Top 5 Gluten-Free American Diners to Enjoy in Northampton

Jamie Meeker

Aaron Payton

Climber Trader

This is a nice restaurant and all expected good food. Appetizers were good (potato cakes and cauliflower). We had to ask for soda and water refills. Salads were fine but nothing special. My own wedge salad with shrimp didn’t arrive until the other entrees and it had brown lettuce and blackened shrimp that had gotten cold, even under a heat lamp. Others had lamb rack, pasta, and beef that they liked. The tips and shrimp I was sharing with a friend arrived with scallops and had to be remade. The kitchen did turn it quickly, and timing suggests that this was the dish with gluten contamination. Once entrees were served, our server mostly disappeared, too. When someone has a severe allergy, whether it be hay fever or gluten or latex, there is no excuse for a store exposing a customer to it through carelessness. Even more, it may reflect the overall care in food handling for all diners. This is a pricey place. You may have a good experience, like some of my group. You may be sick for 2 days, like me. If you have an allergy and are considering eating here, just ask yourself, “Do I feel lucky?” I will not ever return.

M CAM

My friends and I stopped here after the Yankee Candle Village and while the food was cooked perfectly, it did lack flavor that salt and pepper couldn’t really fix. However, I will say that our waitress was amazing and super knowledgeable about the gluten-free options and the place beautiful.

Evelyn Hinton