Top 50 Gluten-Free Dinner Spots to Delight in Southland

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92 Town Centre, Te Anau 9600, New Zealand
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Sarah Capon
Sarah Capon
Coeliac aware and great gf options! Loved the chicken sushi bowl! A bit hard to get a table in there because it’s so busy, but worth it. I didn’t really love the Vietnamese loaded fries, but I’d say that’s just my preference.

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The Auction House

20 Don Street, Invercargill 9810, New Zealand
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April van Es
April van Es
The Big Breakfast was big, the long black was delicious, the staff were friendly with a smile and a quip whilst still professional. I can't understand the poor reviews. Our meal arrived in good time - it was obviously freshly cooked. I asked for GF, and nothing was too much trouble. They swopped out my sausage for halloumi, and they hid a tasty tomato under the bacon. Best bit - the potato rosti/hash brown. Beautifully seasoned. There was a whole shelf of gluten-free sweet treats, 7 options! If only I'd had room after breakfast.

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Sandfly Cafe Te Anau

9 The Lane, Te Anau 9600, New Zealand
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Emily Blackwell
Emily Blackwell
Great coffee. Sat outside in the sun. We had a hashbrown stack with added halloumi, and a big brekkie with gluten free bread. Fuelled us for our hike later that day. It was delicious and highly recommend.

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Ristorante Pizzeria Paradiso

1 Milford Crescent, Te Anau 9600, New Zealand
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Quinton Mills
Quinton Mills
If your gluten free don't go here, made my 11 year old celiac son feel terrible about asking for gluten free

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The Fat Duck

124 Town Centre, Te Anau 9600, New Zealand
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Sarah Roberts
Sarah Roberts
Lovely dinner at The Fat Duck. Do recommend booking in for a seat. Service was friendly and food was very tasty. Lots of gluten free and dairy free options.

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Route 6 Cafe and Bar

22 Diana Street, Lumsden 9730, New Zealand
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Deborah Smith
Deborah Smith
Great lunch and great gluten free options 👍

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The Ranch Bar & Grill

115 Town Centre, Te Anau 9600, New Zealand
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Gillian M.
Gillian M.
Food is okay. Fryer is not suitable for coeliacs (despite steak) etc being listed as gf. They will offer substitutes etc but maybe look into changing this? Items may be gf by ingredient but you shouldn't be labeling them as this if you put everything into the same fryer (worked hospo for years - it's not hard to differentiate and train staff on). You could make someone seriously sick. Clear labeling provides comfort for everyone. Overall a good place for a bite but the service is also very rushed.

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HELL Pizza Invercargill

2 Dee Street, Invercargill 9810, New Zealand
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Scott Hellyer
Scott Hellyer
Great pizzas. Cater for GF and DF very very well. Hell Pizza are Coeliac certified so you can eat with confidence.

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Pita Pit Invercargill

47 Tay Street, Invercargill 9810, New Zealand
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Viv Hackett
Viv Hackett
Was amazing help with the gluten free suggestions thanku so much

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BurgerFuel Invercargill

Courtville Place, Shop 2-3/101 Dee Street, Invercargill 9810, New Zealand
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Soff testorelli
Soff testorelli
We live in Queenstown but we come all the way here, pretty much very often 🤣😅, JUST for Burger Fuel! Jess at the front desk is awesome, super welcoming , great hospitality and looked after my Gluten Free requests very politely 😊 We had the pleasure to meet the franchisee that was also very charming! Definitely an asset! Nice atmosphere, very tidy and clean. Thank you to the whole team! We'll hopefully see you shortly 🍔🥤🤤🤤🤤

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The Crib Café

135 Palmerston Street, Riverton / Aparima 9822, New Zealand
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Lisa Abernethy
Lisa Abernethy
Friendly, relaxed, and excellent gluten free selection. The cheese, bacon and jalapeño scone was yum! Highly recommended

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Kai Kart

7 Ayr Street, Oban 9818, New Zealand
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Annemarie Groth
Annemarie Groth
Best chips ever and definitely gluten free as they have a separate fryer. The grilled blue cod was also delicious.

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The Rocks Cafe & Shop 5

101 Dee Street, Invercargill 9810, New Zealand
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Trisha Durie
Trisha Durie
Excellent food, friendly staff. Lots of gluten free choices. Highly recommend. My partner loved the chowder!

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Aparima Restaurant and Bar

17 Orepuki-Riverton Highway, Riverton / Aparima 9822, New Zealand
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Belinda Cartwright
Belinda Cartwright
Great service and great food. I'm also Coeliac and while the menu was limited for me I still managed a meal and desert. Many places will tell you they can cater for coeliacs and end up contaminating their food, not these guys tho 🙂

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Olive Tree Cafe

52 Town Centre, Te Anau 9600, New Zealand
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Natasha Savic
Natasha Savic
Very friendly staff helped me expedite an order due to my celiacs. The sandwich was very tasty too

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Speight's Ale House

38 Dee Street, Invercargill 9810, New Zealand
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Susan Elbers
Susan Elbers
Great atmosphere. We were very impressed by the gluten free menu... how often do you strike a restaurant with an entire GF menu option!

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Athol Shop

1158 Garston-Athol Highway, Athol 9793, New Zealand
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akiko tanaka
akiko tanaka
Charismatic cafe! I stop over during road trip, there are some local artists goods are sold, I love local support shop. Also I enjoyed gluten-free lunch, truely tasty, hidden gems cafe a lot in NZ!

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Thai Anau Restaurant & Take Away

120 Town Centre, Te Anau 9600, New Zealand
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Scott Hellyer
Scott Hellyer
Catered very well for Gluten Free and Dairy Free, the same as any other Thai restaurant does. Sadly though, they have no gluten free soy sauce so the meal was VERY bland. Strongly suggest you buy some GF soy sauce. Your customers will appreciate it. :-)

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The Cheeky Llama Cafe

216 Queens Drive, Queens Park, Invercargill 9810, New Zealand
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April van Es
April van Es
Surrounded by green, you can eat & drink in or out. Gluten-free sweet treats available. Smiling staff and happy customers. Perfect for lunch or just a coffee/cup of tea.

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Souvlaki & Kebab Corner

302 Yarrow Street, Richmond, Invercargill 9810, New Zealand
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Rachel Shum
Rachel Shum
Very good souvlaki! Great gluten free options available. Chips were cooked to perfection. Would come again!

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EUNA Don St.

16b Don Street, Invercargill 9810, New Zealand
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Michal Gray
Michal Gray
We went to Euna for a birthday lunch, the food was exceptional and all allergies were catered for. I had the most delicious gluten free hand made fettuccine. The waiting staff were lovely, relaxed and attentive.

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Radha's Indian Restaurant

118 Town Centre, Te Anau 9600, New Zealand
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Christine White
Christine White
Gluten free/ coeliac. Really helpful and knowledgeable. We ordered a non vege platter as a starter and were advised one element of this was not gf; this arrived in a separate dish which I appreciated. Butter chicken and lamb bhuna were both delicious. Recommend this restaurant for coeliac / gf. Staff lovely. I’d eat here again!

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Redcliff Restaurant and bar

12 Mokonui St,Te Anau Fiordland, 12 Mokonui Street, Te Anau 9600, New Zealand
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Aaron Bryce
Aaron Bryce
What a pleasant surprise. By far the best dining experience we have had in our 2 week stay in New Zealand. I had the Rib Eye and it was cooked to perfection and served with vegetables and accompaniments (so no need to seperately order and pay for sides as many restaurants annoyingly do these days) Portion size was generous. My partner had the Salmon and was equally happy with her meal. The wine we drank perfectly complimented our meals and we could not fault the service or the atmosphere. On another note as a coeliac they catered well for my dietary requirements. Well done and keep up the great work.

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Indian at The Crescent

11 The Crescent, Invercargill 9810, New Zealand
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Brenna O'neill
Brenna O'neill
10/10 food and service, heaps of gluten free options, the speciality dishes from southern India were delicious. Will definitely be back. Also lovely atmosphere with lots of nice lighting and a fire.

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Amigos Invercargill

10 Dee Street, Invercargill 9810, New Zealand
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Mac McGarry
Mac McGarry
Walked past here for months without realizing that it had changed. Invercargill's best kept secret. Excellent choices most are available gluten free. Estrella beer on tap.

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Thai Opal

122 Dee Street, Invercargill 9810, New Zealand
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Jenna Ward
Jenna Ward
SO AMAZING!!! Second time here and does not disappoint! Blonde one is so friendly and funny really made our visit one to remember! Casey is very friendly and informed us on the menu and any questions we had. Food was super quick as likely as it was a monday! Would be worth the wait though. So flavourful and large portions, provide vegan options(tofu) and gluten free. The restaurant had amazing vibes, decoration and music on point. I will be back again. Ive travelled to thailand and this is just the same. SYS!!!

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Main Street Cafe & Restaurant

58 Kelvin Street, Invercargill 9810, New Zealand
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April van Es
April van Es
Friendly welcome as soon as we stepped through the door. I loved my gluten free blue cod and chips, and my Virgin Mojito was perfect too. You'll notice my husband thought the fries were delicious too - my photo shows his fork stealing a chip LOL

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Bailiez Cafe & Bar

The Distinction Luxmore Hotel 41 Town Centre, Te Anau 9600, New Zealand
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Amber
Amber
Poor experience, waited from 7:30pm for a table and got seated at 8:30pm. Food didn’t come out till nearly 10pm. Chips on the menu say they were gluten free, then the waiter said they weren’t actually. No dairy free options either. The waiter was really condescending and rude after asking about gluten and dairy free options. The whole experience was rushed

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Bay Leaf Curry house

56 Leven Street, Invercargill 9810, New Zealand
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Anthony Miller
Anthony Miller
I absolutely loved my takeout tonight !! They were able to make my meal vegan and gluten free which was Great and reasonable priced !!

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Pinch of Spice

7 Clyde Street, City Centre, Invercargill 9810, New Zealand
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Meghan Creed
Meghan Creed
Beautiful food. I'm gluten and dairy intolerant, they couldn't of done more for me. The waiter made me feel completely at ease - an absolute joy to eat here

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Da Vincis Pizzeria

300 Dee Street, Avenal, Invercargill 9810, New Zealand
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Toby Jenkins
Toby Jenkins
Hadn't been in years and noticed that they had a gluten free option , so I gave it a go and was very satisfied

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The Saucy Chef Restaurant & Bar

Sydney Street &, Saint Andrew Street, Richmond, Invercargill 9810, New Zealand
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Neil Fernandes
Neil Fernandes
Nice meal options. Always pleasing to see sweatbreads on the menu. What really pleased me though was that they comped one of our meals when the gluten free substitute wasn't clarified before serving. Really impressive as we weren't THAT disappointed but they went out of their way to make it right. Thank you

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Naturally Fiordland

62 Town Centre, Te Anau 9600, New Zealand
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Anna Armstrong
Anna Armstrong
Amazing pizza, best glutenfree base I've had. Delicious, non greasy and full of flavour

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Bracken Hall

33 Devon Street, Mossburn 9792, New Zealand
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Daniella Domokos
Daniella Domokos
Amazing Restaurant, they even had Glutenfree Food aka the best vegetarian quiche I ever had. My boyfriend loved the pie and if you can you should try. We had some smoothies and cakes and left with a Full Heart and full stomach.

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Glow Worm Restaurant

24 Mokoroa Street, Te Anau 9600, New Zealand
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Sanne Bloemarts
Sanne Bloemarts
The food was truly authentic. Don't let the name and the way it looks scare you away. We very much enjoyed there vegetarian options and they were accommodating to our gluten free options.

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Tuatara Cafe / Bar

30-32 Dee Street, Invercargill 9810, New Zealand
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Frank Dean
Frank Dean
Really enjoyed the food, drink and atmosphere... I have Coeliac disease so I risked the gluten free and had a on-premise brewed cider, Gadoochi Cry Baby. Finally in NZ a cider with sour tart bite to it, delicious 😋 . The gf pizza in plain Italian style was equally delicious... Staff unintrusive (the way I like it) and a great music soundtrack (perhaps a like loud for me). First time visit and I'll be back.

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Invercargill Pizzeria (pizza, pasta, salad)

34 Windsor Street, Windsor, Invercargill 9810, New Zealand
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Shenleigh Vant Wout
Shenleigh Vant Wout
The butter chicken gluten free pizza was amazing

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Mevlana Kebabs

61 Tay Street, Invercargill 9810, New Zealand
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Sharmaine Rufford
Sharmaine Rufford
Went in today, I advised the staff of my gluten intolerance and they were more than helpful. Advised what I could and couldn't eat, helped me the whole way on making my order, it was awesome. The food was delicious, enjoyed the whole meal

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La Toscana Pizzeria

108 Town Centre, Te Anau 9600, New Zealand
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April van Es
April van Es
I know that after so many great reviews, it's hard to believe such a poor one, but I can't understand all the good reviews. Our experience was very different. We ordered the gluten-free base, but that wasn't the issue. TBH, that was the best bit of the pizza. The toppings were different colours, but that's where the difference ended. The pineapple tasted like the peppers, which tasted like the mushrooms, which even tasted like the olives. And the cheese was stringy but also tasteless. The wine was cheap. Only $8. I don't know why I was surprised that it was dreadful. What on earth did I expect? The decor was dated, but at least we got a seat (which was comfy) and the meal (2x GF pizzas, 2x wine, 1x salad) cost $66. What a shame it wasn't slightly more expensive - I'd have happily paid more for a better meal. Sadly, a fresh batch of tourists roll into town daily and they want to eat pizza. They see La Toscana has good reviews. But, if you arevone of these tourists and only have one night in Te Anau, do yourself a favour and try a different restaurant. I wish I had. The guy who said he'd had better pizzas from Tesco was absolutely correct.

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Hungry Hippo

59 Main Road, Tuatapere 9620, New Zealand
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Aurora Centre Staff
Aurora Centre Staff
Great quick service. Chips and kids nuggets and hot dogs were great. Loved the gluten free burger. Hit the spot.

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