The Bicycle Thief

I loved the atmosphere and environment. 1920s ish decor. knowledgeable staff regarding allergies and menu choices. We have dairy and gluten restrictions and lots of options. The gf bread was delicious. Mussels soo delicious. We had the lobster roll and pistachio encrusted salmon ad well. We will be back.

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

— Very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the 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?

— Excellent

Easily able to adapt menu items for an amazing dining experiences and GF bread to start

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?

— Some

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

— Excellent

Hands down the best gf bread we’ve had in Canada. We sometimes go and get the charcuterie board just for the gf bread. I’m not gf but my wife is and I actually like her bread better when we go! That’s NEVER happened!

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

The staff here are SO great and can answer every question about GF you may have for them. Although there are no GF markings on the menu, they are willing to make almost all items into GF options.

My mom and I ordered the antipasti board and the staff made sure to separate all of the items that were not GF on a separate board and provided me with GF focaccia bread to use instead of the breadsticks that came with the board.

Would highly recommend!

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

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions
• Food comes out flagged or marked gluten-free

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the 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

The pistachio salmon was AMAZING!!

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

— Somewhat

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the 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?

— Excellent

Other Characteristics

• Good for dinner
• Good for lunch
• Offers outdoor seating

Second time around was even better. Loads of GF substituions and wonderful gluten free bread. Wait staff are knowledgeable. The food is just amazing. My favorite restaurant in Halifax. Highly recommend

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

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the 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?

— Excellent

Other Characteristics

• Good for dinner
• Offers delivery
• Offers outdoor seating
• Reservations recommended

This was by far our best GF meal in Halifax & knowledge staff

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

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the 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

Server was incredibly knowledgeable about gluten free options. Had the lobster and corn chowder and the shrimp. They also brought me gluten free focaccia. Great experience and food.

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

— Very

I have been wanting to try this place for years and I think I may have had impossible expectations. I also am getting very tired of restaurants who can't put "GFO" next to items I can eat on their menu. This review rating may be reflective of these things.

I looked at the menu before attending and chose plan A and plan B since I didn't know what I could eat. When the waiter greeted us he said I could eat most of the menu. (I should note the menu changes seasonally, so just because we can't eat something on this menu, it can change). He said he'd tell me what I couldn't eat because it was easier. Ok. Some of my plans changed. No biggie. Placed order. Can't have that appetizer I want either actually. New plan. Waiter returns. I actually can't have the main I chose either. Ok. New plan. Returns with food. Sets down plate. Immediately picks back up. Not gluten free. I watched husband eat while mine remade. I was really excited for dessert anyway. Photos looked amazing.

Dessert options were sorbet or Gelato, so I didn't bother.

Food tasted really good. Cocktails were amazing. The true highlight was focacia bread made in-house. Bread was delightful. View was gorgeous.

Not saying I won't return but for the price and hassle of being gluten free here I don't understand the great recommendations. There are so many better places nearby. Maybe we just went on a bad night.

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

— Somewhat

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?

— Good

Other Characteristics

• Reservations recommended

Highly recommend this restaurant. Our server was very knowledgeable about the gf options on menu. A lot of their menu can be done gf although it’s not marked (pet peeve of my daughter). She enjoyed a delicious pesto pasta as well as amazing gf bread on table before hand. She has never really craved bread but said this was amazing.

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

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions
• Staff will clean kitchen space or change gloves if asked

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

Other Characteristics

• Good for dinner
• Good for lunch
• Good vegan options
• Offers outdoor seating
• Reservations recommended

We had a wonderful dining experience here. The scenery is spectacular, our server was wonderful and they had a large offering of gluten free items and even gluten free bread drizzled with olive oil and served warm with a hot pepper hummus. There were gf desserts as well. There was not a specific gf menu but the server was easily able yo answer our questions and tell us what we could have.

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

— Very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the 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

Amazing experience at Bicycle Thief! Staff was incredible and very knowledgeable and were able to offer most menu items with a gluten free option. Everything, including the gf focaccia, was so delicious! Highly recommend!

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

— Very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the 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

Homemade GF bread. Dedicated fryer with fabulous fries. Many GF options including GF pasta. Servers very knowledgeable and your dietary specifications are confirmed when food is delivered to the table.

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

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Dedicated gluten-free fryer
• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions
• Staff will clean kitchen space or change gloves if asked
• Food comes out flagged or marked gluten-free

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

Other Characteristics

• Good for dairy-free
• Good for dinner
• Good for keto
• Good for kids
• Good for lunch
• Good selection of healthy options
• Good vegan options
• Good with other allergies
• Low-FODMAP friendly
• Offers outdoor seating
• Reservations recommended

Waitress was very knowledgeable about gluten free and celiac options. Food was very well cooked and tasted amazing.

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

— Very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the 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

Delightful and delicious!! I had a lobster roll on a gf roll and they can alter many dishes. Gf pasta on request.

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

— Very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the 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?

— Good

Food is good. Issues recently with carelessness - you need to confirm that the GF pasta dish you ordered is indeed GF when it arrives. There have been errors with our orders lately.

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

— Not very

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the 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

I was told by my server that cross contamination is possible.

Very little GF options. No gluten free bread or burger buns and when I asked for the burger without a bun I was told it had gluten in it.

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

— Not very

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?

— Good

Really good food! Super nice restaurent and fancy! They had a lot of gluten free options! I really recommend!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Staff was very knowledgeable but I still had a minor cross contamination reaction. If you’re extremely sensitive, I would stay away.

Celiac friendly?

No

Had to rate a 1. It deserves no stars! I was told not to even come here for dinner with a severe wheat allergy. They had no guarantee of contamination. Not sure why it is even listed in this app!

Celiac friendly?

No

Everything here was SO great. GF items are not indicated on the menu, but lots of things can be made GF with a few substitutions. I had the lobster pasta and it was great, the only thing that needed to be switched out was the noodles. I also had a crème brûlée and it was fantastic. The cocktails are also very good, just be warned that they are $12 each because they’re 2oz and handcrafted.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

All I can say is wow!!! We went to the Bicycle Thief restaurant in Halifax last night and it was worth the $100 bill . It was so good we barely talked lol . For my appetizer I had herbed pita bred with roasted red pepper and garlic hummus (finger licking deliciousness), for supper I had pistachio crusted almond (melt in your mouth), the chef added extra green beans to compensate on the changes to have it gluten free. And for dessert some kind of mango ice cream . Everything was custom gluten and dairy free down to my drink . The ambiance was amazing too , they lend you blankets if your cold and had soft music in the background from a local artist thanks to the buskers . On top of that the servers was knowledgeable and service was crazy quick even tho we went 5 minutes to closing. Even my husband’s food looked amazing. We will definitely go back !!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Wonderful location along the harbour front and our table had a stunning view of the rain soaked day. We didn’t have a reservation (I would recommend as the hostess inquired), but we did get seated mid afternoon on a Sunday. The server was incredibly knowledgeable. They brought gluten free bread with a sweet potato hummus. My gf pasta was delicious and perfectly sized for this small eater. If you’re used to larger portions, you’ll have room for dessert. Highly recommend.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Staff were able to tell me what options were gluten free, and they had a lot on the menu that could be made gf. I had pasta, cooked perfectly. Great meal overall.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Knowledgeable staff and fantastic food. Tons of choices can be made GF.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Totally accommodating for celiacs. Server was extremely knowledgeable. Food was excellent.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Jumbo shrimps, seafoods penne, gluten free seasoned flat bread, crème brûlée and half a bottle... Worth every penny! They know about celiac and made me feel very confident!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Great restaurant right on the shoreline. Staff is knowledgeable in regards to gluten free items that can be made or modified from the menu.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Amazing food, very knowledgable, definitely safe.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Staff is AMAZING and friendly, very knowledgeable about celiac. They made my food in a seperate space in the kitchen. They even put my food in a different type and color dish as my sisters as we got the same dish and she is not GF. They brought out GF garlic flatbread, it is a little pricy but totally worth it for the quality of food, the service, and the piece of mind that you will not get sick. Love this spot.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Great food. Servers are knowledgeable and helpful. They were able to make one of the pasta dishes with gluten free pasta in a separate area to prevent cross contamination. Will definitely return!