Gluten-Free Menu

Eating out at a restaurant can be complicated for those with celiac disease or a gluten intolerance. You know to avoid bread products but gluten can sneak its way into sauces, soups and dressings.

At Colony Diner, we understand this frustration and want to help you have a safe and enjoyable dining experience. That’s why we offer several gluten-free alternatives across our menus!

In addition to using gluten-free ingredients, our kitchen staff is specially trained to ensure your order is never compromised.

About Our Gluten-Free Menu

Need something made gluten-free? Please inform your server of any allergies or sensitivities, so that our kitchen can accommodate your dietary needs.

Here’s what you will find across our menus:

• Breakfast: Pair your omelet with gluten-free toast or get your breakfast burrito served in a gluten-free wrap. For a meal that’s on the sweeter side, we can make French toast with gluten-free bread or use gluten-free batter for waffles and pancakes.
• Lunch and Dinner: In addition to gluten-free sandwiches and quesadillas, we can complete your meal with gluten-free pasta!

See all gluten-free options we have available!
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What Is a Gluten-Free Diet?

Gluten refers to the proteins gliadin and glutenin, commonly found in wheat, rye and barley. When water is added and the dough is kneaded – an essential step in making bread and other baked goods – these proteins combine to create the elasticity that gives bread dough its unique texture.

For those with a gluten intolerance, wheat allergy or celiac disease, a gluten-free diet helps manage their symptoms. People may also choose to reduce or eliminate gluten from their diets to improve energy levels and weight loss efforts.

Due to greater awareness surrounding these conditions, more food products are being made without gluten or are labeled to indicate they’re free of these proteins. To become gluten free, the ingredients may be processed in a way that entirely removes these proteins, or a replacement may be added. Rice, corn, buckwheat, quinoa, flax, bean or potato starch and soy are common substitutes.

Those following a gluten-free diet are advised to center their meals around:

• Fruits and vegetables
• Minimally processed beans and legumes
• Eggs
• Meat and poultry
• Fish
• Low-fat dairy products

Find Gluten-Free Dining in Connecticut

Searching for a restaurant in Central Connecticut that meets your dietary requirements and couples gluten-free ingredients with incredible taste? Stop by Colony Diner to start your morning, get a filling lunch or enjoy dinner without compromises!
 
*Please Note: Our kitchen staff is trained and monitored to make sure our gluten-free dishes are not compromised. We take the dietary needs of our guests very seriously and do our best to accommodate everyone, but we do not operate in a completely gluten-free kitchen and cannot guarantee that cross-contamination will not occur.