If you have celiac disease or have a gluten sensit...

If you have celiac disease or have a gluten sensitivity it is not safe to eat at Mount Hood Meadows. Even worse, the staff there is not properly trained on food allergies.

Yesterday I ordered Deviled Eggs at the Alpenstube Restaurant. They were marked gluten free on the menu and when I ordered them I specifically requested that they be gluten free.

They arrived and had what looked to be a hazelnut crumble on top, which is what the menu said. I began to eat and then realized that there were bread crumbs mixed in with the hazelnuts.

Because gluten makes me very sick (migraines, neck pain, panic attacks, anxiety, fatigue, and digestive problems) I was very worried. I asked my waiter to check with the chef to make sure the dish was gluten free.

The waiter returned saying, yes they are gluten free and walked away. I was still worried. I asked a second waiter to check with the chef. She took my plate from the table, came back and said "Yes, they are gluten free. You are all good."

Everyone at my table agreed there was bread on the plate. I asked the waiter again to check with the chef. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME not counting the original order and the fact it was marked gluten free on the menu.

Finally, he admitted there was bread on the dish.

I am furious that a restaurant could be so careless and cavalier about food allergies. The food and beverage manager left us waiting for a half hour before speaking to us. The general manager has not returned our calls.

This was handled atrociously.

Were the waitstaff too lazy to to go and ask the chef? Or worse did they realize they made a mistake and try to deny it to cover it up and think I wouldn't notice?

This is a very serious matter and I'm deeply disappointed. If you have food allergies it is not safe to eat at Mount Hood Meadows.