Shamballa Vegetarian

Went there as there are many dishes marked gluten free on the menu. I was very exited to try Hot Pot for the first time. However, the third waiter confirmed that it is not safe to eat because of the seasoning. The first and second waiter didn’t really understand and just told us it would be gluten free. We left without eating there…

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

Has lots of gluten free marked items. Unfortunately, the restaurant do not understand what this means. To my horror they used Knorr seasoning in gf marked dishes. Knorr contains wheat flour and hence gluten.

I now know why I felt ill after eating there, it is very concerning that they continue to mark items gluten free on their menu.

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

— Not at all

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?

— Below Average

Other Characteristics

• Good selection of healthy options
• Good vegan options
• Good vegetarian options

This is a really tasty vegetarian restaurant offering a very large range of Vietnamese dishes. The whole menu is allergy marked and I'd guess about 50% are listed as gluten free. We chose a handful of different things and enjoyed all. There was one minor issue where they brought us soy sauce with our dish and we asked if it was GF before we tried it and it turned out it wasn't. This made us a little more dubious about certain things but neither myself or my celiac partner had any issues and I'm sure we'll go back again.

*EDIT - MENU WARNING* Just to add that sadly I've gone back to shamballa a couple of times with a celiac card and every time I've gone and chosen a different GF Dish each time there have actually been gluten ingredients that they've had to warn me about or switch out. While I appreciate them being honest with me, it means that their entire menu is basically incorrectly marked.

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

— Not very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions

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?

— Excellent

Other Characteristics

• Good for breakfast/brunch
• Good for dinner
• Good for lunch

Ristorante carino, molto curato, nel menu sono presenti gli allergeni, nonostante tutto ho avuto il piacere di avere un cameriere che mi ha guidato nella scelta del piatto (anche se averlo dietro le spalle tutto il tempo mi ha messo un po’ ansia). Ricordate sempre di far presente di non poter mangiare la salsa di soia. Nel complesso è stata una piacevole esperienza

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

— 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?

— Most/All

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

— Excellent