Happy Bar & Grill Rakovski

This is a review of Happy, one of the most popular chains in Bulgaria. The aim of my review is just to provide guidance as I felt that information available online about this restaurant is misleading.

The menu does not have any indication of allergens. With a plain look to the photos of the food it was evident that there will be very few gluten free options.

Upon request, the staff provided me a table with allergens corresponding to the meals listed in the current menu.

However this was still not very helpful as for instance food like “sweet potato fries” indicated naturally as gluten free may still be contaminated if fried in the same oil as other food. The staff had no idea if it is fried separately and could not help me on that. There was overall little knowledge on gluten issues. So in absence of proper information I only ate salads. (Had no reaction)

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

— Not at all

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?

— Good