Gluten Free living

This may have been a good restaurant in 2008 but I went over the weekend and found it not to be!

We chose it because of the promise of gluten free options - there was one which wasn’t listed on the menu and which was cooked with blue cheese and sounded like it would be too fatty/rich for our gluten free person. We were told there was gluten free pasta available but it would take ages to cook and would create a problem in the kitchen - most of the pasta meals were also very oily so we didn’t think they would be suitable either. We ended up ordering chicken soup - which came out with bread (!!!!)

Also had an issue that two of our party had been fasting that day (for religious reasons) and had broken their fast with something light before we got to the restaurant - so only wanted a light meal. When we explained this we were told everyone had to order a main. We compromised with a salad and wedges and a main but still - not very customer friendly! And the wedges were a tiny saucer of about five wedges with no dipping sauce.

The only positive was the waiter who did do his best to help but I certainly won’t be going there again in a hurry. Most disappointing

I enjoy your pizza bases but they are no longer available at Whakatane. New World Bakery say they don’t receive credits for the product so are no longer ordering it in. No other supermarkets in the town have stock either. How do I obtain them?

Another Coeliac and I enjoyed a lunch from their menu selection, from which most dishes could be done as gluten free without any trouble.  I had the gluten free Caesar Salad, complete with the croutons.