Top 8 Gluten-Free Cafes to Delight in Pakenham

Betty Foster

We recently enjoyed a delightful lunch at this cafe. The coffee was excellent and they offer a wonderful selection of gluten-free options. It was particularly thoughtful of them to serve my daughter's lunch with a gluten-free label. I highly recommend this cafe.

Francesca B

Delicious food and a beautiful selection of cakes! The service was friendly - we did wait quite a while for our food, but they offered us free chips, so we were happy 😊 The gluten free bread was so good that, for a minute, I was worried I was eating normal bread haha. Wish I lived nearby so I could come more often.

Katarina S

Really cute and busy cafe on the corner of Main St. The coffee is smooth, a roaster I'm not familiar with called So Co, a fairly dark roast but not bitter or burnt. Definitely the best coffee option on Main St. The menu is varied and has lots of options for veg/vegan/gluten free, and the food is always fresh - whether I'm getting a smoothie bowl or toast. The standout for me is really the staff and service, they are always so friendly and even during the busiest periods take the time to greet you and always manage to fit me in. I will say when it's full it tends to be very noisy, that's really the only downside. Very much worth your time.

LJ S

Best cafe I've ever been to! The people who work here are absolutely lovely, so kind, welcoming and excited to see you. There's heaps of food options ranging from cafe style to take away, to sit down lunch style. The hot drinks are always made to perfection. They offer gluten free options and are happy to accommodate making something special off menu for you if you are coeliac. My favourite thing to order is a gluten free chocolate brownie and an almond milk chai.

anne shaw

We went for breakfast 1st time, often passed this cafe and always busy plus had celiac options. Ordered gluten free poached eggs and bacon on gluten free toast and a lactose free hot chocolate. Meal arrived no bacon when questioned they said i didn’t order bacon the lady taking the orders was in training needs to listen as bacon was clearly ordered and told I could pay the extra for the bacon upon leaving. Also ordered poached eggs and salmon on toast when it arrived the eggs were so small plus the bread wasn’t toasted just warmed and spread with margarine I didn’t complain about the bread not toasted as I was over it. Clearly the lady taking the orders doesn’t know what she’s doing. For $43,one serve a decent size egg and 2nd get the order right!! So disappointing!!

Jianfa Ben Tsai

Delectamenti ! Delectamenti ! Delectamenti ! Wide variety of pies, pastries, freshly baked breads, creamy cakes, crunchy chocolate cookies, killer coffee to die for, fluffy sandwiches, eggy quiche, tender wraps , fresh garden plucked salads. Unique: The Strata Lamb Toastie is best ! Gluten Free Cakes are next in my scope. Excellent service by cashier to recommend customer to go for the chicken corn pie when the chicken vegetables pies are unfortunately out of stock. The cashier deserves to be promoted with salary increase and give more shift hours. Guaranteed quickie service by the immaculately presented, neat, smiling waitresses with the Genius pairing of Creamy Latte with Surprise Free Biscuit for a Happy Finish. My coffee came in a flash. Atmosphere: Wooden country theme decorated with giant TV & Clean. Temperature is Climate Controlled. Lots of occupied seating space. Crowd: Locals and Tourists. Chinese & Caucasians. Place is packed full of people eating thus the food must be good. The food turnover rate is high thus the food must be fresh. If you don't like queuing, why not order takeaway and enjoy in the comfort of your home to binge watch movies? I give it 5 / 5 stars. I will return to try different items especially the gluten free cake & tea as they all look tasty. I highly recommend you to schedule into your reminder to bring your family, colleagues and friends there this week for a pleasant gastronomic experience. :) Delectamenti ! Delectamenti ! Delectamenti ! I got it off Google translate 😛 Disclaimer: I don’t own any shares in the cafe or get paid for writing this review. Then again, you just have to trust my words as you can’t read my thoughts. I really did visit this cafe as I have the photos paired with this review (though one could download photos from Google Images). On the other hand, I would give less credibility to text only reviews (may not even have visited the place) which may serve as an outlet for pent up frustration for a tiny minority of other people. I used to do that in the past as I was impetuous. Many things in life are only opinions - not facts. You have to visit the place to determine if the review is accurate. : ) Best regards, Jianfa Ben Tsai Fat Guy with 35 years of Restaurant Dining Experience Paid Well for Delegating Tasks in Food Business Pretended to Work when Boss is Looking during Employment at 5 Star Hotels 35 years Loyal Supporter of the same Footie Team with my Boss whenever he changes his team with each new Client

Fip

Interesting place! The Shop. Is great filled with their pottery at reasonable prices and you can always pick up a bargain on the 2nd's table. You're sure to find something you like, great for your home or as presents to give. The Cafe. The food is good and are decent sized with yummy cakes to choose from including vegan and gluten free as well but make sure you order any food at the same time you order your drinks as the waitress may not come back to you. Guess how I know. The coffee is great and of course everything is served in or on their pottery products which is nice, a try before you buy sort of thing! Great place.

Janice Cleveland