Tbilisi - Post Report Question and Answers
What do people who suffer from environmental or food allergies need to know?
If you have allergies, use Google translate and ask your server consult the chef. Georgian service isn’t the best to begin with and English is limited to simple requests and orders; servers will just answer yes or no, regardless or whether they understand your questions. You should understand that most servers work crazy long hours, are very paid poorly, and typically not tipped, so they won’t go above and beyond. That’s why they may not be bending over backwards to address your allergy or seem like they care. Just be kind, reconfirm everything, and leave a nice tip (in cash, that you preferably hand to them). - Aug 2023
My summer allergies have been quite bad just because everything blooms here. Also, it is very windy which really disperses pollen and dust in the air. - Jun 2020
The climate is fairly dry, so allergies are probably not as bad in Tbilisi as elsewhere, but it really depends on the allergens and the person. - Jan 2019
Georgians don't know how to cater to food allergies. You would need to manage it all yourself. - Feb 2017
