Hi, I am making my first post to praise the chef at Blue Bayou who went to the trouble to make me a Gluten-Free Monte Cristo sandwich. From scratch! And at dinner (when this item is not on the menu). It was Delicious! And a dream come true, if just a little one.
I have had celiac disease for about seven years and while Disneyland does a pretty great job of providing gluten-free options at their restaurants, some signature dishes are not gf and pretty tempting.
On our first evening at DL we ate at Cafe Orleans and the chef came out to discuss the gf thing and I ordered the N'Awlins Vegetable Ragout (which was really good also). I mentioned we had reservations for BB two days later and I would have loved to try the Monte Cristo because I knew it was the specialty. He said no problem, I will make it for you and wrote down my name and reservation time.
When we got there on Sunday, a special entree salad (no bleu cheese or candied pecans, they have wheat) and the gf sandwich were prepared just as promised. I felt so special. (And yes, it tasted great, not like typical gluten-free breads at all.)
Totally worth the cost for me. We had a pretty good table too and were seated quickly since we had made reservations (and maybe because of the food "allergy" issue).