WHAT WE ATE
I should start off this whole “what we ate” by saying that I did not take one picture of any of my food the entire time {honestly both times} that I was there and I have no idea why! Also, these are all my experiences with a gluten allergy at each restaurant. If you also have an allergy please ask your server before ordering your food!
Breakfast
Kraft Cafe- I was SO HAPPY to find this place! I thought it was going to be a sit down breakfast spot but it was more of a quick service vibe. Nonetheless, they are a 100% gluten free facility and the food was SO good! I probably could have cried happy tears walking in there. They had everything from gf blueberry or chocolate chip pancakes, breakfast pizzas, pastries, sandwiches, different types of toast, omelets.. literally a dream! I got the bacon, potato, sausage and egg breakfast pizza… FREAKIN YUM. So good! I will 100000% be coming back to try more foods. They have two locations in St. Pete, the one downside is that it isn’t on the beach, its downtown. But totally worth the 8 minute drive to get there, I promise!
Frog Pond- This was another local place for sure, it was decorated with frogs and had this like old time-y beach vibe to it. There wasn’t a dedicated gluten free menu but I talked to the server and we decided that the omelet was probably my safest route. She also said that the home fries which were like breakfast potatoes were gluten free and even went back and talked to the chef to triple check. I got the Hangover Omelet that had onions, peppers, cheddar cheese and bacon inside and it was very good. I could have split it with someone thought, it was huge! I recommend this place for sure just make sure you’re in the mood for an omelet!
Lunch
Coconut Charlies - There was really only one time I have been there where it was lunch time and we were still sort of full from breakfast but dinner was still a few hours away so we decided to split the chicken tacos from Coconut Charlies which is the food truck/bar that is on the back of The Hilton Garden Inn St. Pete Beach. We also got a side of chips and salsa, honestly with the first bite of the salsa I knew it was Pace salsa that you can buy at the store but I at least knew it was safe to eat. The tacos were also good and had a yummy chipotle sauce and some sort of cabbage slaw on top of them! It was good but a little pricey for what we actually got.
Dinner
Shells Seafood - This place was surprisingly good. I’m not gonna lie I was concerned about how it was going to all go down because the waitress didn’t seem confident but I didn’t get sick and my meal was seriously delicious! I had a couple of oysters on the half shell which was good. For my main meal I got the Salmon Felix which was fresh salmon topped with jumbo lump crabmeat and roasted red peppers in a lobster cream sauce. That salmon with that sauce may have been the best salmon I have ever had! I got mine with parsley potatoes and asparagus and it was the perfect combination! The only thing I wish we would have done differently was eat outside, so definitely ask to do that when you go!
Snappers - If you’re going for a low key evening afterwards, this would be a good place. I found this on Find Me Gluten Free and I don’t know how much I would recommend it before a night of drinking if I am being honest. Don’t get me wrong, it was really good! I got the Fresh Spinach Salad and added on a salmon filet. But the options for gluten free were really just salads and that was NOT enough sustenance for the many vodka cranberries and green tea shots that would soon be entering our bodies!
RumFish Grill - Honestly, do not waste your time or money trying to eat here. I was so unimpressed with my gluten free meal. My meal alone was $36 and I got Grilled Ahi Tuna with a ginger carrot puree on an arugula salad, it was supposed to come with roasted potatoes but was told that they weren’t safe for a gluten allergy. SO I basically had ahi tuna on a bed of spicy lettuce. Idk, if I didn’t have an allergy it might have been good but I just think you should save your money and go to one of the MANY other good restaurants.
Drinks
MacNastys Sports Bar - This was on the beach strip and was definitely a locals bar. We walked in and I think the three of us were the only girls there with the exception of like 2 others. It was a pretty weird vibe, we had one drink and then decided to leave. I think it would have been more fun if we could have played pool or darts but they were pretty much used by the same people while we were there.
Jimmy B’s Beach Bar - This was such a fun place to spend time! It was like an indoor/outdoor bar with live music every single night of the year! We went there both nights after dinner with Dustin’s parents and had a blast listening to the live music! I would 10/10 recommend going here once while you are on your trip!
Ricks Reef - This place had really strong drinks which was honestly great haha but it took FOREVER for anyone to come take our order after we were sat and told we couldn’t grab a seat at the bar. We actually ended up going up to the bar to order and after we got our drinks from the bar was when someone came over to see if we needed anything.
Five Bucks Drinkery - When we asked someone at dinner where we should go if we were headed downtown, they suggested this place. We spent the majority of our night here. It was a good atmosphere and they had a fun vending machine with alllll sorts of things in there hahah!
Pour Judgement - We had a couple of green tea shots in here! They had fun music playing and the bartenders were a lot of fun to talk to! They also made really cool drinks, defiantly recommend!
Crafty Squirrel - Honestly, I can’t remember if we got a drink in here or if we just say outside for awhile after 5 Buck sort of making a game plan. But it looked cool inside and there were like three dogs outside so I was just happy to be there sitting by the dogs lol!
