I had the opportunity to go to Roy's Restaurant in Austin recently. My experience was exceptional. My waiter, John, was very attentive, informed, and double checked everything. They do not use a lot of soy sauce. The information on the Web site gives the impression that they do use a lot of soy sauce. They use some. They make a number of their own sauces. Some sauces have wasabi/wasabe (horseradish) in them. I have eaten things made with wasabi based on label information only and have not had problems. Sometimes wasabi is mixed with soy sauce, so do check carefully. John double checked everything.

I selected an entrée that included scallops which were prepared in a mixture of rice flour and lime powder. The side of rice was steamed as was the vegetable.

They let the sauces do the flavoring and generally do not add many other seasonings. I had no problems with my meal.

Of course I had the flourless Chocolate Soufflé for dessert and it was impressive. It ordinarily comes with a cookie which was not included on my plate. The staff had remembered my need to be gluten free/“cookieless” on their own!

I look forward to returning to Roy's in Austin without hesitation.

All of the staff were attentive to my gluten-free needs. My experience with dinner was problem free. While there I talked with Bryson Keens, a manager, and he seemed very sensitive to the my need to be gluten free. He indicated that it was a corporate policy to honor special diet requests with a positive attitude. (OM April 2004)