Gluten free menus sans prices: is gluten free so exclusive that there's no need to ask?

8/2/2011

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We don't go to very many restaurants -- but for special occasions, it's kinda fun. I was befuddled recently when handed a gluten free menu (at a major chain restaurant) without any prices!
Often, at more exclusive restaurants, the prices are also just well -- omitted. I mean, who wants to be so gauche as to actually bring up the subject of -- you know, money?
So, I must conclude that gluten free diners are also considered very high-end. Or maybe the restaurant believes that those dining gluten free are so happy to actually get a gluten free menu that price is no object! Thoughts?

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Ross Mitchell link

8/22/2011 12:38:11 am

This is an ever-increasing problem that is affecting drink menus, daily specials, and now, apparently, gluten-free menus, too. To promote awareness to stop this practice, I have created a Facebook page called "Price My Menu." If you check it out, "like" it and share it with others, you'll help spread the word further. I'll do the rest.

Karen

8/26/2011 06:21:43 am

Hello, "R"! Yes, there's always an additional amount of finesse involved when prices seem to be an afterthought: does one boldly inquire as to the price of each item, risking the ire and, worse, the label of "frugal" or "cheap," from those dining with you? Or does one just plunge ahead, regardless of the consequences (to one's credit card balance)? Thanks for your input; and, yes, I will go to your Facebook page! Karen

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