Monterey Cuisine

If you have a gluten allergy or celiac I do NOT recommend this restaurant. They did not take the necessary precautions or listen to me when I stated I needed all of my food to be gluten free multiple times throughout the order. They proceeded to bring me a salad that contained gluten and when I asked the food runner if this was gluten free he confidently stated yes when it was not. I took one bite of my salad the waiter rushed over and said it’s not gluten free I can just make another took my plate and rushed off. At that point it was too late and the damage was already done. I no longer felt safe to dine at the restaurant. My reactions to gluten are extremely severe and are not to be taken lightly, I was told that they could accommodate me and I notated and stated multiple times I needed everything to be gluten free even at the time of booking the reservation. The night had to be cut short, I was there with my family to celebrate my sister’s birthday and the night was completely ruined by everyone’s inability to communicate if they could not accommodate me or understand the severity of the situation. My family and I will never dine here again.

An item on the menu was denoted as gluten free and it was not, resulting in severe illness due to celiac disease. When the restaurant was called and notified, they said the GF next to the item was actually only referring to a footnote indicating that options were available. I told the manager that the GF next to an item usually means that it is gluten free at every restaurant in which I have ever dined. I also stated that this confusion resulted in illness and that the menu should be clarified immediately. I will not be dining here again due to their laissez faire attitude toward this serious issue.