Review of La Riviera Trattoria

First, the food is absolutely gluten free, and I felt very safe eating here (I have celiac). They served GF bread wrapped in foil, no chance of cross-contamination, and all of the food was clearly gluten free. GF selection was excellent - separate menu for both food and dessert, although pasta was limited to penne (this was fine for us!)

Second, the food was delicious - very tasty! We shared a seafood salad, veal piccata, gnocchi with sage butter, and shrimp scampi. Everything was flavorful and we practically licked the plates.

The downsides: the portions were very small, and quite expensive for what we got. Scampi was 5 shrimp and maybe 1.5 cups of penne. Piccata was 4 small thin slices (3-4" in diameter) and a small scoop of mashed potatoes. Total bill for what we had was $100 plus tax + tip (we did not have drinks). Although the menu said salads were included, only one salad arrived, and it was also small.

The greeting was friendly and the staff were very lovely. While the staff was attentive to the point of hovering at times, we did not get our salad, we didn't get an additional GF roll that they offered and we would have liked (given the smaller portions) and we had to wait for the check.

Overall, I rate restaurants here on GF food, and they would get 5 stars for that. The cost and service dropped a star, but as a celiac, I would recommend. Just don't come too hungry.

Celiac friendly?

Yes