Review of Barnwood Restaurant

I ate at Barnwood twice while staying at Great Wolf Lodge. Both times, I informed the server of my celiac disease, asked all the usual questions, and ordered items that were marked GF on the menu.

The first night, I ordered steak and fries. The food was great, and I was fine.

The second night, I ordered a wedge salad and BBQ nachos. After putting in the order, the server came back to let me know that the nachos were not safe, because both the cheese and BBQ sauce contained gluten. To be clear, this was an item marked gluten free on the menu, but it actually contained gluten. I changed the nachos part of the order to wings with a Korean sauce, which was marked GF on the menu, and the server said were fully gluten free.

The food was great, but I got severely glutened. I’m still sick as I write this review.

Do NOT trust this restaurant. The fact that they mark gluten-containing items as gluten free is completely unforgivable. As my experience illustrates, they cannot be trusted to serve a celiac-safe meal.

As an interesting aside, there’s a screenshot of the menu here on FMGF that includes both the wings and nachos, but they are NOT marked GF. Those same items WERE marked GF in the menu I had (Jan 2024).

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

— Not 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?

— Not Much

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

— Excellent