Outback Steakhouse

Standard Outback fare. We had to chew out our waitress a little bit to get her to understand that it wasn't a 'whatever' sort of situation when I said it needs to be gluten free but we had no issues with our meal.

They have an extensive GF menu, and while I've been in other Outback restaurants that knew how to handle GF orders, this one did NOT! Obviously they have not been trained properly. I told them up front that my order needed to be GF. Even so, I still always tell them no croutons for my salad. The salad came out with croutons. My steak came out with an announcement that it was lo-cal and when I asked if that meant that it was also GF, they didn't know. The waitress came back and said she checked and was okay because they didn't put butter on it! After calling on the manager and supposedly checking with the cook, I finally had a cold $24 steak that I was not confident that I could eat!

I've eaten at this chain before and have never had an adverse reaction. They bring a small loaf of bread and some butter automatically but you can just immediately request that they take it away. They have a clear gluten free menu that specifies how to order you food I.e. order without bun, without seasoning. At this location I got a bacon cheeseburger without bun and a plain baked potato with sour cream on the side. It was very filling and tasty. Our table was clean with no crumbs and on this occasion I did not suffer any reaction so I am fairly certain my food was not contaminated.

Good waiter and food. Thunder doe. Under was made properly. Followed the menu and wait staff had correct answers. It was cool.

Worst gluten free dining experience I've ever had. Put croutons in my salad, I sent it back for a new salad. It was brought to me with crouton crumbs on it. Meal came with wrong sides that were not gf. Offered to give me a dessert, then forgot. When it came they forgot the ice cream. Manager was defensive and annoyed with me for some reason. Horrible! Next time I visit corpus I will cook my own meals, they're too behind the times here.

Ordered from dedicated gluten free. Many options!

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

— Very

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

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

— Excellent

Other Characteristics

• Good for dairy-free

I have gone to this location multiple times and have not gotten sick. The wait staff is very familiar with gluten free protocol.

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

— Very

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

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

— Excellent

Decided to try outback since there were good chain reviews, but the service and food quality here was lacking. They did offer a GF menu, but options did still feel limited. I got the sirloin steak, baked potato, and a house salad. Steak was cooked well, but bland. Baked potato was drenched in butter, which I was not expecting. No burger options for GF.

My husband got normal, gluten filled food, and it was also sub par. We thought it was funny that his burger bun was falling apart as badly as GF buns do! I had little pitty for him lol

We got the chocolate thunder down under dessert, which was yummy, but very very rich.

All in all, it was over priced for the quality of food we got. I did not have a reaction, so good on that front.

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

— Somewhat

Safety Feature Ratings

• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free 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?

— Below Average

AMAZING! My husband and I ordered out and I put on my order celiac just to give them a heads up since I did order a salad and a couple items that could come in contact with gluten. They went above and beyond! They not only made sure that nothing with gluten was on or near my food, they packed my items in one bag and marked it with an allergy note and then packed my husbands items separately and when they brought out our food they even double checked that everything was okay that was in the bag!

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

— Very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

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

— Excellent

ordered from the gluten-free menu (filet mignon & lobster, a house salad w/ no croutons and mashed potatoes). house salad came with crouton crumbs on it. when i asked a waiter if they could fix it for me and i pointed out the crumbs and how it looked like the croutons were put on and taken off, they tried telling me that the workers change their gloves every salad and that they "didn't do that", but they brought a new one anyway. the owner even came over and said the same thing. did not feel safe at all eating here. the lobster was really good but i was pretty upset with the salad experience.

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

— Not at all

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Separate gluten-free 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