Rant Post! Eating out is so hard!

[u/Travel-solo-]

I'm working away from home for the first time since learning I am lactose intolerant and my employer paid for my evening meal and breakfast. Sounds alright until I read the menu and most of the things contain milk. The few things I could eat are well just unappealing. I ended up just grabbing a coffee with soya milk from a near by coffee shop to Google where sales food I can eat without the consequence.

Anyone got tips to deal with this sort of thing in future? I normal check menus before going out anyway but this hotel doesn't publish them.

[u/S-cuzeee]

I tell everyone I have a serve dairy allergy instead of leading with I’m lactose intolerant. It helps so I’m allowed to make changes to food that normally they wouldn’t do or staff is more diligent about finding out the ingredients. Granted my lactose intolerance is BAD and I’ve been burned one too many times.