il Casale BELMONT
$$$ • Italian Restaurant
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Have been twice. Staff is very well GF informed. Some GF items are marked on the seasonal menu and some they walk you through. Plenty of entree selections plus a couple of apps and salads. One night they had GF gnocchi for nearly all pasta options with adjustments as needed. The other they had GF gnocchi, fusilli, and penne. Confirmed that pasta is cooked and warmed in clean water (always ask as some places dunk GF pasta in regular pasta water). No symptoms after either visit. Food was yummy. Olives, caprese salad without bread, buratta without bread are all especially good apps. Pasta frutti di Mari and gnocchi with spring peas also tasty, and the outdoor seating was lovely at night. Belmont has a few outdoor dining options in the center and they all have flowers and lights. It’s nice.
GF pasta available, server assured me that measures to avoid CC would be taken. When my order came out, I confirmed with the runner that it was GF, he said it was not. They did make me an entirely new dish w GF pasta, but my dinner companion had already finished more than 1/2 her entree (fish, I urged her to eat so it didn’t get cold) before it was delivered. Food was good, but double-check your entree!
We ordered takeout from the Lexington facility -- they were knowledgeable about celiac and cross-contamination on the phone; the orders were packed and labeled; and the receipt clearly indicated which dishes were for our daughter.
They've got a gluten free menu on their website which had a wide range of choices.
The food was delicious. Well worth going back.
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I go often for the gluten free pasta, as well as many frequently new options. Every time I've had a knowledgeable server & they've been lovely & accommodating. I have Celiac and have never had anything but a positive experience. Same goes for their Lexington location.
I just had a grilled fish here from the GF menu after mentioning gluten allergy. Feeling pretty bad now. I can't be certain that it's a gluten reaction though.
Small menu, but good food. Many items prepared without the gluten(ie bread or breadcrumbs) but no replacements for those items. They have (at times) gf pasta. It's not always available nor is it mentioned on the gf menu? I found the info online.
