Barcelona Wine Bar

6 ratings
$$ • Restaurant
Reported to have a gluten-free menu
Reported GF menu options: Paella
Safety Rating
6 ratings

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1688 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138
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Most Recent Reviews


Symptomatic Celiac

Overall Rating

Safety


How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings
  • Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions
  • Dedicated gluten-free space in the kitchen

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 4 months ago read full review

Overall Rating

Review


Delicious food, drinks and fast service. Will mark up menu with GF items, and also have gluten-free bread available. They have flourless chocolate cake as well as flan. Many great options for everyone!!

Safety


How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings
  • Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Other


Other Characteristics
  • Good for dairy-free
  • Good for dinner
  • Good vegetarian options
  • Reservations recommended
Updated 4 months ago read full review

Celiac

Overall Rating

Review


Absolutely lovely experience. They mark up the menu right away and the executive chef stepped in in the kitchen to make sure our meal was cross contact safe! Incredibly good food

Safety


How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings
  • Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions
  • Dedicated gluten-free space in the kitchen
  • Staff will clean kitchen space or change gloves if asked

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 11 months ago read full review

This establishment is NOT a dedicated gluten-free facility and may not be safe for those with celiac disease. Please contact the establishment directly to inquire about safety precautions.

Gluten-Free Features

  • Reported to have dedicated kitchen space
  • Reported to have a dedicated fryer
  • Gluten-Free Menu
  • Paella

Categories

  • Dairy-Free Friendly
  • Dinner
  • Late Night
  • Outdoor Seating
  • Restaurant
  • Spanish
  • Tapas
  • Vegetarian Friendly

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Asymptomatic Celiac

Overall Rating

Review


Amazing food and very knowledgeable waitstaff. So much to eat that is GF and they prepare things separately if there is a CC risk. I've loved having this place to go to with friends - it's the closest thing to a normal dining experience I have.

Safety


How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 12 months ago read full review

Gluten Intolerant

Overall Rating

Review


Gluten free white bread to go with charcuterie and other tapas. Waiter marked everything up on menu and was easy to work with. Felt fine after.

Safety


How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 1 year ago read full review

Celiac

Overall Rating

Review


I’ve been to the other Barcelona locations in Boston and this was just as fantastic, if not better! They took my menu to be marked up with Celiac options/modifications, brought us samples of wines before we picked a bottle, and with two waitresses working our table we still had a seamless gf experience. We had the gf toast with olive oil (mentioned it when the first waitress came over so they wouldn’t bother bringing focaccia), then tried some of the cheese selection, the always amazing patatas fritas, asparagus with harissa, insanely good scallops over a corn puree sitch, and half of the paella mariscos. Everything is reasonably priced and they confirmed gf with each dish; I was chatting later with a cousin who can’t have dairy and she said they’ve marked up the menu for her as well, plus they were great with my extra fun nut allergies beyond my Celiac. Barcelona really sets the bar for other restaurants on how to serve safe, delicious food for all in a beautiful space with great service!

Safety


How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings
  • Dedicated gluten-free space in the kitchen
  • Dedicated gluten-free fryer
  • Other dedicated kitchen equipment (oven, toaster, pots, pans, utensils, etc.)
  • Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions
  • Staff will clean kitchen space or change gloves if asked

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 1 year ago read full review

Reviews of this Chain

Celiac

Overall Rating

Review


I love the other locations but this place sucked. Music was super loud, they told me everything was gluten free and celiac safe with no cross contact but I got really sick, worst reaction I've had in years (including the coffee shop that put graham cracker crumbs on top of a latte). Food was also just not that good really.

Safety


How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Not at all

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Poor

Celiac

Overall Rating

Review


This place is terrific! Our server asked about allergies up front, and when I said gluten, she modified a menu and gave us the copy to keep. She was very knowledgeable. The food and the atmosphere are wonderful! My wife and I split a charcuterie & cheese (Jamon Serrano, soppressata, mahon), tapas (potato tortilla, chorizo w/ sweet & sour figs, pork belly), and chocolate cake for dessert. Highly recommend. We’ll be back!

Safety


How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

Quality & Quantity


How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Overall Rating

Review


Wonderful experience. They were knowledgeable about gluten and offered to adapt a number of dishes to make them GF. The staff were very nice and accommodating. And the food and drinks were delicious.

Safety


How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings
  • Dedicated gluten-free fryer

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Celiac

Overall Rating

Review


This used to be one of my go to spots and always felt safe. I have experienced symptoms my last two visits, very soon after eating. Disappointing but I’ll have to take it off my list.

Staff is knowledgeable and food is great. Even has a dedicated fryer (but I’ve been warned the “dedicated fryer” wasn’t available on certain visits which had me nervous).

Safety


How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Not very

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Hashimoto's

Overall Rating

Review


So many gluten-free options! The waiter took my menu and showed me all of the options. The food was amazing.

Safety


How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

Quality & Quantity


How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Most/All

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

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