Sam's Ocean View Restaurant Kapaa Kauai

This is one of our favourite places when we are on Kauai. Wonderful view and food! Many GF choices clearly marked. This trip we even spotted some whales spouting!

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

— Somewhat

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main 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

Lots of GF choices with the menu well marked. Excellent food and a good Island vibe.

Safety Feature Ratings

• Dedicated gluten-free fryer

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main 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 kids
• Reservations recommended

We enjoyed the view and clearly marked GF options. Dessert was wonderful. Friendly staff and again the view was worth it!

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

The dedicated fryer was broken, but I will give them credit for knowing they need a dedicated fryer. They did have GF items marked on the menu. We were seated half an hour after our reservation time. It took half an hour to receive our appetizers and another half hour to receive our meal. Overall, it took us two hours to eat here and our group consisted of four people. We all knew exactly what we wanted when it came to drinks, appetizers and entree by time we were seated. They do not offer a Gluten Free dessert. It’s a fish market, so expect it to be loud and low lighting. We barely saw the waitress at all, we saw the busboy and the person who filled our water more than our waitress. It was just an unpleasant experience and our meal was subpar.

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

— Not very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Dedicated gluten-free fryer
• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions
• Staff will clean kitchen space or change gloves if asked

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main 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

Other Characteristics

• Good for dinner
• Reservations recommended

The server said it’s a small kitchen and they don’t take precautions to avoid cross contamination. I left without eating there.

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

— Not at all

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

Lovely restaurant with an amazing ocean view and ambiance. We celebrated my birthday here and they made it extra lovely with a gluten free cake and a fun sparkler! Dinner and drinks were delicious too!

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

— Somewhat

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main 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

Fantastic experience! The server understood celiac and the gluten free items were clearly marked on the menu. The food was excellent, the service was great and I finally found a place that I didn’t get a rash or have an upset tummy on Kauai. Really liked my experience at this restaurant and the ocean view is pretty awesome.

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

— Very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main 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

I had seared ahi and veggie fried rice. It was good food and a nice view. Server took celiac very seriously, I did not get sick.

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

— Somewhat

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main 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?

— Good

We had a wonderful gluten free meal here last night. The server Allen was fantastic in helping us find options. We had Grilled Ono with Beurre Blanc sauce, asparagus and mashed potatoes with green onion. This was the best Ono we have had on the Island! Mahalo to the Chef! Lots of marked GF options, too.

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

— Very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main 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

Wait staff were knowledgeable, lots of GF and GF available (meaning they can make it GF) options. Dessert menu wasn't marked, but was told what was and wasn't GF. Very happy, very tasty food in a nice open air setting. More cuisine than just food!

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

— Very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main 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

Ate at the bar and the bartender was very knowledgeable about gluten free options (there were several). He double checked that they used gluten free soy sauce in their teriyaki and confirmed they use a dedicated fryer. Great cocktails!

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

— Very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main 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

Decent gluten free options, but food was kinda average. I ordered the half chicken as an entree, but the chicken was pretty bland. Food also took a really long time to come out. Over an hour for our entrees. Very sensitive and didn’t get sick so I do feel it’s safe.

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

— Somewhat

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main 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?

— Below Average

Beautiful setting, delicious gf food options, and fresh drinks! Fries have a dedicated fryer and most drinks seem to be made with fresh juices. I had the seared ahi with fried rice for my main and it was so good!

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

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Dedicated gluten-free fryer
• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main 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

• Offers outdoor seating

Food was ok, well seasoned. Price seems high vs presentation and when we said we wanted to share several items instead of doing a traditional app/entree scenario they brought everything, hot & cold, at once leaving zero room on the table. Overall, a decent experience but over priced

Excellent food, loved Sunday brunch, waitress was knowledgeable about gf options and was very reassuring. Favorite gf restaurant on island.

All GF menu items are market. Had gluten free bread for a starter. Relatively sensitive and did not get sick.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Ordered 3 different GF entrees and all were excellent, table right by the open air “window”, with the ocean as our view. Recommend reservations if peak hours, we showed up about 430p and got a table right away

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Very accommodating when asking questions about the menu and making changes. GF menu and flourless chocolate cake.

Lots of GF options, pretty yummy. Good selection of apps and entrees. The flourless chocolate cake was bomb.

More like $$$, was excited about all the GF items on the menu. The views were way better than the food (flavor was lacking) and when we substituted mashed potatoes for fries there was a $6 upcharge we weren't warned about. Not worth the price in our opinion. Two entrees, two drinks, and an appetizer came out to over $100

Not only do they have a good selection of gluten free and gf available dishes, but they brought gf bread, oven toasted, with olive oil and vinegar for dipping. Food was delicious and open air ocean view at sunset was beautiful!

Celiac friendly?

Yes