Regia 77 | Restaurante Mexicano

Perhaps, for "normal" people, it is a great Mexican, but of course, for celiacs (and I imagine for other people with dietary limitations), it is NOT recommended at all. We went because, as we saw on the internet, they had a specific gluten-free menu (unfortunately it is something difficult to find nowadays). When I arrive, I tell them that I have celiac disease, and I ask them 1) if there are options for me, and 2) if they control cross contamination. They tell me that they do have options, but to the second question, they answer "What is that?" Like what is that? Don't waiters have to receive a minimum of food safety training? Is it really necessary today for a customer to explain to a waiter what cross contamination is? From there, I don't even know why we sat down. They bring us the "gluten-free" menu, which consists of a piece of paper with some options (without the prices, by the way), which does not say "menu for celiacs", but rather "for gluten intolerant". Please inform yourself. Celiac disease is not an intolerance, it is an autoimmune disease (next thing that a customer should not have to explain to a waiter). But the worst thing is that the waitress tells us, "the corn pancakes have traces of gluten" (at least 80% of the menu had corn pancakes). Please inform yourselves again. If it contains traces (or even if it can contain them) it is NOT gluten-free. Still, we stayed, in an attempt to order something that didn't have corn cakes. Obviously I took my time (I think it was no more than 10-15 minutes), even though I knew it was late for them (I seem to remember that it was around 10:00 p.m., and the kitchen closed at 10:30 p.m.). Well, it seems that the waiter was amused that I thought about it, because when I told him that we still weren't clear on it, he laughed in our face. Obviously I told him that he had offended me and he apologized (something I appreciated) and told me that he could advise me with whatever I wanted regarding gluten-free options. Hypocritically, that same waiter was the one who at the beginning of sitting down brought us two sauces, which I obviously asked if they were gluten-free, and he told us that he didn't know (he didn't go to find out after that either). Logically, after all that, we asked him for the bill for the two drinks and we left. I ask you to inform yourself a little better about allergies, intolerances and other diseases related to dietary restrictions. It is very sad to feel so misunderstood by restaurants like yours, with minimal awareness about allergens. Obviously, I won't be back.

We are eating, we were very pleasantly surprised that they have a gluten-free menu. Everything was great and pleasant treatment.