Top 4 Gluten-Free Lunch Spots to Enjoy 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.

Ciara Craig

OMG I had the most delicious gluten free lunch here. Salmon and potato ball with a fresh and delicious side salad. As a coeliac, I didn't feel at all sick after it, so I would suggest the food is prepared well from a cross-contamination perspective. I have eaten here a few times over the years and have never been ill. All I wish is that I took some of those tasty treats away with me! I'll definitely be back here. A place we always go to when down in Invercargill. The only problem with this place is that it's always so busy. But great vibe and highly recommend. If you are a coeliac please do recheck when you go there about any of your concerns.

Emily Blackwell

Great coffee. Sat outside in the sun. We had a hashbrown stack with added halloumi, and a big brekkie with gluten free bread. Fuelled us for our hike later that day. It was delicious and highly recommend.

Graham Nordling

Great food and a good range of gluten-free food on offer.

Amy Brown

Love going to industry whether it's grabbing sweet treats to go or sitting in for a meal. The food is so yum! Always great gluten free options staff are so lovely and nice and clean premises.

Lisa Abernethy

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

Harlim Lefeore

Unfortunately they don’t do soy milk so while the barista & coffee is good it’s not my favourite. They took the time to explain why they do the mills they do though and the servers here are so nice and helpful. They also cater to people with allergies, like vegan and gluten intolerant people. Love the atmosphere here. Hopefully one day they can make their own soy milk! 🤞

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.

Tania Webb

We called into the coffee bomb for some lunch, I bought a gluten free bacon and egg pie, was the most delicious gf pie I've ever tried, pastry was very nice and light, wouldn't mind that recipe or ordering a few of I could.

Rachel Ohlson

Pricy but we received excellence and are so impressed with the food and coffee. Love the decor and timber of the original homestead. We were served by such a lovely lady which is a bonus. There is art for sale on the walls which was also a nice extra touch. So delishish, glad we came. Added a pic if the hand cut fries, we do not know how they were so yum!! Maybe fresh grown or good potatoes? Gluten free caramel slice was beautiful, the base was like shortbread. They were very accommodating for my children, there were some toys and fun puzzles and they split a milk shake into 3 small glasses. The meals coming out looked incredible.

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.

Arty Chick

What a lovely experience. The staff were friendly and very welcoming. The gluten-free toasty was delicious, and the coffee was very good. Very dog friendly 🐾

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 🙂

Franklin v M

Excellent bagels, wide choice of toppings. Also very nice that there were gluten-free nails and options.

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.

Mac McGarry

Such a friendly welcoming vibe. Staff were very helpful. Gluten free options met our needs. Will be coming back when next in Invercargill.

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. :-)

Rachel Feely

Love their gluten-free scones

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.

Barbara Jeffery

Lunch platters were sourced frim here. Very nice gluten free variety included on seperate tray and looked equally good..

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

carol parkinson

Excellent rosti & smashed avocado, gluten free by ingredient & no side affect of eating here as a Celiac. Very delicious.

mervyn william aitken

Loved the gluten free brownie with coconut yogurt

Peter Tait

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

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.

Kina Spike Spearfishing

Best gluten free Frittata in Invercargill! Definitely worth going to Glengarry to check it out

Emma

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