Trattoria Siesta Nuova

Today I was informed over the phone that the gluten-free cake contains 4% wheat flour. It is worth adding this information because it goes far beyond the definition of "traces of gluten".

I haven't experienced such a terrible food poisoning for a long time, because I felt really bad after eating a gluten-free pizza in February 2025. I'll spare you the details, but I was deprived of life all evening, and then I needed a few more days to regain my strength. The day after the poisoning, I called Siesta Nuova, where I described what happened and why I was 100% sure it was because of their food, namely because of very stale ingredients. I suggested to them that they should check everything they had, because someone else would end up in the hospital. The woman I spoke to promised to call me back the next day, but she never did. Update: The owner of the restaurant called me. When I asked where he got my number, he replied that he got it from a former employee who didn't call me back. He apologized to me several times and then told a very unlikely story that a manufacturer of gluten-free pizza bases had added a small amount of wheat to the product without his knowledge. He also added that he was sure it wasn't the ingredients' fault. While I appreciate the apology, I have a very hard time believing the wheat story because that's not how food poisoning works and no gluten-free manufacturer would shoot themselves in the foot by adding a small amount of gluten.

Generally, it's an interesting place with a nice owner. The restaurant offers gluten-free dishes, so I took advantage of it. First impression - very good. However, a situation occurred that should not have happened. On February 10, 2025 in the evening, my fiancé ordered 2 x gluten-free pizzas by phone, on site the service lady charged for 3 pizzas, including 2 with gluten and one without, which the fiancé immediately explained and the lady apologized. After talking to the kitchen, the ordered pizzas were delivered with the GLUTEN-FREE marking on the boxes. As a person with a gluten allergy, I cannot eat gluten, but when I ate the pancake within 30 minutes, I experienced very severe poisoning, bordering on anaphylactic shock, which led to a call to an ambulance. A few hours of fighting (severe vomiting and sharp pain) and great fear. The pizza was wheat. Lack of competence of the staff, lack of competence in the kitchen, I will never go back there and I warn gluten-free people against this place. This place should remove such dishes from the kitchen since they are unable to control the chaos in the meals served.