We stayed at the Grand Hyatt Kauai for a week and ate at most of the restaurants. They all were very knowledgeable about their gluten free menus-the only one who was a little unclear was a cashier at The Dock. We ate breakfast every morning we were there; our room came with breakfast so our choices were buffet at Illima Terrace or regular breakfast at the Poipu Bay Clubhouse. If you have the package deal eat at the Clubhouse! There were usually only a handful of other people there and you do not have to fight the birds for your food. You can get Gluten Free toast at the Clubhouse. We also ate at The Tidepools. The food was great as was the service. Dondero's was also good but I was a little disappointed in the minestrone soup. They had to adapt it to be Gluten Free by not putting the ravioli in it so make sure they know you are Gluten Free. It was also very salty and heavy on the tomato broth. We also had a salad at the Seaview Terrace. If you are staying anywhere in the Poipu area you have got to try Papilani's. It's about a mile from the Grand Hyatt and their sorbetto is to die for!

Tidepools was the second restaurant at the Grand Hyatt Kauai we visited for an excellent gluten-free meal. I downloaded the Gluten Free menu from the website in preparation, and was pleasantly surprised that this restaurant also brought Gluten Free bread to the table upon learning my son would be eating gluten-free. (All the restaurants at this resort have gluten-free options listed on their website.) The setting is lovely--very open, and although there are no longer fish in the ponds it is still a beautiful setting. A truly wonderful gluten free dining experience.

Dondero's was a wonderful dining experience. We downloaded a special Gluten Free menu from the Grand Hyatt's website which was fortunate because our particular waitress was not well versed with which items were gluten-free. But...once she knew my son would need a Gluten Free meal, she brought out Gluten Free bread for him (thrilling, as this was a surprise!), as well as a separate butter/bread dip dish for him. We had an excellent meal in a beautiful setting. I was thrilled at how well this top-notch restaurant handled our gluten-free needs. We were very, very impressed!