Uptown Blanco Restaurant

Was very disappointed at the Uptown Cafe in Blanco today. One reason we went was because Celiac Disease forces me to be gluten free, and someone in a San Antonio GF group recommended this place. I was excited, because we live nearby. First off, not a big selection. Nothing marked on the menu, though the website said most food can be made GF. I told the waitress I had to be GF and my husband didn't, but we wanted two gluten free meals, so we could share. When she told us the crab cakes appetizer were gluten free and could be made into a meal, my husband ordered them as his entree. I asked her to go back and verify the crab cake ingredients, because I had a hard time believing they were gluten free. She returned with our meals and set the plate in front of my husband telling him there's gluten Ritz crackers in the cakes. Okay, so I guess we weren't sharing. She should have asked if we wanted something else instead of bringing us gluten. Also, he only got two small cakes, an appetizer. When I told her, "I thought you said it could be turned into a meal," she answered that some people eat the appetizer as a meal. It was a late lunch, and I was famished, so I ate my Cobb salad, though the menu said it came with egg and avocado, and it didn't. It was okay in flavor. I only tasted oil in the vinegarrette dressing, no vinegar. Husband ate his cakes and part of my salad. We won't be back. The staff was welcoming and the restaurant itself was beautiful with historic charm. I really wanted to like this place and was hoping for a new regular restaurant. That's white cheese in the photo, not egg.

The spinach Swiss omelet with added mushrooms and onions is perfection ($10.40 comes hashbrowns and toast)! The scrumptious pancakes (a vanilla muffin) were huge and fluffy. The waitress Valen was perfection in assisting someone in my group with celiac. The building inside immaculate with old word charm. It was a highlight to enjoy this gem.