West Wicklow House Blessington

Be very careful eating here if you are celiac and/or have any dietary requirements. When we first entered I spoke to a young waitress who was very knowledgeable. She was able to identify menu items that can be made GF and advised me they have a separate GF fryer. When we sat down we were looked after by a different waitress and when I reconfirmed they have a separate GF fryer she said 'let me check if it's on today'. When she came back and I asked - is it a fryer only for fries or entirely GF fryer (including for wings etc). She said sometimes it's altogether and sometimes only fries but she wasn't very convincing so I can't tell you what the deal is with the fryers so I opted out of eating anything that would go to the fryer. First red flag. I ordered a Caesar salad and my husband ordered soup. (Soup couldn't be made GF - but that's ok because he isn't coeliac). When food arrived we both had the same bread on our plates - again I confirmed is the bread GF? She said yes. She also said the soup was GF. I was baffled and confused. I didn't eat my bread (it was served on a separate plate to the salad so no cc there (hopefully)). But I couldn't be sure so my husband are both of our breads. Menu states they can do majority of meals GF because all of their sauces are GF yet when I queried few dishes I was just told no. So staff and kitchen need to liaise and they all need training as I won't be recommending this place to the celiac community.

Excellent burger and the gluten free option was much appreciated, very friendly and quick staff