Roy's Waikiki

The best GF crepes I’ve had in a long time. Staff very knowledgeable, crepes cooked on separate hot plate

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

— Very

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

Menu isn’t marked, but servers are very knowledgeable on what is and isn’t safe, what can be modified, etc. A delicious splurge meal!!! Highly recommend! This was our third visit to Roy’s, second time at this location, and every time has been great.

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

— Somewhat

Safety Feature Ratings

• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions
• Staff will clean kitchen space or change gloves if asked

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?

— Excellent

Other Characteristics

• Good for dinner
• Offers outdoor seating
• Reservations recommended

I can’t eat garlic/onion or gluten (low fodmap) They made a custom dish for me - fish with a butter lemon caper sauce, rice, spinach, edamame with just salt and pepper. For dessert a chocolate soufflé! It was delicious and everyone was very helpful!

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

— Somewhat

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

Server was amazing with my allergies. I was feeling overwhelmed so I asked our sweet gal to pick for me and it was delicious! The manager brought it out to the table. Highly recommend!!!

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

— 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?

— Excellent

We had dinner last night 01/15. No GF menu but the staff was good at letting us know what was GF. One appetizer and 3 entrees. We ordered the poke served GF and it was very good and substantial as it was served with a generous portion of rice. We both had the butterfish with white rice as the black rice normally served is not GF. The other fish choice was Atlantic salmon. Butterfish was too sweet for us. One of the fish choices that sounded appealing was served with chimichurri sauce and we were told that it is not GF. That was a head scratcher as we enjoy chimichurri sauce often.

The restaurant was super loud as we were seated by three large parties. Everyone with a corporate business card was there. We could barely hear each other across the table.

The service was however very good! Lack of GF choices …not their fault. Roy’s is a popular and busy Waikiki place.

We won’t be going back. It’s not a place for us.

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

— Very

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?

— Average

Nothing is marked on the menu, but the staff was highly knowledgeable about altering different dishes that would be gf. He assured us that it would be cooked on a clean surface :) I got the butterfish and we got the chocolate soufflé for dessert! So so good!

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

— Somewhat

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?

— Excellent

Lovely food. The short ribs and butterfish are amazing as is the chocolate soufflé. Most of the other dishes will probably need to be altered but the staff are very accommodating and knowledgeable.

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

— Very

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

I had the butterfish and got sick before the check came.

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?

— Excellent

They were very knowledgeable about what was gf and cross contamination. Not much can be made gf but they try to be as accommodating as possible. I got the short ribs and it was amazing. I also had the chocolate soufflé which was amazing too. Didn’t feel or get sick.

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

— 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?

— Excellent

No gf menu, limited selection, nice ambiance, very slow service

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

— Not very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions

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?

— Excellent

Excellent food. The server was extremely knowledgeable, even asking about cross contamination. It was the best meal. We will be back!

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

— Somewhat

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?

— Excellent

Roys was excellent. I came with a group and the servers and chefs were more than willing and extremely helpful to accommodate for my gluten sensitivity. Anything on the menu was able to be modified to be gluten free. The servers were very knowledgeable and polite and the chocolate cake was amazing. Make sure if you have time to stop here for a great meal!

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

— Very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the 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

This was a great place to eat. They take Celiac extremely serious. Server explained anything that we could have. Then came back stating the sauce would be just fine. They even have a gluten free dessert which is wonderful. You get a lot to eat but dessert is worth it.

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

— Very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the 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

Server Yoshi was very knowledgeable and was able to guide me on what was most appropriate for me to eat based on what I felt like eating (seafood vs land). Was given a complementary chocolate souffle for dessert.

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

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions

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?

— Good

Best place I’ve ever been to! Not only are they very careful and accommodating for GF, they have alternatives that are delicious. Lots of times when I go out GF, the food is very bland and tasteless because they just take spices out. Here they have alternative dishes and spices that they make special that are absolutely delicious. They are always extremely careful and go out of their way to say that the food is gluten-free that they’re bringing and that they prepared it for you so you don’t have to worry at all.

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

— Very

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 dairy-free
• Good for dinner
• Good for lunch
• Good selection of healthy options
• Good vegan options
• Good with other allergies
• Offers outdoor seating
• Reservations recommended

Waiter was super knowledgeable about what was in the food and each time they brought out a dish, the delivery person stated it was checked by the chef for no gluten. I also have dairy allergy and they were mindful of it too. They even have a GF molten cake that was so delicious.

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

— 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?

— Excellent

Other Characteristics

• Good for dairy-free
• Good selection of healthy options
• Offers outdoor seating

Excellent food! The waitress was very knowledgeable about what could be made gluten free. They even offered a chocolate soufflé for dessert! I had their chili edamame, butterfish with two excellent sauces, the California roll sushi (real crab meat vs the fake crab meat, so it’s gluten free), and the cho plate soufflé. I highly recommend! Their Roy’s red wine was not super good, though. Very sweet.

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

— Somewhat

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?

— Excellent

Other Characteristics

• Good for lunch
• Good for takeout
• Good with other allergies
• Offers outdoor seating

We spent 9 days in Honolulu, and this was our favorite dinner. The gf-df butterfish was delicious, and we also had seared ahi w gf tamari. Delicious! Our server was very helpful and seemed experienced with gluten free requests. There’s ample outdoor seating, but you probably need to make reservations well in advance to sit outside.

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

— 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?

— Excellent

Other Characteristics

• Good for dairy-free
• Good selection of healthy options
• Offers outdoor seating

I didn’t get glutened but did get normal food poisoning. So pick your poison I guess?

Celiac friendly?

Yes

They had a separate gluten free menu on their website but told us they did not have one when we got to the restaurant. Not very knowledgeable about gluten free items on their menu and it seemed difficult for them to modify items for us. That said, the food we got was good. Side note the restaurant is very loud and service was very slow.

Expensive-overpriced. There were a couple of GF items on the menu and the staff helped me sort through which ones. The sushi vinegar they use is GF, which is rare. They gave me tamari. If you are looking for a couple of safe items in a very upscale dining environment, this may suit your needs.

Limited choices but staff is knowledgeable. Pricey but good.

This place is closed! I only found out when we tried to go

Went to Roy’s for sushi after reading a couple of reviews here - their menu doesn’t have much to offer that isn’t prepared with regular soy sauce. I almost left because I was disappointed but the wait staff went out of their way to make me sushi without any sauces incorporated. They also cleaned their work stations before preparing my food and it ended up being one of the best meals I had in Hawaii.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

As a gluten free person I’m used to (and expect to) be treated as an annoyance at most restaurants, but this was *not* the case here. When asking if they’d be able to accommodate, the hostess ensured me the chefs would see it as a fun challenge and not a burden. Every staff member was informed of my allergy and was very aware of it, but also very into the idea of finding me modifications or ways of getting me a great meal.

It wasn’t a cheap restaurant, but was delicious and definitely worth it. Will definitely go again if I’m ever back in Waikiki.

Our waiter was very knowledgeable and the food was excellent. Definitely recommend the honey mustard short ribs and chocolate soufflé cake.

great waiter who went out of his way to try to help us be gluten free safely. just wish the menu had more gluten-free options that didn't end up having to be stripped down to be gluten safe. we've been spoiled living in Boulder where most restaurants have several great Gourmet options already gluten free.

Celiac friendly?

No

Went here for my birthday dinner. We were impressed from start to finish. The staff was outstanding and very knowledgeable about their gluten free options. I had the butter fish and the sweet potato soup. Both were delicious. They brought me ice cream and a fabulous flourless chocolate cake which my kids pre ordered to surprise me. I can't wait to come here again.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Enjoy Roy's a couple of times a year. The chef is always happy to make something special for you once they know of your allergy. They prepare food in a separate kitchen space to reduce CC risk. Consistent high quality and impeccable service cannot be beat.

Huge disappointment. 1st time I ate at Roys in Kauai it was amazing. The meal was a showpiece. Service was off the charts. We have eaten in CA many times. Dining in Waikiki was like I was in another place. Service was shaky at best. We had our reservations since the night before or I would have walked out. I told the server I was gluten free highly allergic to gluten. Her attitude was almost then why are you eating here? My family was looking forward to eating there otherwise I would have closed my menu and left. It wasn't until I pushed to see what the chef could do that she started helping. They did serve me a GF meal, I hope. The meal was ok. My family said the same about there's. I don't live here so they won't go under I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. If I was running this site I pull them off.

Celiac friendly?

No

Excellent meal! Knowledgable server. Very accommodating chef---Made my child special shrimp dish. Amazing chocolate soufflé dessert!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Although a nice restaurant with friendly staff I received different info from every person about what I could get gluten free. This location doesn't have a GF menu and when I asked the waitress what I could have without having to modifying it she directed me to the short ribs as the only ok option as is. Later the mgr came over and assured me they could do something I would like that would be perfectly safe and needless to say I was ill within a hour of my meal. When I called just to let them know about the Issue I had they tried to tell me how careful they were and they did not get gluten in my food. I told them I only get that ill from gluten they still continued on about how they know about cross contamination etc etc what do u want from me, and I said I only wanted to let you know so you would be more careful for someone else. I got off the unhappy feeling like they didn't feel like they did anything wrong, they never even said they were sorry.

Wonderful food. Waiter knew everything about gluten. Chef can modify any dish without problems. You just tell server which item you want in the regular menu. Definitely best food in Waikiki!!! Sit outside if you want quieter dinner. Flourless dessert!