Top 20 Gluten-Free Seafood Havens Across British Columbia

Danielle Truong

Delicious fish and chips, super appreciate the separate frier for gluten free items.

J T

Always fantastic food and friendly service! Online stuff needs work though - online ordering perpetually says "coming soon" and the website menu is often out of date. But I'll give them a pass for that because the ability to go to a restaurant as a celiac and safely order anything I want off the menu is so fantastically wonderful I can't take a star off for such a small oversight.

Dr. Sanjiv Sharma

A fine dining place facing white rock pier . Gluten free options are there

Heidi Smith

Celiac friendly They have a dedicated fryer and their staff are super friendly and conscientious. It is such a relief to be treated so kindly when you have food allergies. The food is scrumptious and being by the water on a sunny afternoon/evening is a little piece of heaven.

Ruby Wineck

Stumbled upon this gem while on my way to the ferry… 100% gluten free menu and the most delicious fish and chips ever! I loved the house salad as well. We sat outside and the vibes were casual and very relaxing. Service was also very quick. Highly recommend!

Wendy Fraser

Best fish and chips in the valley!! And gluten free as well.

Cheri Miles

I go here every time I'm in Sidney. The gluten free options are amazing 🤩

Linda Gavsie

Lots of options for celiacs

Peter Longhurst

We've eaten here and had a great experience. Most recently I just dropped by to pick up some take out. Awesome for celiacs :)

Barry D

Friendly atmosphere, food tasted great. My wife and I got the fish n chips as she is sensitive to gluten and they did not disappoint.

Sarah Hopkins

Food was great. They do gluten free batter and its amazing amazing! Its not often I get to have battered fish and chips so a great treat. Proper chips too and mushy peas. Yum! I will be back.

Neal Terrio

Great selection and quality on fish and chips. Fish tacos were awesome. I love trying chowder all over, but this one disappointed. It's probably a "true" white clam chowder, which is fine, but I want more than that in my chowder. Busy spot, lots of takeout and other delivery drivers in and out. Very basic, cafeteria style seating. Fantastic that there are more than just the basic options for fish and chips, and they make a gluten free version as well that is apparently tasty.

Tram Ghani

Hubby and I (from Australia) began our Canadian holiday with a New Year's dinner at Cardero's. Although jet lagged as we had arrived that morning, we thoroughly enjoyed our dinner. It was made extra special by our friendly and professional server, Katy. The food was incredible. We had the prawn cocktail and BBQ ribs as appetisers, and both were divine. We then had the signature salmon and beef tenderloin for mains and finished with the most silky and creamy peanut butter cheesecake. It was also decorated with happy anniversary for our 10th wedding anni. Katy helped me with matching wines, and this was much appreciated. We tried ice wine for the first time, and we're addicted. Menu is incredibly gluten friendly. What a delectable dinner to start our Canadian food adventures!

Jess Gunn

Delicious food and coffee, we had breakfast here and I am celiac and our server was very knowledgeable about what gluten free options were available to substitute and when he wasn't sure he quickly checked with the kitchen which I really appreciate. I had the granola and yoghurt fruit bowl which was delicious and I didn't get sick! It took awhile to get our food but it was worth the wait! I would come back & reccomend!

Midori Frisk

Rice bowls are surprisingly good and also gluten free (celiac safe)

Christina D

FOOD POISONING ALERT: I went to Finn’s seafood chops cocktails last night in hopes to eat some fresh local seafood while visiting Victoria BC. In short I ended up with a whole night of vomiting due to food poisoning. I ordered the crispy skin BC sablefish for my main and I shared a dozen of their oysters. I believe I have gotten sick from the sablefish I ordered mainly because my friend did not have any issues from the oysters and my symptoms along with the vomiting is a lot that come along with scombroid poisoning ie: tingling and burning sensations around the mouth, facial flushing, sweating, nausea, vomiting, headache, palpitations, dizziness, and rash. Scrombroid poisoning is a foodborne illness that typically results from eating spoiled fish. We chose this restaurant due to the great reviews we found through our google search and the location of it being right off the harbour. The service was wonderful, I’m not sure of our servers name but she was very kind and attentive to our orders. As I am celiac and she ensured to make sure all of our plates would not have any cross contamination. The food was delicious, we all enjoyed our plates. However I do question how well the fish I ate was properly handled or if there was improper temperature control from the time of catch to consumption. I would consider Finn’s a fine dining restaurant and I would expect for a $300 meal, the place would have top notch food quality and proper food storage and preparation. I had higher hopes for their standards. I am on vacation and now recovering from food poisoning, this is not how I wanted to spend my time visiting B.C. I would not come back to this restaurant nor would I recommend it. I am also turned off of eating fish for a long time now. Feeling not impressed at the moment.

Natasha Chan

Loved our experience at Minami - we had a bunch of dietary restrictions and were celebrating our wedding which they thoughtfully provided us with a surprise dairy free/ gluten free dessert 🙏🏼 service was excellent, we loved the aburis, brussel sprouts (try it!) and how fresh the sashimi was!

Robert Monroe

Pricey, but worth every penny. Every dish my partner and I ordered was chef's kiss. One of us is celiac and the waiter was very friendly and accommodating about the choices available. This is one of the best places to go for seafood in Vancouver and we will continue to visit on special occasions. Please don't change anything.

Stephanie Burston

We had the pleasure of trying this new restaurant a few nights ago. I am coeliac and my kids are gluten intolerant. We placed an order for one piece, fish and chips to go. We of course, opted for the gluten-free, battered fish, and I was shocked to notice there wasn’t an added fee for gluten-free. I’m not sure if it was the manager or a staff member, but When I noted there wasn’t an extra fee, they looked at me and said you didn’t choose to be celiac. I honestly was blown away and instantly loved the place. As a celiac, I’m used to paying extra for gluten-free items so this was a nice surprise. They also exclaimed they have a dedicated gluten-free fryer, so the gluten-free fish and chips are coeliac safe. This time around, I only ordered for my two kids. They split a one piece fish and chips. They said it was the best they’ve ever had and the tartar sauce was amazing! I did taste the crust of the fish and honestly, I thought it was perfectly crispy and flavourful! I do want to add, when we arrived to pick up our order the, who I’m guessing was the manager at the time, hand delivered our order outside to us as I had my children and my dog. All around an amazing experience and will absolutely be back! I do have a side note because everything was so delicious. I am wondering if I can convince the chef or managers to add a deep fried tofu option for plant based eaters! I realize it is a seafood restaurant, but if there was, They would have coeliac plant based eaters flocking from afar!

mj ly

Lots of gluten friendly options that taste amazing!

Garry Christensen

HMMMM. Delicious fish in a light and crispy gluten free batter. GF fries. Burgers for those who insist on a glutinous diet. Great meal.

Carleigh S

Always a great meal at Shelter. We have visited for several years. Amazing views, great safe gluten free options for celiacs, friendly and attentive servers. Highly recommend… and make a reservation.

Nikita Crane

A definite treat dinner due to its higher cost but knowledgeable servers and happy to make amendments to offer GF options

Katya Askar

"The waiter and service was superb! I can’t have gluten and they were so accommodating and knowledgeable, I had the scallops and they were amazing! Plus they called us a cab, just love the added service.

Martin Howley

We had a great meal in Coast. Great fish dishes and excellent help from our server Micheal who advised on adapting dishes to be gluten friendly. Excellent service.

Tiggs H

Server had great knowledge about celiac. Great recommendations, one of the best buns I've had, wish it was a little larger! The kitchen was very accommodating.

McKenzie Cleland

separate fryer and gluten free fish and chips!

Carly McGhee

Service was great! They were super accommodating of my gluten and dairy allergies. Defiantly a spot of fresh seafood. The oysters were great, steaks cooked perfectly.

Robin Wlodarczyk

As someone with celiac, I'm often leary of my first experience at a new restaurant. I was very pleased with how accommodating the staff was. They were very careful to make sure my food was safe for me. Obviously some things had to be modified but they did a great job and it tasted amazing. I'll definitely be back.

Familie Voß

The experience at Dolly's was disappointing. Even though the portion doesn't look that small in the picture, I ate a starter and a main course, spent almost $40 and wasn't full! Personally, I found the tzatzik served too sour, but that's a matter of taste, but the fries definitely shouldn't be dark and dry like these were. The service was inattentive and unable to serve my table neighbor gluten-free food, even though it's on the menu. Based on my current assessment, I would unfortunately not recommend the restaurant.

Jim O'Grady

Enjoyable local establishment with good service and a surprising number of gluten free options.

Domenic Carlucci

I am on the search for restaurants that offer GF anything. (I am not celiac). I was pleasantly surprised to see they had GF buns on offer for the burger ($3 up charge). With this up charge my expectations were high. When the burger arrived it looked unusual with white spots on the top, shriveled and flat. All for research I thought give it shot… it was horrible the bun was freezer burned, the beef in the burger was dry and bland, no sauce! thank goodness for ketchup that I added! I would say this was the worst burger ever! I let the waiter know it was horrible. His comment was I will let the “chef” know and then started to explain to me how buns get freezer burn! He missed one point it properly was at the bottom of the freezer for a VERY long time. If you can’t serve a good GF bun don’t offer it! The burger for $25 not worth the price every with out the GF. As I ate the beef only. I should have complained more but I did not A word to the chef/cook If it’s freezer burned don’t serve it!

Alexis

Unfortunately this is the last time I will ever go to Bow and Stern not only did I receive horrendous service, but my grandmother was berated and talked down to, was over talked and treated as if she was stupid, and I was heavily lied to, to my face. The server was a male, I'm not sure his name, I asked him the gf options and recalled to ask if they are celiac safe, was told they are, have a small section of the kitchen for gf options, and went to ask the chef of the few dishes I could have. So I came in the next day for lunch and it was awful. The server had zero idea what gf (gluten free) was, kept telling me I'm wrong and yes bleached white flour IS gf, I'm just making a problem... (also no, bleached white flour is not gf, in ANY TYPE of regard). He then said nothing is gf and to stop asking for attention for a fake illness and just pick something. I was beyond disgusted, I still tried to be nice and asked if he could ask another server or the chef what I CAN eat, because all the options I was told was apparently not real options.... so he came back 30 mins later after i had to hound him down, he rolled his eyes and said a few options FULL of gluten, or a plain green small salad no dressing, i could habe a lemon... we left but not before he was awful to my grandma who has been with me before there and have eaten there, with no problems. Apparently they no longer offer gf fish and chips, gf torilla chips for dip, gf salads!?!? Like huh... or anything else. They don't have a section safe for gf and as he said, "lady we really dont care about your so called allergies, or any of them, we lie, we make enough from both locations, ive been here long enough" he rolled his eyes and he walked away. My grandma was in shock and even she refuses to go back and she would go once a week at least with friends.... this might be just this server, but I'm in disbelief. I wasn't going to make a review but 2 to 3 nights ago my friend went who is gf as well, doctor diagnosed, it's been super hard for her, she was told items were gf and they were not. She spent two straight days throwing up blood, and issues. This is literally hurting people, so I came here to put my experience from 3 ish weeks ago and my friends 2 to 3 days ago. IF YOU HAVE ALLERGIES, DO NOT EAT HERE!!!!!!!!! Please do better or train your staff. I will not be back or will ever recommend here to anyone, I'm beyond thrown off from this and after speaking to some family, friends, and co workers, this location has really gone to the dogs. I'm not the only one. No one with allergies should ever have to deal with this, I did my work and called before hand, asked questions to be answered by the chef, asked what I need to say for gf, etc... Dont offer gf, vegan, or vegetarian dishes if you can't make sure you can honor the allergies. This is so unsafe, and someone can literal end up in a hospital. Please do better.

Susan (Susie)

Very good food. Gluten free options salad was wonderful.

Kristy Keus

Food was incredible and the service was beyond exceptional 👌 Anyone with celiac, you can feel completely safe in their hands! I feel absolutely blessed! Beautiful scenery, even amidst the fog. Lovely wines - the Riesling was perfect for an afternoon event and one I will come back for. The drive is most definitely worth it... If you're pondering, hesitate no longer. I've been out several times and am always impressed and pleasantly satisfied. By the food, wine, and people that make this place so spectacular!

Nikita Crane

Knowledgeable about celiac disease and GF items are marked on the menu. No dedicated fryer and a small GF menu but offers lovely outdoor seating by the river with sunset views. Great happy hour

Paul Taylor

This was our first visit, and I'm happy to see some newer restaurants in Whistler widening the choice. Really liked the feel of the place walking in, contemporary enough and still cosy. The menu had decent choices for the most part and they were able to accommodate changes for Gluten and dairy reasonably well. No accommodation possible for desert asside from Sorbet. The food was good but missed the mark when considering the price point. Wine selection was in line with high end dining. Overall we had a good time despite some hiccups with the service. Would visit again but probably not until we have explored other recent additions to Whistler's list of restaurants.

J Montgomery

Thought I’d have to watch everyone eat But was surprised their chowder is dairy and gluten free. Great tasting coconut based chowder and especially wonderful on a drizzly evening.

Ms. Lee

Super disappointed. The steak is not aged for 28 days. Maybe 10. The carrots were soggy, the mushrooms old. The steak was cut with the grain. Makes for a tough piece of meat. The mashed potatoes were old and overmixed which causes them to turn glutenous and shiny. Hugely disappointed. Dessert perfect because it is brought in from somewhere else. That was the sticky toffee pudding. You never know who might be eating at your restaurant. I am a trained Red Seal Chef with a fussy palette. However there is no excuse for laziness in the kitchen. The food should always be number 1.

Laurel Cox

I wish we could have ordered one of every dish but will just have to come back! They were incredibly accommodating for dietary restrictions, and while the menu may not specifically state gluten free options, the choices were abundant. We will absolutely be back.

Emily Skublics

Great for gluten and dairy free with large group!

Ken Hanson

We arrived without a reservation but they still accommodated us with seats at the bar and we had an amazing dinner. Fede was the best of hosts and provided us a very enjoyable experience. Excellent location for Celiacs too.

Stacey Wong

Amazing spot for gluten free folks! In a town of battered fries this was a true gem to find! Amazing chips, amazing gluten free mushroom gravy! They even had gluten free panko. Would come back in a heartbeat!

Trace Ambrosio

Nice setting and was excited by the menu ahead of going. Wouldn’t recommend to someone who cannot eat gluten and/or dairy. Options were limited and disappointing, making for a bit of a lacklustre meal and mediocre experience overall. I wish I had called ahead to discuss options rather than just reading the menu which appeared to be relatively not gluten or dairy heavy. I do see an automated reply from the restaurant replying to the rather frequent poor reviews recently so I expect that rather than a personalized one, seems fitting.

Jalayna Frost

Some of the wait staff were completely clueless about food allergies, my partner is celiac so this was very worrying. They served him a small piece of fish and a half a raw pepper with a weird gf mango cilantro salsa for $50, would not recommend. There was way too much black pepper and raw garlic in the mussels, and I really like pepper and garlic!

Elizabeth Mullins

Chris

We came here for the first time. Tried a few dishes and everything was super tasty. I’m glad they offer several gluten free options and take allergies seriously. Staff were very nice as well. Loved the atmosphere overall. I’ll definitely come back soon :)

A M

Came here yesterday for a meal. The oysters were great. Our entrees were just okay. I got the lobster roll and found it to be a bit dry. My mom got the chick pea hummus salad and didnt love it. The view was beautiful. Our service was just okay. Our server didnt go above and beyond to make us feel comfortable with the gluten free options. We wouldnt come here again.

Eryn MacKenzie

This is my favourite place in Vancouver. Every time I come here I smile ear to ear the whole time. The staff are so friendly and genuinely all so happy to be there, and they all really like each other to boot. You feel like you’re just being welcomed into someone’s family. Tunes are always on point - you’ll find yourself dancing at the bar while you watch the expert shucking happening in front of you. The food is always 10/10. Garlic prawns and shucked oysters are my go to as a no gluten human. Snoop is perhaps one of the best service industry people we’ve ever met. Atmosphere wise - everyone’s friends: you will get to know the person next to you and you’ll be happier and better for it. Today we spent 1.5 socializing with the people on either side of us and left with hugs. Every time you leave here energized, well fed and happy af. The best spot in Vancouver without a doubt

Claire Pinkett

Our server, Simran, was awesome! She was very understanding of Celiac Disease and appropriate safety protocols. She was able to make great recommendations.