Telling a Japanese restaurant about allergies
Say it when you book, not when you sit down. Small kitchens buy for the day.
- Write in your own language
- Confirmed within a day
- No app, no login
What do you want to book?
We'll reply with the confirmation. If the first place is full, we try the next.
Why you need this
- Book-time, not table-time. A small kitchen has already bought the fish for tonight. If you say it at the table, the honest answer is often "we cannot serve you".
- Name the ingredient, not the diet. "No pork, including broth and lard" travels better than "halal". "No dashi made from fish" travels better than "vegetarian" — dashi is in almost everything.
- Say how serious it is. Japanese kitchens treat a medical allergy and a preference very differently, and they will ask.
- Some places will say no. That is not rudeness. A counter with one chef cannot guarantee separation. We will find one that can.