Vegetarians - let them eat flesh

[Noah]

Daughter & prospective son-in-law want to get married in Sunderland as that is where they met at uni. They were looking for venues for their reception and were more than a little attracted by Lumley Castle and arranged an appointment with one of the venue's wedding co-ordinaters. Not a very welcoming person from the start. Started discusssing menus and were shown a list of main courses from which they could pick one for everyone. They asked about a vegetarian option and were told that that was the salmon. Daughter pointed out that a number of the guests were vegetarian and none of them would eat fish or regard fish as a vegetarian dish. Co-ordinator at that point got very annoyed and was very unhappy about the idea of having to consider an alternative which would add a significant extra cost. Hate to think what the significant cost would be, having a second main dish for carnivores would have an additional cost of a mere £10 a head for everyone.

 

[tek-monkey]

Its rather scary to think someone in that position thinks that salmon is a vegetable, let alone to not have a vegetarian option as standard. I'm a carnivore, if it didn't have a face its not a meal, bet I still respect the views of those who don't eat meat. Unless they try to tell me I'm wrong for eating meat of course, that just starts an argument

 

[Noah]

Completely personal choice as far as I am concerned, I just choose not to eat meat. Not a moral high (or low) point

 

[proactive]

I'm sure plenty of other places will be only too keen to take the business in the area. Go elsewhere.

 

[1JKz]

silly cow.

 

[John Marwood]

silly cow.

stupid boy

 

[1JKz]

stupid boy

entire arsehole

 

[Gramaisc]

entire arsehole

Please! This is a vegetarian thread.

 

[proactive]

entire arsehole

How did this thread get from vegetarian food to being about George Osbourne?

 

[1JKz]

haa, i'll stick to my original post: Silly cow.

Actually, EDIT: Silly zucchini.

Sorry Noah!

 

[flossietoo]

Congratulations on the forthcoming wedding, Noah - it must be an amazing feeling to watch a son or daughter get married and realise how quickly they have grown up.

I am sure that they are not going to return to Lumley Castle but in their position, I would certainly write to the general manager explaining I would be taking my business elsewhere. Then I would copy that letter to the Vegetarian Society and the local paper.

 

[Noah]

Thanks Flossie. Daughter has sent a very stroppy letter to the most senior person she could identify at the place. Awaiting response with interest. There are some much better places in the area. That one looked too good to be true and it was.

 

[henryscat]

The bonkers thing is that the veggie option is cheaper for them to cook. I'd tell them to stuff off and go elsewhere.

 

[That-Crazy-Rat-Lady]

I've had many an argument with a dinner lady that fish is not a vegetarian option....

 

[Gramaisc]

I've had many an argument with a dinner lady that fish is not a vegetarian option....

Suggest that they take a cutting and leave it in a milk-bottle on a sunny window-sill.

 

[Noah]

Latest update. Grovelling apologies, the person they saw was unwell and shouldn't have been at work ... Promised to phone the following day, but it took them two days to phone. Now offering all sorts of extras and significant discounts. Mysteriously several vegetarian dishes are now available, although they all sound as though they come straight out of the frozen food store into the microwave. I'm still very unenthusiastic, and there is a much nicer place own the road.