Cornish Pasty Co

Have you ever seen a restaurant advertise menu items as "gluten friendly" only to find out that they're not actually safe to eat for celiacs or people who cannot eat gluten? I hadn't been to Cornish Pasty Co. since my celiac diagnosis and my husband (who can eat anything) had never been. Be warned this is one of those super dark restaurants where you'll probably need to pull out your phone's flashlight to read the menu if you come at night. I noticed that their menu had certain items marked "GF" which their menu denoted meant "gluten friendly" not "gluten-free." As a Celiac, I'm not friendly to gluten, anymore than a vegetarian is "meat friendly." Their fries / chips are oven baked although the waitress said there's a possibility of flour cross contamination because it's a pasty restaurant. After talking with our fabulous waitress who was totally clued up about celiac disease, I settled on the $18 sausage salad that was marked GF. The menu says: "Sausage salad: House pork and sage sausage, mixed greens, roasted red pepper, cherry tomato, feta, mushroom, and red onion, with mustard cream dressing." The sausage was very dry cubes of meat with raw mushroom, raw onion some feta and cherry tomatoes with a bizarrely tangy mustard cream dressing (not honey mustard.) I finished it because it was $18 but I absolutely did not like it at all. My husband had a $16 pasty filled with beef and it looked fantastic. Unfortunately there are no gluten-free pasty options nor gluten-free beers so if you're a celiac like me, I cannot recommend this restaurant as a gluten-free option. (I did have glutening symptoms after dinner.) Visited May 2024

I hadn't ever heard of the Cornish Pasty Co before it was picked as a meet-up spot by some out of town friends who were here for the Shot Show convention. I quickly looked at the menu after it was suggested and saw all of the options available and figured it would be a great place to try out. It is down in the arts district downtown, so it's kind of a cool place to visit if you have never been down there anyway. Parking can be quite tricky, though, so plan accordingly. The atmosphere was nice and cozy with a bit of a hometown bar feel. The food is a little bit pricy but it is worth it in my opinion. A friend suggested we try the Scotch Egg. We had never had it but I highly recommend it. On to the Pasties. If you have never had one think of a cross between a pot pie and a calzone. The crusts were amazing!! My wife had the Guinness Stew Pasty which had a thick hardy stew filling, So good!! I had the Meat and Cheese which was a pork and sausage with cheddar and swiss cheese also very good! They do offer quite a few vegetarian, vegan, and gluten friendly options if you need them as well. I would highly recommend this place if your looking for something a little different to try.