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Restaurant allergy card generator
Choose your allergens and the language spoken where you are eating. The card asks staff to keep them out of your food, including traces, shared frying oil and shared utensils. Print it, save it as an image or copy the text. Free, no sign-up, and nothing you choose leaves your browser.
3. Your card
This translation is still waiting for a native-speaker review. Show it, and make sure the staff understood.
What the card says
Your choices are remembered on this device only.
How to use it
- Tick every allergen you need to avoid. The 14 allergens that EU law requires on food labels are here, plus lactose and carmine (E120).
- Pick the language spoken where you are eating. Languages marked “check with staff” have not yet been reviewed by a native speaker.
- Print the card or save it as an image on your phone. A paper copy still works when your battery is flat.
- Show the card before you order and ask staff to check with the kitchen. If anything is unclear, choose another dish.
What the card says
A short title, the sentence “I have a serious allergy to the following”, your allergens, and a request to keep them out of your food, including traces, shared frying oil and shared utensils. The wording is the allergy card from the IngrediLens app, written language by language; nothing is machine-translated while you use this page.
Keep it on your phone, offline
IngrediLens has the same allergy card for free, and it works without a connection. The app also reads ingredient labels with your iPhone camera and highlights your allergens and “may contain” statements.
Download on the App StoreFrequently asked questions
Is the allergy card really free?
Yes. There is no sign-up, no advertising and no tracking. The page runs in your browser and remembers your choices only on this device.
Can I rely on the translation?
The sentences were written carefully, but a card cannot replace a conversation. Watch whether the staff understood, ask them to check with the kitchen, and choose something else if you are unsure. Languages marked “check with staff” are still waiting for a native-speaker review.
Does the card work for coeliac disease?
Tick “Gluten”: the card names wheat, barley and rye and asks about traces, shared oil and shared utensils, which matter for coeliac disease too.
What should I do in an emergency?
The card is not medical advice and does not replace your emergency plan. If someone shows signs of anaphylaxis, use their adrenaline auto-injector if they have one and call emergency services (112 in the EU).
Related guides
- Travelling with food allergies, restaurant allergy cardsHow to plan a trip with a food allergy, what a good restaurant allergy card says, how to use it with staff abroad, and what to pack for emergencies.
- Eating out with coeliac disease, a practical guideEating out gluten-free with coeliac disease: choosing a restaurant, questions to ask, and cross-contamination traps like fryers and pasta water.
- What does "may contain" mean on food labels?"May contain", "traces of" and "made in a factory that handles" explained: why they are voluntary, what they do not tell you, and how to decide.
- Food allergies at school and childcare, what to give carersWhat to give a school, nursery or babysitter for a child with food allergies: action plan, auto-injectors, hidden names and safe snacks.
General information, not medical advice. Always read the label on the product itself and follow the advice of your doctor or allergist. If someone shows signs of anaphylaxis, use their adrenaline auto-injector if they have one and call emergency services.
