La Pecora Nera

In the past I would have given La Pecora 5 stars and raving reviews, but it seems they have changed this year. One of the biggest reasons I enjoyed it so much is because of the delicious gluten free bread they used to offer. I am 99% sure it was from a local gluten free bakery because it was the best gluten free sub bun/bread I have ever had at a restaurant. For this reason we would go a lot, because as someone who cannot eat gluten, it was great! However, this all changed last time we came here a few weeks ago. It had been a month or two since we last went so I suggested it to my husband. We both got our regular order (Napa valley club) but we were both very disappointed. My gluten free version of the sandwich did not have the delicious bread I was used to, it had store bought, very dry, very bland, and for some reason sweet bread. I should have known something changed when I ordered it toasted and they said the bread would “fall apart” and could not be toasted. They always toasted it with the other bread so that was a red flag. They charge $3 for this bread, and I was more than happy to pay $3 when it was the quality GF bread, but this was so bad I couldn’t even eat half my sandwich. Keep in mind the total for my sandwich alone was around $20 since I have to order gluten free, and it was just not good at all. The second issue with our order was that my husband’s sandwich (also Napa club but with normal bread) literally looked like it had been punched. We were both so confused, it looked like someone had thrown it against the wall. He still ate part of it but the fact it was not wrapped like it normally was was definitely off putting. We used to love this place, but please bring back the good gluten free bread. It’s not cool to charge $3 a sandwich for dry and flavorless store bought bread. The standard has dropped a lot in our opinion and we will not be back as I don’t know if they will change their GF bread situation. The people here are kind but I just wanted to warn those looking to get a decent gluten free sandwich, do not waste your money. You will be disappointed as I was.

What a great experience! Fast, friendly and delicious! Had turkey sub, corned beef and Italian. All were excellent. Enjoyed cookies at the end.....this has become a "go to" place! Oh, and they have a gluten free bread option!