Top 50 Gluten-Free Dinner Spots to Delight in Southland

April van Es

The Big Breakfast was big, the long black was delicious, the staff were friendly with a smile and a quip whilst still professional. I can't understand the poor reviews. Our meal arrived in good time - it was obviously freshly cooked. I asked for GF, and nothing was too much trouble. They swopped out my sausage for halloumi, and they hid a tasty tomato under the bacon. Best bit - the potato rosti/hash brown. Beautifully seasoned. There was a whole shelf of gluten-free sweet treats, 7 options! If only I'd had room after breakfast.

Deborah Smith

Great lunch and great gluten free options 👍

Quinton Mills

If your gluten free don't go here, made my 11 year old celiac son feel terrible about asking for gluten free

Sarah Capon

Coeliac aware and great gf options! Loved the chicken sushi bowl! A bit hard to get a table in there because it’s so busy, but worth it. I didn’t really love the Vietnamese loaded fries, but I’d say that’s just my preference.

Lisa Abernethy

Friendly, relaxed, and excellent gluten free selection. The cheese, bacon and jalapeño scone was yum! Highly recommended

Quill Cooper

Came by here post-hiking trip to try the Eat Me burger on a gluten free bun. Oh my goodness! It's a bit messy to eat as it's so packed with good stuff, but so yummy. Well worth the price. The place is cute too, with good atmosphere, great service, and a speedy kitchen.

Susan Elbers

Great atmosphere. We were very impressed by the gluten free menu... how often do you strike a restaurant with an entire GF menu option!

Trisha Durie

Excellent food, friendly staff. Lots of gluten free choices. Highly recommend. My partner loved the chowder!

Sarah Roberts

Lovely dinner at The Fat Duck. Do recommend booking in for a seat. Service was friendly and food was very tasty. Lots of gluten free and dairy free options.

Toby Jenkins

Ordered mine and my partners food at the same times. hers came out but I had to continue to wait for over 20mins until I got impatient and asked where's my order was then was told that's other orders have been put in front because I'm gluten free. Once I finally got my order it was barely warm and was very disappointed

Gillian M.

Food is okay. Fryer is not suitable for coeliacs (despite steak) etc being listed as gf. They will offer substitutes etc but maybe look into changing this? Items may be gf by ingredient but you shouldn't be labeling them as this if you put everything into the same fryer (worked hospo for years - it's not hard to differentiate and train staff on). You could make someone seriously sick. Clear labeling provides comfort for everyone. Overall a good place for a bite but the service is also very rushed.

Belinda Cartwright

Great service and great food. I'm also Coeliac and while the menu was limited for me I still managed a meal and desert. Many places will tell you they can cater for coeliacs and end up contaminating their food, not these guys tho 🙂

Rachel Shum

Very good souvlaki! Great gluten free options available. Chips were cooked to perfection. Would come again!

Jenna Ward

SO AMAZING!!! Second time here and does not disappoint! Blonde one is so friendly and funny really made our visit one to remember! Casey is very friendly and informed us on the menu and any questions we had. Food was super quick as likely as it was a monday! Would be worth the wait though. So flavourful and large portions, provide vegan options(tofu) and gluten free. The restaurant had amazing vibes, decoration and music on point. I will be back again. Ive travelled to thailand and this is just the same. SYS!!!

akiko tanaka

Charismatic cafe! I stop over during road trip, there are some local artists goods are sold, I love local support shop. Also I enjoyed gluten-free lunch, truely tasty, hidden gems cafe a lot in NZ!

Scott Hellyer

Great pizzas. Cater for GF and DF very very well. Hell Pizza are Coeliac certified so you can eat with confidence.

Cathal Merz

Excellent Indian food. The menu is nearly all gluten free and suitable for coeliac.

Viv Hackett

Was amazing help with the gluten free suggestions thanku so much

Margaret Anderson

Excellent meals great gluten free choices 👍

Philip Welch

Very nice cafe. Gluten free and vegan food

mervyn william aitken

Great gluten free pizza

Anthony Miller

I absolutely loved my takeout tonight !! They were able to make my meal vegan and gluten free which was Great and reasonable priced !!

Brenna O'neill

10/10 food and service, heaps of gluten free options, the speciality dishes from southern India were delicious. Will definitely be back. Also lovely atmosphere with lots of nice lighting and a fire.

Melanie Duncalf

Pretty good food for a small town pub in NZ. They have a variety of gluten free options and the lemon cake was very moist. They have a terrace out the back but unfortunately it just overlooks the road. The staff were friendly and helpful but did look a little rushed off there feet when we came to leave. I would go back if I was in the area but wouldn't make a special trip.

Meghan Creed

Beautiful food. I'm gluten and dairy intolerant, they couldn't of done more for me. The waiter made me feel completely at ease - an absolute joy to eat here

Mac McGarry

Walked past here for months without realizing that it had changed. Invercargill's best kept secret. Excellent choices most are available gluten free. Estrella beer on tap.

Toby Jenkins

Hadn't been in years and noticed that they had a gluten free option , so I gave it a go and was very satisfied

Phillip Aston

Great for gluten free grandson, one of his favorites.

Anna Armstrong

Amazing pizza, best glutenfree base I've had. Delicious, non greasy and full of flavour

Scott Hellyer

Catered very well for Gluten Free and Dairy Free, the same as any other Thai restaurant does. Sadly though, they have no gluten free soy sauce so the meal was VERY bland. Strongly suggest you buy some GF soy sauce. Your customers will appreciate it. :-)

Frank Dean

Really enjoyed the food, drink and atmosphere... I have Coeliac disease so I risked the gluten free and had a on-premise brewed cider, Gadoochi Cry Baby. Finally in NZ a cider with sour tart bite to it, delicious 😋 . The gf pizza in plain Italian style was equally delicious... Staff unintrusive (the way I like it) and a great music soundtrack (perhaps a like loud for me). First time visit and I'll be back.

Amber

Poor experience, waited from 7:30pm for a table and got seated at 8:30pm. Food didn’t come out till nearly 10pm. Chips on the menu say they were gluten free, then the waiter said they weren’t actually. No dairy free options either. The waiter was really condescending and rude after asking about gluten and dairy free options. The whole experience was rushed

Peter Tait

Great service and food, the gluten free burger bun was excellent.

April van Es

I know that after so many great reviews, it's hard to believe such a poor one, but I can't understand all the good reviews. Our experience was very different. We ordered the gluten-free base, but that wasn't the issue. TBH, that was the best bit of the pizza. The toppings were different colours, but that's where the difference ended. The pineapple tasted like the peppers, which tasted like the mushrooms, which even tasted like the olives. And the cheese was stringy but also tasteless. The wine was cheap. Only $8. I don't know why I was surprised that it was dreadful. What on earth did I expect? The decor was dated, but at least we got a seat (which was comfy) and the meal (2x GF pizzas, 2x wine, 1x salad) cost $66. What a shame it wasn't slightly more expensive - I'd have happily paid more for a better meal. Sadly, a fresh batch of tourists roll into town daily and they want to eat pizza. They see La Toscana has good reviews. But, if you arevone of these tourists and only have one night in Te Anau, do yourself a favour and try a different restaurant. I wish I had. The guy who said he'd had better pizzas from Tesco was absolutely correct.

Aaron Bryce

What a pleasant surprise. By far the best dining experience we have had in our 2 week stay in New Zealand. I had the Rib Eye and it was cooked to perfection and served with vegetables and accompaniments (so no need to seperately order and pay for sides as many restaurants annoyingly do these days) Portion size was generous. My partner had the Salmon and was equally happy with her meal. The wine we drank perfectly complimented our meals and we could not fault the service or the atmosphere. On another note as a coeliac they catered well for my dietary requirements. Well done and keep up the great work.

Emma

Fantastic food! Beautifully presented friendly staff. Gluten free options available. Bluff oysters special 😁 worth a drive. New owners have done well.

Mark Rule

Great feed time after time, they do gluten fee wraps

kyle pennington

Love the gluten free wraps.

Karlene Lee

Great cafe bar to meet friends after work. Watch some sport, enjoy a range of bar snacks or choose from a great selection of drinks, and sit in front of the generous gas fire. A couple of gluten free options

Aurora Centre Staff

Great quick service. Chips and kids nuggets and hot dogs were great. Loved the gluten free burger. Hit the spot.

Neil Fernandes

Nice meal options. Always pleasing to see sweatbreads on the menu. What really pleased me though was that they comped one of our meals when the gluten free substitute wasn't clarified before serving. Really impressive as we weren't THAT disappointed but they went out of their way to make it right. Thank you

G lee lee

Always a really nice meal and friendly service. Pays to call ahead to cut down on waiting time. I am coeliac and have never had an issue with an of their curry's being gluten free

Alan Scicluna

Great food with gluten free options very welcoming

Hipotalamuszi

Gluten free brunch available

Lee Rundle

Came here for a meal while visiting a friend in the area. The quality of the food and service was beyond our expectations. Supoer friendly people and they were able to provide gluten free fare. Would definitley recommend stopping if you are passing through this quaint little town

Blake Lumpkins

The chicken fried rice was very good and they were flexible to accommodate a gluten free diet

Shenleigh Vant Wout

The butter chicken gluten free pizza was amazing

Michal Gray

We went to Euna for a birthday lunch, the food was exceptional and all allergies were catered for. I had the most delicious gluten free hand made fettuccine. The waiting staff were lovely, relaxed and attentive.

Karon Turipa

Beautiful meal, best we have had in a long time - wide range gluten free menu available very friendly staff totally recommend

April van Es

Friendly welcome as soon as we stepped through the door. I loved my gluten free blue cod and chips, and my Virgin Mojito was perfect too. You'll notice my husband thought the fries were delicious too - my photo shows his fork stealing a chip LOL