Bowls Baby – Melbourne CBD

Coeliac Australia accredited venue with a 100% gluten-free menu. The website states the entire menu is gluten free, and the kitchen is designed to exclude gluten entirely. A catering section confirms a commitment to excluding gluten. This is independently verified by Coeliac Australia's accreditation program.

Many menu items carry clear (Ve) and (DF) markings on the official menu, including several whole bowls, acai bowls and smoothies. The venue markets a flexitarian approach and offers dairy-free and vegan options. Staff can guide choices from the marked menu.

The venue states on its homepage and catering page that the entire menu is 'REFINED SUGAR FREE'. This policy applies across the kitchen, not as a menu option. No dish uses refined sugar.

The menu relies heavily on bowls, with many vegetarian options made clear through ingredient lists. A flexitarian approach accommodates vegetarians, and staff can point out suitable dishes. Several bowls are designed to be meat-free.

Several menu items are explicitly marked (DF) for dairy-free on the official menu, including the Hot Chick, Superfood Salmon, Poh-Kay Bowl, Mofu-Tofu, Good Intentions Bowl, Original Baby, Acai Pop and Tropicola. Staff can guide to dairy-free choices.

Several bowls feature salmon and the menu has vegetarian options that suit pescatarians. No dedicated pescatarian section but staff can guide to suitable choices. Shared kitchen with meat dishes.

Peanut butter, almonds, cashews and other tree nuts appear in several menu items. Protein balls explicitly state tree nut content. The kitchen is not nut-free and cross-contamination is likely. Staff may accommodate if asked but the menu is not designed nut-free.

No specific egg-free menu items are marked, and some items contain eggs (e.g. kewpie mayo) while others likely do not. Staff can check ingredients, but there is no egg-free protocol. Calling ahead is how to discuss safe choices.

Soy appears in ingredients like edamame, teriyaki sauce, miso dressing and tofu. No soy-free marking exists. Staff may assist but no dedicated soy-free kitchen practices are documented.

The restaurant's listed menu ingredients contain no shellfish. Because the kitchen is shared, cross-contamination remains possible. Staff can check recipes, though no shellfish-free protocol is documented.

No halal certification is mentioned. The menu contains some halal-compatible ingredients but also alcohol-based dressings and non-halal meats. Staff would need to confirm suitability case by case.

No keto-specific menu or marking found. Some bowls with higher fat and moderate carbs might suit a keto diner but there is no dedicated keto policy or labelling. Call ahead to discuss options with staff.

No low-FODMAP menu or policy exists. Some individual bowls contain high-FODMAP ingredients such as onion, garlic, and legumes. This is not specifically accommodated.

No kosher certification or policy is mentioned for this restaurant. The kitchen is not kosher-supervised. It is not suitable for kosher-observant diners without prior arrangement.