Top 11 Gluten-Free Brunch Spots to Delight in Essendon

Em

Absolutely incredible! By far the best salmon Benedict I’ve ever had! It is the first time I’ve had salmon Benedict with a fillet of salmon. It was cooked perfectly, and every mouthful of the dish was bursting with flavour. I kept seeing other people’s food orders, and thinking I must come back to try more! The coffee was also fantastic, and I’ve not even mentioned how incredible it is that everything here is gluten free! A coeliac heaven! And reasonably priced! Definitely would recommend - in fact I have, and I hope to return! The service was also brilliant. An exceptional experience all round!

Kati Keksi

I've bought from Bowls Baby a few times now (in Essendon and CBD) and I always leave full and happy. The menu is 100% gluten free, which works well as none of their menu items need gluten. All the meal bowls are well balanced with protein, carbs and good fats. My go to is the classic Mr G, which has chicken, halloumi and hummus. It can sometimes get a bit salty so I pick out the olives. This visit we also picked up a chilli beef noodle bowl which was delicious. It uses pulled beef which is super tender and the sauce was really flavourful. I tried a shake too, double PB which was excellent. I was worried it would be sickly sweet but it's actually quite neutral. Definitely worth a visit for coeliacs and gluten free folk, as well as everyone else.

Daniella L

Beautiful food, wonderful atmosphere and mesmerising decor. We tried the bolognese gnocchi and loved it so much. I opted for the GLUTEN FREE penne which we both tasted and was so good we couldn’t tell it was gluten free! Hot tip: visit the bathroom and press the red button!

Stephen Simmons

My gluten-free partner had the Paleo bowl, which she said was very nice. I had the Chili Scramble, which was also very good. Friendly service, good coffee. Highly recommended.

Sarat Sharma

We have been coming here for the past few years, the food is really outstanding, staff is amazing and overall experience is really fantastic. We have been to some high end cafes as well but we find ourselves coming back to Benny& Me , its just warm, friendly, reasonably priced and just a family atmosphere. Thanks Ben and the staff for looking after us as ever with a big smile. Some great gluten free options too.

Sharon Brennan

Good food. Staff are happy to alter dishes to make them gluten free eg leave the croutons out of caesar salad. Friendly service.

Max Nesci

Absolutely incredible traditional style pizzas. Generous and high quality ingredients used combined with the best traditional pizza bases I have probably ever tasted. The dough was the perfect thickness to hold its shape, and was crispy on the outside whilst still being super fluffy and soft on the inside. The highlight for me was the beautiful Capricosa calzone, which I recommend everyone to try. I also tried a gluten free base pizza (as my partner is gluten intolerant) and that was also very nice as a gluten free option. I’ve tried and tested many pizza places within the maribyrnong city area and dolce gusto cucina would have to be my favourite and I highly recommend everyone to try it themselves.

Trash Panda

Just wanted to say I was the fussiest most annoying customer today with all my requests for gluten free and caffein free and everyone was so lovely and accomodating and everyone is so awesome that works there. Made me feel super comfy and happy and just a great lovely little team of people :) Thanks guys.

Joel Brooker

Great coffee! Food is also good especially the gluten free bread

F Kha

The owners and their employees are very kind and friendly. They truly value their customers, making each visit special. I would go there every time for the hospitality alone. The food is great, and it’s a fantastic choice for people with dietary restrictions like gluten intolerance. The experience took me back to my memories of living in South America. You can really feel the warmth, friendliness, and welcoming nature of South American culture in this place.

tiara munasinghe

We went for a late valentines date night and it was better than I ever could’ve expected. I am huge on good customer service and for the owner to be so hands on and friendly was the cherry on top. The food was amazing, gluten intolerant and dietary restrictions were considered. The quality of the food was incredible too. Genuinely such a beautiful place and the energy given to us by the staff was very appreciated. It was actually quite romantic too, candles lit, cosy as hell and ambiance was just right. I actually said to my partner “every bite is an experience” I’ll leave it at that.