Review of Nineteen61

Beautiful restaurant which I found with good reviews on this site for good knowledge of gf eating. Since the menu was not marked I asked what I could safely eat gf. The waitress acted confident in her answer and then she said and of course the Mac and cheese side dish because it’s only pasta and cheese. I say, really, the pasta is gf? She said well gluten is only in flour so it not in pasta. I said pasta is made from flour and usually wheat flour and she was shocked and said, what? I never knew that! And then she was very flustered and seemed confused. As you could imagine this made me very nervous about all her recommendations. I should have asked to speak to the manager or the cook but I was stunned that a middle aged adult let alone a server doesn’t know pasta is made from flour and then thinks gluten is simply flour. The food was good although the black beans were oddly sweet.

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

— Not very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the 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?

— Average