'Has very particular dietary wishes'. 'Doesn't check menu before going'. 'Is surprised restaurants can't accommodate'. Also, saying most people have someone in their group of friends who's vegan or vegetarian is untrue. In the US 2% are vegetarian and 0,5% are vegan. Seeing as this is strictly about vegans (plenty of options in restaurants for vegetarians), that means most people have friend groups of 200 people? Nah. But a tip for next time; check the menu before going! Or let them know you're coming and ask if they can make you something specific.

I am vegetarian who eats vegan whenever possible and as someone who eats out more than I should I have never had a problem finding amazing vegan desserts. In many cases restaurants will offer to adapt whatever dessert is on their menu. This whole post seems pretty unbelievable.

I onced go with a group of people, where two of them was vegan.. When we ordered at restaurant, I chooe meat food, they said that I should be considerate and pick something what is not from a living animal because of them... I said no, because have no problem with them been vegan, so why they cant respected my choices too.

Maybe if you're a vegan and it's your birthday, you should go to restaurants that cater to you. Would make sense rather than going somewhere in order to have a social media moment...

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Maybe go to a vegan restaurant on your birthday so you can get a vegan dessert...? just a thought.

Vegans just have to show they are vegans one way or another... this post is a great example of that behavior.

well fruits are pollinated by bees and bees are technically "production animals" now so is fruit still considered vegan-friendly?

This is why I dont eat out much anymore. I dont expect the restaurant to automatically have what my dietary wishes are so I always check the menu first.

that's what you get for being a vegan.

Check the menu first, and see if they have the ability to accommodate, or call in advanced to see if they can. I went out with a vegan for his birthday and we called in advanced to ask if they could do anything, they actually went out and purchased a vegan desert at a nearby bakery for us (and the price was reasonable to their other deserts), not on the menu, but because we asked the day before when making reservations, they were able to accommodate. You can't show up and expect them to make something they dont have just to accommodate you on the spot

Most vegans won't eat honey because it's produced by bees but have no problem eating plants that are fertilized by those same wonderfully industrious creatures

Keeping kosher? Forget about it, the restaurant can't even keep up with the stringencies, so no pity from me. If I want kosher I go to a restaurant that fulfills that requirement,. In other words, you've got to do a little research. to find a place that works out for all involved. However I have to admit that some of the pics are totally hilarious. Really? What were they even thinking!

The desserts were pathetic, vegans are pathetic. I don't see the problem.

You guys actually do know that there is a difference between ordering a dessert and some restaurants giving birthday girls and boys a free slice of cake, don't you? Why and how would you look up if your restaurant does this? Also you can eat lots of vegan food at non-vegan restaurants and don't eat or care about dessert.

Ok there's a lot of vegan-haters on this website.

those vegans nowadays.. that's the same thing as going to McDonalds asking for a KFC bucket and getting simply some chicken McNuggets.. i mean come on

Vegans just make me so angry for some reason... especially the kinds of vegans who ONLY talk about being a vegan... my aunt was one of those vegans and it made me so angry!!

hilarious

How about picking a VEGAN restaurant then. Restaurants arent required to cater to your selective dietary restrictions.

I think they are being pricks. As some of other commenters said, either check the menu beforehand, or call the restaurant and ask if they could prepare sth for you. I am nursing a child with allergies, so her allergen list is a no-no for me too, it used to be a lot bigger so we simply never ate out, now we can eat some things, but I do my research and go to places that have things we can eat. But these wanna-be-entitled pricks are everywhere, my husband is a chef and encounters them on weekly basis. Sometimes they can make something on the spot, but sometimes they simply don't have necessary ingredients because for inspection purposes everything they stock must be superfresh amd can't stay in the restaurant for longer than 7 days despite due date being much longer. Call first. It's not hard.

I sadly have little to no use or sympathy for vegans or vegetarians; - and even less for those that do harm their pets by trying to get them on the same diets, just so wrong - - it's a fad, and not one that is 'picking up momentum' as so many love to claim - they deserve the 'hell' they have created for themselves - they are usually the stick-up-the-a*s customers that specifically go to a great restaurant that CLEARLY state 'NO Substitutes' at the door, on the menu and are also told by their servers, but yet decide not to heed those words when ordering - cause calamity in every kitchen, slowing everyone elses's order - wonder why the chefs never come to their tables - and generally make everyone feel awkward ... or worse, wish they just hadn't gone out in the first place - and most are real sh*tty tippers to add isult to injury ... and no I have no vegan friends nor friends with vegan freinds - TFG *rant over, whew*