Review of Hilo Bay Cafe

I live here. This place used to be my go to restaurant. I don’t know whether they have changed chefs, have new management or just decided that gluten allergies don’t matter, but this place is no longer celiac friendly. The last three times I have gone with my two daughters who also have celiac, they have screwed up our order and given us items that have gluten. If I was not so hyper vigilant, both my daughters would’ve been severely glutenned.You absolutely cannot trust what they bring to the table. The kitchen staff are careless, and the wait staff are ill-informed. Ambience is beautiful, the service is very slow, but the servers are pleasant. It doesn’t matter how much you explain celiac, your items will likely come out with some form of gluten. Celiacs go at your own risk and don’t trust that they understand what you can and cannot have. Do yourself a favor, and go to Conscious Culture Cafe, where they actually understand celiac disease, and make every effort to accommodate you as actually understand celiac disease.

Celiac friendly?

No