

Yum! Where is that BBQ restaurant located? No details needed, just the state. I can find it from there.

She said in her social media post that "to not be able to have actual plant-based meals shows your shortcomings as a chef", which is a pretty shítty thing to say. Just because a chef provides the dishes HE wants in his OWN restaurant (and not the dishes that, say, a vegan wants) makes him have "shortcomings as a chef"? That's just petty. And in regards to the first part of your comment, vegetarianism and veganism are overwhelmingly lifestyle/moralistic choices and NOT a dietary restriction, so yes, if you are vegan and those around you are not, you should not expect everyone to provide vegan options just for you if they were not already going to have vegan dishes (at a birthday party, wedding, get-together, etc.) Either you don't eat, or bring your own meal/food. To demand and expect one's veganism to be catered to at a restaurant or event that does not normally have vegan options is absolutely ridiculous.

(1) Celiac is an autoimmune disease; veganism is a choice. It's disingenuous to imply they're the same thing. While there are medical conditions that create meat intolerance, they are rare. (2) It's time-consuming and expensive for a restaurant to provide for dietary restrictions. For Celiac, it requires completely separate prep and cooking areas, complete with their own utensils, cookware, dishware, etc. Most restaurants don't have the budget or the space to do this for even one restriction, never mind multiple medical, religious, and personal choice restrictions. (3) She didn't merely complain; she attacked the chef's skills. (4) No one goes to a vegan restaurant and demands a steak, then attacks the chef's skills because there are no meat dishes. (5) They did accommodate her and she did eat. She complained because there were limited vegan choices in a meat-based restaurant.

Salad, vegetable side dishes, fresh fruit if they have it. If you don’t have any additional food-related diseases, allergies, or sensitivities, there are always reasonable workarounds. It might not be exactly what you want, but you attended the dinner and spent time with family/friends. You know, you can always have another bite to eat when you get home, if there wasn’t much of a choice at the restaurant. I have a real sensitivity to gluten (not Celiac, not an allergy, but I get sick just the same), but I don’t advertise it, and certainly do not expect others to cater to it either. There are countless office parties and other get-togethers where there hasn’t been a lot of foods that I can eat, but I don’t make a fuss. I just nurse a soda until it’s time to leave, then I eat like crazy when I get home to my meat and vegetables, and my stash of gluten-free food. As someone who always LOVED baked goods, then developed this sensitivity late in life, I can tell you that most of the gluten-free alternatives taste like s**t. It is RARE to find one that is a kinda reasonable facsimile of the gluten filled version. I used to love fresh bread, cake, cookies, and have lost my taste for them because I have to eat the gluten-free c**p version. And why do they have to make the loaves of gluten-free bread so f*****g tiny?

Bring your own food. Or eat before hand and just have a drink. You made a lifestyle choice. It comes with a downside.

I have celiacs and it’s really annoying when you ask someone if something is gluten free they say yes You eat it and the end up vomiting and getting very sick

So vegans cannot skip a meal? or maybe eat a vegan meal before a non-vegan event? or afterwards? Why does everyone have to serve your lifestyle choice?

Not factual and you are being petty. How the hell can you starve by missing one meal!? I have numerous food allergies and sensitivities. That's never stopping me from attending any function I've been invited to. Eat what you, and enjoy the company. This restaurant is known for it's meat dishes. Vegans need to realize this, as do cealiac sufferers. Stop trying to make the world you oyster.

Chefs aren't wizards, you know - they actually need to order products and plan ahead. So if a chef is caught off-guard by a sudden request for a vegan dish, it is perfectly understandable that they would have some difficulties (and meal options would be limited + the price may be higher). And I know this may sound a bit cold but... sometimes you just have to miss out on events and there's nothing you can do about it. Yes, I know it sucks... but that's just the way real life is. Choices have consequences.

She called and asked if there were vegan options. He said "Yes, there's a vegetable dish." She ordered said vegetable dish, then claimed it "didn't fill her up" and was "too expensive" (did she not see the price before she ordered it?) Nowhere in the article does it say that he agreed to provide her a CHEAP vegan meal, nor a PERFECT vegan meal. She asked, he answered, she ordered, and THEN decided she wanted to be pissed about it. I'm not sure if she expected him to craft an entire personalized off-menu vegan entrée for her or what. I doubt that's what he "agreed" to over the phone, and even if he had, he had a large event that day (which is what the "forgetting" part is, not that he literally forgot the customer existed, as you seem to imply) and he likely could not provide a one-of-a-kind, special, personalized vegan dish for his one vegan customer in attendance that day. This vegan said (on social media, of course) that "to not be able to have actual plant-based meals shows your shortcomings as a chef", which is absolutely ludicrous. A chef can serve whatever meals they want at THEIR restaurant. That's like going into an Italian restaurant and saying the chef has "shortcomings" because they don't serve "American" food like hot dogs and fried chicken. Absolutely ludicrous. The customer is in the wrong here, not the chef.

Yes that's how I read it too. He'd agreed a gnocchi dish but forgot to prepare it because of another large party. He did agree, as a favour, then made a mistake. He does deserve the bad review on that one customer. But his choice not to make accommodation in future is also fine.

@Sonja...I'm curious if the customer gave her name and when she would be there. If she didn't, then the chef had no way of knowing when to expect her. So, I think there's more to this story that hasn't been told.

She expected the dish he agreed to make her when she talked to the restaurant in advance.

Only if you call first and they agree to it.

Why did the chef say he could accommodate the vegan and then didn't?