Top 3 Gluten-Free Destinations Across Bay Lake

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Great theming is fairly common at Disney restaurants. What distinguishes this dining venue is the quality and uniqueness of food choices. An especially excellent choice for vegetarians or gluten sensitive folks. Solid meat, vegetables, soups, salad, and desserts. Price may seem high initially, but if you consider what the food would be a la carte, this is a great value.

Diana “Dee” Falvo

Gluten free churros served with vanilla cream and Mexican chocolate dips. Fresh, warm, soft, very tasty. You can order to go or sit in lounge (virtual queue option). Also got a decaf mocha latte with soy milk.

Brandy Pierson

Ohana is a place everyone had recommended to us while visiting Disney World and it absolutely lived up to the hype! We were super happy to find gluten free options available (including the pineapple bread, rice instead of noodles, and the bread pudding dessert!). Our server Larry was fantastic and was incredibly attentive without being intrusive. Our window seats had a great view of the castle and I imagine this place is awesome for the Magic Kingdom fireworks. They also had a ukulele player welcoming everyone in to celebrate their occasions (birthday, anniversaries etc). Every single thing we ate was incredible and definitely worth the price we were initially skeptical about. The Indigo Hibiscus drink was my favorite but the Backscratcher was also very good. The steak and shrimp were my favorite foods with an honorable mention to the citrus vinaigrette in the salad.

Taybree F

We have eaten lunch and dinner here several times, and have always been super impressed with the food. We've made it a habit to leave Magic Kingdom and opt to eat here instead, which is very easy to do by hopping on the monorail and taking a short 15 minute ride to the resort. FOOD ALLERGIES: Gluten free and dairy free rolls, stir fry, and wings are all delicious.

Simon Landman

This place is a customer service masterclass. Everyone was outstanding. The characters were great! They do a dance, come by table side, sign autographs, take pictures, and are just generally outstanding. We saw safari Mickey, Donald, Daisy, and Goofy. They were all very patient and made sure no one was missed. They actually came by a few times. Manager Jeff checked us in, came by to see how we were doing during dinner, and notified us of the last bus times with lots of notice. Chefs Manny and Rachid came to the table and helped us out with allergy safe choices. They brought my celiac partner food made completely separately in the kitchen and she didn’t get sick here. Our server Alex was outstanding. He was on top of everything. The food was outstanding. It’s buffet style, but was better than most of the sit down non-buffet places I’ve eaten at. There’s a large variety of food options. There’s some spicy tandoori chicken that was super good; salmon; green shrimp curry; and some standard fare for the kids, among others. It was 62 USD per person before tax and tip, which was reasonable considering the outstanding service and experience we had. Will definitely return.

Grace

As the quick service food option at Animal Kingdom Lodge, The Mara is a convenient place to eat. You can order meals or grab packaged or premade items off shelves and check out quickly. There’s also a coffee bar. A highlight for our crew is the gluten-fee zebra stripe domes dessert which you have to ask for as they keep the gluten-free ones in the back. The normal version is available for you to easily pick up and purchase.

Megan Veirun

The signature burger was amazing and they were able to modify it to make it gluten free. Clam restaurant environment. The Hightower cocktail was also a must have. I didn’t find the staff to be as reassuring as the other Disney locations in regard to allergies.

Richard Yu

Disney and culinary excellence are not synonymous. Absolutely not. I had my shares of disappointing dining experience at Disney theme parks on countless occasions. But some exceptions pleasantly emerged recently and Satu’lli Canteen is a prime example. This quick service restaurant is located in the Avatar section (Pandora land) in Animal Kingdom. Using the Disney app to order food is highly recommended. Finding a table is a breeze because there’s a cast member at the door to screen out non-dining guests. I heard so many good things about about this place and I ended up getting the beef/chicken over rice and bean with scallion sauce that tastes and looks like chimichuri sauce. And I also got the dumpling with vegetable slaw and chips. Totally met my expectations, I have to say. Each entree was designed in such a way that they can bang out thousands of orders without paralyzing the kitchen. While accommodating gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan and other dietary restrictions. Ingenuity! This place should be the prototype for all Disney dining places.

Diana “Dee” Falvo

Mobile service, fast food quality. Hot dog was good and gluten free bun was very tasty.

Dorothy Hutchings

Enjoyed our lunch here gluten free grill was a bit stale, Quick service restaurant

Kat Smith

There are not a lot of selections for the menu. So if you’re planning on eating here, look over the menu to make sure you are able to find something to eat. They offered gluten free options. Not many selections on things without tequila or rum. The service was good and they were friendly . The space for dining is small so you will not have a lot of room between tables. It is fun to eat under the stars.

Betty Parks

This was the best Disney restaurant I had the pleasure of eating at. My meal was the lamb shank. My grand daughter had the kids menu pizza. She sent her compliments to the chef! Wonderful atmosphere and outstanding service. I am gluten free due to Celiac. They did not disappoint. .

Diana “Dee” Falvo

Quick service / mobile order option at Polynesian. Gluten free options including Mickey Shaped Waffles for breakfast, chicken strips (more like nuggets), hamburgers, hotdogs, David's chocolate chip cookies. I ordered the gluten free Thai coconut meatballs (beef) over white rice. Very flavorful and a good size (3 large meatballs) and a generous portion of rice. Note it's VERY spicy.

Grace Moore

We had a great experience coming here for dinner! Our server, Isabella, was very kind and attentive. She was good at helping me figure out what I could eat with my allergies and brought me gluten free options. The food was all really good!

lital jacobovich

looking for gluten-free pizza place that is actually strict about cross-contact is not an easy thing! but this little gem was great! staff was knowledgable about celiac, and our daughter's gluten pizza was amazing!

Janet Kress

Twobof us are gluten free. Not only did they have gluten free bread, but were very safe and accommodating. Ales was our waiter and he was excellent. Definitely will be back!

Ron Felice

This was our first time visiting, but it will not be our last. Ravello has made our list of must visit restaurants in Orlando. The selection of food on the buffet is expansive, with something for everyone. My favorite was the smoked swordfish. I hope that this is a mainstay! If you are looking for gluten free options, make sure to ask the wait staff. The gluten free items are kept separated from the rest to avoid contamination. The muffins where delicious and perfectly textured, with just a little crunch on the top. The gluten-free pancakes, were made fresh to order and while they lacked the fluff of the regular pancakes, they were delicious, especially with the berry compote topping!

Jim Johnson

They can make you gluten free chicken tenders and fries. Great place to stop, eat, and recharge before having more fun with the Mouse.

Nate Mills

We were told Pandora was the best land for gluten free food and when we arrived the main restaurant had not opened yet. I asked the gentleman at Pongu Pongu if they had any gluten free options and he said he did t have any food but he knew what we needed. He came back with another cast member that once I explained my son had celiac she told him she also had it and she gave us all of the information we needed to navigate all our dietary need for the day across all of Animal Kingdom. It was such a relief to have encountered these two wonderful cast members and it really made the day easier for me and my son.

jessica j

A nice surprise to have gluten free corn tacos. They were tasty and salty. There’s enjoyed the chicken tacos too.

Edward Jude