Top 7 Gluten-Free Mexican Spots to Explore in New Zealand

Natasha Oliver

Lots of vegan options, very clear on the menu and in their own vegan section. We were really surprised by the jackfruit taco, as I'm not usually a jackfruit fan, but it was amazing. The churrros are also a must try. Pros: Vegan (and gluten-free) churros!, Heaps of vegan options, Great mocktails (and cocktails)

Alana McConnell

Amazing food. Staff were very kind and accommodating with providing coeliac friendly food!

Erin Vennell

Absolutely delicious! They were able to make the pork enchiladas gluten and dairy free, and it wasn't lacking in the least.

Jack Taylor

Really good food and excellent drinks. Staff are super friendly and the food is superb. We had quite a few people in our party who have lots of food intolerances and they catered exceptionally well to them! Gluten free, dairy free etc. Really tasty food and nice location.

Matteo Zambanini

The food is delicious! Everything can be gluten free. Also the staff is super friendly. Tim is great!

Matt Kelly

It’s always difficult eating out when gluten free but there’s so many GF options!!! The girl working out the front really sold it to us! Platter was awesome but make sure to starve yourself before going as it’s a huge portion! Ha!

Georgina Shelley

These two meals cost almost $70. Ordered chicken nachos and got beef. Both meals were ordered gluten free (menu said nachos were gluten friendly) but got one with nachos (as ordered) and one with meat dumped into a box and dry tacos. Portions were very small. This would never have been served up in a restaurant for $32 each. Meal tasted terrible.

Zoe Reid

Staff was nice but we weren’t given our entree and had to ask again for our sides we had ordered. Also things labelled gluten free on menu are not safe for celiacs so would not recommend for celiacs.

The Wanderers

Good tasty food with a great gluten free menu which they don’t charge extra for! Taco tuesdays makes it slightly cheaper ($6) per taco and the fries are tasty too! Definitely stop here if you are passing thru or in Alexandra.

Maria Fernanda Cruz

The staff is very friendly. The place is very well decorated and the music is really appropriate. we feel at home. the Mexican flavor very well achieved. The drinks and dishes were very abundant. I'm not leaving yet and I already want to return. (Gluten free friendly) Long live Mexico! And Rotorua! The staff is very friendly. The place is very well decorated and the music is really appropriate. We feel at home. The Mexican flavor very well achieved. The drinks and dishes were very abundant. I'm not leaving yet and I already want to return. Long live Mexico! And Rotorua!

Agnes Bergdahl

Amazing food and super nice staff. Had many gluten-free options aswell! Pleasant dinner, left with a smile on my face☺️

mat

Most of the shops are closed so not much choice, but definitely a couple of awesome ones there still, miss kangsta and the one next to it have some great gluten free options

Wendy Ellis

A cool restaurant with a great atmosphere. The staff were very friendly and efficient. We had the vegetarian gluten free option and it was delicious. We will definitely be back in the future.

Leah Kicks

Fantastic tacos and service! They have some amazing special offers on through the week and are super helpful with dietary restrictions. Lots of gluten free options!

Josh Gray

Food is tasty but service and drinks were very slow. We finished our starter before our drinks arrived (15+ mins) so didn’t bother ordering a second round before our tacos (which were tasty). Tacos can be gluten free and a few other options.

Matat Lipsky

Excellent food and fun atmosphere! Almost all the menu is Gluten-free as well. We tried the Burritos, guacamole, tacos, chorus, chocolate cake, classic margarita - all were super tasty, fresh and lovely!

Siobhan Costello

My friends and I absolutely love the nachos, can't stop spending our money here! Absolutely fabulous customer service, always super friendly and welcoming staff. Perfect for my vegetarian friend and my coeliac needs. Our favourite place to eat out, hands down.

Pete Onoufriou (Pete)

Great food, cool staff, gluten free cookies are nice and the upstairs seating area is a hidden gem

Paula Peeps

Lots of GF options here!

Ady Ward

Such an amazing place to eat. As someone who is gluten free and vegetarian finding places to eat with good food can be very challenging, but these guys even had options! Great service, fun decor and great food. Highly recommend

Lorna Hobo

A light and bright atmosphere, lovely staff, everything made on site including juice drinks, corn chips, tortillas, flan and salsa. Everything is Gluten Free!! Fresh and yummy. 😋 a Mexican fan must!

Pravina Bhuva

Great vegetarian and Gluten free option,

Jane R

Yummy fusion if Latin American cuisine, tasty food full of flavor, many Gluten-free options. Sangria with a tocuh of sherry was exceptional, so was the staff. Friendly and welcoming atmosphere. I recommend trying their home made jalapeno sauces too. Thanks Sabroso!

Kate Chivers

We just had a very lovely dinner tonight. Very welcome and friendly staff, the food was quick delicious and good portions. We had the queso, chimichangas and nachos, and only wish we had room for the gluten free churros!!

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.

Ryan Jones

Went out they're way to replace a normal wrap with a gluten free wrap with a delivery of a whole new meal. Even though it's was my fuilt.Hands down best service have experienced in NZ

Jason Peterson

Awesome mexican food for being 6000 miles from Mexico. The hot sauces are next level. Quesadilla's with brisket, beef fajitas all very good. Gluten free chips and options as well as diary free. Great atmosphere! They even have Sombreros you can wear.

Harmony Gardens and Grub Ukulele Ha-ha-harmony

Delicious food, fantastic friendly customer service, gluten free options, and a groovy atmosphere. Highly recommend

Pieter Rose Smissen

Excellent lunch - like Mexican Subway, only better! Has gluten free options and good Taco Tuesday special.

Cushla Revfeim

Wonderful food and service, great they have gluten free and dairy free options. Love Love Love

Sheryl Leonard-Schlitter

Amazing food gem in Whanganui Vegan menu available, vegetarian, gluten free and gluten free option offered on site menu items I had the vegan, gluten free mushroom fajita which was sooo delicious Hubby had the pan fried tarakihi with salad plus the beetroot, apple, spinach & feta salad

Ness Campbell

Being Gluten Free we previewed the menu to check what we wanted. Arrived ordered our drinks and once our drinks arrived we went to order our Entree which we were then advised they couldn't make as they don't have all the ingredients. (Had we known that there were only select things.on the menu available prior to ordering our drinks we would have left.) Went on to order pur mains and had the same issue couldn't have what we wanted as they did not have all the ingredients super disappointed. Also got offered a bottle of water which seemed to take for ever to arrive and ended up asking for it multiple times until it finally arrived. Service was slow and I am sure they kept forgetting about us nobody seemed to really care that we couldn't order what we wanted like it was standard procedure for things not to be available on the menu. Very disappointing.

Steph Chalmers

Best frozen margis and tacos in Wellington. Heaps of gluten free options

Stephanie

This place is the best!! I love their many options, gluten free, vegan and even paleo !!

Justin Темплар

Nice selection of vegetarian and meat based Mexican style food, gluten free options are available.

Susan Denham

This place deserves more than 5 star. Apart from the confusion on how to order this place is seriously THE BEST we ordered 5 different flavoured soft shell tacos, it was hard to pick the best because they are all sooo tasty and FULL flavour, my fav was the mince then pork then chicken. My bottomless pit boyfriend ordered the macho burrito for lunch and I didn't have to cook him dinner, it was massive! This place has a menu and also is set up like a subway, so quick and you get to choose what goes in. Also gluten free friendly

Chelsea McGregor

I notice people rarely review good experiences because so many people expect it, but people are quick to complain online if a hair is out of line. So here are some kinds words to the staff that served my partner and I tonight. I came in near close with my partner for a takeaway dinner and the lovely staff were friendly, and efficient in serving us while others were tidying and restocking. Its clean with a nice layout and atmosphere if you decide to dine in. The staff were knowledgeable on what my options were given my gluten-free dietary restrictions, and the portions are large with good value for money. My partner’s burrito was so full she struggled to wrap it up! Great service and really fresh and tasty food. Thank you for looking after us :)

Helia Ghorbani

Favourite taco place in dunners. The place has got a cool atmosphere and the prices are great. They’ve got quite the vibes and there is a vegetarian and gluten free menu available too.

Ngarimu Courtney-Noel

I brought Gluten Free Birria Tacos and a Gluten Free Chicken Tavo from the Levin Night Markets. The Taco was much bigger than I was expecting for $9. The chicken was juicy, the salad fresh and its had lots of sauce! My pet peeve is restaurants giving minimal sauce. It was delicious! The birria Tacos were my highlight. The meat was so rich and dipping it in the broth made it even better

K S

I had the best customer service experience ever here today. I made a mistake and ordered something with bacon despite being Muslim. Totally on me and when I went back to check the menu to see how it happened the staff were AMAZING and understanding! I can’t believe how kind they were. They resolved the issue for me without any extra cost to me and honestly I was just blown away by how amazing they were. 100% I was just dumb and there was no necessity for them to do anything but they did and I will now send every person I meet to eat here 😊 The food is amazing too. They can adjust it for gluten free and halal if you let them know. Definitely go here 👍🏻

Jason Teunissen

Gluten Free & Vegan (nacho bowl). Tastes great, and good portion size to get you back on the waves. An awesome little food caravan on the beach.

Briar Edmonds

As a coeliac sufferer I really appreciate that there are so many gluten free options at Zambrero.

Anna Green

Can't fault our experience tonight. Great atmosphere, the service was speedy, friendly, informative. FoH staff knew immediately what I could have as a coeliac. The food was excellent (my standards for this are reasonably high as an ex chef with a penchant for mexican food), and came out in good time. At $50 a head for more food than we could eat and a margarita each, I have zero complaints. Thanks for a great dinner team.

April van Es

Large portions. Plenty of choice, even for gluten free diners.

Foodoholicher - Rytham Shakti Dance group

Really good quality food for the price good taste, you can have an option for Gluten free, vegan, vegetarian, Dairy free. Nice seating area too. Worth a visit.

Amy Riordan

Went for a girls night out and it wasn't a great night tbh. No option to change the spice level on the food, the nachos were ridicously spicy. We checked the menu online before booking for a coeliac friend, got there and the menu was different. Took 45 minutes of back and forth just to find out what she could eat(why didn't the cook/manager come out for 5 minutes) The waiter wasn't great, clearly under staffed but every time we tried to order drinks she took 1 persons order and left while everyone else wanted something multiple times. Very Spicy food with no options to change it and left us with no drinks and no water on the table.

Ash Highnam

Absolutely amazing food and service Fresh , good quality ingredients. Was able to cater to gluten free , and the price was definitely affordable. I have a child that struggles with different types of food due to her disabilities but she Absolutely loved it here.

Arden Turner

Food and service was great ! Lots of gluten free options which was great to see !

Ruth Wynne

Very average Mexican food and a ridiculously small sized guacamole for the price you pay. Limited options for gluten free too.

Tessa Goldsmith

Fab gluten free friendly spot! Good quality GF buns, menu doesn’t say but owner will explain what can be GF and is super lovely. No GF surcharge 💛 normal cross contam warnings