Contessa
$$ • Restaurant
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Great experience ! The gf pasta is really delicious. Not over cooked at all. Had the spicy lobsters pasta w/ penne. Brought over gf bread and the sever was great asking about cross-contamination. The calamari is gf but not celiac safe, it is in a shared frier. The beef carpaccio is delicious and celiac safe. All salads can be done celiac safe, a few pastas except for the ravioli, mezzaluna, and riccota gnudi are celiac safe. Had the creama di boston for dessert (lady finger on a separate plate) and it was phenomenal. Great service. Mentioned celiac safe before putting any plate in front of me.
Beautiful decor, very elegant atmosphere and wonderful view of the city. The staff was very knowledgeable about celiac and everything was so delicious! We had the ricotta spread with GF bread, the fusilli Genovese (like a pesto sauce), the bronzino, broccoli with garlic for a side and a tiramisu/Boston cream donut like dessert. An amazing and refined experience! It’s more on the expensive side but not to be missed!
GF items were not marked so you need to ask the wait staff. They can make most items GF and will let you know which ones- most pastas except those that are stuffed like ravioli, they make their own GF bread, other options of seafood, fish, steak were GF.
I was here for a family-style birthday dinner and the staff brought me my own gf version of everything that was served. Very well informed and professional staff. I would go back for the pasta with boar ragù and the gelato! The rest was good too. Delicious drinks as well
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Had the best pasta dish for dinner. The staff is so helpful with what can be ordered. I did have to ask questions bc nothing was labeled. They even brought me my own GF bread basket. I was in heaven!!
If you want a bougie brunch or dinner, this is a safe option. You can get eggs, GF toast, GF pasta. It's not delicious, it's something you can make at home. But if you're going with friends and there for the experience, this is safe to eat at.
The waitress was very knowledgeable about cross contamination and assured me that the kitchen was taking the necessary steps for safety. There is no dedicated GF menu but she let me know what could be made GF, which was most of it. All the food was delicious! Definitely recommend for a nice occasion.
Server was knowledgable about GF options on the menu and cross contamination. More than half of the menu was able to be made GF. They even have GF bread that was provided for me before dinner and served with the burrata app. I got a spicy lobster pasta made with their GF pasta. So delicious 👏🏼 every kitchen staff that delivered items to the table stated it was GF and was aware.
Update: gelato is not gluten free due to a stabilizer they use.
Really wonderful experience! The waiter was happy to share what items were gluten free and the staff noted the items were gluten free when delivered. Though, the waiter noted that the fryer does have cross-continssions in regards to the rosemary potato side. Amazing view! Also, they are happy to share an allergen list over email before your reservation.
Delicious gluten free rigatoni and many other menu items are able to be made gluten free. Brought out gluten free bread right away upon learning of my allergy. Server was very knowledgeable. Tasty food and a great view.
The waitress was nice and accommodating when I asked to make my own salad with cucumber, tomato, and avocado. She told me they could do GF pasta or I could have added a protein to the salad. I felt nervous because the restaurant was very busy and I was not positive the waitress fully understood celiac. I went with the safe option of a plain salad and did not get sick.
Absolutely incredible. They went through so much detail explaining their safety precautions without me having to ask. The food was amazing too. I love this place!
So delicious! I felt super safe eating here and haven’t gotten glutened. They have gluten free bread and pasta. the bread was amazing. They also have polenta which is always gluten free and not many restaurants make which was also delicious!
Great service. They had gluten free bread to start and gluten free pasta substitution. Also got the squash carpaccio (must try), lobster pasta, and steak with side of polenta all gluten free
