Stone Hearth Pizza

[NewGFMom]

Hi there,

The Stone Hearth Pizza in Cambridge, MA has gluten-free Pizza and Pasta. We haven't tried it yet, but I'm going to soon. They're kind of neat. They use all organic ingredients and support local agriculture.

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The websited doesn't have any info on the gluten-free menu, but I called and they confirmed that they do indeed have an extensive gluten-free menu. They said they keep all the gluten-free ingredients separate to prevent X contamination.

Also Porter Square Books, a few blocks away now has gluten-free cookies and muffins in their cafe.

-Margaret

[BostonCeliac]

Hey -- just wanted to let you know I went to the Stone Hearth Pizza in Porter last week.

They have gluten free beer, appetizers, pasta AND pizza.

I will start off by saying - the pizza was AMAZING. Best gluten free pizza I have ever had. MUCH MUCH better than Flatbread.

Our waitress though - horrific. She told us it was her second night - and she literally seemed overwhelmed by her THREE tables - this place is tiny - and there were two servers. SHE was the reason our experience went downhill.

My friend and I decided to split a salad, a gluten-free pasta (with gluten-free meatballs!!!), and two gluten-free pizzas.

We eat the salad - yummy, a tad overpriced, but whatever.

We get the pasta - and there is a piece of bread brought with it. So we ask -- Oh, is this bread gluten free?? She goes back to check, never comes back.... We flag her down, ask her again, she comes back & says - No, sorry, not gluten free. So I ask, well are you sure this pasta is gluten free? Why would you serve bread with it? She says, let me check - says it's fine.

We take our first bite - Hmmm..... this doesn't taste gluten free. We ask again - Are you SURE this is gluten free? She says it is. We decide it has a gluten-free texture it just tastes better because there is so much sauce & cheese on it.

Pizza comes out - HOLY DELICIOUS!!!!! It's super thin crunchy crust which I love. It's seriously great....

End of meal - my friend is still slightly suspicious of the pasta - goes & asks the kitchen what kind of gluten-free pasta they use -- they say Tinkyada -- she comes back & tells me, and we're slightly puzzled because it tasted so different.

You see where this is going? Chef comes out - grave face - tells us we were accidentally served REGULAR pasta!!!! We couldn't believe it.... we asked the waitress THREE TIMES if it was gluten free. I mean, what else could we have done? I guess we should have gone back to the kitchen and asked the Chef directly.

The Chef was SUPER apologetic, felt terrible, obviously didn't make us pay our $60 bill - and told us to come back and dinner was on him again. The other waiter apologized, then finally our stupid waitress came over and apologized - obviously no tip for her - she basically lied to us and said she checked when she didn't.

SO -- I would highly recommend -- but would be VERY sure they serve the right thing. Maybe ask the Chef to confirm.... and hopefully that incompetent waitress will be gone.

I told the chef he should make regular pasta be penne or something - and have gluten-free pasta be spirals - and say it on the menu - that way, you can be sure when it comes out - if you have penne - you know it's wrong.