Lunardi's Restaurant

Lunardi’s had a full GF menu. I’m newly GF so I’m hyper aware of all the food that now tastes different. I could not tell a difference from regular pasta AT ALL. It was so so delicious!!

I ordered the Cajun shrimp appetizer and the chicken Alfredo. I ended up even putting some of the cajun sauce over my pasta it was so good.

Service was amazing, the server told me which soups I could have, brought me my salad without me having to ask for no croutons (I’m still bad at remembering to do that). 10/10 experience I’m so happy I found delicious GF pasta.

Safety Feature Ratings

• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

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

— Excellent

Other Characteristics

• Good for dinner
• Good for kids
• Good for lunch

12/7/21 Update: Lunardi’s no longer accommodates for gluten-free needs. Called tonight for a carry-out order and was informed they no longer carry GF noodles. A sad day for celiac peeps when another restaurant option flies out the window! sadly, this was the only place in the QC that we could all go out to as a family and dine out.

GF I've gone several times with no cross-contamination issues. The food tastes great.

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

— Not at all

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much/None

Pasta is boiled in fresh water. Service was excellent! I had the homemade Alfredo sauce with noodles and shrimp.

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

— Very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

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

— Excellent

We have been here twice now. Excellent choices for celiac. They understand putting noodles in a clean pot with fresh water. Great Alfredo sauce. Smothered chicken. Waitress understood requirements of gf and was wonderfully patient as we asked questions. No headaches or other effects afterwards like we we’ve had at other Italian restaurants. We went on a Friday night and no shortcuts were taken. This is a wonderful place for a gf meal.

Had takeout twice since last post. GF choices were excellent. They were willing to adjust dish and side dishes to whatever my wife wanted. Knowledgeable staff.

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

— Very

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

My mom and daughter decided they wanted Italian... so I figured I would be stuck with rabbit food. I sat there looking at the menu, pouting, trying to find ANYTHING but salad. So I started asking questions about a chicken dish, and once I said I had celiac disease, the waitress said my favorite words, “would you like our gluten free menu?”OH LAWDY, PRAISE JESUS, HALLELUJAH My daughter actually said my face lit up like the Christmas tree in New York City on Christmas night...Italian food... the very bane of my existence... the reason why I cry at night, the reason why I am never fulfilled! And it isn’t the crappy stuff at Olive Garden!She sets the menu in front of me, very first on the list, shining bright like a diamond, was fettuccine alfredo... LIGHTNING STRIKE ME NOWI order, and I KNOW I am going to get sick... I mean, an Italian restaurant that is gluten safe... psshhhhh that’s not happening.Our waitress comes back, and starts talking to me. It turns out that her ex has celiacs... she starts telling me about all the little hole in the walls with great menus.I pretty much want to cry, I am pretty sure I will be safe at this point!She brings out our food, at first with only my plate. She tells me she doesn’t want to bring my food out with the breaddy (yes actually used the term breaddy) stuff. When she arrives with the French bread, and my mom, and daughters food, she asks me to lift my plate so no crumbs can fall in. By this point I think I am awful close to crying.Now I haven’t had really good fett in a really long time, well, fett that I haven’t painstakingly slaved over. I look down and it looks like a teeny tiny portion... but looks were definitely deceiving. This bowl was DEEEEEEEEP! I ate all of it. Every last bit. I hugged our waitress, and proceeded to waddle out of there, and it was because I was stuffed, not because I got glutened.The g free fett was 10 bucks, and I added chicken for an additional 5. Please, if you are g free... go here! Before they decide that keeping a gluten free line is just not with it!

Celiac friendly?

Yes