Gluten Free Dining Plan Reviews

[cheesekate2005]

Thanks! I think we will need a GF/DF cake for August...these allergies keep popping up in the family!

 

[minniejack]

Thanks! I think we will need a GF/DF cake for August...these allergies keep popping up in the family!

Hey, our family of 4 gf'ers will be there in August, too! Staying at the Poly. Was just checking out the cake thread today 'cause we're celebrating 2 b-days while there. I love the dancing hippos on the cake.

And thank you, thank you for the O'hana review. That's the one restaurant that my DH picked out because of our pre-gf days and I was worried about the marinades for the meat. Thanks for making my day!

 

[minniejack]

Yummy Gluten Free Cake.

And I just realized that it was for a 17th b-day, that's what my DD will be and she loves the hippos and chocolate.

 

[dancer4life22]

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[hippiechicken]

The hippo cake was over $100. It was ordered by a friend. I'll check on the price with her.

 

[MellaWDWnut]

I would just like to say Thank you for all the reviews!!

I'm new to Celiacs and was worried about finding things to eat at Disney, however it sounds like I will have more choices at Disney than at home!

So again, Thank you so much!

 

[chell]

I would just like to say Thank you for all the reviews!!

I'm new to Celiacs and was worried about finding things to eat at Disney, however it sounds like I will have more choices at Disney than at home!

So again, Thank you so much!

You will have plenty of wonderful things to eat at WDW! They take such wonderful care of you. Just make sure you have them note it on all of your reservations and fill out the "allergy" form ahead of time and send it in. Chefs will come out to talk to you and make you feel so special.

 

[mousescrapper]

thanks for the info and helpful tips...

this will be my DD's 3rd trip to the World in Nov and this time we will most likely be a very strict diet for her (the 1st trip...we didn't know, the 2nd we thought it was just dairy)

no wheat/gluten/dairy and egg...

have the numbers and used to the routine in part...but I am jotting down people's experiences w/ food, waits and service.

thanks for the bun/bread tip!

 

[chell]

thanks for the info and helpful tips...

this will be my DD's 3rd trip to the World in Nov and this time we will most likely be a very strict diet for her (the 1st trip...we didn't know, the 2nd we thought it was just dairy)

no wheat/gluten/dairy and egg...

have the numbers and used to the routine in part...but I am jotting down people's experiences w/ food, waits and service.

thanks for the bun/bread tip!

Good luck! I can't have gluten or egg either. It makes breakfast very frustrating! But I am glad they go so much out of their way to take care of us.

 

[itradehilton]

I've got all my dinner reservations in place and can't wait for summer to come to enjoy all that Disney has it give.

 

[DisMomme]

We just got back last week and had a great time. My DMIL was veryworried about dining due to her Celiacs but she was pleasantly surprised. Even though we tried to reassure her that Disney has the BEST reputation of accommodating dietary restrictions, she had to experience it herself.

We had 1 TS at Le Clelier. The Chef came out to greet DMIL and to ask her what type of meal she prefers. She got the steak with vegetables and potatoes. She enjoyed it very much and despite her saying she has a small appetite, she finished it all. It was her birthday, so Chef made her a GF Maple Creme Brulee. I had heard great things about this so I encouraged her to try it. She finished most of this also.

Animal Kingdom - CS at Flametree BBQ. The manager there made DMIL a HUGE sandwich. Again, she said she wouldn't finish it but again she ate it all. The manager there even came out to find us at our table to check on her. She was very impressed. He also gave her some tips about other CS restaurants to try. Apparently if Pizzafari is not busy they will make a GF version of their Hot Italian Style Sandwich. He recommended it highly although we didn't get there to try it.

Comtemporary - CS at Contempo Cafe. They made her GF Chicken fingers. My kids tried these and even they liked them!

EPCOT - CS at Sunshine Seasons Cafe - DMIL had several selections here. She chose the chicken. A safe dish for her, but I think she wished she had the pork loin.

We also sis a Fireworks cruise that included snacks. They stocked the snack tray with Lays chips and had Coke products for drinks. It was so cold though that none of us even touched the snacks.

I know that DMIL ate at other CS without us and every time she was impressed with WDW knowledge about dietary restrictions. By the end of our visit she was relaxed and not worried at all about eating GF in a Theme Park.

 

[minniejack]

We just got back last week and had a great time. My DMIL was veryworried about dining due to her Celiacs but she was pleasantly surprised. Even though we tried to reassure her that Disney has the BEST reputation of accommodating dietary restrictions, she had to experience it herself.

We had 1 TS at Le Clelier. The Chef came out to greet DMIL and to ask her what type of meal she prefers. She got the steak with vegetables and potatoes. She enjoyed it very much and despite her saying she has a small appetite, she finished it all. It was her birthday, so Chef made her a GF Maple Creme Brulee. I had heard great things about this so I encouraged her to try it. She finished most of this also.

Animal Kingdom - CS at Flametree BBQ. The manager there made DMIL a HUGE sandwich. Again, she said she wouldn't finish it but again she ate it all. The manager there even came out to find us at our table to check on her. She was very impressed. He also gave her some tips about other CS restaurants to try. Apparently if Pizzafari is not busy they will make a GF version of their Hot Italian Style Sandwich. He recommended it highly although we didn't get there to try it.

Comtemporary - CS at Contempo Cafe. They made her GF Chicken fingers. My kids tried these and even they liked them!

EPCOT - CS at Sunshine Seasons Cafe - DMIL had several selections here. She chose the chicken. A safe dish for her, but I think she wished she had the pork loin.

We also sis a Fireworks cruise that included snacks. They stocked the snack tray with Lays chips and had Coke products for drinks. It was so cold though that none of us even touched the snacks.

I know that DMIL ate at other CS without us and every time she was impressed with WDW knowledge about dietary restrictions. By the end of our visit she was relaxed and not worried at all about eating GF in a Theme Park.

 

[minniejack]

bump

 

[2Pinks]

I am so glad to have found this thread! We are heading to WDW in Dec 2011 and my daughter who has Celiac Disease will have just turned 7 when we get there. I was worried about what and where she could eat - preparing myself to having to bring lots of food with us for her to eat (like we do everywhere at home!).

But I am so happy to hear we don't have to worry about it! She can actually eat "normal" food as she calls it and will be so excited!

Bookmarking this thread to re-read when we get closer to our trip and start making reservations.

 

[larry's girl]

I have had that hot Italian sandwich at Pizzafari and it is TO DIE FOR!!! They put the meat, cheese, tomatoes, lettuce and vinagriatte (sp?) dressing between two GF pizza crusts! They bake the pizza crusts first, then put on the meat and cheese and toast it again so it is hot, then add the vegetables and dressing. It is AMAZING and the manager who made it for me was so accommodating, bringing out the binder and making sure I could have the dressing which contained caramel coloring (an ingredient that some people with celiac cannot tolerate). However, that does not bother me and I was able to eat it with the dressing and LOVED it! I wish I had one right now!

I have also had many great GF meals at Saratoga Springs, both at the counter service area (Artist Palette) and the sit-down restaurant (Turf Club). I recently had buffalo chicken wings as an appetizer, GF pasta with shrimp, asparagus, and alfredo sauce for my entree and an espresso chocolate torte for dessert at Turf Club. Yes, I was a PIG that night and enjoyed every single delicious bite. We were celebrating our 26th anniversary and it was an awesome meal. It is SO WONDERFUL to sit down to a nice dinner and not have to worry about getting sick. We ate outside on the patio and were able to see the boats going back and forth from Downtown Disney on the canal. The chefs there are all absolutely amazing and since they see me often, they have offered to prepare specific foods I might want that may not be on the menu if I call ahead of time and give them notice. I can't wait to go back!

 

[mousescrapper]

HI,

don't have any reviews to share yet...but I will when we get back. Just wanted to let anyone reading out there that we'll be back in the World end of November and our youngest DD (will be turning 4 on our trip) has celiac and needs to avoid dairy, cassien and egg products as well...which makes eating, food, dining out a challange needless to say.

For those of you who don't know make sure you email special diets at WDW before traveling to get all the info of what is offered GF (etc) and what places carry various products...plus for all your TS choices they will contact the restuarants for you to help w/ the process.

http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/guest-services/special-dietary-requests/

link to official site for info is above.

the places we are thinking of dinning at are:

TS: CRT-lunch
1900 PF -breakfast
HDDR-dinner which I was told "Hoop Dee Doo has a lot of gluten-free options as well. Their ribs, chicken, tapioca rolls, salads, chicken tenderloins and other options as well."
Tutto Italia-lunch or dinner (has rice pasta and GF rolls)
WCC

CS we will try to dine at as many accomadating places as possible, my short list is:

MK:Cosmic Rays (have EnerG buns, seperate fry oven), Casey's Corner (GF buns again). Columbia Harbor House (have allergy free chicken tenders, fries baked in oven) and Pecos Bill (several same items) plus Plaza Ice Cream Parlor has dairy free ice cream

Epcot: Liberty Inn (has a ton of options), Electric Umbrella, and Sunshine Seasons has rice pasta w/ advance notice, vegan black bean soup, grilled salmon

AK: Flame Tree BBQ (has the EnerG buns, BBQ chicken, ribs, Enjoy Life cookies) and Restorantosaurus (has EnerG again and the AF tenders) , plus Dino bites has tofutti ice cream

DHS: Backlot Express, Studio Cat co (grilled chicken), Sunset Market (lots of fresh fruit options) and if needed ABC comm (has choies...but my experience not the best service)

Plus w/ staying in a villa will have food in room to prepare and bring into parks to supplement what we can't get in the parks...WDW says you can just tell security food allergies plus as long as you don't need kitchen staff to heat up, etc...it is fine.

Other tips...at CS ask for a manager when ordering and ask to look at the food labels...have not done this yet...but I plan to keep a good record of how this goes and report back.

hope this helps anyone in their pre-planning

 

[itradehilton]

We will be in the world this July and DS & DH can't wait for all the GF dining we are doing the DDP and have 10 nights worth of reservations.

 

[GrumpyMom25]

Before our last two trips we notified Disney when we made our TS reservations of our son's Celiac Disease ... we never emailed anyone in advance. We just reminded them when we checked in and within minutes of getting to our table the Chef was there to tell us what was safe.

 

[minniejack]

bump

 

[itradehilton]

Well we changed to the DxDP for the first 1/2 of our stay in July since then we will get an appetizer too. We will be dining at:

• Le Cellar
• Brown Derby
• Flying fish
• Tokoyo DinningCape May
• Resteraunt Marrakesh
• Cinderellas Royal Table
• Yachtsmans
• Les Chefs de France
• 50's Prime Time
• Kouzzina
• Jiko
• Sci-Fi

We have a 3 credits left and we will decide what we want while at the Boardwalk. I'll let everyone know about our experience when we get back. All I know is DH and DS are really happy about the GF choices.