Town Bar + Kitchen
$$ • Restaurant, Bar
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This restaurant felt very safe and knowledgeable, but there weren't as many gluten free options as I'd hope for a restaurant in this price range. This is one where they explain "you can't get this without x ingredient", but they don't offer to swap the non gf item out for something safe like other bistro type restaurants might. We started with oysters and I ended up ordering the shrimp rissoto. In sum, it was fine/safe if I was with a group that chose to go here, but I wouldn't pick it myself because of the lack of options.
No gluten free menu but the staff were very helpful. Almost everything can be made gluten free on request with substitutions. Fantastic food, really enjoyed the jerk chicken plate.
No GF menu or markings on the menu, but salads, two entrees, and several appetizers were GF. Server was knowledgeable and helpful. Excellent craft cocktails. I had a delicious dinner salad of Brussels sprouts, Granny Smith apples, and pomegranates with freshly grilled boneless chicken breast on the side. Nice urban contemporary decor. A bit noisy when full due to the hard surfaces. Very convenient—just across from the train station. GM was on premises.
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Very good experience, waiter was very knowledgeable about changes required to make my entree gluten free (Ribeye). While no GF menu was available, it seems most any entree can be made GF. Also had pomegranate salad that did. It require adjustments to be GF.
This was the first meal I ate in a restaurant after my diagnosis and it was a relatively gentle introduction to my new life. I told my waitress that I had to eat gluten-free, and she went through the allergen menu with me indicating what I couldn't have. There were a couple of dishes which were impossible, the others were of the 'you can have this without that component' variety. My friend and I each had two appetisers. I went for the Heirloom Tomato Salad (without the brioche crumble) and the octopus special menu item (without the semolina cake). The food was delicious, although the complete lack of carbs left me a little unsatisfied - but I could perhaps have chosen a better pair of dishes. There was one gluten-free beer available, in a can, and it was tasty.
