Tavolino

24 ratings
$$$ • Italian Restaurant
Reported to have a gluten-free menu
Reported GF menu options: Appetizers, Beer, Pasta, Pizza
Safety Rating
12 ratings

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33 E Main St
Westborough, MA 01581
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Celiac

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Waitress clearly forgot about our food and 2 people with gluten allergies. Was so sick later in the afternoon. Very disappointed

Safety


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

— Not at all

Quality & Quantity


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?

— Poor

Updated 9 months ago read full review

Celiac

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“GF” pizza tested positive (Nima Sensor) for gluten. So disappointing. Definitely test their food if you are Celiac.

Safety


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

— Not very

Quality & Quantity


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

Updated 2 years ago read full review

Celiac

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Safety


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

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings
  • Dedicated gluten-free space in the kitchen
  • Other dedicated kitchen equipment (oven, toaster, pots, pans, utensils, etc.)
  • Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions
  • Staff will clean kitchen space or change gloves if asked

Quality & Quantity


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


Other Characteristics
  • Good for lunch
  • Good for takeout
  • Good selection of healthy options
  • Offers online ordering
  • Offers outdoor seating
Updated 2 years ago read full review

This establishment is NOT a dedicated gluten-free facility and may not be safe for those with celiac disease. Please contact the establishment directly to inquire about safety precautions.

Gluten-Free Features

  • Appetizers
  • Beer
  • Gluten-Free Menu
  • Pasta
  • Pizza

Categories

  • Dinner
  • Healthy
  • Italian
  • Lunch
  • Online Ordering
  • Outdoor Seating
  • Restaurant
  • Takeout
  • Vegetarian Friendly

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Gluten-Free at Tavolino
Sweet Potato GF Pizza
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Celiac

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Staff were nice, the food was not. Had 3 apps. Truffle fries, stuffed pepper, and the meatballs. Meatballs were to die for. Truffle fries were supposed to be hand cut, but they were definitely from a bag and devoid of any semblance of flavor. The peppers needed a bunch of salt just to be edible. Overall quite a disappointment, especially since it seems there have been a lot of good ratings in the past. Would not recommend.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

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Celiac friendly?

Yes

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Celiac

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Celiac friendly?

Yes

Updated 6 years ago read full review

Celiac

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Updated 6 years ago read full review

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First of all it is East Main St. not West. Once we found it we love it. Gluten free menu and amazing meatballs made with ricotta instead of breadcrumbs. Excellent meal.

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Gluten Intolerant

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Gluten Intolerant

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I'm a semi-regular here. I've never had a problem with a server not paying attention or cross contamination. The GF pizza is average (like most places, they buy a crust) but they have very good GF meatballs, pasta dishes, salads, etc.

They do not use GF bread substitutes. So if you want a burger, it will be with no bun.

They have a very good GF kids menu with more options than you sometimes get on a conventional kids menu.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

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Celiac

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Celiac friendly?

Yes

Updated 7 years ago read full review

Hashimoto's

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I am gf and df. They have lots of gf choices. I had chicken Marsala that was amazing. The raspberry sorbet was the consistency of ice cream. I could not believe it was gf and df. My server was great and went to the kitchen and got all my questions answered. I highly recommend this place!!

Updated 8 years ago read full review

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Gluten free meatballs with pasta! Very good. I'm gluten intolerant and did not get sick.

Updated 8 years ago read full review

Symptomatic Celiac

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Tavolino has the most extensive gluten free menu I've seen, it is actually multiple pages! We had a very attentive server who took my need for gluten free food very seriously. She said that the restaurant takes gluten free so seriously that they had recently fired someone for failing to enter an order as gluten free. Which is unfortunate, but also very reassuring. The waitress even labelled my husband's take-out container as "gluten filled."

I had the veal saltimbocca which was very yummy and completely satisfied my Italian food craving. We also had the meatball appetizer and they were also delicious. We even tried the Cream of Pickle soup. The waitress stated that all of their soups are GF.

There was also an insert in the menu that advertised a four course GF dinner which they offer Sundays through Thursdays. I believe the price was $24.95. It looked delicious and like a really good deal, but I don't remember the specifics so please call ahead before you get your heart set on it!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Updated 9 years ago read full review

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Tavolino is not that great. They have a gluten free menu but my brother ordered gluten free tomato soup and they brought out regular croutons with it!! Even though they got him a new one he felt bad later that day so he must have been contaminated :(

Celiac friendly?

No

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Celiac

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Celiac friendly?

Yes

Updated 10 years ago read full review

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Worth every penny and menu rotates seasonally!

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Great pizza! Crust is thin, crisp not soggy. There are quite a few interesting combinations beyond a regular pizza place. So good my non-gluten free family will eat them!

Updated 10 years ago read full review

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Tavalinos has gone downhill something terrible. I used to go there all of the time. But, over the last six months (1-6/13), all of my visits have been poor. Mostly, it is the food that has gotten worse. For example- the bolognese had so much fennel in it, I couldn't eat it, I told the waiter who said sorry and that was it? Next time the pizza was missing an ingredient and cold, another time the bartender put sugar on the rim of my margarita and the pizza was barely warm. It's a shame but I would go somewhere else unless you don't mind paying for bad food. I haven't even mentioned how the last several waiters were very inexperienced and not prepared on the menu. Again, too bad, it used to be good.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Updated 10 years ago read full review

Celiac

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Updated 11 years ago read full review

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By far the very best GF pizza I've had and frankly even better than a speciality Italian restaurant in my area. whether the crust was frozen or not it was fantastic and the thing I miss most from eating GF is thick, chewy pizza crust. this crust wasn't not paper thin and crisp. it had a little loft and was chewy. I loved it! (ps. I had the sweet potato pizza)

Updated 11 years ago read full review

Celiac

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One of the best GF pizzas I've ever had! Definitely best one from a restaurant so far. Nice place, reasonable prices. Highly recommend.

Updated 11 years ago read full review

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Delicious GF pizza and pasta!

Updated 12 years ago read full review

Reviews of this Chain

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A few gf appetizer options, such as meatballs, mussels & chicken wings. Say they have gf bread and rolls so I ordered gf chicken parm sandwich with a salad. It arrived at the table when almost everyone else was halfway done with their meals. The waitress was uniformed in gf options and when serving the “sandwich” said they didn’t have any gf rolls so that’s gf bread! Awful sandwich on little tiny bread slices! They also only have penne for gf pasta option and the menu lists a bolognese but they serve it with penne! They do offer gf pizza which looks pretty good on cauliflower crust!

Safety


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

— Somewhat

Quality & Quantity


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


Other Characteristics
  • Good for dinner
  • Good for kids
  • Good for lunch
  • Good for takeout
  • Good selection of healthy options
  • Offers online ordering
  • Offers outdoor seating
  • Reservations recommended
Celiac

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I’ve been here multiple times and had good luck unfortunately that ended today. My gluten free harvest bowl was covered with barley.

Safety


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

— Somewhat

Quality & Quantity


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

Celiac

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Celiac kid here and he absolutely loved the GF meatballs. No reaction and happily ate the whole meatball app himself. We also got pizza which was fantastic. We would love it if they had some GF desserts available.

Safety


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

— Very

Quality & Quantity


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

Celiac

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PROS: Wonderful meal and knowledgeable staff! We went for brunch, fantastic mimosas and breakfast pizza!

CONS: No dedicated menu as well as marked up general menu. So you do have to ask what can and can’t be GF. Don’t rely on the website it somehow makes you think less can be GF which actually more can be made GF.

Safety


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

— Very

Quality & Quantity


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


Other Characteristics
  • Good for breakfast/brunch
  • Good for dinner
  • Good for kids
  • Good for lunch
  • Good for takeout
  • Good selection of healthy options
  • Good with other allergies
  • Offers outdoor seating
Celiac

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The food was amazing I got the gf bread, meatball and polenta app with a cauliflower pizzas and everything was so good!

Safety


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

— Somewhat

Quality & Quantity


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

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