Review of Pezetarian

I was very excited to try this place after reading the reviews. First time eating there the waitress was knowledgeable and answered all my questions, and although the menu didn’t specify what was GF or not, she explained the dishes that were completely GF and safe for celiacs (a lot of gluten full dishes in the menu though). I ordered the menu of the day, fish consomé and ceviche, both delicious. Since I was so happy with the experience, we went back the next day.

However, this second time was a complete disaster… the waitress from the previous day wasn’t there and this other one didn’t have a clue about gf although she said she did. I decided to go for the safe option and order the consomé again because I knew it was safe, but the waitress told me that it contains gluten! Imagine my surprise… After I questioned the ingredients she thought that coconut milk was the problem but since I didn’t have any issues then it must be ok?? I checked the milk can and it was gf thankfully, but after this and all the questions I did regarding other gf options, they clearly had no idea about what is gf or not. The sushi seems another safe option, but surprise again…! They weren’t able to accommodate me a separately gf sushi plate because they serve a selection of all sushi types in a big plate (including tempura) and weren’t willing to separate the gf ones just for me… “we can’t change the way the dish is presented” was their excuse. This was really frustrating because even though they could prepare the items independently they just did not want to do it. I couldn’t understand that, but at the end I thought it was a good thing because that tells me that they probably are not good with cross contamination at all…

After this experience, I do NOT recommend this place at all, maybe the owners have changed or I don’t know, but it was a complete bummer :( Btw- I have celiacs since I was 2, but I don’t react immediately or not obvious reaction, so I can’t be sure if I was glutened…

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

— Not at all

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the 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?

— Poor