Top 8 Gluten-Free Gems to Discover in Skaneateles

Joan Carey

Julisa Szpaicher

It has been several weeks since our November wedding, I can still taste the Farfalle from our reception. Rosalie’s Cucina was where we had our first date back in 2016, so when the Sinclair of Skaneateles said that they were their exclusive caterer we knew it was meant to be. Executive Chef, Marc Albino and his team at Rosalie’s Cucina worked with the Sinclair team to ensure our wedding was everything we dreamed of—which included incredible food. Food was a priority for our wedding and Rosalie’s Cucina is truly the best. They create delicious Italian dishes and have an incredible, attentive team that took extra care to ensure our guests with food allergies / restrictions were well fed and happy. As someone with two food allergies, working with a catering team who would be diligent and attentive is required. Ten of guests have food allergies / restrictions and after we booked our wedding with the Sinclair, I reached out to Marc to let him know that we would have several guests with allergies / restrictions to feed and he immediately assured me that it would be no problem for his team. One of our younger guests has a sever dairy allergy and when her mom reached out to, Marc and his team were great about answering her questions. Rosalie’s Cucina and Sinclair of Skaneateles have an amazing partnership—they made our wedding planning and day everything we had dreamed it would be. As part of their wedding package, you get a tasting for up to six people. We went in June and Marc and his team made us feel like we were VIPs. It was at the tasting when we met Julie, she works directly with Marc on weddings and events. My Mother-in-Law and I are gluten free, so they made a gluten free version of both the pastas we tried. The Sinclair arranged our prewedding meeting with Julie to finalize all our food and beverage needs about a week before the wedding. During this meeting, Julie took us through the whole day from meeting their bartender, Matt, at the end of the aisle for our first drink as husband and wife to how their team will clean up and stage our decorations at the end of the night. Julie asked us what we wanted our dinner beverages to be so they would be at our table waiting for us when we sat down. With my food allergies, she asked me what I wanted so that it would be at my seat. The day of our wedding went smoothly. Matt, the bartender, arrived early to set up the bar. He took the special Wells College Junior mugs I had special ordered for our first drink as husband and wife and our wedding ice cream scoop to make sure they were cleaned and ready for us. After the ceremony, Matt was at the end of the aisle with our mugs of sparkling wine. The Rosalie’s Cucina staff was great about guiding the guests to the second floor for cocktail hour. They had wine pre-poured and beer ready for our guests and the hors d’eouvres stations set. While we were upstairs, the rest of their team transformed the first floor into our reception space. Our most common food allergies were dairy and gluten, so their team made sure those individuals were plated their dinners separately and brought to their seats—everyone loved the food. As we transitioned into the party portion of the evening, the staff remained attentive and made sure the groom and I had water and beverages. As mentioned, food was a priority for us so we did have a late night hot dog bar! Our guests loved it and those with young families grabbed their dogs to go while others took theirs to the dance floor. As part of the venue and catering package, Rosalie’s Cucina and the Sinclair staff collected all our decorations and neatly piled them on the tables by the door for pick up the following morning. They stacked liked items together for easy packing. To see more photos of our wedding set up, check out the blog our photographers posted on their website: https://sarahheppell.com/book-lovers-wedding-at-the-sinclair-of-skaneateles/

Kevin Bryant

Incredible service and food. Highly recommend! Great gluten free options

John Massey

Lloyd Dewitt

Cathy Harrison

Reasonably priced, authentic fish fry place. The staff was very helpful about gluten free options and offered me a taste of two soups. The chowder was delicious and packed with fish and cream/butter. I had soft custard for dessert. Would definitely come again!

Adrienne Doughty

Maria Lewis