My friends and I often joke that they way things are going with gluten free food now getting increasingly popular, maybe one day people will walk into a restaurant and have to ask “do you have any gluten?” Well Caffe Si is already one of those eateries – everything is gluten free, no gluten here. This is a small cafe in a local strip of shops in Caulfield North with coffee, cakes, sandwiches and breakfast options. Unfortunately when I went they had run out of bread which was a shame as I was looking forward to a big cooked breakfast with toast. Instead I had a veggie burger wrap which was almost satisfied my craving. We went on a Sunday morning so I’m not sure if it was due to it being the end of the week but the menu and display area looked a little bare with not a huge variety to choose from.

This place would be really nice with a few couches and a bit more colour around, whilst the food was beautiful, the environment felt a little sterile – it didn’t feel like we could have sat around for ages like some other cafes around. However still recommended to try out. They also have a lot of home made pastas and meals you can take home to stock up.

Click here to go to their website

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Gluten Shmooten Guest Review by Emma – if you’d like to have your review featured on Gluten Shmooten just email your review and any photos to info@glutenshmooten.com.au

This place has a fantastic array of Asian influenced gluten free options, as well as an amazing 180 degree view over St Kilda beach. You can order food and drinks at your table and select either snacks from the menu or mains from the buffet-style area which consists of both hot and cold vegetarian options. Cold options are a variety of salads (tofu, potato, noodle etc) and hot options include dahl, curries, rices, noodle dishes. $15 or so allows you a choice of 4 different buffet options. Serves are large and staff are always friendly.

For more details see their website here

Located in the St Kilda Sea Baths building, 10 Jacka Boulevard, St Kilda

UPDATE: Soul Mama has moved to 79-81 Fitzroy St, St Kilda so no longer sweeping views of the beach but still the same great food…

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