Baringo Food and Wine Co.

There are two places here - cafe and bar/restaurant. I went to the cafe and my review is for that space only. Not much listed as GF except bread to swap out. It was quiet so I asked staff how they’d toast my bread (I ordered a chicken & avocado toasty). They said they’d wrap it in baking paper. I told them I was a coeliac and they noted this for the kitchen. A few minutes later wait staff came to tell me they could not do 100% GF. I asked what did they mean by this. That food is prepped in a shared kitchen is the issue. I said if they were careful and wrapped my toasty before toasting it would be fine. They said they’d be careful. My toasty was delicious. I thanked the kitchen staff for their extra effort on leaving.

Then I went next door to check the restaurant menu for future reference. They had ‘LGO’ low gluten option listed against a couple of menu items. I’ve never seen this description used before anywhere. And a big statement below about a shared kitchen and can’t guarantee cross contact and do not take responsibility for any issues occurring. After seeing this I think there is an overall vibe of ‘we don’t want to/can’t handle GF food so we’ll cover ourselves in case anything happens’. To be fair, the restaurant was super busy (Sunday).

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

— Not very

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