Restaurant Guy Savoy

I am celiac and also have a gluten allergy. I informed the restaurant of this when I made the reservation, and told our server as soon as we sat down. The server told us to look over the menu and he would be back to take our order, then he disappeared for nearly 10 minutes; it's a very short menu with minimal descriptions, so I was unable to make any determination as to what might be gluten free until he returned to our table. In the meantime, a huge bread cart was rolled over to our table, uncomfortably large and close to me, and the bread cart representative spent a good amount of time describing each bread and then insisting that I choose one, before I could finally interrupt to mention my gluten allergy. The bread cart representative looked offended by my allergy. Our server came rushing over and told the bread cart representative that I have a gluten allergy (which it seems he had failed to previously communicate), and the server informed me that gluten free bread would be brought out to me shortly. Approximately 15 minutes later (long after my husband had already been served and eaten his bread), I received the gluten free bread. It was incredibly thinly sliced and looked somewhat like melba toast, but it had no flavor--it was gummy and chewy tapioca bread. Finally the server returned and I asked about gluten free options on the menu. The server promised that he "would not place anything in front of [me] that had gluten" and that almost everything on the menu could be gluten free. With the server's assistance, we opted for the Tomatoes All Around and the Foie Gras appetizers. When the Tomatoes All Around was placed on the table, the server explained the three tomato dishes in front of us: one was entirely made of gluten (glutenous tomato bread), one had gluten on the plate because he didn't want us to miss out on the "beautiful" tuile placed underneath the tomatoes for fear that removing the gluten would "ruin the presentation," and the final item (tomato ice cream) was entirely gluten free but disgusting. I was immediately concerned that this server was not understanding or respecting my gluten allergy, since he decided just for "beauty" to cross-contaminate one of the tomato dishes. My concern was further increased when we sought to place our entree orders, and the server described one of the dinner entrees as having "just a little gluten," as though the degree of gluten would make a difference. Would he offer something with "just a little peanut" to a guest with a peanut allergy? I ended up having some fish for dinner, which was fine, nothing special or worthy of the price.

The most disappointing aspects of this meal were 1) poor service at this Michelin star restaurant, 2) mediocre quality of the appetizers, and 3) the ridiculously high prices.

There are much better restaurants, with better service, better food, and better ambiance, to be found on the Strip. If you're on the Strip and want a high quality fancy expensive dinner that you're confident is gluten free, go to Picasso or Prime instead.

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

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

— Poor

Lots of gluten free options including corn bread

Celiac friendly?

Yes