Ciao, Mate!

Celiacs beware! Last night, I ordered a gluten-free pasta takeaway. When I first saw it, I had doubts—it didn’t look gluten-free. Since I was in my pjs in the car, my friend went back to ask, and they assured her that as long as it was penne, it was gluten-free. Once we got home, I still felt uneasy, so I called the restaurant to confirm. I tried to explain that the pasta looked more like a thicker variety, like rigatoni, rather than penne, but the staff member assured me it was gluten-free. Sadly, I trusted them. By 2am, I was regretting that decision, as I was sick and throwing up. It’s incredibly frustrating, disappointing and dangerous that either the staff aren’t educated on what pasta is gluten free and what isn’t or this restaurant doesn’t know how to avoid heavy gluten contamination. I know you can never guarantee no cross contamination but this is first time this has happened to me.

We were greeted by a lovely host (didn’t get her name) who offered us seating in the courtyard without a booking. Jerome was the delightful waiter who made the dining experience welcoming. His lovely nature and professionalism was a warm welcome as this almost doesn’t exist anymore. He was very helpful with my allergies and I ended up with one of the most delicious meals I’ve had on my holiday here on the East Coast. The food was delicious, it’s clearly a carefully planned menu, meals were balanced and full of flavour, my friend enjoyed a pizza and I a pasta special, the appetisers were pretty amazing as well. We ordered the white anchovies toast, but they changed mine to a dairy and gluten free option, my friend said mine was better. Hehe Thank you for a really beautiful dinner and experience, money well spent!

Ordered take away pasta because there were no Gluten-free options for pizza - portion size was a RIP OFFFFFFFF. Especially in that it was just a tomato sauce with no other elements to it. So expensive, taste was average.