Review of Rainshadow Cafe

I'll start by acknowledging that this restaurant clearly states that they are not an allergy kitchen. Having said that, they were also not friendly or willing to even try and make it a safe place for me to eat. I chose this restaurant while passing through on a trip because of the other reviews here. I, unfortunately, did not have the same positive experience that others had. There are items identified as GF in the bakery case and on the specials menu, but when I asked about making any kind of sandwich in a safe way, they told me that everything would be cross-contaminated. The only thing they could offer was a salad and I ended up getting an $8 cup of soup that just happened to be GF. (I wanted something warm on a cool day.) My overall experience was that the management here was unwilling to take even basic precautions lile making a sandwich on a piece of foil or switching gloves like many other establshments do to accommodate a gluten allergy. If you would like to avoid contamination and have some menu options, I do not recommend this cafe. One last note: the person I believe to be the manager made a point of recommending another restaurant in town called Nourish and implied that I should have gone there instead. We visited on a Tuesday for lunch and Nourish was closed until Thursday for dinner. Overall, I felt like I was an inconvenience because of my allergy. .

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main 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?

— Average