Forest & Flour

Google Reviews (Keywords: Gluten, Celiac/Coeliac, Vegan, Dairy)

Reviewer: Martin Johnstone
Date: 2024-09-01
Rating: 5/5
Review: There’s a place in Paris. Le Taillavant on Rue de Friedlander. 3 Michelin Stars when I ate there. In fact, for various reasons I’ve eaten at what have been described as the best. Marcus Wareing made my wedding night meal. I have studied food too. Written half a book about it. I know food. What I also know is passion. Someone who LOVES what they’re doing to the nth detail so much it might actually hurt. This is the gift you have in Forest and Flour. Passionate people cooking at the absolute highest level. If you think taste or structure or quality is affected by their principles and their gluten free and dairy free proposition then you are missing out on something you might miss. I had a beautiful dinner of stir fry, an amazing burger and fries, and a vegetable lasagna that almost made me weep with joy. The S’mores. The focaccia. The effort. The love. The immense service. The genuine interest in our experiences. These are the things you want. And at Forest and Flour it’s what you get. Hi. Eat. Indulge. Enjoy. Go often. Propositions like this don’t come around often. You don’t want to have to go to Paris to get food this good.

Reviewer: Deirdre Finn
Date: 2024-07-16
Rating: 4/5
Review: In Fremont for the Fourth of July, I used the Find Me gluten Free app to search for a good GF spot. My daughter with celiac disease was thrilled when I found this dedicated gluten free cafe (also free of peanuts, dairy, soy). It’s a beautiful little cafe, very nicely decorated and modern but cosy. My avocado toast was like a little work of art - just beautiful to look at and very tasty. And although it was on the small side, it satisfied my hunger. My daughter had a grilled cheese sandwich - again pretty tiny- and a frosted chocolate cupcake to go. We also bought a loaf of brioche to take home - which she loved, best GF bread we’ve managed to find so far. The food was very high quality; the staff were friendly, welcoming, and obviously proud of the cafe. The prices though. For the size of the portions, the cost was a little hard to take. I’ll repeat that I found everything to be of high quality so high prices are justified. The owner here is clearly trying to do the right thing. Well sourced, health and earth conscious ingredients; properly treated and paid staff. And that doesn’t come cheap. But it’s tough these days. I feel I earn a decent living and yet there’s no way I could frequent a cafe like this on anything like a regular basis. At $10 for one frosted cupcake, $14 for a very small loaf of bread, it’s just not realistic for the average person. But if you’ve got money to spend I highly recommend you try this lovely little spot.

Reviewer: K G
Date: 2024-07-13
Rating: 5/5
Review: Got gluten and dairy free chocolate muffin with vanilla frosting at Oakland farmers market. Very delicious :) lady was very friendly. I also appreciate that it’s soy, corn, and peanut free. Those aren’t necessities for my diet, but I do like to limit my consumption of those as well.

Reviewer: Melanie Anderson
Date: 2023-06-29
Rating: 2/5
Review: WOW are the prices high for what you get! I know they source locally and have read their site about costs, values, etc, which I appreciate, however the bottom line is 3 of the 4 items I purchased were really not good - I'd be willing to pay this much only for yummy food. I ordered the French toast to eat at the restaurant, which I found to be really dry and lacking flavor unless dipped in the syrup they provided. The orange spread was okay, but was mostly made of rind and not well paired with the bread. I did really like the matcha latte! I purchased a baguette and monkey cinnamon muffin to go and was really disappointed with both. The muffin had good flavor, but was again very dry and dense, and even after putting it in the microwave briefly it didn't soften up the same day I purchased it. The baguette was the worst of everything I purchased - the crust was so incredibly tough and thick that I couldn't cut through it or take a bite. Since I paid so much for it I also put it in the microwave for a bit to try and soften it enough to cut. It was still very hard, but I was able to cut pieces of it using a lot of force and a large bread knife. The inside was again very dense and not at all similar to "real bread" or other gluten free baguettes I've had which have aimed to be light and airy. It felt bad to throw away given the cost, and my family got through it one piece each over several different dinners - none of which were good. I hate to write a negative review as GF eateries are few and far between in the Bay Area, but I was truly so disappointed in the food I purchased.