Leone's Forneria | Florianópolis

We ate the gluten-free pizza. Very good. I highly recommend it.

I am celiac and I came from RS with high expectations to celebrate my birthday at your restaurant, recommended by a celiac. At first, I thought it was amazing that the restaurant had a kitchen and menu exclusively for us. We ordered a Blumenau sausage pizza, a shrimp pizza and I had a raspberry drink, all from the gluten-free menu. The pizza was delicious, but I thought it was strange that there was no separation of plates, glasses and cutlery. The waiter, already knowing about my condition, informed me that there would be a complimentary birthday dessert. So we accepted and asked, just to confirm, if it had gluten and he said that “there was no way to make this dessert gluten-free”. In other words, if we hadn’t asked, the restaurant would have served me a dessert with gluten without me knowing (knowing that I was the birthday girl and that I was celiac, since I had informed him when I made the reservation, when I arrived at the restaurant and when I ordered). We were leaving and another waiter, upon hearing what had happened, apologized and offered another safe dessert, but I was already feeling quite embarrassed so we declined and left. My reactions to gluten are severe and immediate and unfortunately I arrived home with hives on my legs and arms. For all these reasons, I would not trust this restaurant again and I strongly recommend training for the “new” waiter in question if they really want to present themselves as an inclusive restaurant.

We had scheduled a dinner in advance for May 3rd for our family and friends to celebrate the birthday of our daughter who has celiac disease. We made this reservation very clear. We chose this place because it was well-equipped to cater to celiac patients. We ordered gluten-free pizza for everyone and the waiter told us that there would be a surprise for the birthday girl. We had dinner and since the "surprise" didn't happen, we asked for the bill and asked the waiter about the gift. He then said that he would bring a dessert. We asked if it would be gluten-free and, bizarrely, he said that the dessert would be gluten-free. So we discarded the "gift" and were leaving when another waiter apologized and said that they would provide a gluten-free dessert. We refused because we weren't thinking about the gift but rather the intention. And the situation became even more frustrating when we got home, our daughter already had an allergy and itching on her body, and she was forced to take antihistamines to alleviate it. Unfortunately, we understand that the proposal that this site publishes, which is completely suitable for celiacs, is not safe.