As a coeliac, I was looking forward to giving Just Desserts a go.

When we arrived, the waitress seemed very fed up and was not at all welcoming, almost as if we were an inconvenience.

Just Desserts readily advertise their Gluten Free Wednesdays and while there were a number of gluten free sweet treats, there wasn’t much choice in terms of lunch options. Seeing they had gluten free bread I asked if they could make me a sandwich similar to the one in the cabinet (which was not gluten free), I was promptly told no they couldn’t because they didn’t want to waste the chicken as they needed it in case someone ordered a salad with chicken in.

Wow, talk about going above and beyond to accommodate your patrons. Not. I was so disappointed at that, and ordered the only other somewhat appealing dish in the cabinet, a kumera rosti. Was rather bland and tasteless but luckily was gluten free.

I ordered a chocolate and raspberry brulee for dessert which was actually truly delicious. Perhaps they shouldn’t state on their website they have a number of savoury dishes and soups for gluten free people, and just say they’re only a dessert restaurant. I’d go there to get a cake, but would never try and eat a meal there again.

Sad thing for them – i was writing an article for an international gluten free magazine at the time and had planned on featuring them. Bad service and their unwillingness to accommodate a simple request quickly saw them removed from the article.