Kayak Kafe

I had the Mexican chicken salad. It was good; next time I would add avocado as it only came with 3 slices. GF and vegetarian options marked on main menu. We ate outside around 4pm and were the only customers so no issues with social distancing.

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

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

— Good

Other Characteristics

• Good for lunch
• Good selection of healthy options
• Offers outdoor seating

It was absolutely delicious! Had the BBQ pineapple tacos with GF tortillas.

Knowledgeable on celiac disease. Great staff!

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

— 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?

— Some

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

— Excellent

Delicious GF tacos. My girlfriend had the salad, and she enjoyed it very much.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

I go to the midtown location every now and then. My most recent trip there was my first since going GF. They have wings, salads, and tacos with corn tortilla options. I love the BBQ pineapple tacos. And Damon is the most awesome bartender in town.

Very friendly and knowledgeable. I got the Cobb Salad and it was very good. No cross contamination is a win for me! Thanks for taking care of me!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

The food is average. Food needs to be spiced more.

Lots of options and flexible staff, they will make great accommodations to your meal so that you can enjoy it.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Amazing! Lots of options! They do have udi guns not bread but still...the servers are great and knowledgeable

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Gluten free bun ( not bread ..udi ), sides are a little limited. Overall I've eaten safely here several times and the food is good. Solid sandwich shop with corn taco options also.

My parents went here a few weeks ago and are still raving about the lime chicken tacos! My mom is also celiac and had no problems. No gluten free menu but staff was very helpful and aware and pointed out a lot of gf options. Ate there twice did not get sick.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

If your going to eat here get some tacos. I ordered a sandwich on an udi’s gluten free bun. It did not look like udi’s. After some deliberation I asked to compare the udi’s to a regular bun... they looked the same. I ended up not eating it since I can’t risk getting sick. All the food is made in the same 5ft by 5ft kitchen. Also the salt shaker was producing salt and we opened it up to find rust all in the top portion of the shaker. So much so that there was actually a huge chunk of red salt from it. I know it’s humid here but they obviously don’t clean those everyday like most restaurants.

I had black bean spinach mushroom tacos on corn tortillas with side salad lemon herb dressing- pretty good! No reaction!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Delicious lime chicken tacos on corn tortillas! Also offer sandwiches and paninis in GF bread as well as multiple salads with GF dressings. You won't be disappointed!!!

The young lady assigned to my party's table gave off the impression that we were an inconvenience. If not for the manager (or owner?), who was inviting and left me with the impression that she was glad we came to patronize the business, I would not think about ever going back. The hummus is good. It does have kick. The corn tortillas served to me were supposed to be toasted but came out limp and a little too chewy.

I went here because of all of the great reviews and I found a crouton in my salad when I told them I had celiac. They said they knew what to do, but clearly they don't.

Celiac friendly?

No

Food was delicious and almost anything on the menu can be made gluten free! Guacamole, Tacos, and Enchiladas were delicious!!

Service was overwhelmed at lunch during heavy lunch crowd. But, they were very kind and if you are patient, they are understanding about allergies. Sandwiches are served on a Udi's bun, which is ok but not sandwich like. Food was ok, but not great. Would eat there again for the precautions, but that would be the primary reason.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Service very slow. Waitress not friendly. Waited 10 minutes to take drink order. Waited another 10 minutes for drinks to be delivered. Sign on window says "Fast Fresh Friendly ". Certainly not fast or friendly! Now 30 minutes in and still no food. Finally was served lunch after 35+ minutes. Mac 'n Cheese was very good and the Cuban was good too. Most likely would never go back.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Enjoyed the the chicken lime and Jerry tacos, very filling!

Great little lunch place... I got the pulled pork pineapple tacos on corn tortilla and were told they were gluten free completely. They were amazing! My non gluten free family loved it too! Would def come back

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Their menu states that they can adapt many items to be GF but when I asked about certain dishes the two waitresses I spoke with didn't seem familiar with the restrictions of a celiac diet. However they were trying hard to be helpful and willing to provide me with whatever information I needed, including bringing out bottles so I could check the ingredients. Their food was delicious (I ate alone while my husband with celiac was in a meeting), had options for vegetarians, a very friendly staff and atmosphere, and was in a convenient location downtown. It would be a great spot for anyone on a GF restricted diet that is non-celiac and/or does not have a wheat allergy. For those with celiac proceed with high caution and ask before ordering.

Got extremely sick afterwards. I specified that I have a food allergy and was assured that my BBQ pineapple tacos were GF. I haven't been this sick in years.

The Cuban is delicious! Went back twice...yum! They are aware and understand celiac.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Good food, attentive servers and well aware of allergy sensitivities. My wife and I ate here 3 times during our stay, twice for lunch and once for a light dinner, corn tortillas for tacos and plenty of GF options for salads, I believe they also had GF bread option

Awesome food!!!!!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

From my experience, the service at their new location, 5002 Paulsen St, is much better than the downtown. Good quality food. They are knowledgeable about GF and note it on the receipt, but I'm not positive about cross-contamination.

Celiac friendly?

No

Bad service, very unprofessional and gf options were terrible:/

Ordered a salad and asked her to make sure the person making it would wash their hands beforehand and she never did. The salad I got wasn't exactly the one I ordered but tasted good even though I was taking a risk (we had already left when we realized it).

Can make vegan GF foods that are delicious! A rare treat.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Wait staff not knowledgeable about GF items -- unimpressive to say the least. No dedicated GF menu and no dedicated prep area.

Mediocre at best! Gluten free here is sort of deceiving. The menu states that almost any item can be made gluten free, but in actuality the only options are primarily tacos and salads. They do not have any gluten bread so their extensive sandwich choices are off limits. Although the tacos were fresh and tasty all our meals arrived at different times. Very disappointed.

This is a small quick service cafe. The tacos can be made with corn tortillas to be gluten free. Our food was fresh and delicious and the service was good. Definitely kid friendly.

Many options and very knowledgable staff. Friendly, fun, hip atmosphere with great music and art. I had delicious chicken lime tacos served with side salad of baby greens, and I took a spinach salad and delicious ginger carrot date bar to go. The Kayak cafe is located in beautiful downtown historic Savannah-- eat in or outside.

Lots of Gluten-free options. They say they can make most selections Gluten-free, wide variety of items too, great choices!