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Select Red Lobster Restaurants Add Allergen Lists to Menus
Red Lobster, which is owned by Darden Restaurants, may be joining the ranks of allergy-aware restaurants. In a recent test program at select locations, the Orlando Sentinel reported that Red Lobster has created a list to help diners who are allergic to “Big Eight” allergens, in what Darden’s Director of Media and Communications Mark Jaronski called “a natural next step in [Darden’s] commitment to transparency.” And it looks like the allergen list may be hitting all Red Lobster locations soon. Jaronski emailed us to say, “We are pleased with the feedback we’ve received thus far, and plan to continue to expand the number of restaurants where we offer an allergen menu.”
While we’re glad to see Red Lobster addressing allergens, including wheat, in its menu, other gluten sources (barley, rye, oats) could remain off of the radar. Please let CEO Clarence Otis know that you’d like to see gluten added to the allergen list. Leave your message for Mr. Otis in the comments section of our blog; we’ll collect these comments and forward them on.
The good news is that while Red Lobster may not being considering full gluten-free accommodations right now, other Darden Restaurants have. For example, The Essential Gluten-Free Restaurant Guide reports that many Olive Garden locations offer pre-packaged gluten-free pasta with red sauce, and that The Capital Grille has an extensive gluten-free list.
We hope Red Lobster will offer a full gluten-free menu (or, dare we hope, gluten-free biscuits) in the near future. But meanwhile, check out Tiffany’s gluten-free version of Red Lobster’s famous Cheddar Bay Biscuits. They are delicious.
I am a registered dietitian and Celiac Support group facilitator in west central Ohio. Eating out safely continues to be a primary concern of nearly all of my group members. Please consider adding gluten-free information to your Red Lobster menu as soon as you can. Additionally, consider inservicing staff on how best to handle preparing items for your gluten-free customers.
Sincerely,
Amy Jones, M.S., R.D., L.D.
Bellefontaine, OH
I am a registered dietitian and Celiac Support group facilitator in west central Ohio. Eating out safely continues to be a primary concern of nearly all of my group members. Please consider adding gluten-free information to your Red Lobster menu as soon as you can. Additionally, consider inservicing staff on how best to handle preparing items for your gluten-free customers.
Sincerely,
Amy Jones, M.S., R.D., L.D.
Bellefontaine, OH
Please create a gluten free menu subset of your main menu.
It will really assist us in the continued enjoyment of Red Lobster!
We eat at Red Lobster frequently in North Dallas and really like the food!
Thanks
Please create a gluten free menu subset of your main menu.
It will really assist us in the continued enjoyment of Red Lobster!
We eat at Red Lobster frequently in North Dallas and really like the food!
Thanks
I think it would be GREAT if Red Lobster had a gluten free menu – particularly if they add some really special items to the menu that we just can’t get at home, or have to spend a long time to make – like gluten free biscuits! Wow! They would have us there all the time if they did that!
I think it would be GREAT if Red Lobster had a gluten free menu – particularly if they add some really special items to the menu that we just can’t get at home, or have to spend a long time to make – like gluten free biscuits! Wow! They would have us there all the time if they did that!
Dear Mr. Otis, I used to frequent Red Lobster for lunches. I have not been there in over a year since my diagnosis. I would really like to put it back into rotation but I need to know what options are gluten free (including: rye, barley, malt, oatmeal, soy sauce as well as wheat and other glutens). I look forward to being able to eat at your restaurants in the not too distant future. Regards, Barbara
Dear Mr. Otis, I used to frequent Red Lobster for lunches. I have not been there in over a year since my diagnosis. I would really like to put it back into rotation but I need to know what options are gluten free (including: rye, barley, malt, oatmeal, soy sauce as well as wheat and other glutens). I look forward to being able to eat at your restaurants in the not too distant future. Regards, Barbara
I live in Des Moines, Iowa and have a daughter who suffers from Celiac’s Disease. It would be AMAZING for her to be able to patronize Red Lobster again with a Gluten Free Menu. We generally eat at home and only patronize those businesses that are friendly to our daughters condition so this would be amazing!
I live in Des Moines, Iowa and have a daughter who suffers from Celiac’s Disease. It would be AMAZING for her to be able to patronize Red Lobster again with a Gluten Free Menu. We generally eat at home and only patronize those businesses that are friendly to our daughters condition so this would be amazing!
With over 3 million people with Celiac Disease and millions more with Gluten intolerance that Red lobster would like to have some of that business!
With over 3 million people with Celiac Disease and millions more with Gluten intolerance that Red lobster would like to have some of that business!
Please consider adding a gluten-free menu at ALL Red Lobster Restaurants, as well as adequate education for all Red Lobster staff to ensure safe, gluten-free dining from the kitchen all the way to the table. My family looks forward to being able to eat at Red Lobster again some day soon!
Please consider adding a gluten-free menu at ALL Red Lobster Restaurants, as well as adequate education for all Red Lobster staff to ensure safe, gluten-free dining from the kitchen all the way to the table. My family looks forward to being able to eat at Red Lobster again some day soon!
Dear Mr. Otis,
Not only are the celiac and gluten intolerant folks looking for a place to dine but they are also looking for a place to dine with their families. Catering to the needs of those with gluten issues would noticably increase your business. In addition, many health conscience folks are looking to eliminate gluten from their diets even if they aren’t gluten intolerant. I am looking so forward to dining at Red Lobster as soon as your allergen menu is in place. Thank you. Sincerely, Diane Farris
Dear Mr. Otis,
Not only are the celiac and gluten intolerant folks looking for a place to dine but they are also looking for a place to dine with their families. Catering to the needs of those with gluten issues would noticably increase your business. In addition, many health conscience folks are looking to eliminate gluten from their diets even if they aren’t gluten intolerant. I am looking so forward to dining at Red Lobster as soon as your allergen menu is in place. Thank you. Sincerely, Diane Farris
After being a restaurant patron of Red Lobster for years – i ended my visits due to the celiac diagnosis and how the restaurant handled my request gor Gluten free food. After telling me fish was aok…i asked about the spices. They brought me the entire HUGE cannister and the first ingredient was…wheat gluten. I would love to be able to safely eat at my fav fish place again. And it wouldn’t be that hard as i now purchase bisquits from whole foods, shrimp and lobster are naturally GF as well as many fish that can simply be grilled. You are losing us to the very GF friendly, Bonefish Grill!
After being a restaurant patron of Red Lobster for years – i ended my visits due to the celiac diagnosis and how the restaurant handled my request gor Gluten free food. After telling me fish was aok…i asked about the spices. They brought me the entire HUGE cannister and the first ingredient was…wheat gluten. I would love to be able to safely eat at my fav fish place again. And it wouldn’t be that hard as i now purchase bisquits from whole foods, shrimp and lobster are naturally GF as well as many fish that can simply be grilled. You are losing us to the very GF friendly, Bonefish Grill!
A gluten-free/allergen list is only as good as the people working in the restaurant. I’ve ordered from gluten-free menus many times… and if there’s not a strong level of communication between the management, the wait staff, AND the kitchen… the gluten-free menu can be useless. Recently, I ordered from a gluten-free menu and made sure the waitress knew my food issues. She apprarently did not say anything to the kitchen staff because my meal was presented with flour tortilla strips throughout the dish. So… the level of communication is AS important as the menu!
A gluten-free/allergen list is only as good as the people working in the restaurant. I’ve ordered from gluten-free menus many times… and if there’s not a strong level of communication between the management, the wait staff, AND the kitchen… the gluten-free menu can be useless. Recently, I ordered from a gluten-free menu and made sure the waitress knew my food issues. She apprarently did not say anything to the kitchen staff because my meal was presented with flour tortilla strips throughout the dish. So… the level of communication is AS important as the menu!
While the allergen list is a great start, I would love to see gluten specifically called out. But more importantly, I’d like to see them work on some education. Before my Celiac diagnosis, it was a regular lunch destination for me and also a great alternative to “fast food” on the weekends with my family. Now, even though the servers and chef claim to be able to tell me what’s “gluten free”, the people preparing and plating the food are clueless. I get salads where they’ve simply picked off the croutons, “plain” fish glazed in soy sauce or with an obvious dusting of flour, crumbs from cheese biscuits on my plate, etc. I have never successfully eaten at a RL yet without being “glutened”. While an allergen list would be nice, I’d be just as happy if they bound up the ingredients labels in a book that we could look through on our own and then make sure that people prepping the food treat “all” cross-contamination seriously.
While the allergen list is a great start, I would love to see gluten specifically called out. But more importantly, I’d like to see them work on some education. Before my Celiac diagnosis, it was a regular lunch destination for me and also a great alternative to “fast food” on the weekends with my family. Now, even though the servers and chef claim to be able to tell me what’s “gluten free”, the people preparing and plating the food are clueless. I get salads where they’ve simply picked off the croutons, “plain” fish glazed in soy sauce or with an obvious dusting of flour, crumbs from cheese biscuits on my plate, etc. I have never successfully eaten at a RL yet without being “glutened”. While an allergen list would be nice, I’d be just as happy if they bound up the ingredients labels in a book that we could look through on our own and then make sure that people prepping the food treat “all” cross-contamination seriously.
As a celiac in rural Nebraska, I have few choices of safe restaurants. Before my diagnosis I enjoyed going out for lunch at Red Lobster. If the Grand Island location had a gluten-free menu and were aware of cross-contamination issues, they would certainly get my business!
As a celiac in rural Nebraska, I have few choices of safe restaurants. Before my diagnosis I enjoyed going out for lunch at Red Lobster. If the Grand Island location had a gluten-free menu and were aware of cross-contamination issues, they would certainly get my business!
Where can I find a quality GF flour mix for baking?
Where can I find a quality GF flour mix for baking?
Hi Mr. Otis,
Just a quick note to ask you to please consider adding a gluten-free section to your menu. It would not have to be a lot of items,even a few that we would know were safe would be great. Since discovering my diagnosis, there are not many restaurants that I frequent because of not wanting to be sick. I appreciate your consideration!!
Hi Mr. Otis,
Just a quick note to ask you to please consider adding a gluten-free section to your menu. It would not have to be a lot of items,even a few that we would know were safe would be great. Since discovering my diagnosis, there are not many restaurants that I frequent because of not wanting to be sick. I appreciate your consideration!!
If Red Lobster had a gluten-free menu and their staff were aware of cross-contamination issues, I would be a regular customer.
If Red Lobster had a gluten-free menu and their staff were aware of cross-contamination issues, I would be a regular customer.
Please make a gluten-free menu….it would be fantastic!!!! Red Lobster was my family’s favorite restaurant before going GF. We would love to be able to eat there again.
Please make a gluten-free menu….it would be fantastic!!!! Red Lobster was my family’s favorite restaurant before going GF. We would love to be able to eat there again.
Prior to being diagnosed with celiac sprue my wife and I visited Red Lobster regularly. Please consider adding all sources of gluten to your list of “allergens”. I also have two nieces who have celiac sprue and would like to be able to once again eat at Red Lobster.
Thanks for your consideration.
Prior to being diagnosed with celiac sprue my wife and I visited Red Lobster regularly. Please consider adding all sources of gluten to your list of “allergens”. I also have two nieces who have celiac sprue and would like to be able to once again eat at Red Lobster.
Thanks for your consideration.
My parents (who are also celiac), try to dine at the Red Lobster in Fairfield, CA. It would be soooo wonderful if we knew we had more menu selections. The Red Lobster would become our restaurant choice every Thursday evening!!
My parents (who are also celiac), try to dine at the Red Lobster in Fairfield, CA. It would be soooo wonderful if we knew we had more menu selections. The Red Lobster would become our restaurant choice every Thursday evening!!
What a wonderful addition to my “I-love-to-eat-there-but-can’t; now-I’ll-be-able-to” list. I agree with many others who have said the entire staff must be made aware of what consitutes gluten and gluten free. Contrary to what wait staff has said to me in several restaurants Gluten is not just another name for glucose. Also, by recommending a vegetarian meal you are not addressing the need to avoid gluten ingredients. Way to go!
What a wonderful addition to my “I-love-to-eat-there-but-can’t; now-I’ll-be-able-to” list. I agree with many others who have said the entire staff must be made aware of what consitutes gluten and gluten free. Contrary to what wait staff has said to me in several restaurants Gluten is not just another name for glucose. Also, by recommending a vegetarian meal you are not addressing the need to avoid gluten ingredients. Way to go!
We would patronize Red Lobster frequently if a gluten-free menu were available. Thanks for considering this request.
We would patronize Red Lobster frequently if a gluten-free menu were available. Thanks for considering this request.
Would like to see a gluten free not just wheat free menu. Would also like to know that there is training for all staff in proper gluten free/ allergen free cooking and serving.
Would like to see a gluten free not just wheat free menu. Would also like to know that there is training for all staff in proper gluten free/ allergen free cooking and serving.
In creating your menu, please keep in mind that nearly 1% of the population is sensitive not just to the gluten of wheat, but also the gluten of rye, barley, and possibly oats. Although the FDA has addressed the wheat issue in labeling, it does not yet address the issue of rye, barley or oats. This means that although product ingredient lists must disclose the presence of wheat and wheat derivatives in a product, rye, barley and oats are still undisclosed by most labeling. This means that in developing your menu of gluten-free items you will need to contact your ingredients source manufacturers in order to assure that an item is truly gluten free, unless the item contains the words “gluten-free” printed on the item.
I do hope that you will go the necessary distance in assuring that your gluten-sensitive patrons do not get sick from eating at Red Lobster.
In creating your menu, please keep in mind that nearly 1% of the population is sensitive not just to the gluten of wheat, but also the gluten of rye, barley, and possibly oats. Although the FDA has addressed the wheat issue in labeling, it does not yet address the issue of rye, barley or oats. This means that although product ingredient lists must disclose the presence of wheat and wheat derivatives in a product, rye, barley and oats are still undisclosed by most labeling. This means that in developing your menu of gluten-free items you will need to contact your ingredients source manufacturers in order to assure that an item is truly gluten free, unless the item contains the words “gluten-free” printed on the item.
I do hope that you will go the necessary distance in assuring that your gluten-sensitive patrons do not get sick from eating at Red Lobster.
Mr Otis,
We are counting on you to provide Gluten-Free [not just wheat-free] meals at all your restaurants. We won’t and don’t eat where our health could be at risk. We would appreciate your full consideration…………and it will be good for your business.
LB
Mr Otis,
We are counting on you to provide Gluten-Free [not just wheat-free] meals at all your restaurants. We won’t and don’t eat where our health could be at risk. We would appreciate your full consideration…………and it will be good for your business.
LB
This WAS one of my family’s favorite restaurants. Although your servers try very hard to help with safe food, it is very very difficult to eat there safely. We would love to make eating at Red Lobster a pleasanter, safer, and more frequent occurence. Having a gluten free menu and knowledgeable kitchen staff would bring me and my family back. Red Lobster would become our preferred restaurant.
This WAS one of my family’s favorite restaurants. Although your servers try very hard to help with safe food, it is very very difficult to eat there safely. We would love to make eating at Red Lobster a pleasanter, safer, and more frequent occurence. Having a gluten free menu and knowledgeable kitchen staff would bring me and my family back. Red Lobster would become our preferred restaurant.
Dr. Mr. Otis,
I have quit coming to your restaurant on account that you do not offer gluten free allergen information and I have discouraged others from coming to your restaurant chain because of that. However if you change that position, I would love to feel confident attending your restaurant again.
Dr. Mr. Otis,
I have quit coming to your restaurant on account that you do not offer gluten free allergen information and I have discouraged others from coming to your restaurant chain because of that. However if you change that position, I would love to feel confident attending your restaurant again.
Please, please develop a gluten free menu! If Red Lobster were to do that, (especially with the biscuits, but that may be too much to ask) my family and I would probably visit once a week.
Please, please develop a gluten free menu! If Red Lobster were to do that, (especially with the biscuits, but that may be too much to ask) my family and I would probably visit once a week.
The same year my son was diagnosed with type I diabetes, I was diagnosed with celiac disease. Since then, five members of my extended family have been diagnosed. Life is too hard to have to pour over every menu trying to figure out what I can eat, along with helping my son to calculate the carbs for his insulin pump. We definitely frequent the restaurants who provide a gluten-free menu so that I don’t have to think about it and can dine like a ‘normal’ person. Celiac diagnoses are on the rise, and restaurants are very wise to be on the forefront of this permanent trend. Thank you.
The same year my son was diagnosed with type I diabetes, I was diagnosed with celiac disease. Since then, five members of my extended family have been diagnosed. Life is too hard to have to pour over every menu trying to figure out what I can eat, along with helping my son to calculate the carbs for his insulin pump. We definitely frequent the restaurants who provide a gluten-free menu so that I don’t have to think about it and can dine like a ‘normal’ person. Celiac diagnoses are on the rise, and restaurants are very wise to be on the forefront of this permanent trend. Thank you.
Mr. Otis, I had a terrible experience with my local Red Lobster. When I called (well in advance, and at a slow time of day) and spoke to the manager to ask about the possibility of eating something gluten-free at Red Lobster, I was told that I needed to call 1-800-THE-LOBSTER, and that they would look up the ingredients in any dish that I wanted to order. When I told him that I didn’t have a menu, so how could I know what dish to order, he replied that it didn’t matter, everything would have gluten anyway.
Because of this, we have not been back to a Red Lobster since, even though it had been our favorite restaurant in pre-celiac days.
Instead, I googled copycat recipes of Red Lobster favorites (including Cheddar Bay Biscuits), and I made gluten-free versions of those at home.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE LOSING CUSTOMERS–PREVIOUSLY LOYAL CUSTOMERS–TO NOT HAVING GLUTEN-FREE CHOICES AVAILABLE.
You might also be interested in the fact that, although past estimates were that 1% of the population is sensitive to gluten, more recent estimates are putting the figure at 1/7–that’s over 14%.
Mr. Otis, I had a terrible experience with my local Red Lobster. When I called (well in advance, and at a slow time of day) and spoke to the manager to ask about the possibility of eating something gluten-free at Red Lobster, I was told that I needed to call 1-800-THE-LOBSTER, and that they would look up the ingredients in any dish that I wanted to order. When I told him that I didn’t have a menu, so how could I know what dish to order, he replied that it didn’t matter, everything would have gluten anyway.
Because of this, we have not been back to a Red Lobster since, even though it had been our favorite restaurant in pre-celiac days.
Instead, I googled copycat recipes of Red Lobster favorites (including Cheddar Bay Biscuits), and I made gluten-free versions of those at home.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE LOSING CUSTOMERS–PREVIOUSLY LOYAL CUSTOMERS–TO NOT HAVING GLUTEN-FREE CHOICES AVAILABLE.
You might also be interested in the fact that, although past estimates were that 1% of the population is sensitive to gluten, more recent estimates are putting the figure at 1/7–that’s over 14%.
So many restaurants are starting to come out with gluten-free menus…surely you don’t want to get left behind.
So many restaurants are starting to come out with gluten-free menus…surely you don’t want to get left behind.
Dear Mr. Otis,
A Red Lobster restaurant recently opened in the area I live in (Oro Valley, AZ). With an adult son who cannot tolerate gluten, we were disappointed to learn that he could not eat there. Gluten free items on the menu would be greatly appreciated. (We also know several friends in this area what require a similar diet.)
Sincerely,
Susan
Dear Mr. Otis,
A Red Lobster restaurant recently opened in the area I live in (Oro Valley, AZ). With an adult son who cannot tolerate gluten, we were disappointed to learn that he could not eat there. Gluten free items on the menu would be greatly appreciated. (We also know several friends in this area what require a similar diet.)
Sincerely,
Susan
Gluten free items and an awareness of how to prevent cross contamination are required for me to dine and are required for a restaurant before I’ll make reservations or plans for ANY GROUP I am dining with. Not wishing to exclude those with medical needs, every group with therefore follow me to restaurants where we know that I and the others with Celiac can dine. We hope red lobster and other restaurants will join that list.
Gluten free items and an awareness of how to prevent cross contamination are required for me to dine and are required for a restaurant before I’ll make reservations or plans for ANY GROUP I am dining with. Not wishing to exclude those with medical needs, every group with therefore follow me to restaurants where we know that I and the others with Celiac can dine. We hope red lobster and other restaurants will join that list.
Please, please add a gluten free menu Red Lobster. I have such a hard time eating at your restaurants because it is so difficult to explain all of the things that I’m allergic to. Staff education is also paramount…………..it sure would be nice if every employee knew what gluten -free meant. Education folks, education.
Please, please add a gluten free menu Red Lobster. I have such a hard time eating at your restaurants because it is so difficult to explain all of the things that I’m allergic to. Staff education is also paramount…………..it sure would be nice if every employee knew what gluten -free meant. Education folks, education.
Dear Mr. Otis-
I would like to thank you for your introduction of menu lists including the top 8 allergens. While this is helpful for most, it would be even more helpful if you could include Gluten in you allergen statements. I have been living with Celiac Disease for the past 4 years. Prior to my diagnosis, I enjoyed eating at Red Lobster, however, your restaurant has been less than helpful in regards to helping me select menu items that would comply with my diet. Please make it easier for me and thousands of other “potential” diners with Celiac Disease enjoy Red Lobster once again! Please include Gluten in your allergen statements!
Dear Mr. Otis-
I would like to thank you for your introduction of menu lists including the top 8 allergens. While this is helpful for most, it would be even more helpful if you could include Gluten in you allergen statements. I have been living with Celiac Disease for the past 4 years. Prior to my diagnosis, I enjoyed eating at Red Lobster, however, your restaurant has been less than helpful in regards to helping me select menu items that would comply with my diet. Please make it easier for me and thousands of other “potential” diners with Celiac Disease enjoy Red Lobster once again! Please include Gluten in your allergen statements!
While I understand that developing a special gluten free menu may be out of your range in plans right now (although you can see that maybe it shouldn’t be by the vast amount of comments suggesting as much), adding allergen warnings to your menu alone would be a huge step in helping out those of us who cannot eat wheat and gluten for one reason or another.
Please seriously consider including the additional sources of gluten including barley, rye, and oats, instead of just wheat. My entire family currently has to avoid Red Lobster because we just do not know what it safe for me to eat and what is not. This used to be one of my favorite restaurants and now I have to abstain. I know this is true for most people in my circumstance. Thank you!
While I understand that developing a special gluten free menu may be out of your range in plans right now (although you can see that maybe it shouldn’t be by the vast amount of comments suggesting as much), adding allergen warnings to your menu alone would be a huge step in helping out those of us who cannot eat wheat and gluten for one reason or another.
Please seriously consider including the additional sources of gluten including barley, rye, and oats, instead of just wheat. My entire family currently has to avoid Red Lobster because we just do not know what it safe for me to eat and what is not. This used to be one of my favorite restaurants and now I have to abstain. I know this is true for most people in my circumstance. Thank you!
Please add a gluten free menu to the Red Lobster menu. Gluten-free menu options will allow you to tap into a large group of consumers that have a lot of purchasing power. Celiacs and others with food allergies need to have dining options and Red Lobster can be a first-mover instead of dragging it’s feet like other companies on allergen transparency.
Please add a gluten free menu to the Red Lobster menu. Gluten-free menu options will allow you to tap into a large group of consumers that have a lot of purchasing power. Celiacs and others with food allergies need to have dining options and Red Lobster can be a first-mover instead of dragging it’s feet like other companies on allergen transparency.
You don’ know how happy this makes me. It is so much easier for us to eat out as well. I have always likes eating at the Red Lobster. I don’t eat out very often because it is easier to know what I cook is gluten free. Congratulations, good job! Thank you Cindy
You don’ know how happy this makes me. It is so much easier for us to eat out as well. I have always likes eating at the Red Lobster. I don’t eat out very often because it is easier to know what I cook is gluten free. Congratulations, good job! Thank you Cindy
I used to love going to Red Lobster, but since I went and found a crouton hidden in the salad that I specifically told the waitress that it wasn’t a matter of disliking crutons, it would make me sick. I have not been back since. And since I won’t go back many of my friends when eating with me don’t come back either.
I would be back in a heartbeat if I knew what options were safe, and if the staff had a working knowledge of what gluten intolerance is. I would be there every week if you made your buttery, garlic biscuits gluten free!! Oh my goodness, it would be hard to stop me talking about Red Lobster
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I used to love going to Red Lobster, but since I went and found a crouton hidden in the salad that I specifically told the waitress that it wasn’t a matter of disliking crutons, it would make me sick. I have not been back since. And since I won’t go back many of my friends when eating with me don’t come back either.
I would be back in a heartbeat if I knew what options were safe, and if the staff had a working knowledge of what gluten intolerance is. I would be there every week if you made your buttery, garlic biscuits gluten free!! Oh my goodness, it would be hard to stop me talking about Red Lobster
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Not only is my daughter-in-law gluten-intolerant, but my two grandsons are as well. Eating out is a huge challenge and thus eliminates many family outings. Giving Red Lobster lovers the choice of a gluten-free menu would make MANY, MANY, people extremely happy, including one very concerned GRANDMA.
Not only is my daughter-in-law gluten-intolerant, but my two grandsons are as well. Eating out is a huge challenge and thus eliminates many family outings. Giving Red Lobster lovers the choice of a gluten-free menu would make MANY, MANY, people extremely happy, including one very concerned GRANDMA.
I stopped eating at Red Lobster after my last visit when the wait staff and manager were stymied by my request for gluten free dishes. The manager actually said “well you could have checked the website before you came to determine what you could eat” and “no, we haven’t printed out the list to make it available to our customers.” I used to be a regular, but the lack of sensitivity and concern led me to find other more accomodating restaurants at which to spend my hard earned dollars. Demonstrating the customer concern that should be evident in all restaurants to create and maintain a solid customer base by educating staff about allergens would bring me back. Otherwise, I will continue to frequent those restaurants that solidly understand and appreciate the concerns of all customers.
I stopped eating at Red Lobster after my last visit when the wait staff and manager were stymied by my request for gluten free dishes. The manager actually said “well you could have checked the website before you came to determine what you could eat” and “no, we haven’t printed out the list to make it available to our customers.” I used to be a regular, but the lack of sensitivity and concern led me to find other more accomodating restaurants at which to spend my hard earned dollars. Demonstrating the customer concern that should be evident in all restaurants to create and maintain a solid customer base by educating staff about allergens would bring me back. Otherwise, I will continue to frequent those restaurants that solidly understand and appreciate the concerns of all customers.
I used to eat at the local Red Lobster at least once or twice a week. I really miss the shrimp dishes. I have called there and spoke to the manager who said they have nothing gluten free. I would love to see gluten added as an allergen on the menu. Please consider adding it and also adding a few gluten free dishes to your menu. I also agree with others that the staff would need to be educated as to the importance of food allergens. Thank you for considering this.
I used to eat at the local Red Lobster at least once or twice a week. I really miss the shrimp dishes. I have called there and spoke to the manager who said they have nothing gluten free. I would love to see gluten added as an allergen on the menu. Please consider adding it and also adding a few gluten free dishes to your menu. I also agree with others that the staff would need to be educated as to the importance of food allergens. Thank you for considering this.
I would strongly urge you to release a gluten-free menu. I eat out several times a week, but because I have celiac disease and gluten-free-friendly restaurants are few and far between, the same two restaurants get all of my business. If Red Lobster had a gluten-free menu, I would certainly visit on a regular basis.
I would strongly urge you to release a gluten-free menu. I eat out several times a week, but because I have celiac disease and gluten-free-friendly restaurants are few and far between, the same two restaurants get all of my business. If Red Lobster had a gluten-free menu, I would certainly visit on a regular basis.
Dear Mr. Otis:
I wish you would consider adding gluten to your list of allergens. It is difficult for people with celac disease to be able to go out to eat safely which limits the number of places we can go. It is very helpful if the gluten allergen is listed and all of the staff have proper training on how to safely handle an order for gluten free food. Thanks for your consideration.
Dear Mr. Otis:
I wish you would consider adding gluten to your list of allergens. It is difficult for people with celac disease to be able to go out to eat safely which limits the number of places we can go. It is very helpful if the gluten allergen is listed and all of the staff have proper training on how to safely handle an order for gluten free food. Thanks for your consideration.
Dear Mr. Otis,
It would be really wonderful if Red Lobster offered a gluten-free menu for the millions who are celiac, gluten allergic and gluten intolerant. In the meantime, however, they will be dining out at Outback Steakhouse and PF Chang (having gluten-free menus).
Thank you kindly,
Andrea in NYC
Dear Mr. Otis,
It would be really wonderful if Red Lobster offered a gluten-free menu for the millions who are celiac, gluten allergic and gluten intolerant. In the meantime, however, they will be dining out at Outback Steakhouse and PF Chang (having gluten-free menus).
Thank you kindly,
Andrea in NYC
Please consider offering a gluten free menu at Red Lobster! Many of my family members and I are gluten intolerant. We keep each other updated on which restuarants are friendly to the gluten-intolerant. I’d love to pass on that you offer a gluten free menu!
Please consider offering a gluten free menu at Red Lobster! Many of my family members and I are gluten intolerant. We keep each other updated on which restuarants are friendly to the gluten-intolerant. I’d love to pass on that you offer a gluten free menu!
In the past prior to being diagnosed as gluten intolerant, my family and I enjoyed eating at Red Lobster. I have not visited since the diagnosis, and would love to be able to feel comfortable returning. In addition, since Red Lobster is a chain, it would be wonderful to be able to add it to my list of safe restaurants when travelling!
In the past prior to being diagnosed as gluten intolerant, my family and I enjoyed eating at Red Lobster. I have not visited since the diagnosis, and would love to be able to feel comfortable returning. In addition, since Red Lobster is a chain, it would be wonderful to be able to add it to my list of safe restaurants when travelling!
I would love it if you would add gluten to your list of allergens so that my family and I could once again enjoy Red Lobster. Thank you!
I would love it if you would add gluten to your list of allergens so that my family and I could once again enjoy Red Lobster. Thank you!
I had always loved Red.Lobster, but I need to know that what I am eating contains absolutely no gluten or has not touched anything that contains gluten. If I should eat anything with glutens, I will become seriously ill. Please make sure that we who cannot have glutens know which foods are safe for us to eat.
I had always loved Red.Lobster, but I need to know that what I am eating contains absolutely no gluten or has not touched anything that contains gluten. If I should eat anything with glutens, I will become seriously ill. Please make sure that we who cannot have glutens know which foods are safe for us to eat.
Red Lobster: Please provide a gluten-free menu. We miss eating at Red Lobster. Thank you.
Red Lobster: Please provide a gluten-free menu. We miss eating at Red Lobster. Thank you.
Please help us. We appreciate any supportive restaurant owners and cooks who truly care. By listing gluten in your allergen list, we will actually be able to eat at Red Lobster again! Hooray for that possibility! A gluten free menu would be an even better bonus. Thank you very much.
Please help us. We appreciate any supportive restaurant owners and cooks who truly care. By listing gluten in your allergen list, we will actually be able to eat at Red Lobster again! Hooray for that possibility! A gluten free menu would be an even better bonus. Thank you very much.
I would love to get back to Red Lobster! I have Celiac Disease and so the issue of cross-contamination in the kitchen is just as important to me as the gluten. I am cautiously optimistic that Red Lobster will be able to meet my needs in the very near future!
I would love to get back to Red Lobster! I have Celiac Disease and so the issue of cross-contamination in the kitchen is just as important to me as the gluten. I am cautiously optimistic that Red Lobster will be able to meet my needs in the very near future!
Dear Mr. Otis,
We used to patronize Red Lobster restaurants frequently before my daughter and I were diagnosed as gluten-intolerant. WE have been wanting to go back- even if we do have to miss out on the yummy cheddar biscuits- but have been unable to since no gluten info is available. How fortunate for your competitors, both chain and locally owned restaurants, that have taken the forward-thinking move of creating an alternate menu for allergy sufferers. You do know that food allergies and intolerances are on the rise, don’t you? I would also say that most of us who deal with this on a daily basis- are fiercely loyal to those that take that extra step to ensure our health when dining out.
I sure hope to add Red Lobster to the growing list of places that are safe for my daughter and myself to eat at.
Thanks for listening!
Jennifer Bojkov
Dear Mr. Otis,
We used to patronize Red Lobster restaurants frequently before my daughter and I were diagnosed as gluten-intolerant. WE have been wanting to go back- even if we do have to miss out on the yummy cheddar biscuits- but have been unable to since no gluten info is available. How fortunate for your competitors, both chain and locally owned restaurants, that have taken the forward-thinking move of creating an alternate menu for allergy sufferers. You do know that food allergies and intolerances are on the rise, don’t you? I would also say that most of us who deal with this on a daily basis- are fiercely loyal to those that take that extra step to ensure our health when dining out.
I sure hope to add Red Lobster to the growing list of places that are safe for my daughter and myself to eat at.
Thanks for listening!
Jennifer Bojkov
Please, please by all means create a gluten free menu. My wife has celiac disease. And besides wheat, rye, and barley; modified food starch which is in spices you have to be careful with as well. We live in southwest mo and there are 3 restaurants in town only that actually have a GF menu. Wish more had it. Thanks again
Michael
Please, please by all means create a gluten free menu. My wife has celiac disease. And besides wheat, rye, and barley; modified food starch which is in spices you have to be careful with as well. We live in southwest mo and there are 3 restaurants in town only that actually have a GF menu. Wish more had it. Thanks again
Michael
Hi – My 5 yr old son has celiac. We love to dine out, but like almost all celiacs, we only go to establishments who tell us what foods are safe for us. Did you know that specific gluten-free offerings in restaurants and prepackaged foods has increased by 75% in the past 4 years and this rate is expected to remain steady in the years to come? The gluten-free market is HUGE, don’t you want to get on that wagon? Oh an one more thing…can you try to provide gluten-free french fries (main issue is usally having a dedicated GF fryer)? Very few restaurants do and my son would LOVE a place that he could get something other than mashed/baked potatoes. I guarantee you’d have our business…and many other fellow celiac diners once the word got out! Thank you! Heidi
Hi – My 5 yr old son has celiac. We love to dine out, but like almost all celiacs, we only go to establishments who tell us what foods are safe for us. Did you know that specific gluten-free offerings in restaurants and prepackaged foods has increased by 75% in the past 4 years and this rate is expected to remain steady in the years to come? The gluten-free market is HUGE, don’t you want to get on that wagon? Oh an one more thing…can you try to provide gluten-free french fries (main issue is usally having a dedicated GF fryer)? Very few restaurants do and my son would LOVE a place that he could get something other than mashed/baked potatoes. I guarantee you’d have our business…and many other fellow celiac diners once the word got out! Thank you! Heidi
Dear Mr. Otis,
More restaurants are becoming aware of the need to provide customers with a gluten free menu. I hope that you will provide this service to the many customers who would be coming to your establishment if you offered it. We love coming to the Red Lobster but have stopped since I was diagnosed with celiac disease but we would love to come back.
Thank you! Candy
Dear Mr. Otis,
More restaurants are becoming aware of the need to provide customers with a gluten free menu. I hope that you will provide this service to the many customers who would be coming to your establishment if you offered it. We love coming to the Red Lobster but have stopped since I was diagnosed with celiac disease but we would love to come back.
Thank you! Candy
Please create a gluten free menu listing. I really miss eating at your restaurant.
Please create a gluten free menu listing. I really miss eating at your restaurant.
I can tell you that if a restaurant has a gluten-free menu, I and my family of six are MUCH more likely to eat there. If there is a gluten-free menu, I do not have to do the work of calling ahead to the restaurant, grilling my waiter and causing him/her to run back and forth between the kitchen and my table, and worrying about what I’m eating. A gluten-free menu tells me that this restaurant cares enough about my health to do the work required to get my business. I highly recommend you join this growing trend. Two of my children are also gluten-free, and I’m guessing many of their children will, too, someday.
I can tell you that if a restaurant has a gluten-free menu, I and my family of six are MUCH more likely to eat there. If there is a gluten-free menu, I do not have to do the work of calling ahead to the restaurant, grilling my waiter and causing him/her to run back and forth between the kitchen and my table, and worrying about what I’m eating. A gluten-free menu tells me that this restaurant cares enough about my health to do the work required to get my business. I highly recommend you join this growing trend. Two of my children are also gluten-free, and I’m guessing many of their children will, too, someday.
Dear Sir:
I would love to add the local Red Lobster to my list of “go-to” restaurants. At this point it is only a list of three due to the fact these restaurants have a gluten free menu. Please add gluten to your list of allergens. I commend you on your efforts to address allergens and thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Krista
Dear Sir:
I would love to add the local Red Lobster to my list of “go-to” restaurants. At this point it is only a list of three due to the fact these restaurants have a gluten free menu. Please add gluten to your list of allergens. I commend you on your efforts to address allergens and thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Krista
Dear Mr. Otis,
I am a physician who has celiac disease and I have 2 daughters with celiac disease. It is exceedingly difficult to eat out with this disease and therefore it is very socially isolating when you have the problem. Please consider putting your allergen ingredients out there so we can make an educated decision. I would love to be able to tell my patients that your restaurant is safe!
Marian May, M.D.
Dear Mr. Otis,
I am a physician who has celiac disease and I have 2 daughters with celiac disease. It is exceedingly difficult to eat out with this disease and therefore it is very socially isolating when you have the problem. Please consider putting your allergen ingredients out there so we can make an educated decision. I would love to be able to tell my patients that your restaurant is safe!
Marian May, M.D.
Mr. Otis,
Red Lobster is or should I say was one of our favorite family restaurants. Please consider a gluten free menu. One of the hardest things in the world is to explain to your 6 year old why we can’t go “out to eat” anymore. There are a few restaurants that I give thanks to for thinking about my daughter and would love to add Red Lobster to that small list.
Mr. Otis,
Red Lobster is or should I say was one of our favorite family restaurants. Please consider a gluten free menu. One of the hardest things in the world is to explain to your 6 year old why we can’t go “out to eat” anymore. There are a few restaurants that I give thanks to for thinking about my daughter and would love to add Red Lobster to that small list.
Please consider creating a gluten free menu for your restaurant. Red Lobster was always a family favorite and since going gluten free nine months ago I have not been back to your restaurant. I would love to come back!
Please consider creating a gluten free menu for your restaurant. Red Lobster was always a family favorite and since going gluten free nine months ago I have not been back to your restaurant. I would love to come back!
If a restaurant has a gluten-free menu, I will patronize it regularly. When I travel especially, I need to know where I can get safe gluten-free food, so I plan driving, where I stay, etc. around restaurants such as Pei Wei, PF Changs, Outback, Chili’s, etc. where I know I can get a safe meal. Adding Red Lobster to that list of restaurants I can count on would be great!
If a restaurant has a gluten-free menu, I will patronize it regularly. When I travel especially, I need to know where I can get safe gluten-free food, so I plan driving, where I stay, etc. around restaurants such as Pei Wei, PF Changs, Outback, Chili’s, etc. where I know I can get a safe meal. Adding Red Lobster to that list of restaurants I can count on would be great!
Please consider having a gluten free menu……. eating out with celiac disease is very hard, and it’s good to know that many restaurants have a gluten free menu, and it would be great to add Red Lobster as another place to eat out ……
Thankyou Hilary Morgan
Please consider having a gluten free menu……. eating out with celiac disease is very hard, and it’s good to know that many restaurants have a gluten free menu, and it would be great to add Red Lobster as another place to eat out ……
Thankyou Hilary Morgan
Please add gluten to your allergen list. Wheat just isn’t enough, and since the majority of people who even need wheat on an allergen list are celiac, I hope that you are able to do this for us. It would save time for your staff in the long run because they won’t have to go through ingredient lists and look for other gluten-containing ingredients to answer all of the additional questions we’d need to ask if you just list wheat. Thanks so much! I’m very excited. I used to go to lunch at Red Lobster with my friends at least twice a month. Now we go to other places that are gluten-free friendly. So you’ll be getting back not just one lunch customer, but sometimes up to 5 or 6.
Please add gluten to your allergen list. Wheat just isn’t enough, and since the majority of people who even need wheat on an allergen list are celiac, I hope that you are able to do this for us. It would save time for your staff in the long run because they won’t have to go through ingredient lists and look for other gluten-containing ingredients to answer all of the additional questions we’d need to ask if you just list wheat. Thanks so much! I’m very excited. I used to go to lunch at Red Lobster with my friends at least twice a month. Now we go to other places that are gluten-free friendly. So you’ll be getting back not just one lunch customer, but sometimes up to 5 or 6.
Mr. Otis, the last time I ate at Red Lobster I was told they had nothing I could eat as the seasoning contains gluten. I ended up with a dry tasteless piece of fish, I forget what kind, a dry broccoli with no seasoning, no bread, no beer. The least they could have done would be to butter the fish and the broccoli! Needless to say, I haven’t rushed back. And it used to be my favorite place to dine!
Mr. Otis, the last time I ate at Red Lobster I was told they had nothing I could eat as the seasoning contains gluten. I ended up with a dry tasteless piece of fish, I forget what kind, a dry broccoli with no seasoning, no bread, no beer. The least they could have done would be to butter the fish and the broccoli! Needless to say, I haven’t rushed back. And it used to be my favorite place to dine!
Please consider a gluten free menu. And please educate your staff on safe allergen procedures. Red Lobster was a favorite of my sons and myself until 3 years ago. We found out we can not eat gluten and have never been to eat at a Red Lobsters since finding out your policy. Nine people in my family have been diagnosed in these 3 years. You have also lost those customers with their friends and extended families for large dinner parties. Putting some time and effort would bring some customers back.
Please consider a gluten free menu. And please educate your staff on safe allergen procedures. Red Lobster was a favorite of my sons and myself until 3 years ago. We found out we can not eat gluten and have never been to eat at a Red Lobsters since finding out your policy. Nine people in my family have been diagnosed in these 3 years. You have also lost those customers with their friends and extended families for large dinner parties. Putting some time and effort would bring some customers back.
It would be great if your resturant would offer gluten free items like Olive Garden and Outback steakhouse.I think your business would increase if people with Celiac Disease could come and order diiner and not worry about having somethig that will make them ill.
It would be great if your resturant would offer gluten free items like Olive Garden and Outback steakhouse.I think your business would increase if people with Celiac Disease could come and order diiner and not worry about having somethig that will make them ill.
Please include Gluten-Free on your menu. It’s so hard to find GF foods at restaurants so I have had to stop visiting many restaurants. I’d sure like to go back to Red Lobster. If you’ll modify your allergy menu to include GF. Thank you.
Please include Gluten-Free on your menu. It’s so hard to find GF foods at restaurants so I have had to stop visiting many restaurants. I’d sure like to go back to Red Lobster. If you’ll modify your allergy menu to include GF. Thank you.
Mr. Otis,
Thank you for your efforts in addressing food allergies at Red Lobster. I would like to ask that you consider adding gluten to the list. Red Lobster is one of my favorite places to eat. This year my son was diagnosed with Celiac’s disease (he can’t have any gluten) and I found out I have a sensitivity to it as well. This has limited our ability to eat out and we often look for places that offer gluten free menus. Also, your cheddar bay biscuits are the best, but we can no longer eat them. It is fairly easy to duplicate many recipes with gluten free flours. Would you consider making a gluten free version available. Thank you so much.
Christy Schipper
Mr. Otis,
Thank you for your efforts in addressing food allergies at Red Lobster. I would like to ask that you consider adding gluten to the list. Red Lobster is one of my favorite places to eat. This year my son was diagnosed with Celiac’s disease (he can’t have any gluten) and I found out I have a sensitivity to it as well. This has limited our ability to eat out and we often look for places that offer gluten free menus. Also, your cheddar bay biscuits are the best, but we can no longer eat them. It is fairly easy to duplicate many recipes with gluten free flours. Would you consider making a gluten free version available. Thank you so much.
Christy Schipper
WOW you have no idea what it would mean to my family to beable to go Red Lobster, and for my daughter to be able to have a meal with us. She’s only 7 and usually has to order salad. Do you know how many 7yr. olds want just salad for dinner? me either. Please give her more of an option.
Thank you,
Dante’ Fishell
WOW you have no idea what it would mean to my family to beable to go Red Lobster, and for my daughter to be able to have a meal with us. She’s only 7 and usually has to order salad. Do you know how many 7yr. olds want just salad for dinner? me either. Please give her more of an option.
Thank you,
Dante’ Fishell
mr. otis I would like to see a gluten free chef in every restaurant in the world, because i’m sick of them not knowing what gluten is i have to tell them. The olive Garden with 4 chef’s didnot know what it was. Red Lobster is my favorite place to go ,would love to have a fried shrimp dinner,can taste it now will it ever be real??????? please get this started soon and maybe more restaurants will join in.
Gloria from Ga.
mr. otis I would like to see a gluten free chef in every restaurant in the world, because i’m sick of them not knowing what gluten is i have to tell them. The olive Garden with 4 chef’s didnot know what it was. Red Lobster is my favorite place to go ,would love to have a fried shrimp dinner,can taste it now will it ever be real??????? please get this started soon and maybe more restaurants will join in.
Gloria from Ga.
It’s not only those of us with Gluten intolerances and allergies who can’t frequent your restaurants, but anyone who dines out with us is relegated to restaurants that provide safe choices for us as well. It would be profitable for you to provide a few menu items for us, so that our families, friends, and colleagues can join us. PF Chang’s and Outback are examples of chains which have successfully incorporated gluten free items and maintained the business you’ve lost.
Thank you for your time. I hope you’ll consider our requests.
Pattie White
New Orleans
It’s not only those of us with Gluten intolerances and allergies who can’t frequent your restaurants, but anyone who dines out with us is relegated to restaurants that provide safe choices for us as well. It would be profitable for you to provide a few menu items for us, so that our families, friends, and colleagues can join us. PF Chang’s and Outback are examples of chains which have successfully incorporated gluten free items and maintained the business you’ve lost.
Thank you for your time. I hope you’ll consider our requests.
Pattie White
New Orleans
Please consider adding a gluten-free menu to youi menu and also when you list allergens list gluten (wheat,barley, rye and oats). Since my diagnosis something over a year ago, we visited Red Lobster twice, with both occasions bad experiences for me. I have told my wife she can go back, but I will not be with her. There are so many other restaurants, several in your chain, that I can trust, why would I risk my own health to go and try to figure out what I can and cannot eat?
Thank you.
Please consider adding a gluten-free menu to youi menu and also when you list allergens list gluten (wheat,barley, rye and oats). Since my diagnosis something over a year ago, we visited Red Lobster twice, with both occasions bad experiences for me. I have told my wife she can go back, but I will not be with her. There are so many other restaurants, several in your chain, that I can trust, why would I risk my own health to go and try to figure out what I can and cannot eat?
Thank you.
Mr. Otis-
I would so appreciate a gluten free menu at Red Lobster. We have a fairly new restaurant in Morgantown, WV (about 2 years old) but I have only eaten there once because of my gluten issue. I frequent Outback, Ruby Tuesdays, Barrel, Chili’s, etc. because of their gluten free friendliness. Trust us celiacs when we tell you that we will NOT take a chance on glutening ourselves, no matter how good that fillet of fish looks! Thanks for your consideration! We’ll watch the news because if Red Lobster takes this step, it will be BIG news and many people will benefit from it!
Mr. Otis-
I would so appreciate a gluten free menu at Red Lobster. We have a fairly new restaurant in Morgantown, WV (about 2 years old) but I have only eaten there once because of my gluten issue. I frequent Outback, Ruby Tuesdays, Barrel, Chili’s, etc. because of their gluten free friendliness. Trust us celiacs when we tell you that we will NOT take a chance on glutening ourselves, no matter how good that fillet of fish looks! Thanks for your consideration! We’ll watch the news because if Red Lobster takes this step, it will be BIG news and many people will benefit from it!
Please consider adding a gluten-free menu to your menu and also when you list allergens list gluten (wheat,barley, rye and oats). Since my diagnosis something over a year ago, we visited Red Lobster twice, with both occasions bad experiences for me. I have told my wife she can go back, but I will not be with her. There are so many other restaurants, several in your chain, that I can trust, why would I risk my own health to go and try to figure out what I can and cannot eat?
Thank you.
Please consider adding a gluten-free menu to your menu and also when you list allergens list gluten (wheat,barley, rye and oats). Since my diagnosis something over a year ago, we visited Red Lobster twice, with both occasions bad experiences for me. I have told my wife she can go back, but I will not be with her. There are so many other restaurants, several in your chain, that I can trust, why would I risk my own health to go and try to figure out what I can and cannot eat?
Thank you.
I am very happy to hear that Red Lobster is considering an allergen menu but won’t add the restaurant to my list of safe places to eat until a gluten free menu is available. It just isn’t worth taking the chance of eating a meal that may contain unknown sources and risking a reaction. Trying to explain the disease to a waitress is too annoying and risky. Please consider taking the extra steps and joining your competitors by offering a gluten free menu.
I am very happy to hear that Red Lobster is considering an allergen menu but won’t add the restaurant to my list of safe places to eat until a gluten free menu is available. It just isn’t worth taking the chance of eating a meal that may contain unknown sources and risking a reaction. Trying to explain the disease to a waitress is too annoying and risky. Please consider taking the extra steps and joining your competitors by offering a gluten free menu.
Dear Mr. Otis,
Please add gluten to your allergy listings! Since I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease, I have not been able to eat at Red Lobster. We eat regularly at our local Outback Steakhouse because they not only have a gluten free menu, they train their staff in the disease and the precautions necessary to keep me from becoming sick. We’d love to be able to add Red Lobster to that class of restaurant.
Sincerely,
Barb
Dear Mr. Otis,
Please add gluten to your allergy listings! Since I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease, I have not been able to eat at Red Lobster. We eat regularly at our local Outback Steakhouse because they not only have a gluten free menu, they train their staff in the disease and the precautions necessary to keep me from becoming sick. We’d love to be able to add Red Lobster to that class of restaurant.
Sincerely,
Barb
My family used to dine at Red Lobster frequently, but when my nephew was diagnosed with celiac disease, we had to stop. We really hope Red Lobster makes a strong effort to provide gluten-free choices on their menu. Until that day, they will not have any of our business—not out of anger, but out of pure health concerns.
My family used to dine at Red Lobster frequently, but when my nephew was diagnosed with celiac disease, we had to stop. We really hope Red Lobster makes a strong effort to provide gluten-free choices on their menu. Until that day, they will not have any of our business—not out of anger, but out of pure health concerns.
We’d love to see Red Lobster offer gluten-free entrees, so we could eat there!
We’d love to see Red Lobster offer gluten-free entrees, so we could eat there!
My family always gets to choose a restraunt to eat at on each of our birthdays. Red Lobster was always the chosen restraunt and now that I have been diagnosed with celiac disease, everyone has to choose somewhere I can eat too. Obviously Red Lobster is no longer an option, but instead it has turned into Outback Steakhouse. Outback Steakhouse is great because the employees really seem to know about the disease and I don’t ever have to worry about eating there. My family and I really love seafood though and would absolutely love to be able to eat at Red Lobster again!
My family always gets to choose a restraunt to eat at on each of our birthdays. Red Lobster was always the chosen restraunt and now that I have been diagnosed with celiac disease, everyone has to choose somewhere I can eat too. Obviously Red Lobster is no longer an option, but instead it has turned into Outback Steakhouse. Outback Steakhouse is great because the employees really seem to know about the disease and I don’t ever have to worry about eating there. My family and I really love seafood though and would absolutely love to be able to eat at Red Lobster again!
After my son’s graduation from college, he wanted to go to Red Lobster, one of his favorite restaurants, to celebrate. Imagine my surprise when I was told by the manager that not only could he not give me any direction on what I could eat, he also had no way of checking the ingredients in any of the menu items. Because of that, we had to leave the restaurant go to Olive Garden which not only had a gluten free menu, their staff was well versed in in what items were safe for me to consume. I did contact your corporate office regarding my experience and was not impressed with the response I received. It did me little good to have a list I could choose from for the next 30 days. At that point I could not imagine ever going back to Red Lobster let alone in the next 30 days. I would love to be able to take my son out to eat at one of his favorite restaurants. You are missing out on a lot of diners by not having an allergen menu
After my son’s graduation from college, he wanted to go to Red Lobster, one of his favorite restaurants, to celebrate. Imagine my surprise when I was told by the manager that not only could he not give me any direction on what I could eat, he also had no way of checking the ingredients in any of the menu items. Because of that, we had to leave the restaurant go to Olive Garden which not only had a gluten free menu, their staff was well versed in in what items were safe for me to consume. I did contact your corporate office regarding my experience and was not impressed with the response I received. It did me little good to have a list I could choose from for the next 30 days. At that point I could not imagine ever going back to Red Lobster let alone in the next 30 days. I would love to be able to take my son out to eat at one of his favorite restaurants. You are missing out on a lot of diners by not having an allergen menu
Please listen to the pulse of your customers… we need as much information about the food we eat as possible. If we trust you to cook for us, please take care of us. Jump on the health band wagon and identify gluten on your menu.
Many thanks!
Deb Shear, President
We Need to Know
Please listen to the pulse of your customers… we need as much information about the food we eat as possible. If we trust you to cook for us, please take care of us. Jump on the health band wagon and identify gluten on your menu.
Many thanks!
Deb Shear, President
We Need to Know
Thank you for your attention to the needs of the growing population with allergies and/or celiac disease. Please consider including gluten (which includes barley, rye and oats in addition to wheat) in addition to the eight top allergens. My family will only eat at restaurants that have dedicated gluten-free menus or lists that specify exactly which menu items are free of gluten. I know many other families with celiac individuals who feel the same way, and I think you will find we are very loyal (and always quick to spread the word to other gluten-free clientele).
Thank you for your attention to the needs of the growing population with allergies and/or celiac disease. Please consider including gluten (which includes barley, rye and oats in addition to wheat) in addition to the eight top allergens. My family will only eat at restaurants that have dedicated gluten-free menus or lists that specify exactly which menu items are free of gluten. I know many other families with celiac individuals who feel the same way, and I think you will find we are very loyal (and always quick to spread the word to other gluten-free clientele).
Mr. Otis,
My family frequents a national chain restaurant that has a gluten-free menu and cooks gluten-free in a special section of the kitchen. We feel safe when a restaurant takes care to isolate gluten-free food to minimize contamination. We would love to add Red Lobster to our list of “safe” restaurants. Thank you.
Mr. Otis,
My family frequents a national chain restaurant that has a gluten-free menu and cooks gluten-free in a special section of the kitchen. We feel safe when a restaurant takes care to isolate gluten-free food to minimize contamination. We would love to add Red Lobster to our list of “safe” restaurants. Thank you.
Mr. Otis,
As eating out has become something of the past since my husband was diagnosed with celiac 1 1/2 years ago it would be nice to once again dine out knowing his meal would be safe. Red Lobster has been one of the many restaurants we have enjoyed in the past. We would love to add you onto our “safe list”. Cudos for recognizing that there is need for awareness in the restaurant industry.
Mr. Otis,
As eating out has become something of the past since my husband was diagnosed with celiac 1 1/2 years ago it would be nice to once again dine out knowing his meal would be safe. Red Lobster has been one of the many restaurants we have enjoyed in the past. We would love to add you onto our “safe list”. Cudos for recognizing that there is need for awareness in the restaurant industry.
Please strongly consider adding a gluten-free menu with plenty of tasty variety! Like many of the previous commenters, many are discovering that life without gluten makes all the difference in your quality of life. I have gluten-intolerance and irritable bowel. Since I kicked gluten to the curb in January, my fibromyalgia pain is much more tolerable. I would love to return to Red Lobster–I have been lusting over your crab commercials lately! Three out of eight people in my work unit are gluten-intolerant or celiac. It is much more common than you realize.
Please strongly consider adding a gluten-free menu with plenty of tasty variety! Like many of the previous commenters, many are discovering that life without gluten makes all the difference in your quality of life. I have gluten-intolerance and irritable bowel. Since I kicked gluten to the curb in January, my fibromyalgia pain is much more tolerable. I would love to return to Red Lobster–I have been lusting over your crab commercials lately! Three out of eight people in my work unit are gluten-intolerant or celiac. It is much more common than you realize.
Dear Mr. Otis,
Please plan to include Gluten in the allergen information you will provide to your customers. Without this information, I am unable to dine at Red Lobster.
Thank you,
Camrynne S.
Celiac Disease Patient
Dear Mr. Otis,
Please plan to include Gluten in the allergen information you will provide to your customers. Without this information, I am unable to dine at Red Lobster.
Thank you,
Camrynne S.
Celiac Disease Patient
We used to really enjoy eating at Red Lobster before I was diagnosed celiac. Now we only eat at restaurants which offer a gluten-free menu, and cook the gluten-free items separately from the gluten-containing items. PF Chang’s has been getting all our business, as they even serve on special plates used only for gluten-free items. We’d sure love to come back to Red Lobster again, so are eagerly awaiting your addition of a gluten-free menu. Thanks!
We used to really enjoy eating at Red Lobster before I was diagnosed celiac. Now we only eat at restaurants which offer a gluten-free menu, and cook the gluten-free items separately from the gluten-containing items. PF Chang’s has been getting all our business, as they even serve on special plates used only for gluten-free items. We’d sure love to come back to Red Lobster again, so are eagerly awaiting your addition of a gluten-free menu. Thanks!
I am excited to hear that Darden is expanding their menus to make dining easier for persons with food allergies to eat safely. We know that the kitchen is not “allergy free” but the idea that awareness and understanding is there is Exciting! If you could add the prices to the menu that would be helpful. As it is every time I ask for a Gluten Free menu, I have to have a “standard” menu as well since no prices are listed.
Thank You
I am excited to hear that Darden is expanding their menus to make dining easier for persons with food allergies to eat safely. We know that the kitchen is not “allergy free” but the idea that awareness and understanding is there is Exciting! If you could add the prices to the menu that would be helpful. As it is every time I ask for a Gluten Free menu, I have to have a “standard” menu as well since no prices are listed.
Thank You
Dear Mr. Otis,
Red Lobster was once a favorite place for my sister and I to go. Since I realized I had celiac disease I haven’t even set foot in Red Lobster in about a year. We go to restaurants with gluten-free menus. P.F. Changs has been great. Olive Garden and Outback are also frequent haunts. Even the local restaurants are getting in on the act. The Pasta House Company even has a gluten-free menu.
While I appreciate the addition of allergen information to your menu, I am dismayed that it is only wheat being identified as an allergen. A person with celiac cannot have wheat, rye, barley, spelt, or triticale. Even traces of these ingredients in a dish can cause symptoms.
I do hope you will consider clearly labeling the gluten-free items on your menu. It is a simple change to the menu and it gives some peace to your customers. I am not planning to go to Red Lobster until I know what I can eat safely. A growing number of people must eat gluten-free diets, so it is in your company’s best interest to label the menu correctly.
Dear Mr. Otis,
Red Lobster was once a favorite place for my sister and I to go. Since I realized I had celiac disease I haven’t even set foot in Red Lobster in about a year. We go to restaurants with gluten-free menus. P.F. Changs has been great. Olive Garden and Outback are also frequent haunts. Even the local restaurants are getting in on the act. The Pasta House Company even has a gluten-free menu.
While I appreciate the addition of allergen information to your menu, I am dismayed that it is only wheat being identified as an allergen. A person with celiac cannot have wheat, rye, barley, spelt, or triticale. Even traces of these ingredients in a dish can cause symptoms.
I do hope you will consider clearly labeling the gluten-free items on your menu. It is a simple change to the menu and it gives some peace to your customers. I am not planning to go to Red Lobster until I know what I can eat safely. A growing number of people must eat gluten-free diets, so it is in your company’s best interest to label the menu correctly.
Dear Mr. Otis -
Thank you for creating a list of the 8 allergens in some of your restaurants, but you should know that for those of us with Celiac Disease, the list does not go far enough. In Massachusetts a ground breaking food allergy law was passed in January (driven by TV personality, restaurant owner and award winning chef, Ming Tsai). As he says, ” …if you are in the restaurant industry, it’s your duty to serve everyone safe food.” If we cannot get critical, reliable information about ingredients and cross contamination issues, it is more than difficult — it is dangerous — for us to patronize your restaurant – so we just stay away (and there are a lot of us out here). Thank you
Dear Mr. Otis -
Thank you for creating a list of the 8 allergens in some of your restaurants, but you should know that for those of us with Celiac Disease, the list does not go far enough. In Massachusetts a ground breaking food allergy law was passed in January (driven by TV personality, restaurant owner and award winning chef, Ming Tsai). As he says, ” …if you are in the restaurant industry, it’s your duty to serve everyone safe food.” If we cannot get critical, reliable information about ingredients and cross contamination issues, it is more than difficult — it is dangerous — for us to patronize your restaurant – so we just stay away (and there are a lot of us out here). Thank you
I used to get sick at Red Lobster every time I went there, even eliminating obvious gluten foods. Turns out msg was the biggest problem there. MSG somehow has gluten in it. Until they remove the msg from almost everything on their menu, they will have a problem identifying gluten in their foods. No wonder they haven’t done this yet!
I used to get sick at Red Lobster every time I went there, even eliminating obvious gluten foods. Turns out msg was the biggest problem there. MSG somehow has gluten in it. Until they remove the msg from almost everything on their menu, they will have a problem identifying gluten in their foods. No wonder they haven’t done this yet!
I used to go to Red Lobster all the time before my diagnosis; it’s my boyfriend’s favorite restaurant. I tried to go on Valentines Day this past year, but was told that because it was so busy the kitchen staff could not ensure anything to be completely gluten free. Please include all gluten ingredients in your allergens, it will make going out so much easier!
I used to go to Red Lobster all the time before my diagnosis; it’s my boyfriend’s favorite restaurant. I tried to go on Valentines Day this past year, but was told that because it was so busy the kitchen staff could not ensure anything to be completely gluten free. Please include all gluten ingredients in your allergens, it will make going out so much easier!
I used to go to Red Lobster about once/twice a month, but since my diagnosis last year I have been unable to go due to not having gluten information for us to view. I would appreciate it if you did put an ingredients listing or allergen menu out so those of us with Celiac Disease or Gluten Intolerance can once again enjoy your restaurant with our family and friends.
I used to go to Red Lobster about once/twice a month, but since my diagnosis last year I have been unable to go due to not having gluten information for us to view. I would appreciate it if you did put an ingredients listing or allergen menu out so those of us with Celiac Disease or Gluten Intolerance can once again enjoy your restaurant with our family and friends.
Dear Mr. Otis,
My daughter and I are gluten sensitive and my husband has Celiac disease. It would be great to be able to know what is safe for us to eat so we can return Red Lobster, even if it isn’t for the cheddar bisquits. Thank-you Darden for Olive Garden’s Gluten-Free menu that I can pass along to my patients.
Karen Salser RN, MS, FNP-c
Dear Mr. Otis,
My daughter and I are gluten sensitive and my husband has Celiac disease. It would be great to be able to know what is safe for us to eat so we can return Red Lobster, even if it isn’t for the cheddar bisquits. Thank-you Darden for Olive Garden’s Gluten-Free menu that I can pass along to my patients.
Karen Salser RN, MS, FNP-c
Dear Mr. Otis,
Having gone this far, it would be a shame for you not to add a gluten-free indicator to your new menu. The gluten-free market is large and growing very fast. New diagnostic tests are making the medical community realize that many, many more people have celiac and will enjoy better health if they give up gluten. I am one of them; just diagnosed a year ago. I LOVE eating out, but can hardly do so now. There is a Red Lobster near us and, if they had a gluten-free menu, I would be a patron for certain.
Yours,
Laurel
Dear Mr. Otis,
Having gone this far, it would be a shame for you not to add a gluten-free indicator to your new menu. The gluten-free market is large and growing very fast. New diagnostic tests are making the medical community realize that many, many more people have celiac and will enjoy better health if they give up gluten. I am one of them; just diagnosed a year ago. I LOVE eating out, but can hardly do so now. There is a Red Lobster near us and, if they had a gluten-free menu, I would be a patron for certain.
Yours,
Laurel
Please consider adding gluten free to your menue of allergen free food list!! My son has several allergies and one of them include gluten. It is so great to be able to take him out to dinner and have him feel like member of the family eating off the menue!! e have not been able to go tored lobstersince he was born…but I luv red lobster and used to go there all the time in the past!! You would get me back as a customer that is for sure!!
Please consider adding gluten free to your menue of allergen free food list!! My son has several allergies and one of them include gluten. It is so great to be able to take him out to dinner and have him feel like member of the family eating off the menue!! e have not been able to go tored lobstersince he was born…but I luv red lobster and used to go there all the time in the past!! You would get me back as a customer that is for sure!!
Dear Mr. Otis,
It would be wonderful if Red Lobster could add a gluten-free menu. Switching to a gluten-free diet has eliminated dozens of health problems for me, and while I eat out five or six times a week, I only go to restaurants that have gluten-free menus. We have a Red Lobster nearby, and it used to be one of our favorite restaurants before my diagnosis. Because of my dining limitations, I usually pick the restaurant (or provide a short list of choices) when we eat out, whether it’s with family, friends, or colleagues. Even if the menu is small, that’s fine. I would think that steamed & broiled choices would be easy to include gluten-free. If the gluten-free menu includes a dessert (more than vanilla ice cream), you’d easily be in the top three choices for special occasions. And of course, biscuits (or even chips) to munch on before the food arrives would be a wonderful treat.
Thank you for considering adding a gluten-free menu!
Jamie Buck
Dear Mr. Otis,
It would be wonderful if Red Lobster could add a gluten-free menu. Switching to a gluten-free diet has eliminated dozens of health problems for me, and while I eat out five or six times a week, I only go to restaurants that have gluten-free menus. We have a Red Lobster nearby, and it used to be one of our favorite restaurants before my diagnosis. Because of my dining limitations, I usually pick the restaurant (or provide a short list of choices) when we eat out, whether it’s with family, friends, or colleagues. Even if the menu is small, that’s fine. I would think that steamed & broiled choices would be easy to include gluten-free. If the gluten-free menu includes a dessert (more than vanilla ice cream), you’d easily be in the top three choices for special occasions. And of course, biscuits (or even chips) to munch on before the food arrives would be a wonderful treat.
Thank you for considering adding a gluten-free menu!
Jamie Buck
My husband is gluten-intolerant. We love red lobster. But we don’t know which foods he can eat & which he can’t. We don’t go to Red Lobster anymore for that reason. You’re losing a lot of business. Estimates are that 1% of the US population is gluten-intolerant. That’s about 3000000 people. If each would dine at Red Lobster 4 times a year at an average cost of $30, then you’ve lost $360 million a year, which hardly constitutes small change. Also, be aware that advertising to a gluten-free audience is easy on the budget, as word-of-mouth among the gf community spreads like wildfire, & we are very loyal to those businesses which cater to our needs.
So, either keep ignoring us & continue to lose business, or get into the game–that’s pretty much the only choice you’ve got. We’d love to do business with Red Lobster–but not if we don’t know what’s safe for us or our loved ones.
My husband is gluten-intolerant. We love red lobster. But we don’t know which foods he can eat & which he can’t. We don’t go to Red Lobster anymore for that reason. You’re losing a lot of business. Estimates are that 1% of the US population is gluten-intolerant. That’s about 3000000 people. If each would dine at Red Lobster 4 times a year at an average cost of $30, then you’ve lost $360 million a year, which hardly constitutes small change. Also, be aware that advertising to a gluten-free audience is easy on the budget, as word-of-mouth among the gf community spreads like wildfire, & we are very loyal to those businesses which cater to our needs.
So, either keep ignoring us & continue to lose business, or get into the game–that’s pretty much the only choice you’ve got. We’d love to do business with Red Lobster–but not if we don’t know what’s safe for us or our loved ones.
I too have celiac disease and have not been able to eat at a Red Lobster since I was diagnosed four years ago. Thank you for providing the allergen list, but to those of us with celiac disease that’s not enough to be able to eat safely. Please consider creating a gluten free menu in the near future.
I too have celiac disease and have not been able to eat at a Red Lobster since I was diagnosed four years ago. Thank you for providing the allergen list, but to those of us with celiac disease that’s not enough to be able to eat safely. Please consider creating a gluten free menu in the near future.
Dear Mr. Otis-
as you can see by the many postings, gluten-free patrons are a verbal, educated and loyal group. The gluten-free food manufacturers have slowly been figuring out that we are always looking for the next convienent food/snack or estaurant that we can add to our list of options. Having another chain restaurant would be a huge benefit to us and all of families (and co-workers that eat out together). But please remember that it is also important to have trained staff to follow the necessary guidelines to make our food safe! There is nothing worse than trying to enjoy your food and start throwing up 15 minutes later due to cross-contamination issues. And that is not an exaggeration for many celiacs.
Dear Mr. Otis-
as you can see by the many postings, gluten-free patrons are a verbal, educated and loyal group. The gluten-free food manufacturers have slowly been figuring out that we are always looking for the next convienent food/snack or estaurant that we can add to our list of options. Having another chain restaurant would be a huge benefit to us and all of families (and co-workers that eat out together). But please remember that it is also important to have trained staff to follow the necessary guidelines to make our food safe! There is nothing worse than trying to enjoy your food and start throwing up 15 minutes later due to cross-contamination issues. And that is not an exaggeration for many celiacs.
Dear Mr. Otis,
I would like to add my voice to the others in asking that you provide some gluten-free choices on your menu. I have multiple food allergies in addition to gluten intolerance and eating out is difficult, but I prefer eating in a restaurant to being invited to someone’s home for a meal and worrying about them having to accommodate my food restrictions – it definitely limits social interaction when you can’t safely enjoy a meal out with friends. I have always loved Red Lobster and hope to be able to enjoy dining there again!
Dear Mr. Otis,
I would like to add my voice to the others in asking that you provide some gluten-free choices on your menu. I have multiple food allergies in addition to gluten intolerance and eating out is difficult, but I prefer eating in a restaurant to being invited to someone’s home for a meal and worrying about them having to accommodate my food restrictions – it definitely limits social interaction when you can’t safely enjoy a meal out with friends. I have always loved Red Lobster and hope to be able to enjoy dining there again!
Please, please, please list gluten free choices on the Red Lobster menu. My husband and I LOVE seafood and eat out, on average, 3 times a week. We would love to add Red Lobster to our rotation. Celiacs can be VERY loyal customers!
Sincerely,
Pamela Domeier
Lenexa, KS
Please, please, please list gluten free choices on the Red Lobster menu. My husband and I LOVE seafood and eat out, on average, 3 times a week. We would love to add Red Lobster to our rotation. Celiacs can be VERY loyal customers!
Sincerely,
Pamela Domeier
Lenexa, KS
I love Red Lobster, but can not enjoy like I have in the past. It would be fantastic if gluten free items were made available on the menu. I have a Red Lobster around the corner from where I live and I would go at least once a week. Now if I go once every two months is alot. Gluten Free would be wonderful!
Sheri
Aurora, CO
I love Red Lobster, but can not enjoy like I have in the past. It would be fantastic if gluten free items were made available on the menu. I have a Red Lobster around the corner from where I live and I would go at least once a week. Now if I go once every two months is alot. Gluten Free would be wonderful!
Sheri
Aurora, CO
I would be glad to dine at Red Lobster if you were gluten-friendly. Your competition has all my business now, such as PF Chang, Outback Steakhouse, Mark Twain Pizza,, Muriel’s, Olive Garden, Wendy’s, and Subway.
I would be glad to dine at Red Lobster if you were gluten-friendly. Your competition has all my business now, such as PF Chang, Outback Steakhouse, Mark Twain Pizza,, Muriel’s, Olive Garden, Wendy’s, and Subway.
i would loooooooove it if red lobster had a gluten free menu! love it!
i would loooooooove it if red lobster had a gluten free menu! love it!
It would be so wonderful if I could eat out at Red Lobster. I haven’t been able to do so since 2000, when I was diagnosed with celiac disease. In addition to not being able to digest anything with wheat flour, I cannot tolerate any foods that also have oats, rye, and barley and any of their derivatives. If I do, I would become extremely ill, sometimes ending up in the emergency room.
while we do not have a Red Lobster where I live (darn it!), I only have to drive to Medford, OR, which is less than 70 miles away and is quite convenient.
I hope that Red Lobster considers the requests and yes, even pleas, from those of us with celiac disease, and others with intolerances that are similar.
Red Lobster is a great restaurant and I do miss it’s delicious seafood.
It would be so wonderful if I could eat out at Red Lobster. I haven’t been able to do so since 2000, when I was diagnosed with celiac disease. In addition to not being able to digest anything with wheat flour, I cannot tolerate any foods that also have oats, rye, and barley and any of their derivatives. If I do, I would become extremely ill, sometimes ending up in the emergency room.
while we do not have a Red Lobster where I live (darn it!), I only have to drive to Medford, OR, which is less than 70 miles away and is quite convenient.
I hope that Red Lobster considers the requests and yes, even pleas, from those of us with celiac disease, and others with intolerances that are similar.
Red Lobster is a great restaurant and I do miss it’s delicious seafood.
Red Lobster going Gluten Free would be the best thing to happen to the restuarant. I work across the street from one and would definitely frequent it more often. The only place in my area that offers a Celiac Friendly menu is Eat N Park so as of now they get all of my business.
Red Lobster going Gluten Free would be the best thing to happen to the restuarant. I work across the street from one and would definitely frequent it more often. The only place in my area that offers a Celiac Friendly menu is Eat N Park so as of now they get all of my business.
I have eaten at red lobster and they have been real good on helping me find something I could eat. But I was still alittle scared, so it would be so nice to beable to go in and see exactly what I can order. I feel better seeing it on paper then having to ask for help. So please add gluten free to you menu Thanks
I have eaten at red lobster and they have been real good on helping me find something I could eat. But I was still alittle scared, so it would be so nice to beable to go in and see exactly what I can order. I feel better seeing it on paper then having to ask for help. So please add gluten free to you menu Thanks
We would love to see gluten free options on your menu. We usually only dine at restaurants that can accommodate a gluten free mean since our daughter has Celiac. We would love to add you to our dining out options.
We would love to see gluten free options on your menu. We usually only dine at restaurants that can accommodate a gluten free mean since our daughter has Celiac. We would love to add you to our dining out options.
An allergen menu would be great and would have Red Lobster join the other restaurants in the group.
An allergen menu would be great and would have Red Lobster join the other restaurants in the group.
I enjoy eating at Red Lobster, it would be so nice to be able to have a bigger selection to choose from that would be gluten free, a listing would be great.
I enjoy eating at Red Lobster, it would be so nice to be able to have a bigger selection to choose from that would be gluten free, a listing would be great.
I haven’t eaten at a Red Lobster in 4 years, since I found out I have Celiac. Please, please add gluten free options to your menu. It’s not just celiacs and gluten intolerant people who need this but also a gluten free diet is known to benefit everyone including those with autism, fibromyalgia and countless other ailments and diseases. So you would be benefiting…everyone!
Oregon
I haven’t eaten at a Red Lobster in 4 years, since I found out I have Celiac. Please, please add gluten free options to your menu. It’s not just celiacs and gluten intolerant people who need this but also a gluten free diet is known to benefit everyone including those with autism, fibromyalgia and countless other ailments and diseases. So you would be benefiting…everyone!
Oregon
Please add gluten to your allergens menu. My daughter and I loved to dine there before we were diagnosed with Celiac, and are now too wary to go to any restaurant that does not have a gluten-free menu. Our choices are limited due to that restriction, but for now your competition has our loyalty. Please update your menu, and we will certainly include you to our growing list of conscientious businesses that care about their customers’ health.
Please add gluten to your allergens menu. My daughter and I loved to dine there before we were diagnosed with Celiac, and are now too wary to go to any restaurant that does not have a gluten-free menu. Our choices are limited due to that restriction, but for now your competition has our loyalty. Please update your menu, and we will certainly include you to our growing list of conscientious businesses that care about their customers’ health.
Please add gluten-free options to your menu. I used to love dining there until I discovered I had celiac disease. This would bring me back safe and sound. I belong to a celiac group of about 500. I would love to be able to tell them about a Red Lobster gluten free menu. Many of us use Outback Steak House now and this would give us a great alternative.
Please add gluten-free options to your menu. I used to love dining there until I discovered I had celiac disease. This would bring me back safe and sound. I belong to a celiac group of about 500. I would love to be able to tell them about a Red Lobster gluten free menu. Many of us use Outback Steak House now and this would give us a great alternative.
Dear Mr. Otis,
I sincerely wish you would add gluten free selectiions to your menu, to include oats, barley and rye, not just wheat. I was ill for about 10 years before finding the culprit, gluten.
We have a lunch meeting at Red Lobster today and I shall eat a salad with no dressing, just so my husband can attend. It would be so nice to be able to actually dine with him and the group, worry free. (This is a Dallas location just off of Hwy. 635)
Dear Mr. Otis,
I sincerely wish you would add gluten free selectiions to your menu, to include oats, barley and rye, not just wheat. I was ill for about 10 years before finding the culprit, gluten.
We have a lunch meeting at Red Lobster today and I shall eat a salad with no dressing, just so my husband can attend. It would be so nice to be able to actually dine with him and the group, worry free. (This is a Dallas location just off of Hwy. 635)
I would love to see Red Lobster have some gluten free selections on their menu. We have one close by and go there once in awhile but would go much more frequently if they had GF items marked specifically on the menu. Even something as simple as salad dressings would be a help-I always have to bring my own or have oil and vinegar. We have a local support group that would be happy to list them on their restaurant suggestions if they decide to go this route.
I would love to see Red Lobster have some gluten free selections on their menu. We have one close by and go there once in awhile but would go much more frequently if they had GF items marked specifically on the menu. Even something as simple as salad dressings would be a help-I always have to bring my own or have oil and vinegar. We have a local support group that would be happy to list them on their restaurant suggestions if they decide to go this route.
Our family would definitely frequent Red Lobster if you could offer gluten free selections for our celiac 7 year old. We are very loyal to the restaurants that accomodate his diet, and would love to have another option.
Our family would definitely frequent Red Lobster if you could offer gluten free selections for our celiac 7 year old. We are very loyal to the restaurants that accomodate his diet, and would love to have another option.
It would be greatly appreciated if Red Lobster indicated which items on their menu were gluten-free. It makes it much easier for individuals with celiac or gluten intolerance to identify items on the menu that can eat. I am more likely to choose a restaurant that I know offers a gluten-free menu and has knowledge of cooking gluten-free when I choose a place to eat.
It would be greatly appreciated if Red Lobster indicated which items on their menu were gluten-free. It makes it much easier for individuals with celiac or gluten intolerance to identify items on the menu that can eat. I am more likely to choose a restaurant that I know offers a gluten-free menu and has knowledge of cooking gluten-free when I choose a place to eat.
Please add gluten to your list of allergens on your menu. Thank you.
Please add gluten to your list of allergens on your menu. Thank you.
Attn. Mr. Otis~
My name is Becky; a sufferer of Celiac, and a Red Lobster employee. I have been serving at Red Lobster for a couple of years now, and as the only employee at my location with a strong knowledge of gluten sensitivity, I have been finding the need for gluten free menu options to be steadily increasing. Every server at my restaurant, when encountered with a gluten free guest, immediately seeks my presence at the table. I always take the time to explain any menu items that are safe for them (though the selection is scarce.) And very frequently a look of disappointment follows when they find their favorite foods are not safe due to thickened sauces, cross contamination, or questionable seasonings. When I think of the number of guests I meet in the restaurant every week with gluten sensitivities, I cannot help but wonder… How many more guests would Red Lobster have if we offered then a dedicated gluten free menu?! Celiacs are very loyal to restaurants that have dedicated GF menus…I would know since I am one! It makes all the difference for a celiac to see what they can have as opposed to everything they cannot have. Red Lobster strives for excellence, this would be another step towards that goal!
Attn. Mr. Otis~
My name is Becky; a sufferer of Celiac, and a Red Lobster employee. I have been serving at Red Lobster for a couple of years now, and as the only employee at my location with a strong knowledge of gluten sensitivity, I have been finding the need for gluten free menu options to be steadily increasing. Every server at my restaurant, when encountered with a gluten free guest, immediately seeks my presence at the table. I always take the time to explain any menu items that are safe for them (though the selection is scarce.) And very frequently a look of disappointment follows when they find their favorite foods are not safe due to thickened sauces, cross contamination, or questionable seasonings. When I think of the number of guests I meet in the restaurant every week with gluten sensitivities, I cannot help but wonder… How many more guests would Red Lobster have if we offered then a dedicated gluten free menu?! Celiacs are very loyal to restaurants that have dedicated GF menus…I would know since I am one! It makes all the difference for a celiac to see what they can have as opposed to everything they cannot have. Red Lobster strives for excellence, this would be another step towards that goal!
Please include a gluten free menu at Red Lobster. Because I have celiac, I only eat out at places I’m sure I can receive a gluten free meal. I would love to add Red Lobster to my list!
Please include a gluten free menu at Red Lobster. Because I have celiac, I only eat out at places I’m sure I can receive a gluten free meal. I would love to add Red Lobster to my list!
Dear Mr. Otis,
I would love to dine at Red Lobster but need gluten free transparency. Please help me put Red Lobster on my dining list.
Sincerely,
Kris Malmberg
Dear Mr. Otis,
I would love to dine at Red Lobster but need gluten free transparency. Please help me put Red Lobster on my dining list.
Sincerely,
Kris Malmberg
Dear Mr. Otis,
I love seafood and would enjoy eating at Red Lobster. I ask you to please include a dedicated gluten free menu at your restaurant.
I would love to add Red Lobster to my list of restaurants that I can dine out at.
Sincerely,
Marcia Texter
Dear Mr. Otis,
I love seafood and would enjoy eating at Red Lobster. I ask you to please include a dedicated gluten free menu at your restaurant.
I would love to add Red Lobster to my list of restaurants that I can dine out at.
Sincerely,
Marcia Texter
Dear Mr. Otis
Please include a gluten free menu in your restaurant. We celiac’s are very loyal
to the few restaurants that truly understand our cross contamination and gluten
free needs. Imagine for a moment, that you could never again dine in your favorite restaurants or over friends homes again without getting very ill. We live with this every day unless companys like Red Lobster make changes. We need
your staff to have a complete understanding of the cross contamination possibilities.
Dear Mr. Otis
Please include a gluten free menu in your restaurant. We celiac’s are very loyal
to the few restaurants that truly understand our cross contamination and gluten
free needs. Imagine for a moment, that you could never again dine in your favorite restaurants or over friends homes again without getting very ill. We live with this every day unless companys like Red Lobster make changes. We need
your staff to have a complete understanding of the cross contamination possibilities.
Dear Mr. Otis,
I love seafood and your restaurant is one of the few around that has so many wonderful dishes and reasonable prices too. I used to go to Red Lobster quite often, but since my Gluten intolerance I have not been there in years. I would really appriciate being able to come back to dine at your establishment!!! Please consider our plea. As a Celiac we are so limited as to where we can go, and go safely. Thank you for this consideration. Sincerly, Kim
Dear Mr. Otis,
I love seafood and your restaurant is one of the few around that has so many wonderful dishes and reasonable prices too. I used to go to Red Lobster quite often, but since my Gluten intolerance I have not been there in years. I would really appriciate being able to come back to dine at your establishment!!! Please consider our plea. As a Celiac we are so limited as to where we can go, and go safely. Thank you for this consideration. Sincerly, Kim
Dear Mr. Otis,
Both of my young children are celiac & both enjoy seafood very much. If you added gluten free choices to your menu, you would gain lots of loyal gluten free customers. With many locations, chains with gluten free menus are really helpful. to us. We don’t have many options, so we would appreciate another place to eat.
Thanks,
Laura Legare
Dear Mr. Otis,
Both of my young children are celiac & both enjoy seafood very much. If you added gluten free choices to your menu, you would gain lots of loyal gluten free customers. With many locations, chains with gluten free menus are really helpful. to us. We don’t have many options, so we would appreciate another place to eat.
Thanks,
Laura Legare
Hello Mr. Otis,
We have always enjoyed Red Lobsters Restaurants. But last year I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease after 20 year battle of health problems due to undiagnosis. So I am now Gluten Free- I haven’t written your restaurant and received some helpful info about what I might be able to eat. Although very lim ited items are available, I would love to be able to dine with my family and order from a disignated Gluten Free Menu and be assured your servers know what-Gluten Free items are available-thank you for taking the first steps in this ever increasing disease.
Julie- Michigan
Hello Mr. Otis,
We have always enjoyed Red Lobsters Restaurants. But last year I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease after 20 year battle of health problems due to undiagnosis. So I am now Gluten Free- I haven’t written your restaurant and received some helpful info about what I might be able to eat. Although very lim ited items are available, I would love to be able to dine with my family and order from a disignated Gluten Free Menu and be assured your servers know what-Gluten Free items are available-thank you for taking the first steps in this ever increasing disease.
Julie- Michigan
I would love to eat at Red Lobster, but please, please instruct the kitchen staff on how to keep our food gluten free. The last two times I have eaten at Red Lobster it has made me sick. And I ordered things that should have been gluten free. I think they may have been making rolls at the same time my food was being prepared. Thanks for the help, we really appreciate it.
I would love to eat at Red Lobster, but please, please instruct the kitchen staff on how to keep our food gluten free. The last two times I have eaten at Red Lobster it has made me sick. And I ordered things that should have been gluten free. I think they may have been making rolls at the same time my food was being prepared. Thanks for the help, we really appreciate it.
I haven’t eaten at Red Lobster since my Celiac diagnosis in 2009! My family (6 of us) miss being able to eat at Red Lobster. Three of my four children are gluten intolerant — without a change to Red Lobster’s menu, none of us will ever be able to eat there again. Please consider recognizing this disease and adding a Gluten Free Menu.
I haven’t eaten at Red Lobster since my Celiac diagnosis in 2009! My family (6 of us) miss being able to eat at Red Lobster. Three of my four children are gluten intolerant — without a change to Red Lobster’s menu, none of us will ever be able to eat there again. Please consider recognizing this disease and adding a Gluten Free Menu.
It would be really wonderful if Red Lobster had a gluten free menu. I eat at the Red Lobster near my house at least four times a year and would love to eat there more if I knew exactly what I could eat. I have gotten sick there a couple of times in the last year because of cross contamination. It still scares me to know if I am getting any glute or not. So please, please put out a gluten free menu for the Red Lobsters. I would eat at restaurants that had the gluten free menu more often. Thank you for your consideration.
Tiffany
It would be really wonderful if Red Lobster had a gluten free menu. I eat at the Red Lobster near my house at least four times a year and would love to eat there more if I knew exactly what I could eat. I have gotten sick there a couple of times in the last year because of cross contamination. It still scares me to know if I am getting any glute or not. So please, please put out a gluten free menu for the Red Lobsters. I would eat at restaurants that had the gluten free menu more often. Thank you for your consideration.
Tiffany
I live in Orange County, California. I have Celiac disease and know others who do as well. I love to eat at restaurants and patronize those that have gluten-free menus. I know the Celiac community would be responsive if Red Lobster would identify foods containing gluten from wheat (including soy sauce made with wheat – most are) rye, barley (including malt), and oats.
I live in Orange County, California. I have Celiac disease and know others who do as well. I love to eat at restaurants and patronize those that have gluten-free menus. I know the Celiac community would be responsive if Red Lobster would identify foods containing gluten from wheat (including soy sauce made with wheat – most are) rye, barley (including malt), and oats.
Mr. Otis,
My family and I used to enjoy eating at Red Lobster. Since I have been diagnosed with Celic eating there is no longer an option. Currently we eat at other establishments that are aware of gluten intolerance. Please add gluten free selections to your menu and train cooks on how to prepare.
Mr. Otis,
My family and I used to enjoy eating at Red Lobster. Since I have been diagnosed with Celic eating there is no longer an option. Currently we eat at other establishments that are aware of gluten intolerance. Please add gluten free selections to your menu and train cooks on how to prepare.
Please let Mr. Clarence Otis know that we celiacs would certainly appreciate having gluten added to the list of allergens for their restaurants. It would make eating out easier as they have so many restaurants nationwide. I know that Longhorn Steakhouse (also owned by Darden) has a gluten free menu. I have eaten at Longhorn and been very pleased at how careful they have been with my meals.
Thank you.
Please let Mr. Clarence Otis know that we celiacs would certainly appreciate having gluten added to the list of allergens for their restaurants. It would make eating out easier as they have so many restaurants nationwide. I know that Longhorn Steakhouse (also owned by Darden) has a gluten free menu. I have eaten at Longhorn and been very pleased at how careful they have been with my meals.
Thank you.
Mr Otis,
I would love to be able to eat at Red Lobster again as it is my husband’s favorite restaurant and I really like to take him there for his birthday each year (or more!). It would be lovely to have a gluten free menu so it is not so hard to eat out. I like to pick places that I know have safe food for me and my son. Thank you for considering it!!
Mr Otis,
I would love to be able to eat at Red Lobster again as it is my husband’s favorite restaurant and I really like to take him there for his birthday each year (or more!). It would be lovely to have a gluten free menu so it is not so hard to eat out. I like to pick places that I know have safe food for me and my son. Thank you for considering it!!
http://www.myglutenfreenj.com/Red_Lobster_Gluten_Free.html
Red Lobster does have a GF list
http://www.myglutenfreenj.com/Red_Lobster_Gluten_Free.html
Red Lobster does have a GF list
i recently, (and often), ate at red lobster in colonie ny. the staff was very helpful in helping me choose menu items that were glkuten free.
it was disappointing to find so many choices that were not ok for me. the rice, for example. i don’t expect darden restaurants to remake their entire menu for me but a little bit of improvement in this area would go a long way.
thanx for listening.
i recently, (and often), ate at red lobster in colonie ny. the staff was very helpful in helping me choose menu items that were glkuten free.
it was disappointing to find so many choices that were not ok for me. the rice, for example. i don’t expect darden restaurants to remake their entire menu for me but a little bit of improvement in this area would go a long way.
thanx for listening.
Mr Otis,
I have enjoyed Red Lobster my entire adult life, 35 years and am disappointed that in the 5 years since being diagnosed with celiac disease I can’t eat at your restaurants because there is little or nothing safe for me to eat. Please help me.
Jerome
Mr Otis,
I have enjoyed Red Lobster my entire adult life, 35 years and am disappointed that in the 5 years since being diagnosed with celiac disease I can’t eat at your restaurants because there is little or nothing safe for me to eat. Please help me.
Jerome
My daughter, daughter-in- law and grandson all cannot eat gluten, so it makes it very challenging when eating out. We would all appreciate a menu listing gluten free items so we can eat at Red Lobster.
Eating out is extremely challenging for those of us with a gluten intolerance. To have safe options at a restaurant means I will frequent your restaurant. Seafood restaurants are especially challenging..hushpuppies, breadings and coatings are very dangerous to patrons such as myself. I would appreciate a menu that enables me to make safe and yet “tasty” choices.
I would LOVE to add Red Lobster to my short list of available GF restaurants. Myself and two kids are Celiac and really would love another alternative!!! I remember well the tastes of Red Lobster………..
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i would love to see gluten free menus in all of your restaurants. i don’t eat at the Olive Garden because the last time I did there were like 2 things you considered gluten free, it was a joke. when reading this email it sounds like the olive garden may have gluten free pasta now. yipee I will have to check this out