Top 15 Gluten-Free Vegan Havens Across South Africa

Therese Fensham

Absolutely Fabulous! I order all my gluten free bread and treats from Off-the-Gluten Path on a monthly basis, and the service is beyond brilliant. I feel like I know all the customer service staff by first name already. Furthermore, I have never tasted such outstanding gluten-free bread and tasty treats, and believe me I have been around the block. Their pita bread is exactly like the gluten-based ones. I cannot recommend Off-the-Gluten Path highly enough for great service and high quality products.

Pieter Sollitt

Amazing place. Gluten free and dairy and refined sugar free dream restaurant. Deli is also incredible. There is a new branch on Main road in Seapoint too.

Sam Mar

Stephen’s was our guide to wonderful food. Beautiful ambience, and a completely welcoming place to warm your tummy. Gluten free yum!

Arianna James

This was our favorite restaurant in all of Southern Africa! My husband and I ordered almost every entree on the vegan menu (11 dishes), including their 3 course set menu with 3 sides (we're foodies!). Every single one was delicious and made with fresh, healthy ingredients. My favorite was the Defin Misir Alicha - a brown lentil dish. I am going to try to find a recipe to make it back home in America! My husband raved about every dish that was seasoned with Berbere. He ordered a cocktail (the Spice Ethiopian Tosgne) which he still talks about because it was so good (and he's very picky about his cocktails, since he's an unofficial expert mixologist). The service was exceptional. Our waiter (Linga?) was friendly and cheerful, prompt, personable, and respectful. The brief interactions we had with other waiters (and I think the owner) were all remarkably friendly. Our courses felt perfectly timed - neither rushed nor tardy. Our waiter even noticed that after the sun set, there were some mosquitoes near our outdoor table (we hadn't noticed) and was thoughtful enough to bring out some burning frankincense to repel them. It worked and smelled great! Everything looked and felt clean. The tables, chairs, plates, and decor all crafted an atmosphere that felt authentic, pleasant, and not overdone. They had so many options that we'd be comfortable bringing people there with all kinds of different needs - people who don't like spice or love spice, vegans, vegetarians, gluten-free, dairy-free, whatever. It's very accommodating.

Stephanie Mohrmann

Amazing food! All gluten-free options! Even Twix dessert. Awesome Manager that remembered our names. Stephanie & Rob. Thank you!

Michaila Tyson

Having a gluten allergy I was super happy to find this place, as they have lots of GF options and seemed to take it seriously (not always the case in CT). Ordered online and selected GF option for both bread and flapjack. I also wrote a brief note in my order re the allergy. Food arrived and the bread wasn’t GF but only realised after a couple of bites. Long story short - food was nice but because of their slack outlook on GF (nothing was done regarding this) I couldn’t feel safe eating at this restaurant again. If you too have an allergy or intolerance, be mindful when ordering.

Cole Harris

The food is some of the best I have ever had. we shared 2 lots of tacos & each had the brisket that melted in your mouth. I truly haven't had food quite like it before. The price is extremely valuable for the quality & location. The staff were exceptional, very kind & very knowledgeable. My friend is gluten-free and had plenty of great options available.

Christopher Walker

Ricarda Miller

Had a really nice glutenfree pizza there for lunch. Got served super fast. Our waiter Lucy was amazing with my toddler and he got his own pizza dough to make his own pizza bread, which they then baked for him. Can recommend 100%. Thaaaaanks !

Nicolett Holst

We were 4 diners. My daughter has Celiac disease so we specifically went to Maria’s because they advertised gluten free food. The food was amazingly good! But the manager was rude and abrasive, very dismissive when we asked for assurance that the food was prepared separately. When we got our starters, her gluten free starter was placed next to pita bread that was NOT gluten free, thus contaminating her food. When we pointed this out to the manager, he simply shrugged and left. Our waiter was friendly and helpful. And also apologetic about another table that was very loud, causing us to not stay for dessert because the noise level was simply too high! The only down side about the food was the baklava fingers we ordered as take away. They were vile! Tasted only of cinnamon. I’m Greek so I know how they should taste. Very disappointing dessert, don’t order that!

Marcio Ohta

Great apple crumble and almond lemon gluten free cake

Ruslan Жолжақсынов

I absolutely loved the Gluten-Free Classic Falafel Wrap. So fresh and flavorful. The Peanut Butter Cup was the perfect treat, rich and indulgent. Healthy, delicious, and made with care. Highly recommend it! 💛

Hannah-Rebecca Eichler

i have celiac disease and a dairy allergy, usually i call ahead and ask restaurants if they’re okay to cater for me on the very rare occasion that i do dine out but we ended up here on a whim and they were incredible. made sure i could have a delicious meal without getting sick and everyone was so incredibly lovely. thank you to Nosi for being so especially wonderful! i didn’t catch the manager on duty’s name but he was such a darling too. thank you all, we had a beautiful time with you!

Bert Parish

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