Sylvia B.
Yelp
I want to start off by complementing a few of the wait staff who were so kind and apologetic.
This was my 2nd visit to the Shed. My first experience was pretty good, so we decided to return today. We travel a lot for work and we are doing business and visiting with family, in town from California. We have our fav restaurants in town.
I suffer from Crohn's disease and have a dairy allergy, which I am forced to bring a small lunchbox with me with non-dairy items like plant based butter, dairy free salad dressing and plant based milk. In the 5 years since being diagnosed with Crohn's, I have never been treated so rudely by a restaurant. I take my lunchbox everywhere, especially when I go to breakfast. Most restaurants cook with butter so I normally order dry toast or eggs cooked in oil, things like that.
This was my experience today - We headed to The Shed and was told there was a 15 minute wait, but as soon as I got to the truck to grab my husband, the hostess called us in. Awesome! As I walked in with my lunchbox in one hand and my dairy free Starbucks drink in the other, I was stopped and was told that I could not bring outside food into the restaurant. Ok, I get it. I asked my husband to take my drink out to the truck. Then, one of the managers barked from across the restaurant that I could not bring my non dairy items either and asked what was inside my lunchbox. She did not come over and ask me nicely, she literally yelled across the crowded restaurant. The young man seating us was very sweet and apologetic. He sat me and my husband walked in. I literally sat there for a minute, stunned.
Let me remind you that this is not my first time at The Shed. I have been here before, with my lunchbox, and the server was so accommodating and sweet. Wtf happened? After we thought about it for a minute, my husband said, let's go to Chala's and we were out of there. We tipped that sweet young man, and called it a day!
Honestly, I understand that they have their rules, but the way it was handled is why I will never return.
1 star each for the hostess, and the 2 servers.