Celiac Disease
My wife has celiac disease and eating at The Villages can be challenging. Most times we believe the problem occurs when wait staff doesn't communicate with the kitchen. Meza Luna has been great. They will make you a special dish and they now have gluten free pasta. (I think their eggplant parm is the best I've ever had). Riccairdi's is working on a gluten free menu but the last time we were there the waiter assured her the eggplant was gluten free and insisted she get it cause he was positive it was fine. Well two hours later she was sick. Bamboo Bistro was a favorite of ours until my wife got sick before we even left the restaurant. The owner came over and sat down and apologized but wanted to know what I ate because perhaps she tried some of my food. That was the last time we went there ! It was very disappointing because we loved it there and went often. I believe the chef just messed up with the lettuce wrap appetizer. As Jimbo said the French Thai restaurant at Sumter Landing is safe and very good. Sakura actually ran to Publix to get Tamari sauce for her and the food is good.
Cane Garden has gluten free wings and pizza that is an occasional treat for her. Evans Prairie has been mostly good but at both country clubs she has gotten sick on salads. We're not sure why. She had the same salad two days in a row and only got sick on the second day. We figure it's cross contamination.
I would suggest you approach the manager at each restaurant and express your needs.
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