Formal — to staff
Restaurant · Izakaya
You
すみません、こちらのお通しはアレルギーがあるので、辞退してもよろしいでしょうか?
すみません、こちらのおとおしはアレルギーがあるので、じたいしてもよろしいでしょうか?
Excuse me, I have an allergy to this otōshi (appetizer). Would it be alright if I declined it?
Romaji: Sumimasen, kochira no otōshi wa arerugī ga aru node, jitai shite mo yoroshii deshō ka? / Reply Romaji: Mōshiwake gozaimasen ga, otōshi wa seki-ryō to natte orimasu.
Reply
申し訳ございませんが、お通しは席料となっております。
もうしわけございませんが、おとおしはせきりょうとなっております。
We apologize, but the otōshi serves as a seating charge.
Gesture & etiquette
Gently gesture towards the otōshi on the table.
Otōshi is often a mandatory seating charge, even if you don't eat it. Be prepared that refusal may not always lead to its removal from the bill.
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