Top 18 Gluten-Free Kid-Friendly Spots to Explore in Port Aransas

Asher

I'm 14 Yrs Old and we go weekly on Tuesday Evening and every time we go it awesome all the staff is super friendly and helpful, the pizza and food are always great, they offer many options for people with dietary restrictions they can make a gluten free pizza for you. The Buffet is the go-to for me and my family. Ms. Gloria and Jesus and the rest of staff is always super happy to see us come at the front. If you do the buffet, you can make a special request, and the kitchen staff are super friendly to. If you ARE IN PORT A COME, TRY PIZZERIA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They also have a game room btw Also on Tuesdays when PA ISD is in session Kid 13 or under are free with adult buffet purchase up to 3 kids to with one paying adult this local place gives back to the community so much From Pizzeria Website TRADITION For locals and tourists alike, the Pizzeria has been a family tradition for over 30 years. As a place to live and raise a family, Port Aransas is special, and we're proud to be such a beloved part of our community. The Pizzeria is home to countless post-game celebrations, birthday parties, lunch breaks, after-school snacks, and family dinners. Go Marlins! As a top Texas beach destination, Port Aransas is a rewarding place to run a restaurant that serves everyone's favorite food and provides friendly, dependable service. We've met so many families who tell us that they look forward to their return visits year-after-year. If we're not already, we look forward to becoming a part of your family's tradition. OUR TEAM We do our best to make the Pizzeria a great place to work with competitive pay and flexible scheduling. Much of our long-standing team has worked at the Pizzeria for 10-20 years. Our goal is to continue building our staff with more self-motivated hard-workers that enjoy individual ownership, cross-training, and responsibility. If you're dependable, love working in a kitchen, and looking for a long term job, please stop in to talk to us. We offer a few positions to our high school students that want to work nights, weekends, and summers. There's no better sight than seeing our proud student-workers come to lunch with their classmates to claim their free buffet. With our newest benefit, we're providing full tuition and book scholarships to employees who are balancing college in Corpus Christi and work at the Pizzeria. Each summer since 2021, we've hired and housed about 14 international college students that want to live an island-life and work in the restaurant. It's been a great experience for us and our students, and we look forward to hosting summer students for years to come. OUR COMMUNITY We love supporting our local schools, churches, clubs, and organizations. Here are just some of the local groups that we've recently provided with grants, gift cards, or food. Port Aransas Education Foundation Texas SandFest Olsen Elementary School Brundrett Middle School Port Aransas High School Port Aransas ISD / CATCH Port Aransas Little League Camp Marlin Kids Port Aransas High School Prom Project Graduation PA National Honor Society Marlin Athletics Booster Club Port Aransas Swim Team PA Youth Soccer League Port Aransas Museum / PAPHA Port Aransas Community Theater Port Aransas Garden Club Keep Port Aransas Beautiful Farley Boat Works Port Aransas Police Department Texas Adopt-A-Beach Trinity by the Sea Episcopal Church Trinity by the Sea Day School / Turkey Trot First Baptist Church Tidal Waves Purple Door Women's Shelter

Paxton Toczko

Honestly a money grab for mid service and not great food. Crazy fees. Server was knowledgeable about celiac disease and helped with gluten allergy menu.

Jessica Conner

A cute restaurant with scenic outside seating. Great margarita and service was very nice. A word of warning for those who are gluten- free. I ordered the gluten-free Cobb salad, and it came out with a big pile of croutons. Another menu item marked gluten-free had a soy sauce based sauce. Making it not actually gluten-free unless you tell your waiter to leave off the sauce. Might not be the safest option for those with sensitivity or celiac.

Susan Walczak

So good. I have to eat gluten free, I was here a couple of years ago and I enjoyed it then, it was even better this time. We had a friendly server who was very helpful and knowledgeable.

Tim Koger

Wish I could give 3.5 stars. Very cute atmosphere. The kids loved playing and running in the lawn. The pizza took a long time, was burnt and didn’t feed 2 adults. But the gluten free crust was good, minus the burned parts. Our 2 kids under 10 ate a whole pizza. We had to order more food that took even longer to come out. The margaritas were terrible which was very disappointing bc they were featured and recommended. Service was pretty good and all the staff was helpful and nice.

Magan Blasig

Really, really great burger, so flavorful. It was also super helpful to me that they had a gluten free bun option!

Rebecca Curry

Our go-to coffee place when on vacation to Port A. 5 sugar free options. A few gluten free breakfast options.

Vance Grabow

October Taco Margarita Trail. Number one 5 star of all restaurants so far. Great portions & delicious Tuna Tacos ... did lettuce wrap tacos for my gluten-free wife, also a generous side of rice & black beans. Margarita was yummy!

MeL FaithFellowshipFitness

This was our second visit to PA and to Castaways. We loved each visit: from the greeting to the service, the atmosphere and the food. We visited over the 4th of July weekend. It was busy, but was to be expected. We visited the quaint little shops next door. We didn’t know there was a whole “hidden” garden area in the back with some amazing shops/people. (If you haven’t been to Flip Flops back there, do so :-). ) the stores were full of beautiful clothes and other items... many of which are unique to the area. (Much different than the “island shops” closer to the main road - even though I love those, too. These were refreshing.) Our waitress, Jacque, was amazing, despite the rush. She was careful to tend to my allergy needs (seafood restaurants can be a tough place to get gluten-free items but she did it) she brought my plate first/separate from the rest of my table, so as to not cross contaminate. The shrimp & fish with coleslaw and veggies was amazing <3. We will definitely eat here again on our next visit. :-)

David Schachter

The food was quite good. I was sad that there weren't more gluten free seafood dishes (stupid Celiac's). However, the excellent margaritas made up for it. The atmosphere was quite nice and the service was decent.

Gary Thompson

WOOWZERS ! The hostess was leading our foursome to the table & another worker brought salsa & chips to table BEFORE we were seated! MENU WAS HUGE! I was able to find EXACTLY what I was able to eat GLUTEN FREE! THE food was AWESOME & CAME QUICK! PRICES were RIGHT ALSO!!!

Briana

Not bad coffee, Gluten free syrups, good ice.

Clara Keeney

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Susan Walczak

I have to eat gluten free, I had grilled fish, rice, and green beans. It was tasty.

Ruth Schaefer

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