Originally Posted by
Badenoch
I'm in the middle on this issue. If it's a set meal and no substitutions are permitted then I will order around the restriction.
There's a difference however between a "substitution" and an "exclusion" and should I ask something be excluded from my plate then the restaurant should accommodate the request.
Agreed. The woman I was referring to at the start of the topic wanted a substitution of grilled vegetables or similar. Judging from her girth, she would always be unhappy with an exclusion of food. They were ordering the cheapest thing on the menu, the bargain special, and trying to trick/negotiate it.