Review of Akarua Wines & kitchen by Artisan

Great food, wine and environment. All the mains were gluten-free and most of the other dishes could be made gluten-free. Once we had to double check the dish was in fact gluten-free (a suspicious looking wafer in the dessert) and the staff couldn’t confirm and had to double check with the kitchen so there was a bit of a gap in process there (it was GF in the end but would’ve made me more comfortable of the staff knew what they were handing over). Once we ordered a GF and non-GF version of the same dish and they mixed them up when they brought them out but thankfully the gluten version had bread sticking out of it and the GF one didn’t so we could quickly confirm they got it mixed up.

Overall it was really good food and I got through unglutened, but a few places they could tighten their allergen processes. I’d happily visit again but remain vigilant.

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?

— Most/All

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

— Excellent