Review of Busch Gardens Williamsburg

BGW/WC does not post allergy information online. Instead, they suggest yiu go to a specified dining location and ask a cashier to speak to the supervisor who will bring out a binder and review it with you. For Water Country, at the time of my visit, that location was the Boardwalk Southwest Grill. Other locations may have some menu items, but this was the one listed as most likely to accommodate allergies. The staff was very eager to assist. However, the reality was that the options for gluten were very limited. Protein is all cooked in soy sauce so the remaining choices where salad or nachos. I had the veggie nachos with rice (wasn’t listed in the binder but it looked safe to me and I didn’t get sick), black beans, salsa, sour cream, cheese and guac. They had side salad and fruit. Another guest was able to get a chocolate pudding without the cookie crumble from the back. At Busch Gardens, the designated location was Marco Polo’s Marketplace. However, my party wanted to eat at Germany’s Festhaus. There, I was able toneat the smoked sausage and bratwurst (no knockwurst as it is cooked in beer), the potato salad, cabbage and sauerkraut. They also had a gluten free pizza but that takes 18 minutes to prepare so it is suggested you request a supervisor put in that order while the rest of your party stands in line. They also had a chef salad, side salad, fruit cup and pudding (plain upon request). Overall, I was pleased with Busch Gardens options but very disappointed with Water Country as a simple elimination of soy sauce from their recipe would have made a protein option available versus veggies only.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Somewhat

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent