Review of The Bonfire Restaurant

I am celiac, and didn’t get sick (but I’m really surprised that I didn’t). Lots of items marked as GF, which was very encouraging at first, and what I did eat was really tasty! A manager told me they do not have a dedicated fryer so French fries and tortilla chips were out for me.

Then I got some delicious London Broil, only to later (after eating it) see the employee who was cutting the steak use his utensils to dip someone else's steak into a very thick gravy sauce. (I thought for sure after seeing that I'd be sick, but never had any symptoms.... Maybe I got lucky?)

We like to vacation in OC, so I'm not a regular, but after my near miss experience, I don't think I'll go back to this place. It was fun to eat at a buffet, don't get me wrong, and there are lots of choices... But I'm not comfortable they really know what "Gluten free" needs to mean to a Celiac.

If you are not Celiac, this place is for you.

Celiac friendly?

No