Victoria Bc

[lonewolf]

My daughters and I are going to Victoria, BC for a couple of days and I'm just wondering if there is any place that anyone knows of that will be safe for me to eat at. We'll be taking the Clipper ship from Seattle and will be staying walking distance from where the ship lets us off. I'll be taking gluten-free cereal bars and nuts, so I won't starve, but it would be nice to know if there is a good place to eat.

[lonewolf]

Uh oh, I think I'll take twice as many bars as I had planned.

[Jerez]

Hi! I live in Victoria and I like to eat at the Noodle Box. You can specify gluten-free as you order, and they'll tell you what your choices are. There are two Noodle Boxes: one on Fisgard, and I think the other one is on Douglas, kind of close to the Inner Harbour. I also had a good dining experience at Milestones, which is right on the Inner Harbour, where the chef came to my table and customized a meal for me. Swiss Chalet, near Mayfair Mall on Douglas at Roderick, has an excellent allergy menu. The fries at Wendy's (Bay and Blanshard) and at New York Fries (Bay Centre Mall) are gluten free. For Mexican food, go to Los Taquitos on Bridge Street off Bay. It is excellent, and the owner is there to tell you exactly what is in everything. Excellent authentic Latin American cuisine can also be found at Hernandez, on View Street right downtown, where the owners are standing there to tell you everything. It just moved into a fancy financial building across View Street from the CIBC building. Organic ingredients, etc etc....

Have a good time in Victoria!

Jerez

[Nancym]

I would bet the Fish House in Stanley Park would know how to treat you right. The chef is one who cares very much about health and caters to folks with special dietary needs. She is someone I've talked to several times on a message forum and has given me advise on how to talk to chefs about special dietary concerns. Oh wait... that is Vancouver, not Victoria. Oops.

I'm jealous, I love that area!