Allergies and dietary notes for the kitchen

Every guest can carry dietary restrictions and a free-text note.

The printable seating chart’s Allergy list starts with a kitchen summary: counts per restriction, per table. The caterer gets one sheet instead of a phone call during service.

With a written menu, meals are counted too: under each table on the Tables page and on the sheets, with the room’s totals and a line for guests with no table yet. Infants eat from a parent’s plate and aren’t counted.

"Check these meals" lists each guest whose plate clashes with what they told you: the dish they chose, or one everyone is served, like a nut tart for dessert. It reads the dietary marks on your menu, and a line under it says what was checked, so an empty list never means "all clear." A note that names an allergen without asking to avoid it ("eats fish") reads "Note mentions fish," not as an allergy. Always confirm with the kitchen.