I’m deeply disappointed and concerned about my recent experience at TABLE. I chose this restaurant specifically because they appeared to be able to handle a customer with celiac disease, which is a medical condition that makes ingesting gluten extremely dangerous for me.
I took every precaution, informed the staff of my dietary restrictions. The first dish was announce as gluten free and they seemed very conscientious. The third dish was a chicken dish. The waiter served the dish and said nothing. Given the previous disclosure that the dish was gluten free, I assumed that this dish was also. After eating two chicken breasts, a separate waiter came and told me that the chicken breast was actually made with gluten and place the gluten free version down on the table— approximately 15 minutes after the first dish was placed down.
They did comp my meal but my partner ended up having to pay over $200 for her meal that she was not able to, and could not, enjoy because of a serious error in giving me a meal with gluten. We left with over half of the dishes still unserved. My partner was also running the Boston marathon the next day and became extremely anxious because of the lack of care, the serious error with giving me gluten, and the anticipated after effects of me consuming gluten.
This is not just a minor oversight—it’s a serious health risk. Restaurants that advertise as gluten-free or promise an experience that can be gluten free have a responsibility to ensure their food is safe, especially for those with medical conditions like celiac disease. A mistake like this results in serious held problems. As we left, they boxed two meals- one made with gluten and one without. There were no distinguishing marks between the two. Even if I could have eaten them, I was no longer able to because we had no idea which one was gluten free.
I hope the management takes this as a wake-up call to improve staff training and kitchen protocols. Until then, I cannot recommend this restaurant to anyone with food allergies or sensitivities.